What is Christopher Morahan?
{{Infobox person | name = Christopher Morahan | image = Christopher Morahan.JPEG | caption = Christopher Morahan at the National Theatre Studio, November 2010 | imagesize = 230 | birth_name = {{nowrap|Christopher Thomas Morahan}} | birth_date = {{birth date|1929|7|9|df=y}} | birth_place = [[London]], England | death_date = {{death date and age|2017|4|7|1929|7|9|df=y}} | death_place = London, England | occupation = Stage and television director | spouse = Joan Murray (her death) <br>[[Anna Carteret]] | children = 5 | years_active = 1957–2017 }} '''Christopher Thomas Morahan''' [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] (9 July 1929 – 7 April 2017) was an English stage and television director and production executive. From 1972 to 1976, he was the Head of Plays for [[BBC Television]], a department responsible for such series as ''[[Play for Today]]''. Morahan joined the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]] in 1977 as Deputy Director and was appointed Co-Director of the [[Olivier Theatre]]. He was involved in creating the 14-part television drama ''[[The Jewel in the Crown (TV series)|The Jewel in the Crown]]'' (1984), of which he was co-director and producer. The series won a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series|Primetime Emmy Award]] and a [[British Academy Television Awards|BAFTA TV Award]] in 1985.<ref>{{cite web|title=Christopher Morahan Awards|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0602454/awards|access-date=9 April 2017}}</ref> Morahan was appointed [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (CBE) in the [[2011 Birthday Honours]] for services to drama.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=59808 |date=11 June 2011 |page=8 |supp=y }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Main list of the 2011 Queen's birthday honours recipients|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/11_06_11honours_mainlist.pdf|publisher=BBC News UK|access-date=11 June 2011}}</ref> Morahan died on 7 April 2017 in London at the age of 87. He died on the same day as [[Ti