Trevor Preston

Trevor Preston (1938-2018) was a British screenwriter. He wrote the series Out and created the series Ace of Wands. He also wrote a 1976 TV movie adaptation of James and the Giant Peach. in 1981 he received the Bafta Television Writers' Award for the TV series Fox. Trevor Preston was born in Erith, Kent, on the 12 July 1938. Preston was the second of four children of Phyllis (nee Parker), a teacher, and Robert Preston, a soldier who had fought in both World War One and World War Two. Preston studied at the Royal College of Art in London.Preston's television career began when the ITV arts show Tempo requested if the RCA’s film and television design department would produce an episode for the show. Preston directed the episode "The Medium Sized Cage" for Tempo. He later worked on Tempo as a researcher.