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J. Francis Hitching

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  • Writer
  • Editor
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J. Francis Hitching was born in 1933 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK. He is a producer and writer, known for In Search of... (1976), Ready, Steady, Go! (1963) and Ready Steady Go, Volume 1 (1983). He is married to Jupe. They have three children.
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    • Known for

    Leonard Nimoy in In Search of... (1976)
    In Search of...
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Ready, Steady, Go! (1963)
    Ready, Steady, Go!
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Ready Steady Go, Volume 1 (1983)
    Ready Steady Go, Volume 1
    7.8
    • Producer(as Francis Hitching)
    • 1983
    Search for a Star
    TV Series
    • Producer(as Francis Hitching)
    • 1964

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Ready Steady Go, Volume 1 (1983)
      Ready Steady Go, Volume 1
      7.8
      • producer (as Francis Hitching)
      • 1983
    • Leonard Nimoy in In Search of... (1976)
      In Search of...
      8.4
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1976–1981
    • Ready, Steady, Go! (1963)
      Ready, Steady, Go!
      7.9
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1965–1966
    • Search for a Star
      TV Series
      • producer (as Francis Hitching)
      • 1964

    Writer

    • Leonard Nimoy in In Search of... (1976)
      In Search of...
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • written by
      • story
      • 1976–1981

    Editor

    • Here Come the Pop Stars
      TV Series
      • Editor (as Francis Hitching)
      • 1965
    • That's for Me
      TV Series
      • Editor (as Francis Hitching)
      • 1965
    • Ready, Steady, Go! (1963)
      Ready, Steady, Go!
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Editor (as Francis Hitching)
      • 1964

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Francis Hitching
    • Born
      • 1933
      • Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK
    • Spouse
      • Jupe? - present (3 children)
    • Children
        Susannah Hitching
    • Relatives
      • Randle Ayrton(Grandparent)

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Father of actresses Susannah Hitching and Emma Hitching. His paternal grandfather was also an actor, Randle Ayrton.

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