Barry Letts

Barry Letts

Known for

Producing

Born

March 26, 1925

Died

October 9, 2009 (aged 84)

Biography

Barry Leopold Letts (26 March 1925 – 9 October 2009) was an English actor, television director, writer and producer, best known for being the producer of Doctor Who from 1969 to 1974.

Born in Leicester, he worked as an actor in theatre, films and television before retiring in his early forties and becoming a television director. He then became the producer of the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who for five years, overseeing almost the entirety of Jon Pertwee's tenure as the Third Doctor and casting Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor. He produced or directed many of the BBC's Sunday Classic drama serials from 1976 to 1986, and returned to Doctor Who in 1980 to be the executive producer for it...

Best known work

Doctor Who
Doctor Who
1963
EastEnders
EastEnders
1985
The Avengers
The Avengers
1961
The Cruel Sea
The Cruel Sea
1953
Scott of the Antarctic
Scott of the Antarctic
1948
Reach for the Sky
Reach for the Sky
1956
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
1983
Frieda
Frieda
1947
San Demetrio London
San Demetrio London
1943
Maigret
Maigret
1960

Filmography

  1. 2023

    Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals

    as Self - archive

  2. 2023

    Tales of the TardisTV

    Producer

  3. 2023

  4. 2019

  5. 2011

  6. 2011

  7. 2011

  8. 2011

    Come in Number Five

    as (archive footage)

  9. 2010

  10. 2010

  11. 2009

  12. 2009

  13. 2009

  14. 2009

  15. 2008

  16. 2008

  17. 2007

  18. 2007

    Exodus

    as Professor Marcus

  19. 2007

  20. 2007

  21. 2006

  22. 2006

  23. 2005

  24. 2004

    Dæmos Rising

    Script Consultant

  25. 2003

TMDBThis product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.Streaming availability data provided by JustWatch© 2026 FlickQueue · Privacy · Terms