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Jonathan Powell(I)

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  • Writer
  • Script and Continuity Department
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Jonathan Powell was born on 25 April 1947. He is a producer and writer, known for Testament of Youth (1979), A Perfect Spy (1987) and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979). He was previously married to Sally Brampton.
BornApril 25, 1947
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    • Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys
      • 1 win & 8 nominations total

    Known for

    Testament of Youth (1979)
    Testament of Youth
    8.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Producer
    Peter Egan in A Perfect Spy (1987)
    A Perfect Spy
    7.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Producer
    Alec Guinness, Ian Richardson, Bernard Hepton, and Terence Rigby in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979)
    Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
    8.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Producer
    Sean Young, Mary Steenburgen, and Peter Strauss in Tender Is the Night (1985)
    Tender Is the Night
    7.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Producer

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Gareth Jones in Delirium (2017)
      Delirium
      7.0
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Don Henderson, Diane Keen, Peter Sallis, and Don Warrington in Crown Court (1972)
      Crown Court
      7.4
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1974–2007
    • Blue Dove
      5.9
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2004
    • Doctors and Nurses (2004)
      Doctors and Nurses
      5.2
      TV Series
      • executive producer: Carlton
      • 2004
    • A Thief of Time (2003)
      A Thief of Time
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • executive producer: Carlton International Media
      • 2003
    • Anna Chancellor and Hugh Laurie in Fortysomething (2003)
      Fortysomething
      7.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2003
    • Adam Beach and Wes Studi in Skinwalkers: The Navajo Mysteries (2002)
      Skinwalkers: The Navajo Mysteries
      8.0
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2002
    • Juliet Aubrey and James Wilby in Bertie and Elizabeth (2002)
      Bertie and Elizabeth
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2002
    • Lloyd & Hill (2001)
      Lloyd & Hill
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2001
    • Dirty Tricks (2000)
      Dirty Tricks
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • executive producer: Carlton
      • 2000
    • Masterpiece (1971)
      Masterpiece
      8.6
      TV Series
      • associate producer
      • executive producer
      • 2000
    • Big Bad World (1999)
      Big Bad World
      7.7
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1999–2001
    • Cider with Rosie (1998)
      Cider with Rosie
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 1998
    • Frenchman's Creek (1998)
      Frenchman's Creek
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 1998
    • Noah's Ark (1997)
      Noah's Ark
      6.8
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1997–1998

    Writer

    • Champions (1984)
      Champions
      6.5
      • book "Champion's Story"
      • 1984

    Script and Continuity Department

    • Country Matters (1972)
      Country Matters
      7.3
      TV Series
      • story editor
      • 1973

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Professor Jonathan Powell
    • Born
      • April 25, 1947
    • Spouse
      • Sally BramptonDecember 29, 1990 - 2000 (divorced, 1 child)

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      He was the Head of BBC Series and Serials (1983 - 1985), Head of BBC Drama (1985 - 1987) and Controller of BBC One (1987 - 1993).
    • Quotes
      Norman Tebbit came to dinner one night on the sixth floor of the BBC and we were all summoned, heads of department, and he sort of shot us throughout dinner saying, "So, what was the last right-wing programme you made?" And of course nobody had an answer at all. My best chance was a programme called Howards' Way (1985), which I tried to persuade him was a pro-Thatcherite drama, and I didn't get very far really.

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