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, the creator of some of the biggest TV hits, has died suddenly in Sydney.
Walsh was behind Foxtel’s Wentworth, Upright, Deadline Gallipoli, The Kettering Incident, The End and most recently the award-winning and globally distributed series Love Me, Colin from Accounts and The Twelve.This is a very difficult day for the Foxtel Group family, for Australia’s creative community and the millions of Australians who watched and loved the stories that Brian brought to life through television. Australia’s creative community has lost a much-loved figure in Brian.
At the Foxtel Group, Brian was a longtime mentor, a confidant, a colleague and an unwavering friend to so many. Today, we are grieving Brian’s passing. Our condolences go to his family and to those closest to him. We have lost an icon of Australian television that will never be replaced. Rest in peace, Brian.
At the Ten Network Walsh created the acclaimed Kennedy Miller mini-series Vietnam, The Bangkok Hilton and The Dirtwater Dynasty. As a publicist at Ten he is also credited with the global success of the iconic Australian family drama series, Neighbours and launching the careers of Kylie Minogue, Jason Donovan and Guy Pearce.
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