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Roy Battersby (1936-2024)

Alias:
Roy John Battersby

Birthplace:
London, England

Born:
April 20, 1936

Died:
January 10, 2024

Biography from TheMovieDB

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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Film Production

Director:
1969  Some Women
1970  Roll On Four O'Clock
1970  The Body
1972  Better Than the Movies
1973  The Operation
1974  Leeds United!
1975  Post Mortem
1977  The Palestinian
1984  Winter Flight
1985  Mr. Love
1986  King of the Ghetto
1987  Gentry
1989  The Act
1990  Yellowbacks
1991  Escape From Kampala
1991  The Black Candle
1993  Olly's Prison
1997  The Moth
1999  Doomwatch: Winter Angel
2005  Red Mercury

Script Editor:
1969  Some Women
1970  Roll On Four O'Clock
1970  The Body
1972  Better Than the Movies
1973  The Operation
1974  Leeds United!
1975  Post Mortem
1977  The Palestinian
1984  Winter Flight
1985  Mr. Love
1986  King of the Ghetto
1987  Gentry
1989  The Act
1990  Yellowbacks
1991  Escape From Kampala
1991  The Black Candle
1993  Olly's Prison
1997  The Moth
1999  Doomwatch: Winter Angel
2005  Red Mercury
2008  Greys Inbetween

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TV Production

Director:
1970  Doomwatch
1970  Play for Today
1986  King of the Ghetto
1987  Inspector Morse
1988  The Play on One
1992  A Touch of Frost
1992  Between the Lines
1993  Cracker
2000  In Defence

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