Barry Letts

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Barry Letts

Production March 26, 1925

Barry Leopold Letts (26 March 1925 – 9 October 2009) was an English actor, television director, writer and producer, best known for being the producer of Doctor Who from 1969 to 1…

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Doctor Who

Doctor Who

7.9 1963 TV Show
EastEnders

EastEnders

4.2 1985 TV Show
The Avengers

The Avengers

7.8 1961 TV Show
Z-Cars

Z-Cars

7.3 1962 TV Show
The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

5.2 1964 TV Show
Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

4.3 1965 TV Show
No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

4.8 1959 TV Show
Maigret

Maigret

7.1 1960 TV Show
The Cruel Sea

The Cruel Sea

6.9 1953 Movie
Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

7.1 1983 TV Show
Tales of the Tardis

Tales of the Tardis

5.6 2023 TV Show
Scott of the Antarctic

Scott of the Antarctic

7.2 1948 Movie

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Barry Leopold Letts (26 March 1925 – 9 October 2009) was an English actor, television director, writer and producer, best known for being the producer of Doctor Who from 1969 to 1974. Born in Leicester, he worked as an actor in theatre, films and television before retiring in his early forties and becoming a television director. He then became the producer of the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who for five years, overseeing almost the entirety of Jon Pertwee's tenure as the Third Doctor and casting Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor. He produced or directed many of the BBC's Sunday Classic drama serials from 1976 to 1986, and returned to Doctor Who in 1980 to be the executive producer for its eighteenth season.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2023
    Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals

    Movie Self - archive

  2. 2023
    Tales of the Tardis

    TV show Producer

  3. 2023
    Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster

    Movie (archive footage)

  4. 2019
    Doctor Who and the Third Man

    Movie

  5. 2011
    IMC Needs You!

    Movie

  6. 2011
    The Doctor's Moriarty

    Movie Self

  7. 2011
    Life on Earth

    Movie Self

  8. 2011
    Come in Number Five

    Movie (archive footage)

  9. 2010
    The Tin Men and the Witch

    Movie

  10. 2010
    Warriors of Mars

    Movie

  11. 2009
    Roger Delgado: The Master

    Movie

  12. 2009
    The Perfect Scenario: The End of Dreams

    Movie

  13. 2009
    The Perfect Scenario: Lost Frontiers

    Movie

  14. 2009
    The Frighten Factor

    Movie

  15. 2008
    Hello Sailor!

    Movie

  16. 2008
    Musical Scales: An Era of Experimentation

    Movie

More credits
  1. 2007
    Terror Nation: Terry Nation and Doctor Who

    Movie Self

  2. 2007
    Exodus

    Movie Professor Marcus

  3. 2007
    Are Friends Electric?

    Movie

  4. 2007
    The Worst Journey in the World

    Movie Narrator

  5. 2006
    Built for War: The Sontaran Story

    Movie (archival footage)

  6. 2006
    Changing Time: Living and Leaving Doctor Who

    Movie

  7. 2005
    Terrance Dicks: Fact & Fiction

    Movie

  8. 2004
    Dæmos Rising

    Movie Script Consultant

  9. 2003
    The Story of Doctor Who

    Movie

  10. 1998
    Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?

    Movie

  11. 1993
    30 Years in the TARDIS

    Movie Himself

  12. 1986
    David Copperfield

    TV show Director

  13. 1985
    EastEnders

    TV show Director

  14. 1984
    The Prisoner of Zenda

    TV show Producer

  15. 1984
    The Invisible Man

    TV show Producer

  16. 1984
    Goodbye Mr Chips

    TV show Producer

  17. 1983
    Jane Eyre

    TV show Producer

  18. 1983
    Dombey and Son

    TV show Producer

  19. 1982
    Beau Geste

    TV show Producer

  20. 1982
    The Hound of the Baskervilles

    TV show Producer

  21. 1982
    Stalky & Co

    TV show Producer

  22. 1982
    Gulliver in Lilliput

    TV show Adaptation

  23. 1981
    Great Expectations

    TV show Producer

  24. 1981
    Doctor Who: Logopolis

    Movie Executive Producer