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Daphne Shadwell(1927-2026)

  • Director
  • Producer
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Daphne Shadwell was born on 22 December 1927 in Wandsworth, London, England, UK. She was a director and producer, known for Do Not Adjust Your Set (1967), Object Z (1965) and ITV Television Playhouse (1955). She was married to John Hamilton. She died on 25 May 2026.
BornDecember 22, 1927
DiedMay 25, 2026(98)
BornDecember 22, 1927
DiedMay 25, 2026(98)
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Known for

Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Denise Coffey, and David Jason in Do Not Adjust Your Set (1967)
Do Not Adjust Your Set
7.1
TV Series
  • Director
Object Z (1965)
Object Z
6.5
TV Series
  • Director
ITV Television Playhouse (1955)
ITV Television Playhouse
8.2
TV Series
  • Director
Roy Barraclough, Ellis Jones, and Hugh Paddick in Pardon My Genie (1972)
Pardon My Genie
7.2
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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Director

  • Stanley Bates, Geoffrey Hayes, and Roy Skelton in Rainbow (1972)
    Rainbow
    6.9
    TV Series
    • film segment
    • Director
    • 1981–1989
  • Splash (1985)
    Splash
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Ready Steady Go, Volume 1 (1983)
    Ready Steady Go, Volume 1
    7.8
    • Director
    • 1983
  • We'll Tell You a Story (1980)
    We'll Tell You a Story
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Take a Chance
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Looks Familiar (1970)
    Looks Familiar
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1974–1976
  • Quick on the Draw
    5.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1974–1979
  • Roy Barraclough, Ellis Jones, and Hugh Paddick in Pardon My Genie (1972)
    Pardon My Genie
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1972–1973
  • Alice Through the Looking Glass
    TV Series
    • director
    • 1973
  • David Nixon in The David Nixon Show (1972)
    The David Nixon Show
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1972
  • Two D's and a Dog
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1970
  • Zingalong (1970)
    Zingalong
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1970–1972
  • Roger Foss and Laurence Payne in Sexton Blake (1967)
    Sexton Blake
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1969
  • Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Denise Coffey, and David Jason in Do Not Adjust Your Set (1967)
    Do Not Adjust Your Set
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1967–1969
  • Ready, Steady, Go! (1963)
    Ready, Steady, Go!
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1966

Producer

  • Stanley Bates, Geoffrey Hayes, and Roy Skelton in Rainbow (1972)
    Rainbow
    6.9
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1983
  • Hold the Front Page (1974)
    Hold the Front Page
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1974
  • Roy Barraclough, Ellis Jones, and Hugh Paddick in Pardon My Genie (1972)
    Pardon My Genie
    7.2
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1972–1973
  • Alice Through the Looking Glass
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1973
  • The Sooty Show (1968)
    The Sooty Show
    7.2
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1972
  • Two D's and a Dog
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1970
  • Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Denise Coffey, and David Jason in Do Not Adjust Your Set (1967)
    Do Not Adjust Your Set
    7.1
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1969
  • Five O'Clock Club (1963)
    Five O'Clock Club
    7.8
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1966
  • Object Z Returns
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1966
  • Object Z (1965)
    Object Z
    6.5
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1965
  • Susan Maughan in Stars and Garters (1963)
    Stars and Garters
    6.0
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1963–1966
  • ITV Television Playhouse (1955)
    ITV Television Playhouse
    8.2
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1959

Personal details

  • Born
    • December 22, 1927
    • Wandsworth, London, England, UK
  • Died
    • May 25, 2026
  • Spouse
    • John Hamilton1954 - 2001 (his death)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Daughter of Charles Shadwell. Sister of Joan Winters.

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