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	STARmeter SEE RANK Down 60,727 this week View rank on IMDbPro » John Gorrie Director \| Writer \| Actor John Gorrie was born on August 11, 1932 in Hastings, East Sussex, England. He is a director and writer, known for Edward the King (1975), Lillie (1978) and Tales of the Unexpected (1979). See full bio » Born: August 11, 1932 in Hastings, East Sussex, England, UK

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Edward the King

Edward the King Director

(1975)

Lillie Director

(1978)

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected Director

(1980-1988)

Boy Meets Girl Director

(1967-1969)

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Director (56 credits)

2000 The Coral Island (TV Mini-Series)

1999 The Gift (TV Movie)

1999 Peak Practice (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Moving On (1999)

1997-1998 Animal Ark (TV Series) (6 episodes)

- Guinea Pig in the Garage (1998)

- Calf in the Cottage (1998)

- Piglet in a Playpen (1998)

- Hedgehog in the Hall (1998)

- Pony in the Porch (1997)

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1995-1997 The Famous Five (TV Series) (5 episodes)

- Five Go to Billycock Hill: Part 2 (1997)

- Five Go to Billycock Hill: Part 1 (1997)

- Five Get into a Fix (1997)

- Five on a Hike Together (1996)

- Five Go to Smuggler's Top: Part 2 (1995)

1990-1992 Ruth Rendell Mysteries (TV Series) (3 episodes)

- Talking to Strange Men (1992)

- Murder Being Once Done: Part One (1991)

- An Unkindness of Ravens: Part One (1990)

1992 Rumpole of the Bailey (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Rumpole on Trial (1992)

- Rumpole and the Family Pride (1992)

1991-1992 Perfect Scoundrels (TV Series) (6 episodes)

- The Goodbye Look (1992)

- Let No Man Put Asunder (1992)

- The Long Way Home (1992)

- No Thanks for the Memory (1991)

- My Fair Daisy (1991)

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1989 Cause célèbre (TV Movie)

1989 A Quiet Conspiracy (TV Mini-Series) (4 episodes)

- Episode #1.4 (1989)

- Episode #1.3 (1989)

- Episode #1.2 (1989)

- Episode #1.1 (1989)

1988 The Return of Sherlock Holmes (TV Series) (1 episode)

- The Bruce Partington Plans (1988)

1980-1988 Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series) (11 episodes)

- The Facts of Life (1988)

- Down Among the Sheltering Palms (1983)

- A Sad Loss (1983)

- Death in the Morning (1982)

- The Eavesdropper (1982)

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1987 A Sort of Innocence (TV Series) (6 episodes)

- Episode #1.6 (1987)

- Episode #1.5 (1987)

- Episode #1.4 (1987)

- Episode #1.3 (1987)

- Episode #1.2 (1987)

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1986 First Among Equals (TV Mini-Series) (3 episodes)

- Episode #1.3 (1986)

- Episode #1.2 (1986)

- Episode #1.1 (1986)

1985 Marjorie and Men (TV Series) (6 episodes)

- Poor Little Buttercup (1985)

- Get a Man In (1985)

- Talking the Waters (1985)

- Be Your Age (1985)

- Secret Love (1985)

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1984 Morgan's Boy (TV Series) (8 episodes)

- Episode #1.8 (1984)

- Episode #1.7 (1984)

- Episode #1.6 (1984)

- Episode #1.5 (1984)

- Episode #1.4 (1984)

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1984 Shroud for a Nightingale (TV Mini-Series) (5 episodes)

- Episode #1.5 (1984)

- Episode #1.4 (1984)

- Episode #1.3 (1984)

- Episode #1.2 (1984)

- Episode #1.1 (1984)

1983 Shades of Darkness (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Bewitched (1983)

1982 Claire (TV Mini-Series) (6 episodes)

- Episode #1.6 (1982)

- Episode #1.5 (1982)

- Episode #1.4 (1982)

- Episode #1.3 (1982)

- Episode #1.2 (1982)

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1981 The Member for Chelsea (TV Series) (3 episodes)

- Episode #1.3 (1981)

- Episode #1.2 (1981)

- Episode #1.1 (1981)

1971-1981 Play for Today (TV Series) (5 episodes)

- The Sin Bin (1981)

- Rumpole of the Bailey (1975)

- The General's Day (1972)

- Cows (1972)

- Michael Regan (1971)

1980 The Tempest (TV Movie)

1980 Twelfth Night (TV Movie)

1979 Two People (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Blueprints (1979)

1968-1979 BBC Play of the Month (TV Series) (7 episodes)

- The Wings of the Dove (1979)

- The Picture of Dorian Gray (1976)

- French Without Tears (1976)

- Five Finger Exercise (1970)

- Macbeth (1970)

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1978 Lillie (TV Mini-Series) (5 episodes)

- Mr. Jersey (1978)

- America (1978)

- The Jersey Lily (1978)

- Mrs. Langtry (1978)

- Emilie (1978)

1975-1978 Within These Walls (TV Series) (4 episodes)

- Is There Anyone There? (1978)

- A Way of Loving (1976)

- A Free Woman (1975)

- Mother's Girl (1975)

1977 Seven Faces of Woman (TV Series) (1 episode)

- She: A Girl in Gold Shoes (1977)

