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James Gatward

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Music Department
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James Gatward is an British businessman, producer, composer, and executive producer best known for his work the Outsiders, Minder, Castaway, Gentle Touch, and for co-founding Television South (TVS) with executive Bob Southgate and journalist Martin Jackson; He served as the chairman of TVS until his colleague asked him for resignation in 1990.
BornMarch 4, 1938
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    • Known for

    Sascha Hehn and Andrew Keir in The Outsiders (1976)
    The Outsiders
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    Ian Richardson, Tom Bell, Donald Churchill, Michael Coles, David Hemmings, Patrick Mower, Prunella Ransome, John Thaw, Dennis Waterman, and Edward Woodward in Armchair Cinema (1974)
    Armchair Cinema
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    Douglass Watson and Louise King in Moment of Truth (1964)
    Moment of Truth
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    Letters from the Dead
    TV Mini Series
    • Director

    Credits

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    Director

    • Larry Martyn, Garfield Morgan, and Robin Nedwell in West End Tales (1981)
      West End Tales
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1981
    • George Cole in Minder (1979)
      Minder
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1979–1980
    • Jill Gascoine in The Gentle Touch (1980)
      The Gentle Touch
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1980
    • The Famous Five (1978)
      The Famous Five
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1978–1979
    • Sascha Hehn and Andrew Keir in The Outsiders (1976)
      The Outsiders
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1976–1977
    • Star Maidens (1976)
      Star Maidens
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1976
    • Ian Richardson, Tom Bell, Donald Churchill, Michael Coles, David Hemmings, Patrick Mower, Prunella Ransome, John Thaw, Dennis Waterman, and Edward Woodward in Armchair Cinema (1974)
      Armchair Cinema
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1975
    • Glyn Owen and John Thaw in The Capone Investment (1974)
      The Capone Investment
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1974
    • Castaway (1974)
      Castaway
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1974
    • Elephant Boy (1972)
      Elephant Boy
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1972–1973
    • Alfred Burke in Public Eye (1965)
      Public Eye
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1971–1972
    • Spyder's Web (1972)
      Spyder's Web
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1972
    • Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Paul Scofield, and Anna Calder-Marshall in ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)
      ITV Saturday Night Theatre
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1969–1971
    • Armchair Theatre (1956)
      Armchair Theatre
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1970–1971
    • Edward Fox, George Cole, Victor Maddern, and Suzanne Neve in Shadows of Fear (1970)
      Shadows of Fear
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1971

    Producer

    • The Brief (1984)
      The Brief
      6.9
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1984
    • Strange But True
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 1983
    • The Timeless Land (1980)
      The Timeless Land
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • co-producer
      • 1980
    • The Famous Five (1978)
      The Famous Five
      7.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1978–1979
    • Golden Soak (1979)
      Golden Soak
      7.6
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 1979
    • Sascha Hehn and Andrew Keir in The Outsiders (1976)
      The Outsiders
      8.7
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1976–1977
    • Star Maidens (1976)
      Star Maidens
      5.9
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1976
    • Ian Richardson, Tom Bell, Donald Churchill, Michael Coles, David Hemmings, Patrick Mower, Prunella Ransome, John Thaw, Dennis Waterman, and Edward Woodward in Armchair Cinema (1974)
      Armchair Cinema
      7.9
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1975
    • Glyn Owen and John Thaw in The Capone Investment (1974)
      The Capone Investment
      6.3
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1974
    • Castaway (1974)
      Castaway
      6.7
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1974
    • Elephant Boy (1972)
      Elephant Boy
      6.5
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1972–1973
    • Letters from the Dead
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 1968
    • Playdate
      5.5
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1964

    Music Department

    • Sascha Hehn and Andrew Keir in The Outsiders (1976)
      The Outsiders
      8.7
      TV Series
      • composer: theme song
      • 1976–1977

    Personal details

    • Born
      • March 4, 1938
      • Finsbury, London, England, UK
    • Spouse
      • Isobel BlackSeptember 1969 - present

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    • Nickname
      • James

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