Background
Kelly was born in 1940 at Cuddington in Cheshire.
screenwriter television presenter
Kelly was born in 1940 at Cuddington in Cheshire.
Kelly was born in 1940 at Cuddington in Cheshire. He was educated at Downside School, a Catholic independent school in Stratton-on-the-Fosse in Somerset, followed by Clare College, Cambridge.
Kelly worked as a continuity announcer for Anglia Television in 1963 before embarking on a long career as a presenter. Kelly is probably best known as the presenter of Wish You Were Here..?, Food and Drink and Clapperboard. His network television credits include Zoo Time, in succession to Desmond Morris, "Sixth Form Challenge, The Royal Film Performance, The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, I"ve Got a Secret, Kellyvision, Anything You Can Do, Quisine, Cinema, and Quisine.
As well as co-presenting World in Action for a season he was the programme"s principal off-screen narrator for many years.
He also worked extensively for regionally based television companies including Anglia, where he wrote and presented an arts programme Folio, and Tyne Tees where he co-presented the first regular ninety-minute live programme on British television, Friday Live. Following the success of "The Zero Option", a two-hour screenplay he originated and co-wrote for Central, a thirteen-part series Saracen, was transmitted.
Kelly wrote two episodes. His career as a television producer has also included A Lincolnshire in the Sand, Monsignor Renard, Without Motive, and Kavanagh Queen's Counsel. He is the former owner of the Midsummer House restaurant in Cambridge.
Kelly has also written several books