Richard Woolfe

Joseph Richard Woolfe (born 14 August 1962) is a senior British broadcast figure. Until recently, Woolfe was the Creative Director of Prime Focus Productions, the UK arm of Prime Focus Group, a role created for him to help spearhead the post-production house's push into TV production, with a focus on high-end drama and entertainment formats. Woolfe was formerly channel controller of Sky1 and Channel 5.

According to The Guardian, "there is no one more noisy in UK TV management than Woolfe".

Early life He originates from East Sussex. He gained a BEd degree from Manchester Polytechnic.

Career A self publicist, Woolfe's first major roles in the television industry were as Head of Entertainment at Planet 24, Editor of Entertainment Programmes at Granada Television and Entertainment and Features Producer at the BBC and at Real Television. He also served as Controller of LivingTV, Ftn and Bravo.

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Five He moved to Channel 5 to become Channel Controller in April 2009. Richard did not survive at Channel 5 when Richard Desmond took over the channel. Don't Stop Believing became a media headline as Desmond didn't want to pay the full cost because of its failure to gain good audience figure.

Personal life He married in 1988 and has a son and daughter.