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Overview

Date of Birth:
26 March 1925, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK more
Date of Death:
9 October 2009, England, UK more
Mini Biography:
Barry Letts started his career as an actor. He began in repertory in York... more
Trivia:
Barry Letts retired from acting in the 1960s to become a television director... more
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Awards:
1 win & 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(5 articles)
News: Barry Letts Obituary on Radio 4
 (From Kasterborous. 16 October 2009, 6:11 AM, PDT)
News: Who and Me
 (From Kasterborous. 16 October 2009, 12:28 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Guy Leopald | Guy Leopold
US TV Schedule:
Wed. Dec. 22:00 AMTCM Scott of the Antarctic  

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Producer, Actor, Director, Writer, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Producer:
  1. "The Pickwick Papers" (producer) (9 episodes, 1985)
        - Episode #1.9 (1985) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.8 (1985) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.7 (1985) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.6 (1985) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.5 (1985) TV episode (producer)
          (4 more)
  2. "The Prisoner of Zenda" (1984) TV mini-series (producer)
  3. "The Invisible Man" (producer) (6 episodes, 1984)
        - The Hunting of the Invisible Man (1984) TV episode (producer)
        - Certain First Principles (1984) TV episode (producer)
        - Dr. Kemp's Visitor (1984) TV episode (producer)
        - Mr. Marvel's Visit to Iping (1984) TV episode (producer)
        - The Unveiling of the Stranger (1984) TV episode (producer)
          (1 more)
  4. "Goodbye Mr. Chips" (1984) TV mini-series (producer)
  5. "Jane Eyre" (producer) (11 episodes, 1983)
        - Episode #1.11 (1983) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.10 (1983) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.9 (1983) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.8 (1983) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.7 (1983) TV episode (producer)
          (6 more)
  6. "Dombey & Son" (producer) (10 episodes, 1983)
        - Episode #1.10 (1983) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.9 (1983) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.8 (1983) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.7 (1983) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.6 (1983) TV episode (producer)
          (5 more)
  7. "Beau Geste" (producer) (8 episodes, 1982)
        - Episode #1.8 (1982) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.7 (1982) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.6 (1982) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.5 (1982) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.4 (1982) TV episode (producer)
          (3 more)
  8. "The Hound of the Baskervilles" (producer) (4 episodes, 1982)
        - Episode #1.4 (1982) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.3 (1982) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.2 (1982) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.1 (1982) TV episode (producer)
  9. "Stalky & Co." (producer) (6 episodes, 1982)
        - The Last Term (1982) TV episode (producer)
        - A Little Prep (1982) TV episode (producer)
        - The Moral Reformers (1982) TV episode (producer)
        - Slaves of the Lamp (1982) TV episode (producer)
        - In Ambush (1982) TV episode (producer)
          (1 more)
  10. "Great Expectations" (producer) (12 episodes, 1981)
        - Episode #1.12 (1981) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.11 (1981) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.10 (1981) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.9 (1981) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.8 (1981) TV episode (producer)
          (7 more)
  11. "Doctor Who" (producer) (128 episodes, 1970-1975) (executive producer) (28 episodes, 1980-1981)
        - Logopolis: Part 4 (1981) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Logopolis: Part 3 (1981) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Logopolis: Part 2 (1981) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Logopolis: Part 1 (1981) TV episode (executive producer)
        - The Keeper of Traken: Part 4 (1981) TV episode (executive producer)
          (151 more)
  12. "Sense and Sensibility" (producer) (7 episodes, 1981)
        - Episode #1.7 (1981) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.6 (1981) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.5 (1981) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.4 (1981) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.3 (1981) TV episode (producer)
          (2 more)
  13. "The Talisman" (producer) (8 episodes, 1980-1981)
        - Episode #1.9 (1981) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.8 (1981) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.7 (1981) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.6 (1981) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.4 (1980) TV episode (producer)
          (3 more)
  14. "A Tale of Two Cities" (producer) (8 episodes, 1980)
        - Part 8 (1980) TV episode (producer)
        - Part 7 (1980) TV episode (producer)
        - Part 6 (1980) TV episode (producer)
        - Part 5 (1980) TV episode (producer)
        - Part 4 (1980) TV episode (producer)
          (3 more)
  15. "The Swish of the Curtain" (1980) TV series (producer)
  16. "The History of Mr. Polly" (producer) (4 episodes, 1980)
        - Episode #1.4 (1980) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.3 (1980) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.2 (1980) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.1 (1980) TV episode (producer)
  17. "The Old Curiosity Shop" (producer) (9 episodes, 1979-1980)
        - Episode #1.9 (1980) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.8 (1980) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.7 (1980) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.6 (1980) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.5 (1980) TV episode (producer)
          (4 more)
  18. "Once Upon a Classic" (producer) (1 episode, 1980)
        - A Tale of Two Cities (1980) TV episode (producer)

