Reg Watson

Producer, Writer, Director

August 27, 1926 — October 8, 2019 (93 years)
Reginald 'Reg' Watson (27 August 1926 - 8 October 2019) was an Australian television producer, screenwriter and executive.

Watson was executive producer on the British soap opera Crossroads and created Australian media exports serials such as Prisoner, Neighbours, The Young Doctors and Sons and Daughters.

Watson was a private man and rarely gave interviews. He retired in 1992 and did not produce any new television drama from then onwards.

Known For

  • Wentworth
    Wentworth9 seasons
  • Prisoner: Cell Block H
    Prisoner: Cell Block H8 seasons
  • Goede tijden, slechte tijden
    Goede tijden, slechte tijden39 seasons
  • Good Times, Bad Times
    Good Times, Bad Times35 seasons
  • Neighbours
    Neighbours41 seasons
  • Sons and Daughters (1982)
    Sons and Daughters (1982)6 seasons

Filmography

1991
Dangerous Women · as Executive Producer
1988
Richmond Hill · as Executive Producer
1985
Neighbours · as Executive Producer
1982
Sons and Daughters (1982) · as Executive Producer
1979
Prisoner: Cell Block H · as Executive Producer
1976
The Young Doctors · as Executive Producer
1964

2013
Wentworth · as Based On The Series "prisoner" Created By
1996
Different Worlds · as Original Creator
1992
1990
1988
Richmond Hill · as Creator
1982
1981
Punishment · as Creator
1979
Prisoner: Cell Block H · as Written By
1976
The Young Doctors · as Developed By
1964
Crossroads (1964) · as Script