Aivar Kaulins

Aivar Kaulins was born in January 1936. He is a production manager and director, known for Bad Timing: A Sensual Obsession (1980), The Riddle of the Sands (1979) and The Insomniac …

Robert Rietti

…, actor, born 8 February 1923, in Paddington, west London, son of Victor, a well-known character actor, and Rachel (nee Rosenay), he came from Italian-Jewish stock. His family, originally from Ferrara…

Jimmy Sangster

…and other production companies such as Tempean Films. These would include ground-breaking scripts for Hammer’s landmark gothic horrors based on Dracula and Frankenstein in addition to many original th…

Peter Davis

Peter Davis Film producer and director Peter Davis became deeply involved in the anti-apartheid movement. He founded Villon Films in 1970.

Moira Armstrong

…f the first female directors.Her early shows were Dr Finlay’s Casebook (1962), Z-Cars (1962). Other prolific credits were on episodes of Armchair Theatre, The Onedin Line, Dunroamin’ Rising (1988), La…

Kent Houston

…followed by an introduction to Director/Designer/Actor, Terry Gilliam and a life-long collaboration. In 1976 Kent founded (with Gilliam) the Peerless Camera Company.

Simon Relph

Son of Michael Relph, brother of actor Emma Relph Born in Chelsea, London on 13 April 1940. His father, Michael Relph was a Ealing Studios writer and producer and his mother, Doris, née Ring…

George (Nosher) Powell

… 1928 – 20 April 2013) was a British heavyweight boxer, stuntman, actor, and all-round tough man who left a mark on mid-20th-century film and television. Known for his cockney humour, iron jaw, and no…

John Hawkesworth

…, achieved a considerable following in America and inspired Beacon Hill, a state-side version of the same formula set in snobbish Boston.The Upstairs, Downstairs plot spanned the 30 years of English s…

Jocelyn Rickards

Jocelyn Rickards was born on 29 July 1924 in Melbourne. She was an Australian artist and costume designer. She moved to London in 1949 to work as a theatre designer.