Lewis Gilbert film versions of Willy Russell's plays "Educating Rita" (1983) and "Shirley Valentine" (1989). Gilbert also directed the film "Stepping Out" (1991). Gilbert was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1997 Birthday Honours for services to the film industry. In 2001, Gilbert was made a Fellow of the British Film Institute, the highest accolade in the British film industry. In June 2010 he appeared on the BBC Radio 4 programme "Desert Island Discs". In it he said that his 1970 film "The Adventurers" was a disaster, and that he should never have made it. On
Educating Joey Essex Educating Joey Essex Educating Joey Essex is a British television programme which began airing on ITV2 on 16 March 2014. The show features former "The Only Way Is Essex" star Joey Essex and is narrated by Phillip Schofield. The first programme aired in March 2014 and was originally planned to be a one-off special. On 5 June 2014, a full series was announced. In 2016 it was announced that "Educating Joey Essex" would return for a second series filming started in April. Series 2 premiered 12 June 2016. Essex announced whilst on ITV This Morning on 28 June 2017 that