  19. "The Mill on the Floss" (producer) (3 episodes, 1978-1979)
        - Episode #1.8 (1979) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.6 (1979) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.1 (1978) TV episode (producer)
  20. "Pinocchio" (producer) (4 episodes, 1978)
        - Part 4 (1978) TV episode (producer)
        - Part 3 (1978) TV episode (producer)
        - Part 2 (1978) TV episode (producer)
        - Part 1 (1978) TV episode (producer)
  21. "Sexton Blake and the Demon God" (producer) (6 episodes, 1978)
        - Part 6 (1978) TV episode (producer)
        - Part 5 (1978) TV episode (producer)
        - Part 4 (1978) TV episode (producer)
        - Part 3 (1978) TV episode (producer)
        - Part 2 (1978) TV episode (producer)
          (1 more)
  22. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1978) (TV) (producer)
  23. "The Children of the New Forest" (producer) (5 episodes, 1977)
        - Part 5 (1977) TV episode (producer)
        - Part 4 (1977) TV episode (producer)
        - Part 3 (1977) TV episode (producer)
        - Part 2 (1977) TV episode (producer)
        - Part 1 (1977) TV episode (producer)
  24. "Treasure Island" (producer) (4 episodes, 1977)
        - Episode #1.4 (1977) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.3 (1977) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.2 (1977) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.1 (1977) TV episode (producer)
  25. "Nicholas Nickleby" (producer) (6 episodes, 1977)
        - Episode #1.6 (1977) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.5 (1977) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.4 (1977) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.3 (1977) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.2 (1977) TV episode (producer)
          (1 more)
  26. "Little Lord Fauntleroy" (producer) (6 episodes, 1976)
        - Episode #1.6 (1976) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.5 (1976) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.4 (1976) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.3 (1976) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.2 (1976) TV episode (producer)
          (1 more)
  27. "Katy" (producer) (6 episodes, 1976)
        - Episode #1.6 (1976) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.5 (1976) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.4 (1976) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.3 (1976) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.2 (1976) TV episode (producer)
          (1 more)
  28. "Lorna Doone" (producer) (5 episodes, 1976)
    ... aka R.D Blackmore's Lorna Doone (Australia)
        - Episode #1.5 (1976) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.4 (1976) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.3 (1976) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.2 (1976) TV episode (producer)
        - Episode #1.1 (1976) TV episode (producer)
  29. "Moonbase 3" (producer) (4 episodes, 1973)
        - Outsiders (1973) TV episode (producer)
        - Achilles Heel (1973) TV episode (producer)
        - Behemoth (1973) TV episode (producer)
        - Departure and Arrival (1973) TV episode (producer)
Actor:
  1. The Worst Journey in the World (2007) (TV) .... Narrator

  2. "Doctor Who" .... Man / ... (2 episodes, 1970-1974)
        - Planet of the Spiders: Part 1 (1974) TV episode (voice) (uncredited) .... Police Radio
        - Doctor Who and the Silurians: Episode 6 (1970) TV episode (uncredited) .... Man

