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David Maloney was a popular director of television drama who became closely associated with the BBC's science-fiction output, directing many episodes of Doctor Who (1963) as well as producing Blake's 7 (1978) and The Day of the Triffids (1981).
An evacuee during the Second World War, he was educated at Blue Coat school and King Edward VI grammar school. On leaving school he became a journalist on the Birmingham Evening Despatch. After National Service in the Royal Air Force, he decided to become an actor and trained at the Birmingham Theatre School. He joined the West of England Theatre Company and further repertory followed in Oldham, Sheffield and Chesterfield.
By the 1960s, television was replacing theatre as popular entertainment and Maloney was one of many who made the transition. Leaving acting behind him, he joined the BBC as a production assistant, gaining experience supporting directors such as Douglas Camfield, Christopher Barry, Michael Leeston-Smith and Michael Imison on the early series of Doctor Who (1963), then starring the first Doctor, William Hartnell. It was a series Maloney would be involved with for more than ten years.
After taking the BBC directors course, his first major assignment was something of a baptism of fire, The Mind Robber: Episode 1 (1968). The second serial of Patrick Troughton's final season, this was a very demanding project. Not only was it one of the most surreal stories the series had attempted, the first episode had no budget whatsoever. Producer Peter Bryant and script editor Derrick Sherwin were impressed by the skill with which the novice director handled the project and brought Maloney back to direct two more serials for that season, the four-part The Krotons: Episode One (1968) and the mammoth ten-parter that ended the Troughton era, The War Games: Episode One (1969).
Maloney only directed one Doctor Who (1963) serial for the next Doctor Who (1963) production team, Barry Letts and Terrance Dicks, which was the six-parter Planet of the Daleks: Episode One (1973), starring Jon Pertwee. During the early 1970s, he was occupied with directing classic serials for the BBC, including Ivanhoe (1970) and The Last of the Mohicans (1971).
In 1974, a new production team took over Doctor Who (1963), Philip Hinchcliffe and Robert Holmes. Holmes had worked with Maloney on The Krotons: Episode One (1968), while Maloney's previous experience of directing Daleks made him the perfect choice to return to the series to direct the forthcoming Genesis of the Daleks: Part One (1975). Hinchcliffe and Holmes were keen to make the Doctor Who (1963) series darker and more adult, with Genesis of the Daleks: Part One (1975) being an early example of their style. Hinchcliffe and Holmes were pleased with Maloney's work on the serial and he developed a good working relationship with the series' new star, Tom Baker, so he became an automatic choice to return for the next season's Planet of Evil: Part One (1975).
His next serial, The Deadly Assassin: Part One (1976), became one of the most controversial serials in the programme's history. Television watchdog Mary Whitehouse wrote a letter of complaint to the BBC about the violence depicted. She had already complained about Maloney's Genesis of the Daleks: Part One (1975) and it is true that Hinchcliffe and Holmes had injected more horror and drama into the series, but concerns about this serial went right to the top of the BBC, with the Director General, Charles Curran, issuing an apology. The freeze-frame ending to the third episode, which had been Maloney's idea, was edited as a result. Maloney's final assignment for Doctor Who (1963), The Talons of Weng-Chiang: Part One (1977), was also Philip Hinchcliffe's final serial as producer.
Maloney had directed four serials for the Hinchcliffe era, more than any other director. He had been a key figure in raising Doctor Who (1963) to a new golden age of popularity, with viewing figures often topping 10 million, the highest regular figures since William Hartnell's most popular serials. However, with this popularity came new levels of controversy that the series was no longer suitable for young children. The BBC's management decided that the content of the series needed to be toned down and they commissioned a new science-fiction series that would be aimed at an older audience. Maloney was promoted to become producer of this new series, Blake's 7 (1978).
Written by Doctor Who (1963) veteran Terry Nation, with whom Maloney had worked on Planet of the Daleks: Episode One (1973) and Genesis of the Daleks: Part One (1975), Blake's 7 (1978) was an immediate hit, despite some unfavourable comparisons with the expensive Hollywood blockbuster Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977). As another BBC production, Blake's 7 (1978) inevitably had a number of similarities with Doctor Who (1963) and featured the work of many of the same people, including Dudley Simpson, Roger Murray-Leach, Chris Boucher, Michael E. Briant, Douglas Camfield and Pennant Roberts. However, Blake's 7 (1978) also had some darker tones and characterisations that Doctor Who (1963) would barely have hinted at.
