Grade, Lew /luː/ BrE AmE
(1906–98) an important businessman in British television and films. In the 1950s he became ↑ chairman of the ↑ commercial TV company Associated Television, which produced successful programmes including The Saint , Emergency Ward 10 , Crossroads , the Muppet Show , and Jesus of Nazareth . He later produced films and became Lord Grade in 1976.