  3. "The Man Who Never Was" (1 episode, 1966)
        - Big Fish (1966) TV episode
  4. "Public Eye" .... David Bowen / ... (2 episodes, 1965-1966)
        - You Can Keep the Medal (1966) TV episode .... David Bowen
        - Have It on the House (1965) TV episode .... Major Dorning
  5. "No Hiding Place" .... Insp. Monsey (1 episode, 1966)
        - You Never Can Tell Till You Try (1966) TV episode .... Insp. Monsey
  6. "Redcap" .... Major Vance (1 episode, 1966)
        - Crime Passionel (1966) TV episode .... Major Vance
  7. "Softly Softly" .... Det. Sgt. Reed (4 episodes, 1966)
    ... aka Softly, Softly: Task Force (UK: new title)
        - A-Z (1966) TV episode .... Det. Sgt. Reed
        - The Key (1966) TV episode .... Det. Sgt. Reed
        - Talk to Me (1966) TV episode .... Det. Sgt. Reed
        - Off Beat (1966) TV episode .... Det. Sgt. Reed
  8. "Z Cars" .... Det. Chief Insp. Rogers / ... (4 episodes, 1963-1965)
        - With a Pin (1965) TV episode .... Coles
        - Cage Until Tame (1964) TV episode .... Det. Chief Insp. Rogers
        - Quiet Confidence (1963) TV episode .... Det. Chief Insp. Rogers
        - Five and a Match (1963) TV episode .... Det. Chief Insp. Rogers
  9. "R3" .... Mark Parrit (1 episode, 1965)
        - Personal Appearance (1965) TV episode .... Mark Parrit
  10. "The Man in Room 17" .... Alec Hewitt (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Bequest (1965) TV episode .... Alec Hewitt
  11. "The Avengers" .... Oliver (1 episode, 1964)
        - The Wringer (1964) TV episode .... Oliver
  12. "Maigret" .... Gaston (1 episode, 1963)
        - Maigret's Little Joke (1963) TV episode .... Gaston
  13. "Suspense" .... John Manningham / ... (2 episodes, 1963)
        - The Dogs of Durga Das (1963) TV episode .... John Manningham
        - The Survivors (1963) TV episode .... Navigation Officer Prescott
  14. "City Beneath the Sea" (1962) TV series .... Commander Lennard
  15. "The Last Man Out" .... Captain Stuart (1 episode, 1962)
        - The Striking Force (1962) TV episode .... Captain Stuart
  16. "BBC Sunday-Night Play" .... Max Halliday (1 episode, 1962)
        - Dial M for Murder (1962) TV episode .... Max Halliday
  17. "Armchair Theatre" .... Clive Epworth (1 episode, 1962)
        - The Irish Boys (1962) TV episode .... Clive Epworth
  18. The Pocket Lancer (1961) (TV) .... Captain Court-Bellingham
  19. Gamble for a Throne (1961) (TV) .... Peter Marshall
  20. "Police Surgeon" .... Mr Wallace (1 episode, 1960)
        - Man Overboard (1960) TV episode .... Mr Wallace
  21. "The Small House at Allington" .... Captain Bernard Dale (4 episodes, 1960)
        - Part 5 (1960) TV episode .... Captain Bernard Dale
        - Part 4 (1960) TV episode .... Captain Bernard Dale
        - Part 2 (1960) TV episode .... Captain Bernard Dale
        - Part 1 (1960) TV episode .... Captain Bernard Dale
  22. "The Long Way Home" .... Lieutenant Anson (2 episodes, 1960)
    ... aka The Escape the Germans Allowed (UK: subtitle)
        - The French Resistance (1960) TV episode .... Lieutenant Anson
        - The Tunnel (1960) TV episode .... Lieutenant Anson

