Hughie Green

Shortly after his death in 1997, Green's best friend, Noel Botham, took the lectern at his funeral and revealed that Hughie had secretly fathered one of the ...

But behind the scenes he was not to be messed with, harbouring decades-long grudges against rivals and feeding tabloid journalists stories that would collapse the careers of those who dared cross him. It is a story of ambition, revenge, ruthlessness, spite and madness on primetime TV. Shortly after his death in 1997, Green’s best friend, Noel Botham, took the lectern at his funeral and revealed that Hughie had secretly fathered one of the UK’s most famous TV presenters – a revelation that supposedly had Green’s blessing.