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Paddy Russell

Paddy Russell attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and started her career as an actress. She left acting to become a stage manager because it paid more money. She progressed from being director Rudolph Cartier's floor manager to becoming a director herself, becoming one of the first two women directors in BBC television... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideDirector (33 titles)
1988 Pick of the Week (TV series)
 
1981 The Ark Stories (TV series)
 
1980 The Squad (TV series)
The Big Match (1980)
Decoy (1980)
Elizabeth (1980)
Search (1980)
 
1979-1980 3-2-1 (TV series)
Music Hall (1980)
Dickens (1979)
Space (1979)
 
1979 The Omega Factor (TV series)
 
1978 The Standard (TV series)
Golden Boy (1978)
 
1975-1976 Within These Walls (TV series)
Visitors (1976)
The Line of Duty (1976)
Prison Cat (1975)
 
1967-1976 Z Cars (TV series)
Nightwatch (1976)
Eviction (1975)
Squatters (1975)
Mother and Child (1973)
Mileage (1973)
 
1974-1975 My Old Man (TV series)
Episode #2.6 (1975)
Episode #2.5 (1975)
Episode #2.4 (1975)
Episode #2.3 (1975)
Episode #2.2 (1975)
 
1974 Badger's Set (TV movie)
 
1973 Harriet's Back in Town (TV series)
Episode #1.92 (1973)
Episode #1.91 (1973)
Episode #1.82 (1973)
Episode #1.81 (1973)
 
1973 Full House (TV series)
 
1973 Softly Softly: Task Force (TV series)
Conspiracy (1973)
 
1972 The Man Outside (TV series)
 
1972 The Moonstone (TV series)
Episode #1.5 (1972)
Episode #1.4 (1972)
Episode #1.3 (1972)
Episode #1.2 (1972)
Episode #1.1 (1972)
 
1971 Fathers and Sons (TV mini-series)
Episode #1.4 (1971)
Episode #1.3 (1971)
Episode #1.2 (1971)
Episode #1.1 (1971)
 
1970 Little Women (TV mini-series)
Episode #1.9 (1970)
Episode #1.8 (1970)
Episode #1.7 (1970)
Episode #1.6 (1970)
Episode #1.5 (1970)
 
1969 Imperial Palace (TV movie)
 
1968 Pere Goriot (TV mini-series)
Gilded Youth (1968)
 
1968 Late Night Horror (TV series)
 
1967 Angel Pavement (TV series)
They Go Home (1967)
Arabian Nights (1967)
Up and Up (1967)
They Arrive (1967)
 
1967 The Newcomers (TV series)
 
1965 Heiress of Garth (TV mini-series)
 
1965 The Mind of the Enemy (TV mini-series)
The Fatal Slip (1965)
A Forcing Bid (1965)
The Trap (1965)
The New Member (1965)
 
1965 Reluctant Bandit (TV movie)
 
1965 Hit and Run (TV series)
Accident (1965)
 
1964 The Massingham Affair (TV series)
 
1964 First Night (TV series)
My One True Love (1964)
 
1962 Compact (TV series)
 
Show ShowProducer (5 titles)
1975 My Old Man (TV series) (producer - 6 episodes)
Episode #2.6 (1975) (producer)
Episode #2.5 (1975) (producer)
Episode #2.4 (1975) (producer)
Episode #2.3 (1975) (producer)
Episode #2.2 (1975) (producer)
 
1974 Badger's Set (TV movie) (producer)
 
1965 Reluctant Bandit (TV movie) (producer)
 
1965 Hit and Run (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
Accident (1965) (producer)
 
1964 The Massingham Affair (TV series) (producer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (3 titles)
1962 Studio 4 (TV series) (production assistant - 1 episode)
Doctor Korczak and the Children (1962) (production assistant)
 
1953 The Quatermass Experiment (TV series) (assistant stage manager - 1 episode)
Persons Reported Missing (1953) (assistant stage manager - uncredited)
 
1953 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series) (stage manager - 2 episodes)
L'Aiglon (1953) (stage manager - uncredited)
It Is Midnight, Dr. Schweitzer (1953) (stage manager)
 
Show ShowActress (2 titles)
1953 The Quatermass Experiment (TV series)
Comet Passenger / Crash Site Onlooker
Persons Reported Missing (1953) … Comet Passenger (uncredited)
Contact Has Been Established (1953) … Crash Site Onlooker (uncredited)
 
1950 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Attendant / Schoolchild
Adventure Story (1950) … Attendant
The Insect Play (1950) … Schoolchild
 
Show ShowSelf (4 titles)
2011 People Power and Puppetry (video documentary short)
Herself - Interviewee
 
2005 Paddy Russell: A Life in Television (video short)
Herself
 
2003 Osirian Gothic (video documentary short)
Herself
 
1997 Auntie: The Inside Story of the BBC (TV mini-series documentary)
Herself
Growing Pains: 1945-1960 (1997) … Herself
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Provided a commentary for the Doctor Who DVD "Pyramids of Mars".
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Trivia:

Of the four Doctor Who serials she directed, her favorite was "Pyramids of Mars" because she felt it had the best script. See more »