  23. "Invisible Man" .... Control Officer (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka H.G.Wells' Invisible Man (UK: complete title)
    ... aka Invisible Man: The Original Series (Australia)
        - Point of Destruction (1959) TV episode .... Control Officer
  24. "The Moonstone" .... Colonel Herncastle (1 episode, 1959)
        - Episode #1.1 (1959) TV episode .... Colonel Herncastle
  25. "BBC Sunday-Night Theatre" .... Dr Luden / ... (4 episodes, 1952-1959)
        - The Fortrose Incident (1959) TV episode .... Lerma
        - A Father and His Son (1959) TV episode (voice) .... The Voice
        - The Voices (1955) TV episode .... Dr Luden
        - Black Limelight (1952) TV episode .... Gibson
  26. "The Lost King" .... Etienne La Salle (5 episodes, 1958)
        - The Road Back (1958) TV episode .... Etienne La Salle
        - The Path to the Throne (1958) TV episode .... Etienne La Salle
        - Enter the King (1958) TV episode .... Etienne La Salle
        - Monsieur Charles Deslys (1958) TV episode .... Etienne La Salle
        - The Royal Prisoner (1958) TV episode .... Etienne La Salle
  27. "Queen's Champion" .... Sir Thomas Wycherly (1 episode, 1958)
        - Betrayal (1958) TV episode .... Sir Thomas Wycherly
  28. "The Black Arrow" .... Sir Daniel Brackley (6 episodes, 1958)
        - The Last Arrow (1958) TV episode .... Sir Daniel Brackley
        - With the Enemy (1958) TV episode .... Sir Daniel Brackley
        - Attack (1958) TV episode .... Sir Daniel Brackley
        - The Room Over the Chapel (1958) TV episode .... Sir Daniel Brackley
        - The Outlaws (1958) TV episode .... Sir Daniel Brackley
          (1 more)
  29. "The Silver Sword" .... Joseph Balicki (3 episodes, 1957-1958)
        - The Last Lap (1958) TV episode .... Joseph Balicki
        - Escape from Prison (1957) TV episode .... Joseph Balicki
        - The Escape from the Nazis (1957) TV episode .... Joseph Balicki
  30. "Sara Crewe" .... Mr. Thomas Carrisford (4 episodes, 1957)
        - Part 6 (1957) TV episode .... Mr. Thomas Carrisford
        - Part 5 (1957) TV episode .... Mr. Thomas Carrisford
        - Part 4 (1957) TV episode .... Mr. Thomas Carrisford
        - Part 3 (1957) TV episode .... Mr. Thomas Carrisford
  31. The Cruel Sea (1953) .... Raikes

  32. A Boy, a Girl and a Bike (1949) .... Syd
  33. Scott of the Antarctic (1948) .... Apsley Cherry-Gerrard
  34. To the Public Danger (1948) .... Fred Lane
  35. Frieda (1947) .... Jim Merrick
  36. San Demetrio London (1943) .... Apprentice John Jones - M.V. San Demetrio
Director:
  1. "EastEnders" (4 episodes, 1990-1992)
        - Episode #1.644 (1991) TV episode
        - Episode #1.643 (1991) TV episode
        - Episode dated 28 June 1990 (1990) TV episode
        - Episode dated 26 June 1990 (1990) TV episode

  2. "David Copperfield" (10 episodes, 1986)
        - Episode #1.10 (1986) TV episode
        - Episode #1.9 (1986) TV episode
        - Episode #1.8 (1986) TV episode
        - Episode #1.7 (1986) TV episode
        - Episode #1.6 (1986) TV episode
          (5 more)
  3. Alice in Wonderland (1986) (TV)
  4. "Brookside" (1982) TV series (unknown episodes)
  5. Gulliver in Lilliput (1982) (TV)

  6. "Pinocchio" (4 episodes, 1978)
        - Part 4 (1978) TV episode
        - Part 3 (1978) TV episode
        - Part 2 (1978) TV episode
        - Part 1 (1978) TV episode
  7. "The Prince and the Pauper" (6 episodes, 1976)
        - Episode #1.6 (1976) TV episode
        - Episode #1.5 (1976) TV episode
        - Episode #1.4 (1976) TV episode
        - Episode #1.3 (1976) TV episode
        - Episode #1.2 (1976) TV episode
          (1 more)
  8. "Doctor Who" (29 episodes, 1967-1975)
        - The Android Invasion: Part 4 (1975) TV episode
        - The Android Invasion: Part 3 (1975) TV episode
        - The Android Invasion: Part 2 (1975) TV episode
        - The Android Invasion: Part 1 (1975) TV episode
        - Planet of the Spiders: Part 6 (1974) TV episode
          (24 more)
  9. "Ten from the Twenties" (1 episode, 1975)
        - Her Wedding Morn (1975) TV episode

