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Michael Blakstad(1940-2023)

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Editor
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Michael Blakstad was born on 18 April 1940 in Penang, Malaya. He was a producer and director, known for Whicker (1968), Whicker's Walkabout (1970) and The Bellcrest Story (1973). He was married to Tricia Wotherspoon. He died on 21 November 2023 in Winchester, Hampshire, England. UK.
BornApril 18, 1940
DiedNovember 21, 2023(83)
BornApril 18, 1940
DiedNovember 21, 2023(83)
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Known for

Whicker (1968)
Whicker
TV Series
  • Producer
Whicker's Walkabout (1970)
Whicker's Walkabout
TV Series
  • Producer
Norman Bowler in The Bellcrest Story (1973)
The Bellcrest Story
TV Series
  • Producer
Tom Grattan's War (1968)
Tom Grattan's War
7.6
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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Producer

  • Wendy van der Plank in Wizadora (1993)
    Wizadora
    6.9
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1994–1997
  • Wizadora (1991)
    Wizadora
    6.0
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1991
  • João Magueijo in Equinox (1986)
    Equinox
    7.2
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • 1987–1989
  • See How They Run (1984)
    See How They Run
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1984
  • Ultra Quiz (1983)
    Ultra Quiz
    5.0
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1984
  • The Risk Business (1976)
    The Risk Business
    TV Series
    • series editor
    • editor
    • 1979–1980
  • Tomorrow's World (1965)
    Tomorrow's World
    7.6
    TV Series
    • series editor
    • producer (1970s)
    • 1974–1980
  • The Right to Work?
    TV Mini Series
    • series editor
    • 1979
  • The Burke Special (1972)
    The Burke Special
    7.4
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1973–1974
  • Norman Bowler in The Bellcrest Story (1973)
    The Bellcrest Story
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1973
  • Whicker's Walkabout (1970)
    Whicker's Walkabout
    TV Series
    • produced by
    • 1970
  • Whicker's World (1959)
    Whicker's World
    7.5
    TV Series
    • produced by
    • 1970
  • Whicker (1968)
    Whicker
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1968

Director

  • The Environment Game
    Short
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Norman Bowler in The Bellcrest Story (1973)
    The Bellcrest Story
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Whicker's Walkabout (1970)
    Whicker's Walkabout
    TV Series
    • directed by
    • 1970
  • Tom Grattan's War (1968)
    Tom Grattan's War
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1970
  • Whicker's World (1959)
    Whicker's World
    7.5
    TV Series
    • directed by
    • Director
    • 1969–1970
  • Whicker in Europe (1969)
    Whicker in Europe
    TV Series
    • directed by
    • 1969–1970
  • Whicker's New World (1969)
    Whicker's New World
    TV Series
    • directed by
    • 1969
  • Whicker (1968)
    Whicker
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1968–1969
  • Breakaway
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1968
  • One Pair of Eyes (1967)
    One Pair of Eyes
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Forward to Retirement
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1966
  • Anatomy of the Film
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1965

Editor

  • The Risk Business (1976)
    The Risk Business
    TV Series
    • Editor
    • 1977–1980
  • The Burke Special (1972)
    The Burke Special
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Editor
    • 1976

Personal details

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    • BFI
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  • Born
    • April 18, 1940
    • Penang, Malaya
  • Died
    • November 21, 2023
    • Winchester, Hampshire, England. UK
  • Spouse
    • Tricia Wotherspoon1965 - October 7, 2022 (her death, 3 children)
  • Children
    • Matthew Blakstad

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