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'''Christopher Barry''' ([[20 September (people)|20 September]] [[1925 (people)|1925]]-[[ | '''Christopher Barry''' ([[20 September (people)|20 September]] [[1925 (people)|1925]]-[[7 February (people)|7 February]] [[2014 (people)|2014]]) [[director|directed]] several ''[[Doctor Who]]'' serials, beginning with several episodes of the very first [[Dalek]] story. His other [[television]] credits included {{wi|Compact (TV series)|Compact}}, {{wi|Paul Temple (TV series)|Paul Temple}}, ''[[Z-Cars]]'', {{wi|Poldark}}, {{wi|The Onedin Line}}, ''[[All Creatures Great and Small (TV series)|All Creatures Great and Small]]'', {{wi|Juliet Bravo}}, {{wi|Dramarama (TV series)|Dramarama}} and other [[science fiction]] series, including {{wi|Out of the Unknown}}, {{wi|Moonbase 3}} and {{wi|The Tripods}}. | ||
He was one of only three people to direct ''Doctor Who'' serials featuring [[William Hartnell]], [[Patrick Troughton]], [[Jon Pertwee]] and [[Tom Baker]]; the other two were [[Douglas Camfield]] and [[Lennie Mayne]]. | He was one of only three people to direct ''Doctor Who'' serials featuring [[William Hartnell]], [[Patrick Troughton]], [[Jon Pertwee]] and [[Tom Baker]]; the other two were [[Douglas Camfield]] and [[Lennie Mayne]]. | ||
Revision as of 20:59, 10 February 2014
Christopher Barry (20 September 1925-7 February 2014) directed several Doctor Who serials, beginning with several episodes of the very first Dalek story. His other television credits included Compact, Paul Temple, Z-Cars, Poldark, The Onedin Line, All Creatures Great and Small, Juliet Bravo, Dramarama and other science fiction series, including Out of the Unknown, Moonbase 3 and The Tripods.
He was one of only three people to direct Doctor Who serials featuring William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker; the other two were Douglas Camfield and Lennie Mayne.
Christopher Barry spent his retirement living on Oxfordshire, and died on 10 February 2014 following a fall.
Filmography
Doctor Who stories directed
- The Daleks (episodes 1,2,4,5 and 7 only)
- The Rescue
- The Romans
- The Savages
- The Power of the Daleks
- The Dæmons
- The Mutants
- Robot
- The Brain of Morbius
- The Creature from the Pit
- Downtime
- Myth Makers No. 50: Elisabeth Sladen
Bibliography
- The End (published in Drabble Who)