After three successful series of Blake's 7 (1978), Maloney left the series, with the fourth and final series being put in the care of one of Maloney's regular directors, Vere Lorrimer. Maloney stayed with the BBC to produce the fourth and final series of When the Boat Comes In (1976) and then returned to science-fiction again, producing The Day of the Triffids (1981).
After several years as a staff producer for the BBC, Maloney returned to directing on series such as Juliet Bravo (1980) and Play for Today (1970). With Maelstrom (1985), Maloney reunited with Vere Lorrimer, only this time Maloney was directing while Lorrimer was producing. His final years in television found him leaving his long association with the BBC and directing documentaries for Central Television.
After retiring from television, Maloney kept himself busy in his later years. He remained in demand to give interviews and public appearances in connection with Doctor Who (1963) and Blake's 7 (1978), both series that retained large and loyal followings long after their runs on television had finished. He also provided commentaries for DVD releases of these series.
Following his death in 2006, tributes flooded in from his Blake's 7 (1978) colleagues, including Gareth Thomas, Sally Knyvette, Paul Darrow, Michael Keating, Stephen Greif and Michael E. Briant. In addition to this, a section of the Doctor Who (1963) documentary A Darker Side (2007) was dedicated to him, in which Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Roger Murray-Leach and Prentis Hancock paid tribute to the man who earned the distinction of becoming the second most prolific director of Doctor Who (1963) episodes.Serials:
The Talons of Weng-Chiang (9.5/10)
The Deadly Assassin (9.5/10)
Genesis of the Daleks (9.5/10)
The War Games (8.5/10)
Planet of Evil (8.5/10)
The Krotons (8.5/10)
Planet of the Daleks (8/10)
The Mind Robber (7.5/10)
Episodes:
The Talons of Weng-Chiang: Part Two (10/10)
Genesis of the Daleks: Part Six (10/10)
The Talons of Weng-Chiang: Part One (9.5/10)
The Deadly Assassin: Part Two (9.5/10)
The Talons of Weng-Chiang: Part Four (9.5/10)
Genesis of the Daleks: Part One (9.5/10)
The Talons of Weng-Chiang: Part Six (9.5/10)
The Deadly Assasin: Part Four (9.5/10)
The Talons of Weng-Chiang: Part Five (9.5/10)
The Deadly Assassin: Part Three (9.5/10)
Genesis of the Daleks: Part Four (9.5/10)
The Talons of Weng-Chiang: Part Three (9/10)
Planet of Evil: Part One (9/10)
Genesis of the Daleks: Part Five (9/10)
Planet of Evil: Part Three (9/10)
The War Games: Episode Nine (9/10)
The Deadly Assassin: Part One (9/10)
Genesis of the Daleks: Part Two (9/10)
The War Games: Episode Eight (9/10)
Genesis of the Daleks: Part Three (9/10)
The Mind Robber: Episode 1 (9/10)
The War Games: Episode Ten (8.5/10)
The War Games: Episode Seven (8.5/10)
The War Games: Episode Three (8.5/10)
Planet of Evil: Part Two (8.5/10)
The War Games: Episode One (8.5/10)
The War Games: Episode Six (8.5/10)
The War Games: Episode Five (8.5/10)
Planet of the Daleks: Episode One (8.5/10)
The Krotons: Episode Four (8.5/10)
The War Games: Episode Two (8.5/10)
The War Games: Episode Four (8.5/10)
The Krotons: Episode Two (8.5/10)
Planet of Evil: Part Four (8/10)
Planet of the Daleks: Episode Five (8/10)
Planet of the Daleks: Episode Two (8/10)
Planet of the Daleks: Episode Three (8/10)
Planet of the Daleks: Episode Six (8/10)
Planet of the Daleks: Episode Four (8/10)
The Krotons: Episode One (8/10)
The Krotons: Episode Three (8/10)
The Mind Robber: Episode 2 (7.5/10)
The Mind Robber: Episode 3 (7.5/10)
The Mind Robber: Episode 5 (7.5/10)
The Mind Robber: Episode 4 (7.5/10)- Director
- Additional Crew
- Writer
Douglas Camfield was born on 8 May 1931 in England, UK. He was a director and writer, known for Doctor Who Lost in Time (1969), Danger UXB (1979) and Blake's 7 (1978). He was married to Sheila Dunn. He died on 28 January 1984 in Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UK.Serials:
The Seeds of Doom (9/10)
Terror of the Zygons (9/10)
The Crusade (9/10)
The Invasion (9/10)
Inferno (8.5/10) with Barry Letts
The Web of Fear (8.5/10)
The Time Meddler (8.5/10)
The Dalek's Master Plan (8.5/10)
Episodes:
The Wheel of Fortune (10/10)
Destruction of Time (9.5/10)
The Seeds of Doom: Part Five (9.5/10)
The Invasion: Episode 6 (9/10)
The Invasion: Episode 8 (9/10)
