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John Harrison(1924-2018)

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Writer
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John Harrison was born on 7 May 1924 in Battersea, London, England, UK. He was a producer and director, known for They Can't Hang Me (1955), Charlesworth at Large (1958) and Dancers in Mourning (1959). He was married to Linda Gardner and Daphne Slater. He died on 12 August 2018 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
BornMay 7, 1924
DiedAugust 12, 2018(94)
BornMay 7, 1924
DiedAugust 12, 2018(94)
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Known for

They Can't Hang Me (1955)
They Can't Hang Me
5.8
  • Producer
  • 1955
Charlesworth at Large
TV Series
  • Producer
Dancers in Mourning
TV Series
  • Producer
Death of a Ghost
TV Series
  • Producer

Credits

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Producer

  • Fay Compton in Sanctuary (1967)
    Sanctuary
    6.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1968
  • 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
    • 1961
  • Death of a Ghost
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1960
  • Don't Do It Dempsey
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1960
  • The Champion
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1960
  • BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
    BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
    7.0
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1958–1959
  • Dancers in Mourning
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1959
  • World Theatre (1959)
    World Theatre
    6.2
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 1959
  • Saturday Playhouse (1958)
    Saturday Playhouse
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1958
  • Charlesworth at Large
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1958
  • Television Playwright
    5.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1958
  • You're a Long Time Dead
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1958
  • They Can't Hang Me (1955)
    They Can't Hang Me
    5.8
    • associate producer
    • 1955

Director

  • Fay Compton in Sanctuary (1967)
    Sanctuary
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Diane Cilento in Blackmail (1965)
    Blackmail
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1966
  • Rupert Davies in Maigret (1960)
    Maigret
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1961–1962
  • Death of a Ghost
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1960
  • Dancers in Mourning
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1959
  • Charlesworth at Large
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1958
  • You're a Long Time Dead
    TV Movie
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1958

Writer

  • Patsy Rowlands in The Collectors (1986)
    The Collectors
    7.5
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1986
  • Susan Engel, Philip Latham, Jennifer Lonsdale, and Susan Valentine in The Cedar Tree (1976)
    The Cedar Tree
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1976–1977
  • Lesley-Anne Down, Angela Baddeley, Christopher Beeny, Joan Benham, Karen Dotrice, Hannah Gordon, Gareth Hunt, Gordon Jackson, David Langton, Jean Marsh, Jonathan Seely, Jenny Tomasin, Jacqueline Tong, Simon Williams, and Anne Yarker in Upstairs, Downstairs (1971)
    Upstairs, Downstairs
    8.4
    TV Series
    • by
    • 1971–1972
  • Gerald Harper in Hadleigh (1969)
    Hadleigh
    7.1
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1969–1971
  • Armchair Theatre (1956)
    Armchair Theatre
    7.7
    TV Series
    • specially written by
    • 1967
  • BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
    BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1959
  • Cupid and the Commander
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1949

Personal details

  • Born
    • May 7, 1924
    • Battersea, London, England, UK
  • Died
    • August 12, 2018
    • Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Spouses
      Linda Gardner1964 - May 26, 1991
  • Other works
    Book: "Not Quite Famous" Birmingham Stage Company Publishing. ISBN 978-0954690304

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