Bergerac writer Robert Banks Stewart dies aged 84

TV writer Robert Banks Stewart, best known for
creating the Jersey-based detective series
Bergerac and Shoestring, has died aged 84.
Stewart also wrote the classic Doctor Who
episode Terror of the Zygons.
Born in 1931, he began his career as a journalist
in his native Edinburgh
As a producer on The Darling Buds of May,
Stewart was said to have been instrumental in
launching the career of Catherine Zeta-Jones
after he chose her to play Pop Larkin's daughter.
The adaptation of HE Bates' printed stories
gained one of the highest ratings for a new series
in the history of British TV and launched Zeta
Jones career as an internationally renowned
actress.
His other creation, Shoestring, introduced Trevor
Eve in his breakout role as the shambling but
shrewd private detective. The series dominated
Sunday night viewing for two years and was
nominated for a Bafta.