Robert Banks Stewart

Robert Banks Stewart

Known for

Writing

Born

July 16, 1931

Birthplace

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Died

January 14, 2016 (aged 84)

Biography

Robert Banks Stewart (16 July 1931 – 14 January 2016) was a Scottish screenwriter, television producer and former journalist. He was sometimes credited as Robert Stewart early in his career. Banks Stewart contributed extensively to drama for the BBC and ITV for several decades, which included creating and producing the series Shoestring (1979) and Bergerac (1981) and producing the first series of Lovejoy (1986). He also produced and co-adapted the early episodes of The Darling Buds of May (1991).

Best known work

Doctor Who
Doctor Who
1963
The Avengers
The Avengers
1961
The Saint
The Saint
1962
Bergerac
Bergerac
2025
The Sweeney
The Sweeney
1975
Bergerac
Bergerac
1981
The Darling Buds of May
The Darling Buds of May
1991
Danger Route
Danger Route
1967
The Brain
The Brain
1962
The Protectors
The Protectors
1972

Filmography

  1. 2025

    BergeracTV

    Original Series Creator

  2. 2016

  3. 2013

  4. 2013

  5. 2010

  6. 2010

  7. 2004

  8. 2001

  9. 2001

  10. 1992

    Moon and SonTV

    Writer, Producer, Creator

  11. 1991

  12. 1986

    Call Me MisterTV

    Producer, Writer, Creator

  13. 1981

    BergeracTV

    Writer, Creator

  14. 1979

    ShoestringTV

    Writer, Producer, Creator

  15. 1976

  16. 1976

    Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius

    as Morbius Doctor (picture) (uncredited)

  17. 1975

  18. 1975

  19. 1975

    The SweeneyTV

    Writer

  20. 1974

    RoomsTV

    Producer

  21. 1973

  22. 1972

  23. 1972

  24. 1972

  25. 1971

    Jason KingTV

    Writer

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