Sue Birtwistle

Susan Elizabeth Birtwistle, Lady Eyre, (born 9 December 1945) is a producer and writer of television drama. Birtwistle has won awards for several of her productions, including Hotel du Lac, Pride and Prejudice and Emma, and was one of the nominees for the 2008 BAFTA Awards for her production of Cranford.

Early life Birtwistle was born in Northwich, Cheshire, England, and attended Northwich County Grammar School for Girls (now The County High School, Leftwich). She studied drama and English at Coventry College of Education (became part of the University of Warwick).

Her father worked for British Rail, lastly as an instructor in Crewe. Her mother died in March 1998.

Career Partial filmography as producer Oi For England Educating Marmalade, 1982–83 Dutch Girls, 1985 Hotel du Lac, 1986 Scoop, 1987 Ball Trap on the Cote Sauvage, 1989 Or Shall We Die? v. Pride and Prejudice, 1995 Emma, 1996 Armadillo King Lear Wives and Daughters, 1999 Cranford, 2007 Return to Cranford, 2009

Personal life Birtwistle married the English film, theatre, television and opera director Richard Eyre in July 1973 at Chelsea Register Office in London; they have one daughter.

In 2008, she was awarded an honorary doctorate at the University of Chester.