1977 The Velvet Glove (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Auntie's Niece (1977)

1976 Private Lives (TV Movie)

1976 BBC2 Playhouse (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- The Mind Beyond: The Man with the Power (1976)

- The Mind Beyond: The Love of a Good Woman (1976)

1976 The Crezz (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Fire Down Below (1976)

1976 Couples (TV Series) (5 episodes)

- Episode #1.60 (1976)

- Episode #1.51 (1976)

- Episode #1.48 (1976)

- Episode #1.34 (1976)

- Episode #1.33 (1976)

1975 Angels (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Nights (1975)

1975 Edward the King (TV Mini-Series) (13 episodes)

- Good Old Teddy! (1975)

- The Peacemaker (1975)

- King at Last (1975)

- The Years of Waiting (1975)

- Scandal (1975)

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1975 The Yeomen of the Guard (TV Movie)

1973 After Loch Lomond (TV Movie)

1969-1971 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series) (3 episodes)

- Alice Dancing (1971)

- Hari-Kari and Sally (1971)

- Takeover (1969)

1970 Music on 2 (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Tales of Hoffmann (1970)

1965-1969 The Wednesday Play (TV Series) (5 episodes)

- The Sad Decline of Arthur Maybury (1969)

- A Night with Mrs. Da Tanka (1968)

- Wanted: Single Gentleman (1967)

- A Knight in Tarnished Armour (1965)

- The Good Shoemaker and the Poor Fish Peddler (1965)

1967-1969 Boy Meets Girl (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- The Eye of Heaven (1969)

- The Raging Moon (1967)

1967-1969 ITV Playhouse (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Colombe (1969)

- The Waste Spaces (1967)

1968 The Merry Widow (TV Movie)

1966-1967 ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- ITV Summer Playhouse #9: The Voysey Inheritance (1967)

- Variation on a Theme (1966)

1967 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Silver Wedding (1967)

1966 End in Tears (TV Movie)

1965-1966 Out of the Unknown (TV Series) (3 episodes)

- Satisfaction Guaranteed (1966)

- Second Childhood (1966)

- The Dead Past (1965)

1966 Thirteen Against Fate (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- The Consul (1966)

- The Witness (1966)

1966 Theatre 625 (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Marianne (1966)

- The Queen and Jackson (1966)

1965 The Wednesday Thriller (TV Series) (1 episode)

- The Travelling Companion (1965)

1965 Londoners (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Old Man of Chelsea Reach (1965)

1964-1965 Thursday Theatre (TV Series) (3 episodes)

- Naked Island (1965)

- A Day by the Sea (1964)

- The Cure for Love (1964)

1964 Thorndyke (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Percival Bland's Brother (1964)

1964 Doctor Who (TV Series) (7 episodes)

- A Change of Identity (1964) ... (unconfirmed, uncredited)

- The Keys of Marinus (1964)

- Sentence of Death (1964)

- The Snows of Terror (1964)

- The Screaming Jungle (1964)

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1964 Story Parade (TV Series) (1 episode)

- The Bender (1964)

1963-1964 Compact (TV Series) (10 episodes)

- Unexpected Guests (1964)

- Battle of the Sexes (1964)

- The Opening (1964)

- The Enquiry (1964)

- A Job for the Boy (1963)

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Writer (10 credits)

Marjorie and Men (TV Series) (1 episode, 1985) (writer - 3 episodes, 1985)

- Poor Little Buttercup (1985)

- Talking the Waters (1985) ... (writer)

- Secret Love (1985) ... (writer)

- Singles Night (1985) ... (writer)

Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode, 1983) (dramatisation - 1 episode, 1982)

- Down Among the Sheltering Palms (1983) ... (writer)

- Death in the Morning (1982) ... (dramatisation)

1982 We'll Meet Again (TV Mini-Series) (writer - 4 episodes)

- One Day at a Time (1982) ... (writer)

- Old Enough to Fight (1982) ... (writer)

- You'll Never Know (1982) ... (writer)

- A Wing and a Prayer (1982) ... (writer)

1978 Lillie (TV Mini-Series) (written by - 4 episodes)

- Fifty Cents a Dance (1978) ... (written by)

- America (1978) ... (written by)

- Going on the Stage (1978) ... (written by)

- The Sailor Prince (1978) ... (written by)

1976 Within These Walls (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)

- A Way of Loving (1976) ... (writer)

1975 Edward the King (TV Mini-Series) (writer - 4 episodes)

- The Years of Waiting (1975) ... (writer)

- Scandal (1975) ... (writer)

- The Royal Quadrille (1975) ... (writer)

- Dearest Prince (1975) ... (writer)

1971 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)

- Alice Dancing (1971) ... (writer)

1970 ITV Playhouse (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)

- Private Lillywhite's Dead (1970) ... (writer)

1969 The Wednesday Play (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)

- The Sad Decline of Arthur Maybury (1969) ... (writer)

1969 Boy Meets Girl (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)

- The Eye of Heaven (1969) ... (writer)

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Actor (3 credits)

1967 Sat'day While Sunday (TV Series)
Nathan

- Once a Year in the Season: Part 2 (1967) ... Nathan

1958 Tom Barnardo (TV Movie)
Henry Vincent

1958 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV Series)
Nathan Jones

- Statue of David (1958) ... Nathan Jones

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Self (1 credit)

2013 Who's Round (TV Series)
Himself

- 'The Keys of Marinus' Special (2013) ... Himself

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