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Michael Pickwoad(1945-2018)

  • Production Designer
  • Art Director
  • Art Department
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Michael Pickwoad was born on 11 July 1945 in Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK. He was a production designer and art director, known for Withnail & I (1987), The Prisoner (2009) and Sword of the Valiant (1984). He was previously married to Vanessa Orriss. He died on 27 August 2018 in London, England, UK.
BornJuly 11, 1945
DiedAugust 27, 2018(73)
BornJuly 11, 1945
DiedAugust 27, 2018(73)
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  • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

Withnail & I (1987)
Withnail & I
7.6
  • Production Designer
  • 1987
The Prisoner (2009)
The Prisoner
6.1
TV Mini Series
  • Production Designer
Sword of the Valiant (1984)
Sword of the Valiant
4.4
  • Art Department
  • 1984
Jane and the Lost City (1987)
Jane and the Lost City
4.3
  • Production Designer
  • 1987

Credits

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Production Designer

  • Timothy Spall, Keeley Hawes, and Toby Stephens in Summer of Rockets (2019)
    Summer of Rockets
    • Production Designer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2019
  • Bradley Walsh, Jodie Whittaker, Tosin Cole, and Mandip Gill in Doctor Who (2005)
    Doctor Who
    • Production Designer
    • TV Series
    • 2010–2017
  • Class (2016)
    Class
    • Production Designer
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Matt Lucas and Maxine Peake in A Midsummer Night's Dream (2016)
    A Midsummer Night's Dream
    • Production Designer
    • TV Movie
    • 2016
  • Helen Baxendale and Trevor Eve in Kidnap and Ransom (2011)
    Kidnap and Ransom
    • Production Designer
    • TV Series
    • 2011
  • The Prisoner (2009)
    The Prisoner
    • Production Designer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2009
  • Alex Kingston, Hugh Bonneville, Jemima Rooper, Elliot Cowan, and Gemma Arterton in Lost in Austen (2008)
    Lost in Austen
    • Production Designer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2008
  • The Old Curiosity Shop (2007)
    The Old Curiosity Shop
    • Production Designer
    • TV Movie
    • 2007
  • Geraldine McEwan and Julia McKenzie in Agatha Christie's Marple (2004)
    Agatha Christie's Marple
    • Production Designer
    • TV Series
    • 2007
  • Longford (2006)
    Longford
    • Production Designer
    • TV Movie
    • 2006
  • Sweeney Todd (2006)
    Sweeney Todd
    • Production Designer
    • TV Movie
    • 2006
  • Lucy Cohu in The Queen's Sister (2005)
    The Queen's Sister
    • Production Designer
    • TV Movie
    • 2005
  • Daniel Craig in Archangel (2005)
    Archangel
    • Production Designer
    • TV Movie
    • 2005
  • Frances Tuesday (2004)
    Frances Tuesday
    • Production Designer
    • TV Movie
    • 2004
  • Poirot (1989)
    Poirot
    • Production Designer
    • TV Series
    • 2003–2004

Art Director

  • Steaming (1985)
    Steaming
    • Art Director
    • 1985
  • Lace II (1985)
    Lace II
    • Art Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1985
  • Breakout (1984)
    Breakout
    • Art Director
    • 1984
  • The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood (1984)
    The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
    • Art Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1984
  • The Ploughman's Lunch (1983)
    The Ploughman's Lunch
    • Art Director
    • 1983
  • Christopher Lee, John Carradine, Peter Cushing, Vincent Price, Desi Arnaz Jr., Sheila Keith, and Julie Peasgood in House of the Long Shadows (1983)
    House of the Long Shadows
    • Art Director (as Mike Pickwoad)
    • 1983
  • 4D Special Agents (1981)
    4D Special Agents
    • Art Director
    • 1981
  • Hawk the Slayer (1980)
    Hawk the Slayer
    • Art Director
    • 1980
  • Electric Eskimo (1979)
    Electric Eskimo
    • Art Director
    • 1979
  • Home Before Midnight (1979)
    Home Before Midnight
    • Art Director (as Mike Pickwoad)
    • 1979
  • Go Kart Go (1964)
    A Hitch in Time
    • Art Director
    • 1978
  • Jack Jones in The Comeback (1978)
    The Comeback
    • Art Director (as Mike Pickwoad)
    • 1978
  • John Louis Mansi, Stanley Meadows, and Lance Percival in The Boy with Two Heads (1974)
    The Boy with Two Heads
    • Art Director
    • TV Series
    • 1974
  • House of Whipcord (1974)
    House of Whipcord
    • Art Director (as Mike Pickwoad)
    • 1974
  • The Zoo Robbery (1973)
    The Zoo Robbery
    • Art Director
    • 1973

Art Department

  • Sword of the Valiant (1984)
    Sword of the Valiant
    • assistant art director
    • 1984
  • Roger Moore and Olga Georges-Picot in The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970)
    The Man Who Haunted Himself
    • assistant art director (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • George C. Scott in Patton (1970)
    Patton
    • assistant art director (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • Twisted Nerve (1968)
    Twisted Nerve
    • draughtsman (uncredited)
    • 1968

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Mike Pickwoad
  • Born
    • July 11, 1945
    • Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • August 27, 2018
    • London, England, UK(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Vanessa Orriss1973 - August 27, 2018 (his death, 3 children)

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Son of actor William Mervyn; they worked together on the same project only once (the Children's Film Foundation "Chimpmates" serial released in 1978).

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