Obituary: David Attwood 1952–2024
Benedict Cumberbatch hailed him as “a great first audience and builder of confidence and worlds”.
He was born into a working-class family in Sheffield in 1952. David’s first job in TV was as an assistant floor manager at BBC Glasgow. He moved to BBC Birmingham, then a drama powerhouse, where his approach to work was influenced by the likes of Stephen Frears, David Hare and Philip Saville.