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Michael Deakin(1939-2022)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Director
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Michael Deakin was born on 21 February 1939 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK. He was a writer and producer, known for Tom Grattan's War (1968), Act of Betrayal (1988) and The Village by the Sea (1991). He died on 29 June 2022.
BornFebruary 21, 1939
DiedJune 29, 2022(83)
BornFebruary 21, 1939
DiedJune 29, 2022(83)
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Known for

Tom Grattan's War (1968)
Tom Grattan's War
7.6
TV Series
  • Writer
Patrick Bergin and Elliott Gould in Act of Betrayal (1988)
Act of Betrayal
7.8
TV Mini Series
  • Producer
The Village by the Sea (1991)
The Village by the Sea
9.0
TV Series
  • Producer(1991)
  • 1991
Patsy Kensit and Jürgen Prochnow in Human Bomb (1998)
Human Bomb
4.6
TV Movie
  • Producer
  • 1998

Credits

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Writer

  • Heck's Way Home (1996)
    Heck's Way Home
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • concept
    • story (uncredited)
    • 1996
  • Tom Grattan's War (1968)
    Tom Grattan's War
    7.6
    TV Series
    • narrative
    • 1968–1970

Producer

  • William Hurt and Julia Ormond in Varian's War: The Forgotten Hero (2001)
    Varian's War: The Forgotten Hero
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 2001
  • The Place of Lions (2000)
    The Place of Lions
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 2000
  • Patsy Kensit and Jürgen Prochnow in Human Bomb (1998)
    Human Bomb
    4.6
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1998
  • Good King Wenceslas (1994)
    Good King Wenceslas
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1994
  • Doomsday Gun (1994)
    Doomsday Gun
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1994
  • The Village by the Sea (1991)
    The Village by the Sea
    9.0
    TV Series
    • producer (1991)
    • 1991
  • Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less (1990)
    Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1990
  • Secret Weapon (1990)
    Secret Weapon
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1990
  • Patrick Bergin and Elliott Gould in Act of Betrayal (1988)
    Act of Betrayal
    7.8
    TV Mini Series
    • executive producer
    • 1988
  • Painting with Light
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • executive producer
    • 1987
  • Barbara Woodhouse Goes to Beverly Hills (1981)
    Barbara Woodhouse Goes to Beverly Hills
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1981
  • Brother to the Ox (1981)
    Brother to the Ox
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1981
  • The Ripper - Five Years of Terror (1981)
    The Ripper - Five Years of Terror
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1981
  • Elvis - He Touched Their Lives
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1980
  • The Secret Hospital (1979)
    The Secret Hospital
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1979

Director

  • Whicker's World (1959)
    Whicker's World
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1973

Personal details

  • Born
    • February 21, 1939
    • Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • June 29, 2022
  • Relatives
    • Fred Deakin(Niece or Nephew)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He was motivated to make Johnny Go Home: End of the Line/The Murder of Billy Two-Tone (1975), a documentary about homeless children living on the streets of London who were led into a life of theft and prostitution, when he stumbled over boys sleeping in the doorway of an editing suite after working late on an Alan Whicker programme.

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