Terror of the Zygons: Part Three (9/10)
Terror of the Zygons: Part Two (9/10)
The Web of Fear: Episode 4 (9/10)
Terror of the Zygons: Part One (9/10)
Terror of the Zygons: Part Four (9/10)
Volcano (9/10)
The Lion (9/10)
The Invasion: Episode 7 (9/10)
The Watcher (9/10)
The Seeds of Doom: Part Three (8.5/10)
The Invasion: Episode 2 (8.5/10)
Escape Switch (8.5/10)
Inferno: Episode 2 (8.5/10)
Infero: Episode 1 (8.5/10)
Checkmate (8.5/10)
The Knight of Jaffa (8.5/10)
The Traitors (8.5/10)
The Web of Fear: Episode 1 (8.5/10)
The Web of Fear: Episode 5 (8.5/10)
Counter Plot (8.5/10)
Coronas of the Sun (8.5/10)
Golden Death (8.5/10)
The Web of Fear: Episode 3 (8.5/10)
The Abandoned Planet (8.5/10)
The Invasion: Episode 1 (8.5/10)
A Battle of Wits (8.5/10)
The Invasion: Episode 5 (8/10)
The Invasion: Episode 4 (8/10)
The Web of Fear: Episode 6 (8/10)
The Invasion: Episode 3 (8/10)
The Nightmare Begins (8/10)
The Web of Fear: Episode 2 (8/10)
Day of Armageddon (8/10)
The Warlords (8/10)
The Meddling Monk (8/10)
Devil's Planet (7.5/10)
The Feast of Steven (7/10)- Director
- Producer
- Writer
Paul Wilmshurst is an Emmy-winning, BAFTA-nominated director, specializing in high-end drama, with a particular interest in challenging or provocative stories, and with a background in documentary film-making. Over the years he has directed on hit drama series Belgravia, Challenge, The Last Kingdom, Jamestown, Indian Summers, Doctor Who, Strike Back, Da Vinci's Demons, Law and Order UK and Silent Witness. He has written and directed award-winning one-off projects Hiroshima, Runaway and Forgiven, as well as making a variety of documentaries about gambling, politics, psychology, crime and history. He lives in North London, when he is not away working.Episodes:
Kill the Moon (9.5/10)
Last Christmas (9.5/10)
Mummy on the Orient Express (9/10)- Director
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Fiona Cumming began her career as an actress. She started out at the Royal Scottish Academy and went on to a variety of theatre and television work, including a spell at Border Television in the dual role of announcer and features interviewer. Then, deciding that she would prefer production work, she moved to London and in 1964 gained a post as an assistant floor manager at the BBC. It was as such that she first worked on DOCTOR WHO, on the season three story "The Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Eve." Following her promotion to production assistant she gained two further credits on the series, on season four's "The Highlanders" and on season nine's "The Mutants." Shortly after this she completed the BBC's internal director's course, and in 1974 she was taken on as a staff director. Amongst the productions on which she worked in this capacity were "Z Cars," "Angels" and "The Omega Factor" (1979). In 1979 she left the BBC and went freelance, early projects including "God's Wonderful Railway Square Mile of Murder" and "Blake's 7," all in 1980, and four DOCTOR WHO stories between 1981 and 1983. She has since remained active as a freelance director while also pursuing a number of other projects, including some with John Nathan-Turner in their Teynham Productions organisation.Serials:
Enlightenment (9.5/10)
Snakedance (9/10)
Castrovalva (9/10)
Planet of Fire (8.5/10)
Episodes:
Enlightenment: Part Two (10/10)
Enlightenment Part One (9.5/10)
Snakedance: Part One (9.5/10)
Enlightenment: Part Four (9.5/10)
Castrovalva: Part Two (9/10)
Castrovalva: Part Three (9/10)
Enlightenment: Part Three (9/10)
Snakedance: Part Three (9/10)
Snakedance: Part Two (9/10)
Planet of Fire: Part Three (9/10)
Castrovalva: Part Four (9/10)
Planet of Fire: Part Two (9/10)
Castrovalva: Part One (8.5/10)
Planet of Fire: Part One (8.5/10)
Snakedance: Part Four (8.5/10)
Planet of Fire: Part Four (8/10)- Director
- Additional Crew
- Actor
Graeme Harper was originally a child actor, appearing in adaptations of The Pickwick Papers (1952) and The Silver Sword (1957) among other productions, before becoming a floor assistant at the BBC in 1965 and then an assistant floor manager in 1969. He worked on the serials Colony in Space: Episode One (1971), Planet of the Daleks: Episode One (1973) and Planet of the Spiders: Part One (1974) during the Jon Pertwee years, and The Seeds of Doom: Part One (1976) and Warriors' Gate: Part One (1981) in the Tom Baker era.
