Jane Harris is a British television director and producer, best known for her contributions to soap operas, including EastEnders and Family Affairs.
She later moved to America, where she worked on the soap opera General Hospital, and the successful action series The A-Team.
[2][3] At EastEnders, Harris was responsible for introducing the di Marco family, the Flahertys, Irene Hills, Lorna Cartwright, as well as bringing back Frank Butcher and Dot Cotton as full-time characters.
Storylines that aired under her tenure included Phil Mitchell’s alcoholism, Ricky Butcher and Bianca Jackson’s wedding, the critically panned Ireland episodes, and Cindy Beale’s attempted assassination of Ian Beale, which brought in an audience of twenty three million in 1996, roughly four million more than rival Coronation Street.
Following this, Harris moved to channel five to become the series producer of its flagship soap opera Family Affairs, taking over from co-creator and her former boss on EastEnders, Corinne Hollingworth.