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Gerald Blake
Hackney, London, England, UK
Gerald Blake (3 December 1928 – 5 April 1991) was a British television director who worked in drama from the 1960s to the 1980s. Beginning his career as an actor, Blake appeared…
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Gerald Blake (3 December 1928 – 5 April 1991) was a British television director who worked in drama from the 1960s to the 1980s. Beginning his career as an actor, Blake appeared in repertory, appearing in productions at Burnham and Farnham before becoming stage director at the New Shakespeare Theatre, Liverpool. In October 1958, he became associate producer at the Theatre Royal, Lincoln. It was here during the presentation of a revue that BBC producer Norman Rutherford was visiting. Impressed by the production, he offered Blake a six-month drama producer's course with the corporation. Starting on 8 May 1962, his training consisted of directing episodes of Dr Finlay's Casebook, and afterwards he went on to become a television director. His numerous credits include The Gentle Touch, The Omega Factor (the episode "After-Image"), Blake's 7 (the episodes "The Harvest of Kairos" (1980) and "Death-Watch" (1980) from the third series), Survivors (three episodes from the first series), The Onedin Line, Out of the Unknown, Doctor Who (the stories The Abominable Snowmen (1967) and The Invasion of Time (1978)), Super Gran, Compact, Z-Cars, Mr. Palfrey of Westminster, and Coronation Street.
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1985
EastEnders
TV show Director
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1985
Super Gran
TV show Director
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1984
Big Deal
TV show Director
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1984
Mr. Palfrey of Westminster
TV show Director
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1982
Whistling Wally
Movie Director
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1982
Tishoo
Movie Director
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1981
The Factory
Movie Director
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1981
Nanny
TV show Director
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1980
The Gentle Touch
TV show Director
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1979
The Omega Factor
TV show Director
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1979
Thundercloud
TV show Director
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1978
Doctor Who: The Invasion of Time
Movie Director
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1978
Blake's 7
TV show Director
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1977
The Mackinnons
TV show Director
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1977
Headmaster
TV show Director
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1975
Quiller
TV show Director
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1975
Survivors
TV show Director
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1975
The Venturers
TV show Director
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1974
Dial M for Murder
TV show Director
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1973
The Dragon's Opponent
TV show Director
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1972
The Edwardians
TV show Director
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1972
Emmerdale
TV show Director
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1972
No Exit
TV show Director
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1971
The Onedin Line
TV show Director
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1971
Trial
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1971
The Sons and Daughters of Tomorrow
Movie Director
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1970
Play for Today
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1970
Menace
TV show Director
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1969
Softly Softly: Task Force
TV show Director
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1969
The Doctors
TV show Director
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1969
The Elusive Pimpernel
TV show Director
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1969
Liar!
Movie Director
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1968
The Expert
TV show Director
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1968
The Spanish Farm
TV show Director
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1967
Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmen
Movie Director
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1967
Girl in a Black Bikini
TV show Director
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1966
Death is a Good Living
TV show Director
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1966
The Man in the Mirror
TV show Director
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1966
Softly, Softly
TV show Director
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1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre
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