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Vincent Tilsley(1931-2013)

  • Writer
  • Script and Continuity Department
  • Producer
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Vincent Tilsley was born on 3 June 1931 in Stockport. He was a writer and producer, known for The Forsyte Saga (1967), The Guardians (1971) and First Night (1963). He died on 29 September 2013.
BornJune 3, 1931
DiedSeptember 29, 2013(82)
BornJune 3, 1931
DiedSeptember 29, 2013(82)
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Known for

The Forsyte Saga (1967)
The Forsyte Saga
8.4
TV Series
  • Writer
Cyril Luckham in The Guardians (1971)
The Guardians
7.9
TV Series
  • Writer(creator)
John Gregson in First Night (1963)
First Night
7.8
TV Series
  • Writer
Patrick McGoohan, Alexis Kanner, and Angelo Muscat in The Prisoner (1967)
The Prisoner
8.4
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Warship (1973)
    Warship
    7.8
    TV Series
    • storyline
    • 1973
  • Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Paul Scofield, and Anna Calder-Marshall in ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)
    ITV Saturday Night Theatre
    5.8
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1973
  • Katharine Blake and Paul Eddington in Suspicion (1971)
    Suspicion
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1971
  • Cyril Luckham in The Guardians (1971)
    The Guardians
    7.9
    TV Series
    • creator
    • writer
    • 1971
  • Sweeney Todd (1970)
    Sweeney Todd
    TV Movie
    • adaptation
    • 1970
  • Alan Dobie in Diamond Crack Diamond (1970)
    Diamond Crack Diamond
    6.3
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1970
  • Peter Barkworth, Robert Hardy, Cyd Hayman, and Alfred Lynch in Manhunt (1970)
    Manhunt
    7.3
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1970
  • Ian Holm, Denholm Elliott, Robert Eddison, Freddie Jones, and Patrick Mower in Mystery and Imagination (1966)
    Mystery and Imagination
    7.3
    TV Series
    • by
    • 1970
  • Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962)
    Dr. Finlay's Casebook
    7.7
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1962–1969
  • Hugh Burden and Willoughby Goddard in The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder (1969)
    The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
    7.7
    TV Series
    • writer
    • adapted by
    • dramatised by
    • 1969
  • Michael Gambon and Iain Cuthbertson in The Borderers (1968)
    The Borderers
    7.7
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1969
  • Thora Hird in The First Lady (1968)
    The First Lady
    6.9
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1968
  • Clinton Greyn and Veronica Strong in Virgin of the Secret Service (1968)
    Virgin of the Secret Service
    7.2
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1968
  • Man in a Suitcase (1967)
    Man in a Suitcase
    7.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1968
  • Sherlock Holmes (1967)
    Sherlock Holmes
    8.0
    TV Series
    • writer (as Vincent Tilsey)
    • 1968

Script and Continuity Department

  • The Wednesday Play (1964)
    The Wednesday Play
    7.3
    TV Series
    • script editor
    • 1965
  • John Gregson in First Night (1963)
    First Night
    7.8
    TV Series
    • script editor
    • 1963–1964
  • Earl Cameron, Lee Grant, and Fred Sadoff in The Respectful Prostitute (1964)
    Festival
    6.3
    TV Series
    • script editor
    • 1963

Producer

  • John Gregson in First Night (1963)
    First Night
    7.8
    TV Series
    • series editor
    • 1964
  • Bob Dylan, David Warner, Ursula Howells, Reg Lye, James Mellor, and Maureen Pryor in The Madhouse on Castle Street (1963)
    BBC Sunday-Night Play
    8.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1960

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Vincent Tilsey
  • Born
    • June 3, 1931
    • Stockport
  • Died
    • September 29, 2013

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Gave up writing for television, and became a psychotherapist, when his six-hour drama The Death of Adolf Hitler (1973) was cut down to less than 2 hours.

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