Will Daws, the joint managing director of Plum Pictures who was a key fixture in the U.K. television community and created shows with James May and George Clarke, died suddenly in London on Monday. He was 57.

Daws started his career as a stand-up comedian before picking up a camera and setting off to Liberia to document the war there. He sold his footage to Channel 4 and went on to work in current affairs at the BBC, where he created docuseries like “Holidays in the Axis of Evil” and “Places That Don’t Exist” as well as the “mischief” show “A Dirty Weekend in Hospital” and “The Zimmers,” which followed an elderly rock band.

Throughout his career, Daws fostered relationships with big names in the industry including George Clarke, James May, Simon Reeve, Stefan Gates, Peter Snow, Hannah

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