In 1980 Harper started on the BBC's director's course. The Caves of Androzani: Part One (1984) was the first job he got as a freelance director after working on Angels (1975) for Julia Smith. Harper went on to direct one further Doctor Who (1963) story, Revelation of the Daleks: Part One (1985), and was also to have directed the third story in the abandoned season twenty-three, which would have been either Philip Martin's "Mission to Magnus" or Robert Holmes's "Yellow Fever and How to Cure It".
Harper quickly became one of the industry's most competent and sought-after directors, working on almost every popular drama series in the UK. In 1993, he was scheduled to direct "The Dark Dimension", the ultimately aborted 30th anniversary Doctor Who (1963) story.Episodes:
The Caves of Androzani: Part Four (10/10)
The Caves of Androzani: Part One (10/10)
The Caves of Androzani: Part One (10/10)
The Caves of Androzani: Part One (9.5/10)
The Stolen Earth (9.5/10)
Revelation of the Daleks: Part Two (9/10)
Revelation of the Daleks: Part One (9/10)
Journey's End (9/10)
The Waters of Mars (9/10)
Doomsday (9/10)
Utopia (9/10)
Army of Ghosts (8.5/10)
Turn Left (8.5/10)
Planet of the Ood (8/10)
The Age of Steel (8/10)
42 (8/10)
Rise of the Cybermen (8/10)
The Unicorn and the Wasp (7.5/10)- Director
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Paddy Russell attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and started her career as an actress. She left acting to become a stage manager because it paid more money. She progressed from being director Rudolph Cartier's floor manager to becoming a director herself, becoming one of the first two women directors in BBC television. She finished her career having spent 40 successful years in television.Serials:
Pyramids of Mars (9.5/10)
Horror of Fang Rock (9.5/10)
The Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Eve (8.5/10)
Invasion of the Dinosaurs (8.5/10)
Episodes:
Pyramids of Mars: Part One (9.5/10)
Pyramids of Mars: Part Four (9.5/10)
Pyramids of Mars: Part Two (9.5/10)
Pyramids of Mars: Part Three (9.5/10)
Horror of Fang Rock: Part One (9.5/10)
Horror of Fang Rock: Part Two (9.5/10)
Horror of Fang Rock: Part Three (9/10)
Bell of Doom (9/10)
Horror of Fang Rock: Part Four (9/10)
Invasion of the Dinosaurs: Part Six (8.5/10)
Invasion: Part One (8.5/10)
The Sea Beggar (8.5/10)
Invasion of the Dinosaurs: Part Two (8.5/10)
Invasion of the Dinosaurs: Part Five (8.5/10)
The Priest of Death (8/10)
Invasion of the Dinosaurs: Part Three (8/10)
War of God (8/10)
Invasion of the Dinosaurs: Part Four (7.5/10)- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Ben Wheatley was born in May 1972 in Billericay, Essex, England, UK. He is a director and writer, known for Free Fire (2016), Kill List (2011) and Sightseers (2012).Episodes:
Deep Breath (9/10)
Into the Dalek (9/10)- Director
- Producer
Toby Haynes is working on the as yet un-named Star Wars: Cassian Andor series for Disney+. In 2020, he was nominated by BAFTA for his work on Brexit: The Uncivil War for both Best Director and Best Single Film. Brexit written by James Graham and starring Benedict Cumberbatch was also nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Television Movie in 2019.
In 2019, Toby's Black Mirror episode USS Callister received seven Emmy nominations and went on to win four, including Outstanding Television Movie. He also won a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation (Short Form) for his work on the acclaimed Doctor Who season five finale, The Pandorica Opens/The Big Bang.
Toby directed and exec produced all seven episodes of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell for Cuba Pictures and BBC ONE. This project received four BAFTA nominations and went on to win two.
Toby's audacious finale to series 2 of Sherlock: The Reichenbach Fall ignited a media frenzy around Sherlock's apparent death plunge. Andrew Scott went on to win a best supporting actor BAFTA for his work in the episode. In his review of the episode Andrew Billen of The Times wrote, "This detective story so transcended its genre, it should be considered alongside British TV drama's highest achievements."
