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Ian Curteis(1935-2021)

  • Writer
  • Director
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Ian Curteis was born on 1 May 1935. He was a writer and director, known for The Projected Man (1966), Z Cars (1962) and Out of the Unknown (1965). He was married to Deirdre Hare, Joanna Trollope and Joan MacDonald. He died on 24 November 2021 in the UK.
BornMay 1, 1935
DiedNovember 24, 2021(86)
BornMay 1, 1935
DiedNovember 24, 2021(86)
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Known for

The Projected Man (1966)
The Projected Man
3.7
  • Director
  • 1966
Z Cars (1962)
Z Cars
7.1
TV Series
  • Writer
Out of the Unknown (1965)
Out of the Unknown
7.6
TV Series
  • Director
Peter Gilmore and Anne Stallybrass in The Onedin Line (1971)
The Onedin Line
7.6
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Patricia Hodge in The Falklands Play (2002)
    The Falklands Play
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 2002
  • The Choir (1995)
    The Choir
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • screenplay
    • 1995
  • The Nightmare Years (1989)
    The Nightmare Years
    6.8
    TV Mini Series
    • story
    • teleplay
    • 1989
  • Colin Firth in Lost Empires (1986)
    Lost Empires
    7.4
    TV Mini Series
    • adaptation
    • 1986
  • Miss Morison's Ghosts (1981)
    Miss Morison's Ghosts
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1981
  • Summershow (1980)
    Summershow
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1980
  • Michael Gough and Wensley Pithey in Suez 1956 (1979)
    Suez 1956
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1979
  • Churchill and the Generals (1979)
    Churchill and the Generals
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1979
  • Nigel Davenport, Peter Egan, and Bosco Hogan in Prince Regent (1979)
    Prince Regent
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • writer
    • 1979
  • The Atom Spies
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1979
  • Reginald Barratt, Richard Beckinsale, Freddie Fletcher, Bernard Hepton, Arthur Lowe, Brian Miller, Ron Moody, Jack Rosenthal, Liz Smith, and Paula Wilcox in ITV Playhouse (1967)
    ITV Playhouse
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1978
  • Jack Smethurst in Parables (1978)
    Parables
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1978
  • People Like Us (1978)
    People Like Us
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • adaptation
    • 1978
  • Susan Engel, Philip Latham, Jennifer Lonsdale, and Susan Valentine in The Cedar Tree (1976)
    The Cedar Tree
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1977
  • Rough Justice (1977)
    Rough Justice
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer
    • 1977

Director

  • Out of the Unknown (1965)
    Out of the Unknown
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1966
  • The Projected Man (1966)
    The Projected Man
    3.7
    • Director
    • 1966
  • Pamela Ann Davy in Pity About the Abbey (1965)
    Londoners
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Derek Godfrey and Roddy McMillan in Front Page Story (1965)
    Front Page Story
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Z Cars (1962)
    Z Cars
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1964
  • The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling (1963)
    The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1964

Personal details

  • Official sites
    • BFI_bio
    • France's national library catalogue
  • Born
    • May 1, 1935
  • Died
    • November 24, 2021
    • UK
  • Spouses
      Deirdre Hare2001 - November 24, 2021 (his death)
  • Children
      Antonia

Did you know

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    Married to Joanna Trollope twice.

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