Andy Harries

Quick Facts

Full Name	Andy Harries
Occupation	TV Producer
Date Of Birth	Apr 7, 1954(1954-04-07)
Age	70
Birthplace	England
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Aries

Andy Harries Biography

Andy Harries is one of the most popular and richest TV Producer who was born on April 7, 1954 in England, England, United Kingdom. Produced the U.K. TV series “Wallander” starring Kenneth Branagh.

He produced The Queen starring Helen Mirren.

Andrew “Andy” Harries OBE (born 7 April 1954) is chief executive and co- founder of Left Bank Pictures, a UK based production company formed in 2007. In a career spanning four decades he has produced television dramas including The Royle Family, Cold Feet, the revivals of Prime Suspect and Cracker, as well as the BAFTA-winning television play The Deal.

After leaving Hull, Harries moved to London to work for the Southern News Service news agency, writing diary pieces for the Daily Mail and News of the World from 1975 to 1976. On the advice of a friend, he applied for a position as a researcher for Granada Television in Manchester. He did not understand the appeal of television production, and as a result he was turned away at two interviews before being hired in 1976.

He had three children with his wife Rebecca Frayn whom he married in 1992.

Andy Harries Net Worth

Andy Harries is one of the richest TV Producer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Andy Harries 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He worked for the Southern News agency in London, writing pieces for the Daily Mail.

He worked at Left Bank Pictures, which produced films such as The Damned United from 2009.

Andy Harries was born in Inverness, Scotland on 7 April 1954 and grew up in Peterborough, England, receiving primary education at West Town Primary School until 1961, and secondary education at the public Oakham School. He grew up aspiring to be a war correspondent in Vietnam, or an investigative journalist; his idols were Harold Evans, Jon Swain and John Pilger. He left college at the age of 17 with poor A Level results and became a trainee reporter on the Peterborough Evening Telegraph newspaper. His time on the newspaper raised his awareness of politics, and he sought to further his understanding of it by studying at university. He applied to various northern universities to break away from his southern middle-class lifestyle, and was accepted at Hull University.

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Who is Andy Harries Dating?

According to our records, Andy Harries married to Rebecca Frayn. As of December 1, 2023, Andy Harries’s is not dating anyone.

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At the 1991 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Harries personally bought the television rights to An Evening with Gary Lineker, a comedy play written by Arthur Smith and Chris England based around a group of England fans at the 1990 FIFA World Cup. Smith bet Harries £100 that he would not be able to get the adaptation on television before the next World Cup. Harries tried selling Smith and England’s screenplay to the BBC, Channel 4, LWT, Yorkshire Television and Central Independent Television to no avail. The BBC offered to produce it as a studio play but Harries wanted a full-length film to distinguish it from the original play, which was by then playing at London’s West End. He was reluctant to offer the script to Granada because of his previous experience with the company. However, in 1992 he was accepted the position of controller of comedy at Granada and An Evening with Gary Lineker was made. Harries was disappointed that pressure from Granada’s management had forced him to replace so many of the original stage cast; England was replaced by Paul Merton, leaving Caroline Quentin as the only original actor. The Edinburgh Fringe played an important role in Harries’ early commissions at Granada; he was not fond of traditional styles of comedy and was always looking for alternative comedians. These included Caroline Aherne, Steve Coogan and John Thomson (though Coogan “got away” from him after the BBC offered to produce his Alan Partridge shows). After the failure of Bhundu Beat, Harries commissioned Peter Morgan to write “Mickey Love” in 1993, one of a series of short comedy films for the Rik Mayall series Rik Mayall Presents.

Facts & Trivia

Andy Ranked on the list of most popular TV Producer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Andy Harries celebrates birthday on April 7 of every year.

In 1994, after turning down an offer for “the number three position” at Channel 4 and extending his contract with Granada to become controller of entertainment and comedy, he commissioned The Mrs Merton Show from Aherne. In negotiating a second series with the BBC a few years later, another series from Aherne was included; The Royle Family, a sitcom featuring a working-class northern family, aired on BBC One from 1998 to 2000. The first two episodes were filmed with a studio audience, something Harries did not approve of. He scrapped these episodes and had them refilmed without a laugh track. The Royle Family returned for a one-off special in 2006, an achievement Harries described as giving him no greater pleasure. A spin-off of The Mrs Merton Show was commissioned by Harries from Aherne in 1999; Mrs Merton and Malcolm was based around Mrs Merton and her son Malcolm, played by Craig Cash. The programme was Aherne’s first critical failure, which Harries blamed on the BBC One schedulers.

Top Facts about Andy Harries

1. Andy Harries is a British television and film producer.
2. He was born in 1954 in Manchester, England.
3. Harries co-founded Left Bank Pictures in 2007.
4. He produced the hit Netflix series “The Crown.”
5. Harries has won multiple BAFTA awards for his work.
6. He also produced the films “The Queen” and “Philomena.”
7. Harries began his career as a journalist and documentary filmmaker.
8. He worked at Granada Television before starting his own production company.
9. Harries received an OBE for services to drama in 2018.
10. His upcoming projects include the TV series “Behind Her Eyes.”