Toby has opened a number of hit series for the BBC including The Musketeers starring Peter Capaldi, Tom Burke and Denise Gough; Being Human - winner of the Broadcast Award for Best New Programme, starring Aidan Turner, Leonora Crichlow and Russell Tovey; and the acclaimed series three finale of Wallander: An Event in Autumn, starring Kenneth Branagh.Episodes:
The Pandorica Opens (9.5/10)
A Christmas Carol (9/10)
The Big Bang (9/10)
The Impossible Astronaut (8.5/10)
Day of the Moon (8.5/10)- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Rodney Bennett was born on 24 March 1935. He was a director and writer, known for Great Performances (1971), The Legend of King Arthur (1979) and The House of Eliott (1991). He died on 3 January 2017.Serials:
The Ark in Space (9.5/10)
The Sontaran Experiment (9/10)
The Masque of Mandragora (8.5/10)
Episodes:
The Ark in Space: Part Three (10/10)
The Ark in Space: Part Four (9.5/10)
The Ark in Space: Part Two (9.5/10)
The Ark in Space: Part One (9.5/10)
The Sontaran Experiment: Part Two (9/10)
The Masque of Mandragora: Part One (9/10)
The Sontaran Experiment: Part One (8.5/10)
The Masque of Mandragora: Part Two (8.5/10)
The Masque of Mandragora: Part Three (8.5/10)
The Masque of Mandragora: Part Four (8/10)- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Saul Metzstein was born on 30 December 1970 in Glasgow, UK. He is a director and assistant director, known for Slow Horses (2022), Brassic (2019) and Late Night Shopping (2001).Episodes:
The Name of the Doctor (9.5/10)
A Town Called Mercy (9/10)
The Snowmen (9/10)
Dinosaurs on a Spaceship (8.5/10)
The Crimson Horror (8/10)- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Joe Ahearne was born on 23 November 1963. He is a director and writer, known for B&B (2017), The Replacement (2017) and This Life (1996).Episodes:
The Parting of the Ways (9.5/10)
Dalek (9.5/10)
Bad Wolf (8.5/10)
Boom Town (8.5/10)
Father's Day (8/10)- Director
- Producer
- Actor
Euros Lyn was born in 1971 in Wales, UK. He is a director and producer, known for Doctor Who (2005), Torchwood (2006) and The Library Suicides (2016).Episodes:
Forest of the Dead (10/10)
The Girl in the Fireplace (9.5/10)
Silence in the Library (9.5/10)
The End of Time: Part Two (9/10)
The End of Time: Part One (8.5/10)
Tooth and Claw (8.5/10)
The Unquiet Dead (8.5/10)
The Runaway Bride (8/10)
The End of the World (8/10)
The Idiot's Lantern (7.5/10)
Fear Her (7/10)- Director
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Nick Hurran was born in 1959 in London, England, UK. He is a director and producer, known for Girls' Night (1998), It's a Boy Girl Thing (2006) and Doctor Who (2005). He is married to Michele Buck. They have two children.Episodes:
Asylum of the Daleks (10/10)
The Day of the Doctor (9.5/10)
The Angels Take Manhattan (8.5/10)
The Girl Who Waited (8/10)
The God Complex (8/10)- Director
- Producer
- Additional Crew
James Hawes set-up and directed the entire first season of 'Slow Horses' for AppleTV+.
His debut feature, 'One Life', premiered at TIFF and LFF in September 2023 and releases in the UK and US in early 2024. Starring Sir Anthony Hopkins in a true story about the rescue of refugee children from pre-war Prague, the movie co-stars Johnny Flynn, Helena Bonham Carter and Jonathan Pryce.
James is one of just three directors to have helmed multiple episodes of the multi-Emmy and BAFTA winning series, 'Black Mirror', directing the feature-length finales in both the 2016 and 2018 seasons, with 'Hated In The Nation' and 'Smithereens'.
Winning his first BAFTA nomination in 2010 for his TV movie 'Enid', which won BAFTA and Emmy nominations for his cast, James won The Royal Television Society award for best TV movie in 2015 for 'The Challenger Disaster'. In 2019, James completed work as lead and producing director on HBO's 'Snowpiercer', a global hit for HBO Max and Netflix.
'Slow Horses' is the sixth of seven shows James has piloted that have gone on to multiple seasons.
