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Ross Devenish

  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Producer
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Ross Devenish was born on 15 November 1939 in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. He is a director and assistant director, known for The Guest: An Episode in the Life of Eugène Marais (1977), Marigolds in August (1980) and Goal! The World Cup (1966).
BornNovember 15, 1939
BornNovember 15, 1939
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    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 4 wins & 2 nominations total

    Known for

    The Guest: An Episode in the Life of Eugène Marais (1977)
    The Guest: An Episode in the Life of Eugène Marais
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1977
    Marigolds in August (1980)
    Marigolds in August
    5.5
    • Director
    • 1980
    Goal! The World Cup (1966)
    Goal! The World Cup
    7.4
    • Director(directed by)
    • 1966
    Masterpiece Theatre: Bleak House (1985)
    Masterpiece Theatre: Bleak House
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director

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    Director

    • Great Performances (1971)
      Great Performances
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Dalziel and Pascoe (1996)
      Dalziel and Pascoe
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1996–2001
    • A Certain Justice (1998)
      A Certain Justice
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Director (directed by)
      • 1998
    • Colin Blumenau, Nula Conwell, Peter Ellis, Trudie Goodwin, Jon Iles, Gary Olsen, Eric Richard, John Salthouse, Tony Scannell, Jeff Stewart, Mark Wingett, and Delia Swan in The Bill (1984)
      The Bill
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1997
    • True Tilda (1997)
      True Tilda
      9.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1997
    • David Jason in A Touch of Frost (1992)
      A Touch of Frost
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1996
    • Tony Doyle, Tom Georgeson, Neil Pearson, and Siobhan Redmond in Between the Lines (1992)
      Between the Lines
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1994
    • Calling the Shots (1993)
      Calling the Shots
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 1994
    • David Suchet in Poirot (1989)
      Poirot
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1990–1992
    • 4 Play (1989)
      4 Play
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1990
    • Screen Two (1984)
      Screen Two
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1989
    • Alfred Molina and Robert Hardy in Sunday Premiere (1986)
      Sunday Premiere
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1986
    • Screenplay (1986)
      Screenplay
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1986
    • Masterpiece Theatre: Bleak House (1985)
      Masterpiece Theatre: Bleak House
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1985
    • A Chip of Glass Ruby
      5.6
      • Director
      • 1982

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Managers in the Making
      Short
      • assistant director
      • 1964
    • Ian Hendry and Janette Scott in Contest Girl (1964)
      Contest Girl
      5.9
      • third assistant director (uncredited)
      • 1964
    • Peter Sellers in The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963)
      The Wrong Arm of the Law
      6.7
      • third assistant director (uncredited)
      • 1963

    Producer

    • The English Programme (1976)
      The English Programme
      4.5
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1976
    • This Week (1956)
      This Week
      6.9
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1970

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    • Born
      • November 15, 1939
      • Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

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