Jeremy Sandford

Jeremy Sandford
Born
Christopher Jeremy Sandford

(1930-12-05)5 December 1930
London, England
Died12 May 2003(2003-05-12) (aged 72)
EducationEton College
Alma materNew College, Oxford
Spouses
(m. 1957; div. 1979)
  • Philippa
Children3
Parent(s)Christopher Sandford
Lettice Sandford

Christopher Jeremy Sandford (5 December 1930 12 May 2003) was an English television screenwriter who came to prominence in 1966 with Cathy Come Home, his controversial entry in BBC1's The Wednesday Play anthology strand, which was directed by Ken Loach. Later, in 1971, he wrote another successful one-off, Edna, the Inebriate Woman, for The Wednesday Play's successor series Play for Today.