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Peter Dews(1929-1997)

  • Producer
  • Director
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Peter Dews was born on 26 September 1929 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was a producer and director, known for BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950), Television World Theatre (1957) and The Man in Room 17 (1965). He died on 25 August 1997 in Dover, Kent, England, UK.
BornSeptember 26, 1929
DiedAugust 25, 1997(67)
BornSeptember 26, 1929
DiedAugust 25, 1997(67)
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Known for

BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
7.0
TV Series
  • Producer
Television World Theatre (1957)
Television World Theatre
TV Series
  • Producer
Michael Aldridge and Richard Vernon in The Man in Room 17 (1965)
The Man in Room 17
7.1
TV Series
  • Director
Oliver Reed in R3 (1964)
R3
8.2
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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Producer

  • Jury Room (1965)
    Jury Room
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1965
  • The Spread of the Eagle (1963)
    The Spread of the Eagle
    5.8
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 1963
  • The Cruel Necessity
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1962
  • This Year, Next Year
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1962
  • They Hanged My Saintly Billy
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1962
  • The Ginger Man (1962)
    The Ginger Man
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1962
  • Bob Dylan, David Warner, Ursula Howells, Reg Lye, James Mellor, and Maureen Pryor in The Madhouse on Castle Street (1963)
    BBC Sunday-Night Play
    8.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1961
  • The Alchemist
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1961
  • The Arson Squad
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1961
  • An Age of Kings (1960)
    An Age of Kings
    8.3
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 1960
  • Poet and Pheasant
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1959
  • The Case of Private Hamp
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1959
  • Saturday Playhouse (1958)
    Saturday Playhouse
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1958–1959
  • Judi Dench in Hilda Lessways (1959)
    Hilda Lessways
    6.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1959
  • The Nightwatchman's Stories
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1959

Director

  • The Taming of the Shrew
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Play for Today (1970)
    Play for Today
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Omnibus (1967)
    Omnibus
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1968
  • For Amusement Only
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1968
  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)
    Thirty-Minute Theatre
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Mr. John Jorrocks
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1966
  • Michael Aldridge and Richard Vernon in The Man in Room 17 (1965)
    The Man in Room 17
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1966
  • Z Cars (1962)
    Z Cars
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Jury Room (1965)
    Jury Room
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Undermind (1965)
    Undermind
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Oliver Reed in R3 (1964)
    R3
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Earl Cameron, Lee Grant, and Fred Sadoff in The Respectful Prostitute (1964)
    Festival
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1964
  • John Gregson in First Night (1963)
    First Night
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1963
  • The Spread of the Eagle (1963)
    The Spread of the Eagle
    5.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1963
  • The Cruel Necessity
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1962

Personal details

  • Born
    • September 26, 1929
    • Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • August 25, 1997
    • Dover, Kent, England, UK
  • Other works
    He and Michael Simpson directed the Reginald Arkell and Arthur Reynolds' play, "1066 and All That" at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre in Birmingham, England with John Baddeley, Paul Henry, Rhys McConnochie, and Petronella Ford in the cast.

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  • Trivia
    Won Broadway's 1969 Tony Award as Best Director (Dramatic) for "Hadrian VII."

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