SERIES PREMIERE - Seven West Media

BEVAN LEE
CREATOR OF WINNERS & LOSERS AND NETWORK SCRIPT EXECUTIVE
Bevan has been a
central figure in
Australian television
writing for almost
thirty years.
After achieving a degree in pure mathematics,
Bevan discovered he had a talent for
scriptwriting and chose this career over the
world of numbers and symbols. He has never
regretted that choice for a moment.
His early development took place with the
Grundy organization, where he script produced
the first four years of Sons and Daughters and
one of the latter years of Prisoner.
The big break of his career came when he
was chosen to write the opening telemovie of
Home and Away and then went on to shepherd
it to hit status as its script producer for the
first eighteen months.
An eight year stint as Network Script
Executive for the Nine Network Australia
followed, during which time Bevan was an
integral part of the reversal of that network’s
previously lacklustre drama record.
He was then lured back to Network Seven
as Network Script Executive, overseeing
the scripting of all their drama. In that role,
he created the long running, multi-award
winning hit drama All Saints and later the
quirky International Emmy nominated hit
Always Greener.
Bevan’s instincts have proven right, resulting
in the unparralled successful drama Packed
to the Rafters, and now the hugely anticipated
drama Winners & Losers.
‘I’ve always been fascinated by how everyone
carries their inner loser inside them, however
much of a winner they may appear externally.
The timing seemed right to explore this theme
through the lives of four female characters,
focusing on their friendship as the ultimate
win in their lives. I am very proud of the show
we have all made and hope Australia thinks it
is the breath of fresh air that we think it is.’