Sir Phil Redmond

Sir Phil Redmond is a great advocate and ambassador for Liverpool and Merseyside. He was considered innovative throughout his television career at Mersey Television and created a number of ground-breaking drama series including 'Grange Hill', 'Brookside' and 'Hollyoaks'. Through his promotion of arts and culture, he is a driver for positive change across the nation. In 2008 when Liverpool was European Capital of Culture (ECoC) Phil used his high profile to build support for the year-long event, not only within the city itself, but across the UK and internationally. He currently chairs the advisory panel for the UK City of Culture programme.