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Ted Dicks(1928-2012)

  • Writer
  • Music Department
  • Composer
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Ted Dicks was born on 5 May 1928 in Muswell Hill, London, England, UK. He was a writer and composer, known for Cribbins (1969), Compact (1962) and Crossroads (1964). He died on 27 January 2012 in Fulham, London, England, UK.
BornMay 5, 1928
DiedJanuary 27, 2012(83)
BornMay 5, 1928
DiedJanuary 27, 2012(83)
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Known for

Cribbins (1969)
Cribbins
6.9
TV Series
  • Composer
Compact (1962)
Compact
6.8
TV Series
  • Writer
Crossroads (1964)
Crossroads
4.5
TV Series
  • Writer
Virgin Witch (1971)
Virgin Witch
4.8
  • Composer
  • 1971

Credits

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Writer



  • Crossroads (1964)
    Crossroads
    4.5
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1964–1965
  • Compact (1962)
    Compact
    6.8
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1962–1964

Music Department



  • Catweazle (1970)
    Catweazle
    7.9
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music "Busy Boy" (uncredited)
    • 1970–1971
  • Alan Bennett in BBC 3 (1965)
    BBC 3
    4.2
    TV Series
    • music
    • 1966

Composer



  • Robin Bailey and Christopher Fulford in Sorry I'm a Stranger Here Myself (1981)
    Sorry I'm a Stranger Here Myself
    6.1
    TV Series
    • music
    • 1981
  • With These Hands... (1971)
    With These Hands...
    4.8
    • Composer
    • 1971
  • Virgin Witch (1971)
    Virgin Witch
    4.8
    • Composer
    • 1971
  • Cribbins (1969)
    Cribbins
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1969–1970

Personal details

  • Born
    • May 5, 1928
    • Muswell Hill, London, England, UK
  • Died
    • January 27, 2012
    • Fulham, London, England, UK

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Wrote the music for "Right, said Fred", "Hole in the Ground" and "Folk Song", hit records for Bernard Cribbins, and for "A Windmill in Old Amsterdam", recorded by Ronnie Hilton.

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