James began shooting his second feature - 'The Amateur' - starring Rami Malek - for Twentieth Century Studios - in summer 2023.Episodes:
The Doctor Dances (9/10)
School Reunion (9/10)
The Empty Child (9/10)
The Christmas Invasion (8/10)
New Earth (8/10)- Producer
- Director
- Additional Crew
George Spenton-Foster was born on 11 November 1926 in Lambeth, London, England, UK. He was a producer and director, known for Out of the Unknown (1965), Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) and Blake's 7 (1978). He died on 26 December 1993 in Lambeth, London, England, UK.Serials:
The Ribos Operation (9/10)
Image of the Fendahl (9/10)
Episodes:
The Ribos Operation: Part Three (9.5/10)
Image of the Fendahl: Part One (9/10)
The Ribos Operation: Part Four (9/10)
Image of the Fendahl: Part Two (9/10)
The Ribos Operation: Part One (9/10)
The Ribos Operation: Part Two (9/10)
Image of the Fendahl: Part Three (8.5/10)
Image of the Fendahl: Part Four (8.5/10)- Director
- Producer
- Writer
With a number of award winning shorts, tv dramas and feature films to his name, Farren is considered one of the most sought after UK Filmmakers working today. He has a number of feature and tv projects in development and is currently directing the new season of Sky Atlantic/AMC's Emmy Nominated crime drama, Gangs Of London. He recently completed work on The Winter King, adapted from the novel by Bernard Cornwell for MGM+ and ITVX, was Lead Director and Executive Producer on Season 2 of Sky/AMC's hugely popular fantasy drama, A Discovery Of Witches and prior to that was Lead Director and Executive Producer on Netflix Original, young adult love story, The Innocents. Farren directed the psychological thriller, Shut In starring Naomi Watts for Luc Besson's Europacorp and the period Action film, Hammer Of The Gods for Vertigo and EOne. In 2012 he won the BAFTA Award for Best Drama Series for The Fades before going on to direct a number of leading international tv dramas including the season debut of Marvel's Daredevil, Iron Fist and The Defenders, the season 3 finale of the Golden Globe winning Luther, the BBC's remake of the classic science-fiction series, Survivors and the prestigious Doctor Who Christmas Special. Farren is represented by 42 Management in the UK and CAA in the US.Episodes:
The Rings of Akhaten (9/10)
The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (8/10)- Director
- Producer
- Writer
James Strong is an International Emmy and multiple Bafta award winning director/producer best known for his work on Mr Bates vs The Post Office (2024) Fire Country (2022) The Suspect (2022) Vigil (2021) Crime (2021) Vanity Fair (2018) 11-22-63 (2016) Doctor Who (2012) Downton Abbey (2013) Broadchurch (2013) and the feature film United (2011). His next feature Anna starring Maxine Peake and Ciaran Hinds is set for release in 2024.Episodes:
The Satan Pit (9.5/10)
Voyage of the Damned (9/10)
The Impossible Planet (8.5/10)
Planet of the Dead (8/10)
Partners in Crime (7.5/10)- Director
- Producer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Christopher Barry was born on 20 September 1925 in London. He was a director and producer, known for The Tripods (1984), Nanny (1981) and Moonbase 3 (1973). He died on 7 February 2014 in Oxfordshire, England, UK.Serials:
The Brain of Morbius (9.5/10)
The Power of the Daleks (9/10)
The Daemons (9/10)
The Rescue (8.5/10)
The Romans (8.5/10)
The Savages (8/10)
The Daleks (8/10) -with Richard Martin
Robot (8/10)
The Mutants (8/10)
The Creature from the Pit (8/10)
Episodes:
The Power of the Daleks: Episode 5 (9.5/10)
The Brain of Morbius: Part Three (9.5/10)
The Brain of Morbius: Part One (9.5/10)
The Daemons: Episode Two (9.5/10)
The Daemons: Episode One (9.5/10)
The Power of the Daleks: Episode 2 (9.5/10)
The Power of the Daleks: Episode 6 (9/10)
The Power of the Daleks: Episode 1 (9/10)
Desperate Measures (9/10)
The Brain of Morbius: Part Two (9/10)
The Power of the Daleks: Episode 4 (9/10)
The Power of the Daleks: Episode 3 (9/10)
Inferno (9/10)
The Ambush (9/10)
The Brain of Morbius: Part Four (9/10)
