John Hawkesworth

Known for

Writing

Born

December 7, 1920

Birthplace

Kensington, London, England, UK

Died

September 30, 2003 (aged 82)

Biography

John Stanley Hawkesworth (7 December 1920 – 30 September 2003) was an English television and film producer and screenwriter, best known for his work on the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs and the Granada Television adaptation of Sherlock Holmes.

Best known work

The Third Man

1949

Sherlock Holmes

1984

Pandora and the Flying Dutchman

1951

The Man Who Never Was

1956

The Sign of Four

1987

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1988

The Sound Barrier

1952

Tiger Bay

1959

Upstairs Downstairs

2010

Upstairs, Downstairs

1971

Filmography

2010
Upstairs DownstairsTV
Original Series Creator
1994
The Memoirs of Sherlock HolmesTV
Creator
1993
Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
as Self - Interviewee
1992
Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris
Screenplay
1991
The Case-Book of Sherlock HolmesTV
Creator
1989
ChelworthTV
Writer
1989
CampionTV
Writer
1988
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Screenplay
1987
The Sign of Four
Writer
1986
The Return of Sherlock HolmesTV
Producer, Writer, Creator
1985
OscarTV
Executive Producer, Writer
1984
Sherlock HolmesTV
Creator, Writer, Dramaturgy, Development Manager, Adaptation
1984
The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesTV
Producer, Writer, Adaptation, Creator
1983
By the Sword DividedTV
Writer, Creator
1983
The Tale of Beatrix Potter
Writer
1982
The Tale of Beatrix PotterTV
Creator
1982
Q.E.D.TV
Producer, Creator
1981
The Flame Trees of ThikaTV
Writer, Producer
1979
Danger UXBTV
Writer, Producer, Creator
1976
The Duchess of Duke StreetTV
Producer, Writer, Creator
1971
Upstairs, DownstairsTV
Writer, Producer, Creator
1971
The Rivals of Sherlock HolmesTV
Adaptation
1969
The Gold RobbersTV
Producer, Writer, Creator
1969
The Elusive PimpernelTV
Adaptation, Creator
1968
The Kiss of Blood
Writer