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1997 A Dance to the Music of Time (TV mini-series)
– The War (1997)
– The Twenties (1997)
 
1993 A Haunting Harmony (TV movie)
 
1993 Molly (TV movie)
 
1992 Sam Saturday (TV series)
– Home Free (1992)
– On the Other Hand (1992)
 
1991 The Play on One (TV series)
– Gas and Candles (1991)
 
1991 The Best of Friends (TV movie)
 
1986 Paradise Postponed (TV mini-series)
– The Simcox Inheritance (1986)
– Faith Unfaithful (1986)
– The Gods of the Copy Book Headings (1986)
– Enigma Variations (1986)
– And a Happy New Year to You, Too! (1986)
See all 11 episodes »
 
1984 The First Olympics: Athens 1896 (TV mini-series)
– Part 1 (1984)
 
1984 A Voyage Round My Father (TV movie)
 
1984 A Talent for Murder (TV movie)
 
1983 All for Love (TV series)
– Fireworks for Elspeth (1983)
 
1983 Mr. Halpern and Mr. Johnson (TV movie)
 
1983 Number 10 (TV series)
 
1968-1982 ITV Playhouse (TV series)
– The Breadwinner (1982)
– The Quiet Days of Mrs. Stafford (1981)
– Murder: An Even Chance (1968)
 
1981 Dirty Tricks
 
1980 Death Ship
 
1979 King Solomon's Treasure
 
1979 City on Fire
 
1978 Romeo & Juliet (TV movie)
 
1977 BBC2 Play of the Week (TV series)
– The Kitchen (1977)
 
1977 Three Dangerous Ladies
 
1976 Killers (TV series)
– Murder at the Metropole (1976)
 
1976 ITV Sunday Night Drama (TV series)
– The Nicest Man in the World (1976)
 
1975 Shades of Greene (TV series)
– Cheap in August (1975)
 
1975 Performance (TV series)
– Lulu Street (1975)
 
1975 Churchill's People (TV series)
– Liberty Tree (1975)
 
1975 Mrs. Amworth (short)
 
1974 Rooms (TV series)
– Jan and Tony: Part 2 (1974)
– Jan and Tony: Part 1 (1974)
– Monica: Part 2 (1974)
– Monica: Part 1 (1974)
 
1974 Late Night Drama (TV series)
– A Brisk Dip Sagaciously Considered (1974)
 
1973 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series)
– Harlequinade (1973)
 
1972-1973 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
– The Adventures of Don Quixote (1973)
– Summer and Smoke (1972)
 
1972 The Sextet (TV series)
– Blur and Blank via Cleckheaton (1972)
 
1972 A Man About a Dog (TV movie)
 
1971 A Kiss Is Just a Kiss (TV movie)
 
1971 Say Hello to Yesterday
 
1970 Hoffman
 
1969 Crossplot
 
1969 The Saint (TV series)
– The Ex-King of Diamonds (1969)
 
1961-1967 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
– ITV Summer Playhouse #11: The Man Who Understood Women (1967)
– You'll Know Me by the Stars in My Eyes (1966)
– The Move After Checkmate (1966)
– Joker's Justice (1961)
 
1958-1967 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
– The Girl (1967)
– Call Me Daddy (1967)
– The Incident (1965)
– I've Got a System (1965)
– The Girl in the Picture (1964)
See all 9 episodes »
 
1967 Call Me Daddy (TV movie)
 
1967 Money-Go-Round (short)
 
1967 Summer Playhouse (TV series)
– The Man Who Understood Women (1967)
 
1965-1966 Court Martial (TV series)
– Achilles' Heel (1966)
– The Liberators (1966)
– Logistics of Survival (1966)
– Let No Man Speak (1966)
– Vengeance Is Mine (1965)
 
1964 The Comedy Man
 
1964 Theatre 625 (TV series)
– The Seekers #3: The Materialists (1964)
– The Seekers #2: The Idealists (1964)
– The Seekers #1: The Heretics (1964)
 
1962 Z Cars (TV series)
– On Watch - Newtown (1962)
 
1962 Studio 4 (TV series)
 
1957-1961 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
– The Room (1961)
– Breakdown (1958)
– The Staring Match (1957)
 
1961 The World in My Pocket
 
1960 BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV series)
– Playhouse 90: A Town Has Turned to Dust (1960)
 
1959 The Ransom of Red Chief (TV movie)
 
1959 Hot Money Girl
 
1959 Television Playwright (TV series)
– The Dark Side of the Earth (1959)
 
1959 Hudson's Bay (TV series)
– Battle of the Mississippi (1959)
– Voice in the Wilderness (1959)
– Martinet
– Mysterious Journey
– The Watch
 
