Stewart Richards (born 1956) is an English film producer, television executive, publisher and writer.
He is notable for producing award-winning British arthouse films in the 1980s, including 1988 Palme d'Or-nominated Out of Town, the 1990 Un Certain Regard-selected 1871, and the 1991 Academy Award-nominated and BAFTA-nominated Dear Rosie.
He later studied for three years at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
[5] Stewart founded the publishing house Mr Punch, which produces radio drama and audiobooks, including the 1995 three-part play The Mutiny on the Bounty, with Oliver Reed, Linus Roache and Roger Daltrey, for BBC Radio 4.
[10][11] He has written two books: The Great Train Robbery: The definitive account, about the 1963 Great Train Robbery, which he co-produced as a documentary for ITV Studios; and Curtain Down at Her Majesty’s, about Queen Victoria's final days, which he produced as a five-part drama for BBC Radio 4 and which was selected for Pick of the Week.