About

Known credits:
24
Birthday:
1936-04-20
Place of birth:
London, England
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Roy Battersby

Overview

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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Acting
2020 Drama Out of a Crisis: A Celebration of Play for Today Actor Self N/A
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1972 Right to Work March Actor N/A
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Directing
2005 Red Mercury Directing Director 58
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1999 Doomwatch: Winter Angel Directing Director 58
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1997 The Moth Directing Director 59
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1993 Olly's Prison Directing Director 59
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1991 Escape From Kampala Directing Director N/A
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1991 The Black Candle Directing Director 58
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1990 Yellowbacks Directing Director 58
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1989 The Act Directing Director N/A
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1987 Gentry Directing Director 58
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1986 King of the Ghetto Directing Director 58
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1986 King of the Ghetto Directing Director N/A
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1986 Mr. Love Directing Director 58
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1984 Winter Flight Directing Director 59
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1977 The Palestinian Directing Director 58
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1975 Post Mortem Directing Director N/A
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1974 Leeds United! Directing Director N/A
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1973 The Operation Directing Director N/A
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1972 Better Than the Movies Directing Director N/A
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1970 Roll On Four O'Clock Directing Director 58
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1970 The Body Directing Director 58
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1969 Some Women Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2008 Greys Inbetween Writing Script Editor N/A
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