Rodney Bennett (24 March 1935 – 3 January 2017) was a British television director. He worked for BBC Radio and directed television programmes for the BBC and ITV.
Rodney Bennett | |
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| Born | 24 March 1935 Chagford, Devon, England |
| Died | 3 January 2017 (aged 81) |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Television director |
| Employer(s) | BBC and ITV |
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Early life and education
editBennett was born in Chagford, Devon, and raised in Totnes. He studied psychology at St John's College, Cambridge, and also received a master's degree from University College London.[1]
Career
editHe began working for the BBC in radio and moved into television with the launch of BBC2. His subsequent work included directing episodes of Z-Cars[1] and three Doctor Who stories, The Ark in Space,[2][3] The Sontaran Experiment,[2][4] (both 1975) and The Masque of Mandragora (1976).[2][5] He also directed Derek Jacobi and Patrick Stewart in the BBC Shakespeare production of Hamlet in 1980. For ITV he directed the comedy-drama series Anything More Would Be Greedy in 1989 and episodes of The Darling Buds of May.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Obituary - Rodney Bennett, director of Darling Buds of May and Doctor Who". The Herald. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ a b c Miles, Lawrence (2004). About Time 1975-1979. Des Moines, Iowa, USA: Mad Norwegian Press. p. 24. ISBN 978-0975944639.
- ^ "The Ark in Space". Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide. BBC. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- ^ "The Sontaran Experiment". Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide. BBC. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- ^ "The Masque of Mandragora". Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide. BBC. Retrieved 15 February 2012.