1958-1959 Dial 999 (TV series)
– 24 Hours a Day (1959)
– Robbery with Violence (1959)
– Thames Division (1959)
– The Killing Job (1958)
 
1958 Room 43
 
1957-1958 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
– The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1958)
– Requiem for a Heavyweight (1957)
 
1957 The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (TV series)
– An Exhibit in Wax (1957)
– The Final Curtain (1957)
 
1954 The Face of Love (TV movie)
 
1954 Tyrant's Tower (TV movie)
 
1953-1954 The Teckman Biography (TV series)
– Third Person Singular (1954) (uncredited)
– The Man (1954) (uncredited)
– A Cable from Kesner (1954) (uncredited)
– 47 Harrison Court (1954) (uncredited)
– Charmaine (1954) (uncredited)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1953 A Place of Execution (TV series)
– Eye for an Eye (1953) (uncredited)
 
1953 The Emperor Jones (TV movie) (uncredited)
 
1953 Strictly Personal (TV series)
– Double Barrels (1953)
– Wacko Wainwright Gets Pranged (1953)
– The Rev. Pinsent Explodes a Theory (1953)
– Someone Knows Too Much (1953)
– Enter the Villain (1953)
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Show ShowProducer (20 titles)
2013 Meet Me on the Southbank (associate producer) (post-production)
 
1997 A Dance to the Music of Time (TV mini-series) (producer - 4 episodes)
– Post War (1997) (producer)
– The War (1997) (producer)
– The Thirties (1997) (producer)
– The Twenties (1997) (producer)
 
1992 Sam Saturday (TV series) (producer)
 
1991 The Best of Friends (TV movie) (producer)
 
1979 King Solomon's Treasure (producer)
 
1960-1963 BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV series) (producer - 2 episodes)
– The Remarkable Incident at Carson Corners (1963) (producer)
– Playhouse 90: A Town Has Turned to Dust (1960) (producer)
 
1962 Studio 4 (TV series) (producer)
 
1962 The Largest Theatre in the World: Heart to Heart (TV movie) (producer)
 
1959 Television Playwright (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– The Dark Side of the Earth (1959) (producer)
 
1959 Hudson's Bay (TV series) (producer - 5 episodes)
– Battle of the Mississippi (1959) (producer)
– Voice in the Wilderness (1959) (producer)
– Martinet (producer)
– Mysterious Journey (producer)
– The Watch (producer)
 
1954-1958 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series) (producer - 7 episodes)
– The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1958) (producer)
– Requiem for a Heavyweight (1957) (producer)
– The Makepeace Story #4: The New Executive (1955) (producer)
– The Legend of Pepito (1955) (producer)
– Waiting for Gillian (1954) (producer)
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1957 Blood Money (TV movie) (producer)
 
1956 Playhouse 90 (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– Requiem for a Heavyweight (1956) (producer)
 
1955 Three Empty Rooms (TV movie) (producer)
 
1955 The Hole in the Wall (TV movie) (producer)
 
1954 Willie the Squouse (TV movie) (producer)
 
1954 The Face of Love (TV movie) (producer)
 
1953-1954 The Teckman Biography (TV series) (producer - 6 episodes)
– Third Person Singular (1954) (producer)
– The Man (1954) (producer)
– A Cable from Kesner (1954) (producer)
– 47 Harrison Court (1954) (producer)
– Charmaine (1954) (producer)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1953 A Place of Execution (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– Eye for an Eye (1953) (producer)
 
1953 The Emperor Jones (TV movie) (producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (10 titles)
1976 Z Cars (TV series)
– Scot Free (1976) (writer)
 
1975 Performance (TV series)
– Lulu Street (1975) (adaptation)
 
1975 Churchill's People (TV series)
– O Canada (1975) (writer)
 
1975 Rooms (TV series)
– Alan and Peter: Part 2 (1975) (writer)
– Alan and Peter: Part 1 (1975) (writer)
 
1972 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series)
– A Man About a Dog (1972) (dramatized by)
 
1972 A Man About a Dog (TV movie) (dramatised by)
 
1971 Say Hello to Yesterday
 
1953-1958 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
– The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1958) (adaptation)
– The Troubled Air (1953) (adaptation)
 
1954 Willie the Squouse (TV movie) (adapted for television by)
 
1952 A Flight of Fancy (TV short) (deviser)
 
Show ShowSelf (6 titles)
2011 Jacqueline Hill: A Life in Pictures (video short)
Himself
 
2008 The Saint Steps in... to Television (video documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Stormy Seas: The Voyage from Bloodstar to Death Ship (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 The Saint Steps in... To Colour (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Brits Go to Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Sean Connery (2003) … Himself
 
2002 Sean Connery, an Intimate Portrait (documentary)
Himself
 
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