Kevin Laffan
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Kevin Barry Laffan (24 May 1922 Reading, Berkshire, England, UK - 11 March 2003 London, England, UK) was an English playwright and television writer, best known for creating ITV soap opera Emmerdale Farm. Laffan had undergone heart surgery but two weeks later, he died after suffering a bout of pneumonia.
Kevin penned 262 episodes of Emmerdale Farm after coming up with the idea in 1972. Laffan stopped writing for the serial after 12 years but remained a consultant.
Laffan's other big television success was Beryl's Lot, a comedy-drama inspired by the real-life story of the novelist Margaret Powell.
