Pat Sandys

Pat Sandys (born 26th July 1926 in Nottingham, died 19th May 2000 in London) worked as a producer on EastEnders from 1991 to 1992.

She was one of the first people to kiss another woman on British television, first to kiss an Afro-Carribean man and first to wear a bikini. Aside from producing, Pat had a history in acting and throughout the 1950s appeared in shows such as Castle in the Air, The Jolly Fiddler, Emergency-Ward 10, Charlesworth and ITV Play of the Week.

She began her career in producing in the 1980s and was also responsible for writing episodes of television shows such as Celebrity Playhouse. One of the first productions Pat was responsible for producing was the television show Plays for Pleasure in 1981. She then went on to produce ten episodes of The Agatha Christie Hour and eleven of Love and Marriage before joining the crew of EastEnders.

Pat joined the crew of EastEnders when the programme was under construction in developing in a new regime in which the writers took more control of the show. She was also working alongside four other individuals who were all working under the same title and position. Few of them went on to pursue the role individually as the years went on, but Pat wasn't one of them. One of her last contributions and most designated role to television was when she worked on the popular police drama series The Bill from 1989 to 2000, eleven years.

She also wrote the first adaption of the Agatha Christie novel specifically for television - Seven Dials Mystery. She was the wife of actor Philip Bond whom the couple had three children together Samantha, Matthew and Abigail in which all three pursued an acting career.