Born: 1942 (as Andrew Vladimir Rhydwen Morgan)
Episodes Broadcast: 1987-1988

Andrew Morgan was born in Somerset, the son of an actress mother who was the daughter of acclaimed playwright Ben Travers. He decided to become an actor himself and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. However, as Morgan related to interviewer Toby Hadoke for the Who's Round podcast in 2016, a spell in repertory theatre convinced him that he was destined to be a character actor rather than a leading man. In search of a more stable income, Morgan became involved in stage management. In 1968, he secured a holiday replacement position with the BBC as an assistant floor manager, working on programmes such as Sherlock Holmes. His position having been made permanent, Morgan was soon promoted to production assistant, in which capacity he worked on shows like Who Pays The Ferryman?.

In 1975, Morgan completed the BBC's internal directors' course, and initially handled episodes of Sutherland's Law, Softly Softly: Task Force and The Onedin Line. However, he was still primarily working as a production assistant, so Morgan left the BBC to go freelance, and almost immediately won assignments on both Secret Army and Blake's 7. During the Eighties, his credits included Triangle, Swallows And Amazons Forever! and Knights Of God; he both produced and directed One By One. He was invited to make 1982's Time-Flight, but disappointment with Peter Grimwade's scripts prompted Morgan to decline the opportunity at a late stage. Finally, however, he was enticed to 1987's Time And The Rani, Sylvester McCoy's debut serial as the Seventh Doctor. Although Morgan again found the writing underwhelming, he enjoyed the experience so much that he agreed to return for the 1988 season premiere, Remembrance Of The Daleks. He also made a cameo appearance as a tourist in the same season's Silver Nemesis.

During the Nineties, Morgan often concentrated on children's programmes such as Little Sir Nicholas and The Worst Witch, although he also made adult fare including Casualty and EastEnders. Following the turn of the century, he directed all twenty-one installments of the family series Harry And The Wrinklies, and nearly two dozen episodes of Heartbeat. In 2009, Morgan received a one-year appointment as the High Sheriff of Greater London.