David Myerscough-Jones obituary

Set designer with idiosyncratic flair renowned for his work on stage and screenTalent can flourish only in an ideal environment. For the set designer David Myerscough-Jones, who has died of cancer aged 75, the ambitious BBC television of the 1970s and 80s represented the perfect time and place. Piercing original drama, opera and Shakespeare were central to the programming, especially on BBC2, and Myerscough-Jones approached each with idiosyncratic flair, bringing his signature sombre palette and...

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