Grade, Lew /luː/
(1906–98) an important businessman in British television and films. In the 1950s he became chairman of the commercial TV company Associated Television, which produced successful programmes including The Saint, Emergency Ward 10, Crossroads, the Muppet Show, and Jesus of Nazareth. He later produced films and became Lord Grade in 1976.

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