Dream Team Writer Profiles: Ric Mellis
	Ric Mellis first came to DT in Season 3 in his career as a director, overseeing 2 episodes before returning in Season 4 for a third. He returned to the show later in the season to write 6 episodes. Having worked as a floor manager on productions, his directing career took off in the mid-80's. 9 episodes of Granada's "Albion Market" (1985-86) ran alongside their main product "Coronation Street", and Ric directed 42 episodes between 1984-88. Further stints followed with "Emmerdale", directing 32 episodes between 1991-93, late-night drama with "Revelations" (4 eps, 1994-95) and "Hollyoaks" (10 eps, 1995-96, and again 1998-99). After directing 9 episodes of "Brookside" in 1995, Ric returned to the series the following year as producer and then series producer by the time he left two years later. This time also saw him oversee the famous "Brookside: The Lost Weekend" video in 1997. Ric's directing also stretched into video games, live action directing "Clue" in 1994 and the voice-over director for "Spot and His Friends" in 2000.
	Dream Team episodes directed by Ric Mellis
	3.15 (#155)  Tuesday 9th November 1999 3.16 (#156)  Thursday 11th November 1999 4.7 (#209)  Sunday 12th November 2000
	Dream Team episodes written by Ric Mellis
	3.44 (#184)  Thursday 16th March 2000 (co) 3.47 (#187) Tuesday 28th March 2000 3.48 (#188) Thursday 30th March 2000 3.49 (#189) Tuesday 4th April 2000 3.55 (#195) Wednesday 26th April 2000 3.56 (#196) Thursday 27th April 2000
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