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Sydney Newman (1917–1997)

Producer | Writer | Director

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As one of the most powerful men in British television during the 1960s, Sydney Newman was responsible for television legends such as The Avengers, Doctor Who, Cathy Come Home and The Forsyte Saga. See more trivia »

Born:

Sydney Cecil Newman
in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Died:

(age 80) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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1983 Utilities (associate producer)
 
1965 The Big Eat (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1965 Tea Party (TV movie) (producer)
 
Armchair Theatre (TV series) (producer - 84 episodes, 1958-1964) (executive producer - 1 episode, 1961) (television producer - 1 episode, 1958)
– The Trial of Dr. Fancy (1964) (producer)
– The Push Over (1963) (producer)
– Blue and White (1963) (producer)
– Hear the Tiger See the Bay (1962) (producer)
– Always Something Hot (1962) (producer)
See all 86 episodes »
 
1964 Land of My Dreams (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1963 Hold My Hand, Soldier (TV movie) (producer)
 
1963 Workshop Limits (TV movie) (producer)
 
1962 Out of This World (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– Dumb Martian (1962) (producer)
 
1962 The Full Chatter (TV movie) (producer)
 
1961 I'll Have You to Remember (TV movie) (producer)
 
1961 Pathfinders to Venus (TV series) (producer - 8 episodes)
– Planet on Fire (1961) (producer)
– The Valley of Monsters (1961) (producer)
– The City (1961) (producer)
– The Venus People (1961) (producer)
– The Creature (1961) (producer)
See all 8 episodes »
 
1960-1961 Pathfinders to Mars (TV series) (producer - 6 episodes)
– Zero Hour on the Red Planet (1961) (producer)
– The Lichens! (1961) (producer)
– The Hostage (1960) (producer)
– Sabotage in Space (1960) (producer)
– The Imposter (1960) (producer)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1960 Pathfinders in Space (TV series) (producer - 7 episodes)
– Rescue in Space (1960) (producer)
– Disaster on the Moon (1960) (producer)
– The World of Lost Toys (1960) (producer)
– The Man in the Moon (1960) (producer)
– Luna Bridgehead (1960) (producer)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1960 Inside Story (TV series) (producer - 13 episodes)
– The New Broom (1960) (producer)
– The Show Mustn't Go On (1960) (producer)
– The Protege (1960) (producer)
– Fifteen Years Solitary (1960) (producer)
– A Present for Penny (1960) (producer)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1960 Target Luna (TV series) (producer - 6 episodes)
– The Falling Star (1960) (producer)
– Solar Flare (1960) (producer)
– Storm in Space (1960) (producer)
– The Strange Illness (1960) (producer)
– Count Down (1960) (producer)
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1960 Counter-Attack! (TV series) (producer - 7 episodes)
– Last Chance (1960) (producer)
– Guard Duty (1960) (producer)
– Traitor's Mark (1960) (producer)
– Secret Agent (1960) (producer)
– Sealed Orders (1960) (producer)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1957 Wait for Me (TV movie) (supervising producer)
 
