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Roy Battersby
London, England
Roy Battersby (1936-2024) was a British director. He started his career making documentary features for the BBC, including work on their groundbreaking science series Tomorrow's W…
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Roy Battersby (1936-2024) was a British director. He started his career making documentary features for the BBC, including work on their groundbreaking science series Tomorrow's World. In 1970 he directed the innovative scientific documentary film The Body, before moving into drama and directing TV plays, often working with writer Colin Welland. He made with several films for the Play for Today series but his role as an organiser with the Workers Revolutionary Party and his Trotskyist politics led to him being blacklisted by the BBC at the behest of Special Branch and the security services, a fact which Battersby was unaware of at the time. Once his association ended in the 1980s, Battersby was allowed to direct at the BBC once more. Serials such as 1986's King of the Ghetto led to regular work on Between the Lines in the early 90s. Now specialising in crime drama, he also helmed several episodes of ITV's Inspector Morse, A Touch of Frost and Cracker. His 2005 film Red Mercury was shown at the Montreal World Film Festival, where it was nominated for best film. In 1996, Battersby was awarded the Alan Clarke award at BAFTA. He was married to actress Judy Loe and is the stepfather of actress Kate Beckinsale.
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2020
Drama Out of a Crisis: A Celebration of Play for Today
Movie Self – Director
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2008
Greys Inbetween
Movie Script Editor
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2005
Red Mercury
Movie Director
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2000
In Defence
TV show Director
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1999
Doomwatch: Winter Angel
Movie Director
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1998
Space Island One
TV show Director
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1997
The Moth
Movie Director
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1993
Cracker
TV show Director
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1993
Olly's Prison
Movie Director
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1992
A Touch of Frost
TV show Director
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1992
Between the Lines
TV show Director
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1991
Escape From Kampala
Movie Director
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1991
The Black Candle
Movie Director
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1990
Yellowbacks
Movie Director
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1989
The Act
Movie Director
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1988
Eurocops
TV show Director
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1988
The Play on One
TV show Director
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1987
Inspector Morse
TV show Director
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1987
Gentry
Movie Director
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1986
Unnatural Causes
TV show Director
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1986
ScreenPlay
TV show Director
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1986
King of the Ghetto
TV show Director
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1986
Mr. Love
Movie Director
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1984
Winter Flight
Movie Director
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1983
No Excuses
TV show Director
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1983
The Home Front
TV show Director
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1977
The Palestinian
Movie Director
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1975
Couples
TV show Director
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1975
Post Mortem
Movie Director
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1974
Leeds United!
Movie Director
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1973
Centre Play
TV show Director
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1973
The Operation
Movie Director
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1972
Better Than the Movies
Movie Director
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1972
Right to Work March
Movie
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1972
Home and Away
TV show Director
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1970
Roll On Four O'Clock
Movie Director
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1970
Play for Today
TV show Director
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1970
The Body
Movie Director
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1970
Doomwatch
TV show Director
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1969
Some Women
Movie Director
