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Michael Peacock(1929-2019)

  • Producer
  • Editor
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Michael Peacock was born on 14 September 1929 in Christchurch, Hampshire, England, UK. He was a producer and editor, known for Fairly Secret Army (1984), No Surrender (1985) and The Search for Alexander the Great (1981). He died on 6 December 2019 in London, England, UK.
BornSeptember 14, 1929
DiedDecember 6, 2019(90)
BornSeptember 14, 1929
DiedDecember 6, 2019(90)
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Known for

Geoffrey Palmer in Fairly Secret Army (1984)
Fairly Secret Army
7.1
TV Series
  • Producer
No Surrender (1985)
No Surrender
7.1
  • Producer
  • 1985
The Search for Alexander the Great (1981)
The Search for Alexander the Great
7.2
TV Mini Series
  • Producer
The Arabs - A Living History (1979)
The Arabs - A Living History
TV Mini Series
  • Producer

Credits

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Producer

  • Pass It On: Coaching Skills for Managers
    Video
    • executive producer
    • 2007
  • John Cleese, Chris Langham, and Hugh Laurie in Look at the State We're In! (1995)
    Look at the State We're In!
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • executive producer
    • 1995
  • Grime Goes Green: Your Business and the Environment
    8.5
    Video
    • executive producer
    • 1990
  • Robert Lindsay and Jan Ravens in The Helping Hand (1990)
    The Helping Hand
    Video
    • executive producer
    • 1990
  • All Change
    Video
    • executive producer
    • 1988
  • The Importance of Mistakes
    Video
    • executive producer
    • 1988
  • Geoffrey Palmer in Fairly Secret Army (1984)
    Fairly Secret Army
    7.1
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1984–1986
  • No Surrender (1985)
    No Surrender
    7.1
    • executive producer
    • 1985
  • Budgeting
    6.1
    Video
    • executive producer
    • 1984
  • Perishing Solicitors
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1983
  • The Arabs - A Living History (1979)
    The Arabs - A Living History
    TV Mini Series
    • executive producer
    • 1979–1982
  • You'll Soon Get the Hang of It
    Video
    • executive producer
    • 1981
  • The Search for Alexander the Great (1981)
    The Search for Alexander the Great
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • executive producer
    • 1981
  • Cost, Profit, and Break-Even
    6.9
    Video
    • executive producer
    • 1980
  • Depreciation and Inflation
    Video
    • executive producer
    • 1980

Editor

  • Panorama (1953)
    Panorama
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Editor
    • 1957–1959

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Michael Peacock OBE
  • Born
    • September 14, 1929
    • Christchurch, Hampshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • December 6, 2019
    • London, England, UK

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He was the first controller of BBC2, which launched in 1964, and oversaw successes such as Match of the Day (1964), The Likely Lads (1964) and The Great War (1964). In 1965, he became controller of BBC1, and was succeeded in his former role by David Attenborough.

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