Leon Griffiths

Leon Griffiths (15 February 1928 – 10 June 1992) was a British writer who worked in television and film. He is best known for being the creator of the ITV comedy-drama Minder.

Early life and career Griffiths was born in Sheffield but grew up in Glasgow, where his mother was a local Communist Party activist. During his national service, he worked for the British Forces Network alongside Cliff Michelmore. After completing his national service, he took up a writing post with the Daily Worker, a communist newspaper. He reported from Budapest for much of this time, but after witnessing the repression of the Hungarian Uprising in 1956 he decisively renounced communism.

Death

Griffiths died on 10 June 1992, aged 64. He is buried on the east side of Highgate Cemetery in north London.