Paul Seed: From Coronation Street to Directing, A Legend's Legacy

0:00It's April 7, I'm Cory with the story, and this is Lester News today, local news powered by AI. Former Coronation Street actor Paul Seed has died at 78 from cancer on March 7. He played Father Harris on the soap from 1979 to 1981, handling big moments like Gail and Brian's wedding and there. Send Nick's christening at the fictional St. Boniface Church. He was born in Devon and met his wife Elizabeth while working on the BBC's Z-Cars. The couple had two sons, Jack and Sean. Seed left acting in the 1980s after finishing the BBC director's course and switched to helming shows from behind the camera. Tributes are flowing in for a guy who shaped British TV. Fans and colleagues remember his early acting gigs in Dr. Who and Tales of the Unexpected, plus stage work in plays like Hamlet and The Merchant of Venice. His directing resume stacks up huge, House of Cards, A Touch of Frost, Doc Martin, Off Whittersay and Ped and more.

1:01He nabbed two bafters, one for a rather English marriage and another for the BBC's Just William series. Seed's shift from front of the lens to calling shots left an indelible print on drama, proving talent crosses every side of the screen.