From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Franc Roddam (born 29 April 1946, Norton, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham) is an English film director, screenwriter, TV producer, format creator and book publisher. He is married to photographer, Leila Ansari, and has six children from previous marriages. He currently lives in London. Description above from the Wikipedia article Franc Roddam, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.