David Plowright
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David Ernest Plowright, CBE (11 December 1930–24 August 2006) was a British television executive and producer.
Born in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, he began his career at Granada Television in 1959 as head of local news, and eventually became chairman of the company. He resigned in 1992 after a hostile takeover of Granada by Gerry Robinson.
Plowright was the brother of actress Dame Joan Plowright.
