Roy Battersby

Roy Battersby

Known for

Directing

Born

April 20, 1936

Birthplace

London, England

Died

January 10, 2024 (aged 87)

Biography

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, Battersb...

Best known work

Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse
1987
Cracker
Cracker
1993
A Touch of Frost
A Touch of Frost
1992
Between the Lines
Between the Lines
1992
Play for Today
Play for Today
1970
The Body
The Body
1970
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
Mr. Love
Mr. Love
1986
The Black Candle
The Black Candle
1991
Doomwatch
Doomwatch
1970

Filmography

  1. 2020

    Drama Out of a Crisis: A Celebration of Play for Today

    as Self – Director

  2. 2008

    Greys Inbetween

    Script Editor

  3. 2005

    Red Mercury

    Director

  4. 2000

    In DefenceTV

    Director

  5. 1999

  6. 1998

  7. 1997

    The Moth

    Director

  8. 1993

    CrackerTV

    Director

  9. 1993

  10. 1992

  11. 1992

  12. 1991

  13. 1991

  14. 1990

    Yellowbacks

    Director

  15. 1989

    The Act

    Director

  16. 1988

    EurocopsTV

    Director

  17. 1988

    The Play on OneTV

    Director

  18. 1987

    Inspector MorseTV

    Director

  19. 1987

    Gentry

    Director

  20. 1986

  21. 1986

    ScreenPlayTV

    Director

  22. 1986

  23. 1986

    Mr. Love

    Director

  24. 1984

  25. 1983

    No ExcusesTV

    Director

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