1956 Encounter (TV series) (supervising producer - 1 episode)
– Forever Galatea (1956) (supervising producer)
 
1955 First Performance (TV series) (supervising producer)
 
1954 On Camera (TV series) (producer)
 
1953 Yoho: Wonder Valley (documentary short) (producer)
 
1952 Wits End (short) (producer)
 
1952 Eye Witness No. 39 (documentary short) (executive producer)
 
1951 Talent Showcase (short) (producer)
 
1951 Sing with the Commodores No. 3 (short) (producer)
 
1951 Sing with the Commodores No. 2 (short) (producer)
 
1951 Sing with the Commodores No. 1 (short) (producer)
 
1951 Music Master (with Neil Chotem) (short) (producer)
 
1951 The Man in the Peace Tower (documentary short) (producer)
 
1951 Chansons créoles (short) (producer)
 
1951 Royal Canadian Army Cadets (documentary short) (producer)
 
1951 Cadet Holiday (documentary short) (producer)
 
1951 Gangway for Navy (documentary short) (producer)
 
1951 Eye Witness No. 30 (documentary short) (executive producer)
 
1951 Screaming Jets (documentary short) (producer)
 
1951 After Prison What? (short) (producer)
 
1949 A Capital Plan (documentary short) (producer)
 
1949 Passport to Canada (documentary short) (producer)
 
1949 Red Runs the Fraser (documentary short) (producer)
 
1949 Choral Concert (documentary short) (producer)
 
1948 Science in Bloom (documentary short) (producer)
 
1948 Pay-off in Pain (documentary short) (producer)
 
1948 It's Fun to Sing (documentary short) (producer)
 
1947 Johnny at the Fair (short) (producer)
 
1947 Métropole (short) (producer)
 
1947 Canada Dances (documentary short) (producer)
 
1946 Ski Skill (documentary short) (producer)
 
1944 Trans-Canada Express (documentary short) (producer)
 
1944 Fighting Sea-Fleas (documentary short) (producer)
 
1943 Banshees Over Canada (documentary short) (producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (17 titles)
1999 Doctor Who: The Crusade (video) (creator)
 
1998 The Avengers (television series The Avengers)
 
1998 Lust in Space (video) (characters)
 
1998 'Doctor Who': The Missing Years (TV documentary) (creator)
 
1996 Doctor Who (TV movie) (characters - uncredited)
 
1996 I Was a 'Doctor Who' Monster (video documentary) (characters)
 
1993 'Doctor Who': Thirty Years in the Tardis (TV documentary) (characters)
 
1992 'Doctor Who': The Tom Baker Years (video documentary) (creator)
 
1968-1988 Doctor Who (TV series)
– The Happiness Patrol: Part 1 (1988) (creator - uncredited)
– The Twin Dilemma: Part One (1984) (creator - uncredited)
– The Keeper of Traken: Part One (1981) (creator - uncredited)
– The Stones of Blood: Part One (1978) (creator - uncredited)
– The Invasion: Episode 2 (1968) (creator - uncredited)
 
1987 'Doctor Who': Then and Now (TV documentary) (characters)
 
1976 The New Avengers (TV series)
 
1966 Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. (characters - uncredited)
 
1964 The Wednesday Play (TV series)
 
1961 The Avengers (TV series)
 
1960 Police Surgeon (TV series)
 
1946 Ski Skill (documentary short)
 
1944 Fighting Sea-Fleas (documentary short)
 
Show ShowDirector (5 titles)
1951 Talent Showcase (short)
 
1944 Fighting Sea-Fleas (documentary short)
 
1944 Flight 6 (short)
 
1944 Train Busters (documentary)
 
1943 Fighting Norway (documentary short)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1953 Encounter (TV series) (drama supervisor: CBC)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (1 title)
1944 Flight 6 (short)
 
Show ShowEditor (1 title)
1944 Fighting Sea-Fleas (documentary short)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1989 The Magical Eye (documentary)
Himself (former Film Commissioner)
 
1973 Grierson (documentary)
Himself (BBC)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (6 titles)
2010 The Last Chance Saloon (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 Verity Lambert: Drama Queen (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Children's TV on Trial (TV series documentary)
 
2006 Doctor Who: Origins (video documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Creation of the Daleks (video short)
Himself
 
2004 The Truth About 60s TV (TV documentary)
Himself
 

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I came to Britain at a crucial time in 1958 when the seeds of Look Back in Anger were beginning to flower. I am proud that I played some part in the recognition that the working man was a fit subject for drama, and not just a comic foil in middle-class manners. See more »

Trivia:

As one of the most powerful men in British television during the 1960s, Sydney Newman was responsible for television legends such as The Avengers, Doctor Who, Cathy Come Home and The Forsyte Saga. See more »

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