Geoff McQueen

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Geoff McQueen
Born	Geoffrey McQueen (1947-07-24)24 July 1947 Dalston, London, England
Died	6 July 1994(1994-07-06) (aged 46) England
Occupation	Screenwriter
Nationality	British
Period	1982–94
Notable work(s)	The Bill (1984–2010)
Spouse(s)	Jan Reeve (m. 1967–94) (his death)

Geoffrey "Geoff" McQueen (24 July 1947 – 6 July 1994) was a television screenwriter. A carpenter and joiner by trade he worked abroad for many years before he began writing in 1978. His first success came in 1982 when an episode of The Gentle Touch he had written was aired.

Career

He is probably best remembered for creating Thames Television's The Bill. Prior to this he had created Give us a Break and Big Deal, both for the BBC.
He wrote for other shows, including Boon, and two Jim Davidson sitcoms.

Death

He died on 6 July 1994, aged 46, from an aneurysm. He died 18 days before his 47th birthday and was survived by his wife Jan and their two children

External links

Geoff McQueen at the Internet Movie Database

v t e The Bill

Characters	A–D E–L M–P Q–Z

Series	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Notable storylines and Spin-offs	"Woodentop" (1983) "Evacuation" (1988) "The Don Beech Scandal" (1999–2001) "Burnside" (2000) "Beech is Back" (2001) "Episode 008" (2002) "Episode 162" (2003) "Murder Investigation Team" (2003–2005) "Nine Lives" (2004) "Episode 288" (2005) "Episode 349" (2005) "Assault on Sun Hill" (2007) "Frontline" (2008) "Proof of Life" (2008) "Respect" (2010)

Production staff	Geoff McQueen Charlie Morgan Paul Marquess

Related articles	List of The Bill cast members The Bill title sequences List of The Bill home media releases List of guests on The Bill List of regular The Bill actors who have appeared in other roles

Persondata
Name	McQueen, Geoff
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	24 July 1947
Place of birth	Dalston, London, England
Date of death	6 July 1994
Place of death	England

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