  10. A Handful of Thieves (1969) (TV)
  11. "Adventure Weekly" (4 episodes, 1969)
        - Stop Press (1969) TV episode
        - The Siege (1969) TV episode
        - The Great Treasure Hunt (1969) TV episode
        - United Effort (1969) TV episode
  12. "The Newcomers" (1965) TV series (unknown episodes)
  13. "Z Cars" (1962) TV series (unknown episodes)
Writer:
  1. Alice in Wonderland (1986) (TV) (adaptation)
  2. Gulliver in Lilliput (1982) (TV) (writer)

  3. "Doctor Who" (22 episodes, 1971-1974)
        - Planet of the Spiders: Part 6 (1974) TV episode (writer) (uncredited)
        - Planet of the Spiders: Part 5 (1974) TV episode (writer) (uncredited)
        - Planet of the Spiders: Part 4 (1974) TV episode (writer) (uncredited)
        - Planet of the Spiders: Part 3 (1974) TV episode (writer) (uncredited)
        - Planet of the Spiders: Part 2 (1974) TV episode (writer) (uncredited)
          (17 more)
  4. "Moonbase 3" (1 episode, 1973)
        - Departure and Arrival (1973) TV episode (writer)

  5. "It Happened Like This" (1 episode, 1963)
        - Will You Walk Into My Parlour (1963) TV episode (adaptation)
Thanks:
  1. "Doctor Who" (dedicatee) (1 episode, 2009)
        - The Waters of Mars (2009) TV episode (dedicatee)
Self:
  1. Musical Scales (2008) (V) .... Himself
  2. Hello, Sailor! (2008) (V) .... Himself
  3. Going Underground (2008) (V) .... Himself
  4. What Lies Beneath (2008) (V) .... Himself
  5. Terror Nation (2007) (V) .... Himself
  6. Beginning the End: Making 'The Time Warrior' (2007) (V) .... Himself
  7. Are Friends Electric (2007) (V) .... Himself
  8. Changing Time (2006) (V) .... Himself
  9. Can You Hear the Earth Scream (2006) (V) .... Himself
  10. The UNIT Family: Part One (2006) (V) .... Himself
  11. Genesis of a Classic (2006) (V) .... Himself
  12. Terrance Dicks: Fact & Fiction (2005) (V) .... Himself
  13. The Story of 'Doctor Who' (2003) (TV) .... Himself
  14. Behind the Sofa (2003) (V) .... Himself
    ... aka Behind the Sofa: Robert Holmes and Doctor Who (UK: long title)
  15. "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
        - Tom Baker (2000) TV episode .... Himself

  16. Where on Earth Is... Katy Manning Because She'd Really Like to Know! (1998) (V) .... Himself
    ... aka Where on Earth Is... Katy Manning (UK: short title)
  17. Myth Makers: Roger Delgado - A Tribute (1997) (V) .... Himself
    ... aka Myth Makers 37: Roger Delgado (UK: informal short title)
  18. 'Doctor Who': Thirty Years in the Tardis (1993) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka Doctor Who: More Than Thirty Years in the Tardis (UK: video title)
Archive Footage:
  1. The Truth About 60s TV (2004) (TV) .... Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:
Scriptwriter of "Blake's Seven: The Syndeton Experiment" (Radio Play) on BBC Radio 4, December 19, 1998 more
Publicity Listings:
5 Interviews more
Genres:
Drama | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Crime more
Plot Keywords:
Based On Novel | TV Mini-Series | Character Name In Title | British more

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