- He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in 1979 for is services to television drama.
- He was an Associate Member of RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, England).
- He was the head of BBC Television Drama from 1969-1981.
- He was an old friend of the actor Jon Pertwee. When Pertwee was cast as the star of Doctor Who (1963) in 1969, Sutton famously advised him to play the part as himself, which Pertwee duly did, and became one of the most popular and longest-serving Doctors ever.
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