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Peter Jessop(1930-2025)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Peter Jessop was born in 1930 in Cambridgeshire, England, UK. He was a cinematographer, known for The Avengers (1961), G.B.H. (1991) and Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983). He was married to Elizabeth Berry Cook. He died on 16 June 2025 in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, UK.
Born1930
DiedJune 16, 2025
Born1930
DiedJune 16, 2025
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  • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

The Avengers (1961)
The Avengers
8.3
TV Series
  • Cinematographer
Michael Palin and Robert Lindsay in G.B.H. (1991)
G.B.H.
8.5
TV Mini Series
  • Cinematographer
Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983)
Reilly: Ace of Spies
8.2
TV Mini Series
  • Cinematographer
Warren Clarke, Christopher Malcolm, and Ian McShane in The Great Riviera Bank Robbery (1979)
The Great Riviera Bank Robbery
6.4
  • Cinematographer
  • 1979

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • No Place Like Home (2006)
    No Place Like Home
    6.6
    • Cinematographer
    • 2006
  • Wokenwell (1997)
    Wokenwell
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1997
  • Murder Most Horrid (1991)
    Murder Most Horrid
    7.2
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1996
  • Peak Practice (1993)
    Peak Practice
    6.5
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1995
  • Band of Gold (1995)
    Band of Gold
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1995
  • Jan Francis and Richard Wilson in Under the Hammer (1993)
    Under the Hammer
    7.1
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1994
  • Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie in Jeeves and Wooster (1990)
    Jeeves and Wooster
    8.4
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1990–1992
  • Michael Palin and Robert Lindsay in G.B.H. (1991)
    G.B.H.
    8.5
    TV Mini Series
    • director of photography
    • 1991
  • David Suchet in Poirot (1989)
    Poirot
    8.6
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1989
  • Piece of Cake (1988)
    Piece of Cake
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1988
  • The Comic Strip Presents (1982)
    The Comic Strip Presents
    7.8
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1988
  • Claire Bloom and Daniel Massey in Intimate Contact (1987)
    Intimate Contact
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1987
  • Ian Holm and Peggy Ashcroft in Murder by the Book (1986)
    Murder by the Book
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1986
  • Simulator Technology
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1985
  • Bryan Brown in Bones (1985)
    Bones
    6.1
    • Cinematographer
    • 1985

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Tickets for the Titanic (1987)
    Tickets for the Titanic
    5.2
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • 1988
  • Armchair Thriller (1978)
    Armchair Thriller
    7.3
    TV Series
    • lighting cameraman
    • 1980
  • Against the Tide
    7.0
    Short
    • cameraman: second unit
    • 1965
  • The Great Steam Fair (1964)
    The Great Steam Fair
    6.3
    Short
    • cameraman
    • 1964
  • The Concrete Jungle (1960)
    The Concrete Jungle
    6.8
    • focus puller (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Hidden Homicide (1959)
    Hidden Homicide
    5.5
    • focus puller (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Them Nice Americans (1958)
    Them Nice Americans
    • focus puller (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • The Electronic Monster (1958)
    The Electronic Monster
    4.6
    • focus puller (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Life at Stake (1957)
    Life at Stake
    5.4
    • focus puller (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Care for Qwerty
    Short
    • assistant camera
    • 1955

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • P. Jessop
  • Born
    • 1930
    • Cambridgeshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • June 16, 2025
    • Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Elizabeth Berry Cook1967 - present

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