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Douglas Allen(1903-1984)

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Writer
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Douglas Allen was born on 5 October 1903 in Croydon, Surrey, England, UK. He was a producer and director, known for BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950), The Six Proud Walkers (1962) and The Men from Room 13 (1959). He died on 4 March 1984 in Llanbedr, Powys, Wales, UK.
BornOctober 5, 1903
DiedMarch 4, 1984(80)
BornOctober 5, 1903
DiedMarch 4, 1984(80)
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Known for

BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
7.0
TV Series
  • Producer
Julia Lockwood and Andrew Sachs in The Six Proud Walkers (1962)
The Six Proud Walkers
TV Series
  • Producer
The Men from Room 13
TV Series
  • Producer
Compact (1962)
Compact
6.8
TV Series
  • Producer

Credits

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Producer

  • Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962)
    Dr. Finlay's Casebook
    7.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1966–1968
  • Gay Hamilton in The Heart of Midlothian (1966)
    The Heart of Midlothian
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1966
  • Lord Raingo
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1966
  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1966)
    The Hunchback of Notre Dame
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1966
  • A Farewell to Arms (1966)
    A Farewell to Arms
    8.7
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 1966
  • The Idiot (1966)
    The Idiot
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 1966
  • Valerie Gearon and David Sumner in Eugenie Grandet (1965)
    Eugenie Grandet
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 1965–1966
  • Roger Croucher and Elizabeth Shepherd in Buddenbrooks (1965)
    Buddenbrooks
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 1965
  • For Whom the Bell Tolls (1965)
    For Whom the Bell Tolls
    7.2
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1965
  • The Rise and Fall of César Birotteau
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1965
  • Derek Lamden and Ann Lancaster in The Scarlet and the Black (1965)
    The Scarlet and the Black
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1965
  • Liza of Lambeth
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1965
  • Jane Asher in The Mill on the Floss (1965)
    The Mill on the Floss
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1965
  • The Ambassadors
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1965
  • The Brothers Karamazov
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 1964–1965

Director

  • Compact (1962)
    Compact
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Julia Lockwood and Andrew Sachs in The Six Proud Walkers (1962)
    The Six Proud Walkers
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1962
  • The Men from Room 13
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1961
  • I Spy
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1958
  • BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
    BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1951–1955
  • It Never Rains...
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1954

Writer

  • BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
    BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
    7.0
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • 1954
  • The Coventry Nativity Play
    TV Movie
    • adapted by
    • 1949
  • Down Our Street (1949)
    Down Our Street
    TV Movie
    • television adaptation
    • 1949
  • The Tragedy of King Lear Part 2/II
    TV Movie
    • adaptation
    • 1948
  • The Tragedy of King Lear Part 2/I
    TV Movie
    • adaptation
    • 1948
  • The Tragedy of King Lear Part 1/II
    TV Movie
    • adaptation
    • 1948
  • The Tragedy of King Lear Part 1
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • adaptation
    • 1948
  • The Coventry Nativity Play
    TV Movie
    • adapted by
    • 1947

Personal details

  • Born
    • October 5, 1903
    • Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
  • Died
    • March 4, 1984
    • Llanbedr, Powys, Wales, UK

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