Richard Leslie Lewis is a broadcaster, script writer and television producer.
Lewis left the British Broadcasting Corporation in 1998 to concentrate on writing. He was a screenwriter on Undertaking Betty, released by Miramax films.
He was writer of The Last Detective: A Funny Thing Happened On Tne Way To Willesden in 2007. Writer on Miramax film Plotz With A View aka Undertaking Betty with Alfred Molina, Brenda Blethyn, Christopher Walken, Lee Evans. Lewis was a contributing writer on many comedy shows for British Television including Call My Bluff, Noel's House Party. He worked closely with Dead Ringers impressionist Jon Culshaw on ITV show Alter Ego.
Lewis wrote Bill, Jill & Soda and The Parcel of Dreams for Radio 4. He wrote Plaza Patrol, Free Every Friday and Casino for YTV. He was the writer and director of The Golden Oldie Picture Show BBC1. He produced and wrote Back on the Box .
Lewis worked for BBC Entertainment Department as Producer/Director and later Executive Producer. Richard Lewis was the series producer on a number of Noel Edmonds television vehicles:
Lewis wrote and produced Jeremy Clarkson's Star Cars and Going for a Song with Michael Parkinson. Lewis brought the popular word game Call My Bluff back to British TV with Alan Coren and Sandi Toksvig. He was the producer of Le Man Dream, Variety Club Awards, Not A Lot of people Know That and 21 Years of Radio 1.
He was heard on Radio Bristol between (2004- until October 2008) BBC Radio Bristol Hosted hugely popular evening show then Sundays and in the week day afternoon. Features include The Golden Oldie Name Game, The Top 10, and lever changing text and phone in competitions and stories.[2] Richard left BBC Bristol 2009 to concentrate on his writing.