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Tristram Powell(1940-2024)

  • Director
  • Production Department
  • Producer
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Tristram Powell was born on 25 April 1940 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK. He was a director and producer, known for American Friends (1991), Screen Two (1984) and Law & Order: UK (2009). He was married to Virginia Lucas. He died on 1 March 2024.
BornApril 25, 1940
DiedMarch 1, 2024(83)
BornApril 25, 1940
DiedMarch 1, 2024(83)
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  • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
    • 1 win & 3 nominations total

Known for

Trini Alvarado, Michael Palin, and Connie Booth in American Friends (1991)
American Friends
6.4
  • Director
  • 1991
Screen Two (1984)
Screen Two
6.7
TV Series
  • Director
Jamie Bamber, Ben Daniels, Robert Glenister, Bill Paterson, Bradley Walsh, Harriet Walter, and Freema Agyeman in Law & Order: UK (2009)
Law & Order: UK
7.7
TV Series
  • Director
The Lively Arts (1969)
The Lively Arts
4.7
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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Director

  • Jamie Bamber, Ben Daniels, Robert Glenister, Bill Paterson, Bradley Walsh, Harriet Walter, and Freema Agyeman in Law & Order: UK (2009)
    Law & Order: UK
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2009
  • Michael Kitchen in Foyle's War (2002)
    Foyle's War
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2007–2008
  • Trial & Retribution (1997)
    Trial & Retribution
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2005–2008
  • The Commander: Blacklight (2006)
    The Commander: Blacklight
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2006
  • Martin Shaw in Judge John Deed (2001)
    Judge John Deed
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2005–2006
  • Falling (2005)
    Falling
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • directed by
    • 2005
  • Pauline Collins, Kenneth Cranham, Oliver Ford Davies, Susan Hampshire, Clare Holman, Chloe Howman, Justin Pierre, and James Wilby in Sparkling Cyanide (2003)
    Sparkling Cyanide
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2003
  • Patricia Routledge in Anybody's Nightmare (2001)
    Anybody's Nightmare
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2001
  • Telling Tales
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2000
  • Without Motive (2000)
    Without Motive
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2000
  • Kavanagh QC (1995)
    Kavanagh QC
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1997–1999
  • Alan Bennett in Talking Heads 2 (1998)
    Talking Heads 2
    8.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1998
  • Geraldine James in Drovers' Gold (1997)
    Drovers' Gold
    7.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1997
  • Tears Before Bedtime (1995)
    Tears Before Bedtime
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1995
  • Bookmark (1983)
    Bookmark
    5.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1993

Production Department

  • Take It or Leave It
    TV Series
    • production assistant
    • 1964–1965

Producer

  • Biography (1987)
    Biography
    7.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1987
  • Arena (1975)
    Arena
    7.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1981
  • Trevor Howard in No Country for Old Men (1981)
    No Country for Old Men
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1981
  • Omnibus (1967)
    Omnibus
    7.2
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1969–1981
  • ...but the clouds... (1977)
    ...but the clouds...
    5.4
    TV Short
    • producer
    • 1977
  • Ronald Pickup in Ghost Trio (1977)
    Ghost Trio
    6.6
    TV Short
    • producer
    • 1977
  • The Lively Arts (1969)
    The Lively Arts
    4.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1976–1977
  • 2nd House (1973)
    2nd House
    5.2
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1974–1975
  • John Betjeman in Contrasts (1967)
    Contrasts
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1968

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Tristram Powell - Director 'American Friends'
  • Born
    • April 25, 1940
    • Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • March 1, 2024
  • Spouse
    • Virginia Lucas1968 - March 1, 2024 (his death, 2 children)
  • Parents
      Anthony Powell
  • Relatives
      Edward Pakenham(Aunt or Uncle)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Protested against the arrest of Jafar Panahi, detained on 1 March 2010. "The arrest of Jafar Panahi is an act of preemptive censorship. He should be released and allowed to continue as an independent maker of films".

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