| Gail Renard | |
| Birth Place: | New York |
| Occupation: | Writer, producer, performer |
Gail Renard is a writer, producer and performer. She is the current treasurer and former chair of the Writers' Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) and is a vocal supporter of writers, lobbying through the WGGB, in Westminster and Brussels.[1]
At the age of 16, she joined John Lennon and Yoko Ono for their "Bed-In for Peace" protest in order to interview them for a school paper.[2]
She describes how Lennon sat with her on the floor and wrote out the lyrics to "Give Peace a Chance" on a piece of card in large letters so that people could read it as they sang along for a recording of the song.[3]
Lennon gave her the lyrics and they were auctioned in 2008[4] [5]
Her TV writing career was encouraged by John Cleese who introduced her to radio and television producers.[6]
Renard's Custer's Last Stand Up won the BAFTA for best British Children's Series in 2001.[7]
| Year | Title | Writer | Producer | Performer | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-1973 | Doctor in Charge | |||||
| 1974 | Doctor at Sea | Wrote 2 episodes | ||||
| 1975-1977 | Doctor on the Go | Wrote 2 episodes, one of which 'A Turn for the Nurse' attracted commentary for being written by two women.[8] | ||||
| 1975-1977 | Kim & Co | Wrote 1 episode 1975 | ||||
| 1978–1979 | The Famous Five | |||||
| Pipkins | ||||||
| All About Babies | ||||||
| 1977-1981 | Robin's Nest | Wrote episode 33 Albert's Ball | ||||
| 1987-2009 | ChuckleVision | Wrote Series 10 E11, Series 11 E1, E5 & E15 Series 12 E4, E8 & E12 | ||||
| 2001 | Custer's Last Stand Up | Creator and also wrote most of the episodes. | ||||
| 2020 | Monty & Co |