working in Acting and Producing in both Film and Theatre. historyproject.org.uk
On IMDb, he is credited as being known for Everybody’s an Actor, Shakespeare Said (1968), and Lessons from Joan (2018). IMDb
He has a profile as an author on Bloomsbury, especially in categories like Autobiography, Theatre History & Criticism. Bloomsbury+2Bloomsbury+2
One of his books is Joan Littlewood: Dreams and Realities. Bloomsbury+1
His biography on Bloomsbury states:
As a teenager he used to skip games to watch rehearsals of Joan Littlewood’s Henry IV production at the Edinburgh Festival. Bloomsbury+1
After school, he assisted Littlewood both at Stratford East and in Paris. Bloomsbury+1
His first play was So You Want to be in Pictures, a satire on film-making, and it was Joan Littlewood’s last production. Bloomsbury+1
For about 21 years he worked with writer/director Ken Hill, producing action/adventure shows (notably The Original Phantom of the Opera, The Invisible Man). Bloomsbury+1
During that time, Joan Littlewood lived in Peter Rankin’s flat, and together they worked on books: Milady Vine (biography of wine-maker Philippe de Rothschild), and Joan’s Book (her autobiography). Bloomsbury+1
He has also collaborated on autobiographies of Victor Spinetti and the film director Lewis Gilbert.