Keith Richardson (television executive)

{{Short description|British television executive}}

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Keith Richardson is a British television executive who is Controller of Drama for ITV Yorkshire. He was executive producer of the station's primetime soap, Emmerdale, for 24 years, during which time he oversaw its transformation from a minor, daytime, rural drama into one of the UK's major soap operas. He left Emmerdale in January 2009 and was succeeded by one of his former series producers, Steve November.Leigh Holmwood, [https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/jan/15/emmerdale-keith-richardson-leaves ITV exec Richardson leaves Emmerdale after 24 years], guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 21 December 2010 He executive produced the TV film Falling for ITV1 in 2005.{{Cite web |date=18 November 2004 |title=TV celebrities are booking in for filming at library |url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/7997106.tv-celebrities-are-booking-in-for-filming-at-library/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240319182016/https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/7997106.tv-celebrities-are-booking-in-for-filming-at-library/ |archive-date=19 March 2024 |access-date=19 March 2024 |website=Bradford Telegraph and Argus |language=en}}