Lavinia Warner created several hugely successful TV series in the 80s and 90s, all of which featured women in the leading roles. These included powerful women POW drama "Tenko" (1981-5) for the BBC, secret agent drama "Wish Me Luck" (1988-90) for LWT and the less well-known taxi-firm series "Rides" (1992-3), again for the BBC. For the latter two series she also acted as producer. Wikipedia
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