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Jan Read

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Son of a Scottish chemist, Jan Read developed a love of the movies from an early age. In 1946 he abandoned academia to follow his boyhood dreams, moving first to New York and then Hollywood, where he worked with Fritz Lang to learn the ropes as both a writer and producer. In the 1950s he returned to Britain... See full bio »

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1971 The View from Daniel Pike (TV series)
 
1970 The Borderers (TV series)
– Snatch (1970) (writer)
– The Siege of Cocklaws (1970) (writer)
 
1969 Strange Report (TV series)
– Report 1021: Shrapnel - The Wish in the Dream (1969) (writer)
 
1968 Man in a Suitcase (TV series)
– Night Flight to Andorra (1968) (writer)
– Castle in the Clouds (1968) (writer)
– The Revolutionaries (1968) (screenplay)
– Somebody Loses, Somebody... Wins? (1968) (writer)
 
1965 The Mask of Janus (TV series)
– The Devil You Know (1965) (writer)
 
1965 You Must Be Joking! (uncredited)
 
1962-1965 Dr. Finlay's Casebook (TV series)
– The Immortal Memory (1965) (writer)
– Laughing Gas (1965) (writer)
– The Spirit of Dr. McGregor (1964) (writer)
– A Man May Drink (1964) (writer)
– The Polygraph (1963) (writer)
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1965 The Flying Swan (TV series)
– The Knock-Out (1965) (writer)
– The Spanish Couple (1965) (writer)
 
1965 Sherlock Holmes (TV series)
– The Retired Colourman (1965) (script by)
– The Man with the Twisted Lip (1965) (dramatisation)
 
1965 Memorandum van een dokter (TV series)
– Een hoestdrankje (1965) (adaptation)
 
1965 Secret Agent (TV series)
– That's Two of Us Sorry (1965) (written by)
 
1964 No Hiding Place (TV series)
– Aftertaste (1964) (writer)
 
1964 First Men in the Moon (screenplay)
 
1964 Detective (TV series)
– The Hungry Spider (1964) (writer)
 
1962-1963 Zero One (TV series)
– The Stowaway (1963) (writer)
– Fly Away Peter (1962) (writer)
 
1963 Jason and the Argonauts (screenplay)
 
1963 That Kind of Girl (writer)
 
1963 It Happened Like This (TV series)
– The Missing Line (1963) (adaptation)
– Fer-de-Lance (1963) (adaptation)
 
1961 The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (additional writing)
 
1959-1960 The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series)
– The Bagpiper (1960) (screenplay)
– A Bushel of Apples (1960) (screenplay)
– The Lady-Killer (1959) (screenplay)
 
1959-1960 Skyport (TV series)
– Episode #1.43 (1960) (writer)
– Episode #1.33 (1960) (writer)
– Episode #1.32 (1960) (writer)
– Episode #1.29 (1960) (writer)
– Episode #1.23 (1959) (writer)
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1959-1960 The Four Just Men (TV series)
– The Miracle of St. Phillipe (1960) (teleplay)
– Money to Burn (1960) (writer)
– The Man with the Golden Touch (1960) (story)
– The Deadly Capsule (1959) (writer)
 
1960 Zoo Baby (original story / screenplay)
 
1958 The Haunted Strangler (screenplay / story "Stranglehold")
 
1957 The Mailbag Robbery (story)
 
1956 The Secret Tent
 
1956 Patrol Car (TV series)
– The Ribbon Trap (1956) (writer)
 
1953 Three Stops to Murder (writer)
 
1953 Both Sides of the Law (story)
 
1951 White Corridors
 
1950 The Blue Lamp (original treatment)
 
1949 Helter Skelter (additional dialogue)
 
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1980 Prostitute (unspecified crew member)
 
1969-1970 Strange Report (TV series) (associate script editor - 11 episodes)
– Report 4977: Swindle - The Square Root of Evil (1970) (associate script editor)
– Kidnap: Whose Pretty Girl Are You (1969) (associate script editor)
– Report 4821: X-Ray - Who Weeps for the Doctor? (1969) (associate script editor)
– Sniper: When Is Your Cousin Not? (1969) (associate script editor)
– Racist: A Most Dangerous Proposal (1969) (associate script editor)
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1968 Man in a Suitcase (TV series) (script editor - 6 episodes)
– Night Flight to Andorra (1968) (script editor)
– Castle in the Clouds (1968) (script editor)
– Three Blinks of the Eyes (1968) (script editor)
– Property of a Gentleman (1968) (script editor)
– Which Way Did He Go, McGill? (1968) (script editor)
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2009 The Bachelor (TV series)
– Episode #13.2 (2009)
 
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2007 Haunted Memories (video documentary short) (very special thanks)
 
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2007 Haunted Memories (video documentary short)
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