The Daemons: Episode 3 (8.5/10)
Robot: Part One (8.5/10)
The Savages: Episode 2 (8.5/10)
The Daemons: Episode Five (8.5/10)
The Rescue (8.5/10)
All Roads Lead to Rome (8.5/10)
The Daemons: Episode Four (8.5/10)
Conspiracy (8/10)
The Savages: Episode 4 (8/10)
The Escape (8/10)
The Powerful Enemy (8/10)
Robot: Part Two (8/10)
The Savages: Episode 3 (8/10)
The Dead Planet (8/10)
The Creature from the Pit: Part One (8/10)
The Mutants: Episode 4 (8/10)
The Mutants: Episode 3 (8/10)
The Savages: Episode 1 (8/10)
The Mutants: Episode 1 (8/10)
The Mutants: Episode 6 (8/10)
The Slave Traders (8/10)
Robot: Part Four (8/10)
The Survivors (8/10)
The Creature from the Pit: Part Three (8/10)
Robot: Part Three (7.5/10)
The Mutants: Episode 5 (7.5/10)
The Mutants: Episode 2 (7.5/10)
The Expedition (7.5/10)
The Ordeal (7.5/10)
The Creature from the Pit: Part Two (7.5/10)
The Creature from the Pit: Part Four (7.5/10)- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Episodes:
The Doctor's Wife (9.5/10)
Gridlock (9.5/10)
Night Terrors (7.5/10)
The Lazarus Experiment (7.5/10)- Director
- Producer
- Writer
Alice Troughton is an internationally-acclaimed director working between the UK and the US. Having lead directed and exec-produced Baghdad Central and The Midwich Cuckoos, she is also known for her work on the award-winning shows The Living and The Dead, Cucumber and Dr Who. Her first feature film The Lesson premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival 2023 with the Hollywood Reporter calling it "an exquisite sun-drenched Noir".Episodes:
The Doctor's Daughter (8.5/10)
Midnight (8.5/10)- Director
- Additional Crew
- Actor
Derek Martinus was born on 4 April 1931 in Ilford, Essex, England, UK. He was a director and actor, known for Emmerdale Farm (1972), Blake's 7 (1978) and Doctor Who (1963). He was married to Eivor. He died on 27 March 2014 in the UK.Serials:
Spearhead from Space (9/10)
The Evil of the Daleks (9/10)
The Ice Warriors (8.5/10)
The Tenth Planet (8/10)
Galaxy 4 (7.5/10)
Episodes:
Spearhead from Space: Episode 4 (9.5/10)
Spearhead from Space: Episode 3 (9/10)
Spearhead from Space: Episode 2 (9/10)
The Evil of the Daleks: Episode 7 (9/10)
The Evil of the Daleks: Episode 2 (9/10)
The Evil of the Daleks: Episode 6 (9/10)
The Ice Warriors: Episode 4 (9/10)
The Evil of the Daleks: Episode 5 (9/10)
Spearhead from Space: Episode 1 (9/10)
The Ice Warriors: Episode 2 (9/10)
The Ice Warriors: Episode 1 (9/10)
The Evil of the Daleks: Episode 4 (8.5/10)
The Evil of the Daleks: Episode 1 (8.5/10)
The Evil of the Daleks: Episode 3 (8.5/10)
The Tenth Planet: Episode 4 (8.5/10)
The Ice Warriors: Episode 6 (8.5/10)
The Ice Warriors: Episode 5 (8.5/10)
The Ice Warriors: Episode 3 (8/10)
The Tenth Planet: Episode 1 (8/10)
The Tenth Planet: Episode 2 (8/10)
Air Lock (8/10)
The Exploding Planet (7.5/10)
The Tenth Planet: Episode 3 (7.5/10)
Four Hundred Dawns (7.5/10)
Trap of Steel (7.5/10)- Additional Crew
- Writer
- Director
Peter Grimwade was born on 8 June 1942 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK. He was a writer and director, known for Doctor Who (1963), Dramarama (1983) and The Omega Factor (1979). He died on 15 May 1990 in Maida Vale, London, England, UK.Serials:
Earthshock (9.5/10)
Kinda (9/10)
Logopolis (8.5/10)
Full Circle (7.5/10)
Episodes:
Earthshock: Part One (9.5/10)
Earthshock: Part Two (9.5/10)
Kinda: Part Three (9.5/10)
Earthshock: Part Four (9.5/10)
Earthshock: Part Three (9/10)
Kinda: Part Four (9/10)
Logopolis: Part One (8.5/10)
Logopolis: Part Four (8.5/10)
Logopolis: Part Two (8/10)
Logopolis: Part Three (8/10)
Full Circle: Part One (8/10)
Full Circle: Part Two (7.5/10)
Full Circle: Part Four (7.5/10)
Full Circle: Part Three (7/10)- Producer
- Director
- Additional Crew
Michael Ferguson was born on 14 June 1937 in New Malden, Surrey, England, UK. He was a producer and director, known for The Sandbaggers (1978), Casualty (1986) and ITV Playhouse (1967). He was married to Jana Shelden and Susan Harris. He died on 4 October 2021.Serials:
The Claws of Axos (9/10)
The Seeds of Death (8.5/10)
The Ambassadors of Death (8/10)
