Terry Bishop
Directing
Terry Bishop (21 October 1912 – 30 October 1981) was a British screenwriter, and television and film director. In the 1940s Bishop directed a series of public information and documentary films, including Daybreak in Udi (1949) for the Crown Film Unit which in 1950 won the Oscar for Best Documentary and a BAFTA for Best Documentary Film. From 1950–1962 he worked extensively in British TV, directing episodes of series including The Adventures of William Tell, The Adventures of Robin Hood, Sword of Freedom, Danger Man, and Sir Francis Drake. Bishop also made several low budget British films during this period, including Cover Girl Killer (1959), featuring future Steptoe and Son star Harry H. Corbett as a serial murderer of glamour models.
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movieBomb in the High Street
1961
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tvSir Francis Drake
1961
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movieThe Unstoppable Man
1961
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tvDanger Man
1960
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movieDanger Tomorrow
1960
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movieCover Girl Killer
1959
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movieModel for Murder
1959
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movieLife in Danger
1959
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tvThe Buccaneers
1956
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movieTim Driscoll's Donkey
1955
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movieWest of Zanzibar
1954
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movieThe Titfield Thunderbolt
1953
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movieThe Man in the White Suit
1951
Second Unit Director
movieDaybreak in Udi
1949
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movieFive Towns
1947
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movieThe Western Isles
1941
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movieLove Beyond Reason - The Video Album
1985
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