John Hough
Family name: Hough
Work area/Craft/Role: Director, Producer, Writer
Industry: TV, Film
Company: ITC, Hammer
Websites: Wikipedia , IGN, The Biographys.com
Interview date(s): 1 January 1970
Interviewer(s): Darrol Blake
Production Media: video
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John Hough was born 21 November 1941 in London, England. Wikipedia+1
He started his career in television in his early 20s, doing odd jobs on TV sets. IMDb+1
Television Beginnings
In the 1960s, he worked as a second unit director for British TV series like The Baron, The Avengers, and The Champions. Wikipedia
His first full directing roles came in 1968 on The Avengers (episodes like “Super Secret Cypher Snatch” and “Homicide and Old Lace”) when ITV’s ITC was producing lots of action-/spy-/adventure series. Wikipedia+1
He made a TV pilot Wolfshead: The Legend of Robin Hood (1969), intended as a Robin Hood series. The series was never picked up, but the pilot was released theatrically by Hammer Films. Wikipedia+1
His first feature film was Eyewitness (1970), a British thriller about a boy who witnesses an assassination. Wikipedia+1
Key Films and Style
He became known for suspense, horror, and thriller films in the 1970s & 1980s. Some of his prominent works:
In addition to theatrical films, Hough directed many TV movies. For example, he directed several entries in the Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense series in 1984. Wikipedia
He also worked on adaptations of Barbara Cartland’s novels (romantic / period pieces). Wikipedia
Into the 1990s and 2000s his output slowed and his films became less prominent, though Bad Karma (2002) is among his latest.
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