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Roy John Battersby
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Roy Battersby (1936-2024) was a British director. He started his career making documentary features for the BBC, including work on their groundbreaking science series Tomorrow's World. In 1970 he directed the innovative scientific documentary film The Body, before moving into drama and directing TV plays, often working with writer Colin Welland. He made with several films for the Play for Today series but his role as an organiser with the Workers Revolutionary Party and his Trotskyist politics led to him being blacklisted by the BBC at the behest of Special Branch and the security services, a fact which Battersby was unaware of at the time. Once his association ended in the 1980s, Battersby was allowed to direct at the BBC once more. Serials such as 1986's King of the Ghetto led to regular work on Between the Lines in the early 90s. Now specialising in crime drama, he also helmed several episodes of ITV's Inspector Morse, A Touch of Frost and Cracker. His 2005 film Red Mercury was shown at the Montreal World Film Festival, where it was nominated for best film. In 1996, Battersby was awarded the Alan Clarke award at BAFTA. He was married to actress Judy Loe and is the stepfather of actress Kate Beckinsale.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1936-04-20
- event Death Date 2024-01-10
- school Known for: Directing
- star Popularity: 0.7
- info Birth Place London, England
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Roy Battersby
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Right to Work March
1972-10-19
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Drama Out of a Crisis: A Celebration of Play for Today
2020-10-12
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Red Mercury
2005-05-13
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King of the Ghetto
1986-05-01
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Doomwatch: Winter Angel
1999-12-07
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The Body
1970-10-09
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Escape From Kampala
1991-08-08
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The Palestinian
1977-04-28
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The Moth
1997-01-01
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Mr. Love
1985-01-01
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Olly's Prison
1993-05-01
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The Black Candle
1991-01-01
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Winter Flight
1984-12-20
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The Act
1989-08-09
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Gentry
1987-01-01
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Leeds United!
1974-10-31
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Post Mortem
1975-07-07
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Some Women
1969-08-27
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Yellowbacks
1990-08-30
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Greys Inbetween
2008-12-01
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Roll On Four O'Clock
1970-12-19
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The Operation
1973-02-26
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Better Than the Movies
1972-11-13
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Cracker
1993-09-27
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Inspector Morse
1987-01-06
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A Touch of Frost
1992-12-06
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Between the Lines
1992-09-04
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Play for Today
1970-10-15
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Doomwatch
1970-02-09
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In Defence
2000-06-26
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King of the Ghetto
1986-05-01
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The Play on One
1988-01-19