Phil Redmond 1978–2008), "Brookside" (Channel 4, 1982–2003) and "Hollyoaks" (Channel 4, 1995—). For over twenty years he also ran his own independent production company, Mersey Television, before selling off the company in 2005. Redmond also created the daytime legal drama, "The Courtroom" which was cancelled after 38 episodes. In 2013 Phil Redmond published his autobiography Mid-Term Report. In 2016 Phil Redmond published his first novel Highbridge which was follow up from a short Ebook called "Hightbridge the Beginning" which was published in 2015. In 1989, Redmond was awarded the post of Honorary Professor of Media Studies at Liverpool John Moores University, where
Thai television soap opera Indian films are broadcast. No sex is shown on Thai television, but violence is not uncommon. A rare censorship appeared in Talay Rissaya when a character's throat got slit with blood everywhere. Some series are subject to a rating. Most of BBTV Channel 7 programs are usually rated as G-18 (children under 18 should seek parental guidance). Thai TV soap operas are popular overseas in countries such as Cambodia and Laos. Several Cambodian television channels aired Thai soap operas instead of their local ones. "Dao Pra Sook" was the most popular series for Khmer viewers. Thai lakorn were banned in