The War Machines (7.5/10)
Episodes:
The Claws of Axos: Episode Four (9/10)
The Seeds of Death: Episode Four (9/10)
The Claws of Axos: Episode Three (9/10)
The Claws of Axos: Episode Two (8.5/10)
The Ambassadors of Death: Episode 5 (8.5/10)
The Seeds of Death: Episode One (8.5/10)
The Claws of Axos: Episode Four (8.5/10)
The Ambassadors of Death: Episode 4 (8.5/10)
The Seeds of Death: Episode Two (8.5/10)
The War Machines: Episode 1 (8/10)
The Seeds of Death: Episode Five (8/10)
The Ambassadors of Death: Episode 1 (8/10)
The Ambassadors of Death: Episode 7 (8/10)
The Seeds of Death: Episode Three (8/10)
The Ambassadors of Death: Episode 6 (8/10)
The Seeds of Death: Episode Six (8/10)
The Ambassadors of Death: Episode 2 (8/10)
The Ambassadors of Death: Episode 3 (8/10)
The War Machines: Episode 4 (7.5/10)
The War Machines: Episode 3 (7.5/10)
The War Machines: Episode 2 (7.5/10)- Producer
- Actor
- Director
Barry Letts started his career as an actor. He began in repertory in York whilst also working for a local radio station in Leeds. After a chance meeting with BBC producer/director Rex Tucker, he started working with him first on radio and then on television. His first television appearance was in a 1950 production of "Gunpowder Guy," about Guy Fawkes.
He eventually decided he wanted to go into directing and in 1967 attended the BBC directors' course. He worked on episodes of "Z Cars" and "The Newcomers" before directing the six-part Doctor Who story "The Enemy of the World" in 1967. He became producer of Doctor Who in 1969 and remained in that post until 1974. During this period he also co-created and produced the six-part BBC science-fiction drama series "Moonbase 3," transmitted in 1973.
After leaving Doctor Who, he marked time for a while by acting as an assistant of sorts to department head Ronnie Marsh. He then decided to make a return to directing and approached various producers for work. One of the assignments he landed was "The Android Invasion" for Doctor Who in 1975.
Straight after that came a production of "The Prince and the Pauper" for John McCrae. However McCrae was promoted to Head of Drama for a New Zealand TV station, so Letts was asked to take over as producer of the classical serials on BBC1. Amongst those for which he was responsible were "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" (1978), "The Mill of the Floss" (1979) and "The Old Curiosity Shop" (1980).
Following his stint as Doctor Who's executive producer at the beginning of the eighties he continued to work as a director, particularly on the classic serials. In the 1990s, he wrote (and subsequently novelised) two Doctor Who radio serials, "The Paradise of Death" and "Doctor Who and the Ghosts of N-Space," both starring Jon Pertwee.Serial:
Carnival of Monsters (9/10)
The Enemy of the World (9/10)
Inferno (8.5/10) with Douglas Camfield
Terror of the Autons (8.5/10)
Planet of the Spiders (8/10)
The Android Invasion (7.5/10)
Episodes:
The Enemy of the World: Episode 6 (9.5/10)
Carnival of Monsters: Episode Four (9/10)
Inferno: Episode 6 (9/10)
Carnival of Monsters: Episode Three (9/10)
The Enemy of the World: Episode 1 (9/10)
Carnival of Monsters: Episode One (8.5/10)
Planet of the Spiders: Part Six (8.5/10)
Inferno: Episode 3 (8.5/10)
Terror of the Autons: Episode 3 (8.5/10)
Carnival of Monsters: Episode Two (8.5/10)
The Enemy of the World: Episode 5 (8.5/10)
The Enemy of the World: Episode 3 (8.5/10)
Inferno: Episode 7 (8.5/10)
The Enemy of the World: Episode 2 (8.5/10)
Inferno: Episode 4 (8.5/10)
Planet of the Spiders: Part Two (8.5/10)
Terror of the Autons: Episode 4 (8.5/10)
The Enemy of the World: Episode 4 (8.5/10)
Terror of the Autons: Episode 1 (8/10)
Planet of the Spiders: Part One (8/10)
Infero: Episode 5 (8/10)
Planet of the Spiders: Part Four (8/10)
The Android Invasion: Part One (8/10)
Terror of the Autons: Episode 2 (8/10)
Planet of the Spiders: Part Five (7.5/10)
The Android Invasion: Part Two (7.5/10)
The Android Invasion: Part Three (7.5/10)
Planet of the Spiders: Part Three (7.5/10)
The Android Invasion: Part Four (7.5/10)