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Ned Sherrin(1931-2007)

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Writer
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Ned Sherrin was born on 18 February 1931 in Low Ham, Somerset, England, UK. He was a producer and director, known for That Was the Week That Was (1962), Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life (1964) and Orlando (1992). He died on 1 October 2007 in Chelsea, London, England, UK.
BornFebruary 18, 1931
DiedOctober 1, 2007(76)
BornFebruary 18, 1931
DiedOctober 1, 2007(76)
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Known for

That Was the Week That Was (1962)
That Was the Week That Was
8.1
TV Series
  • Producer
Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life
7.3
TV Series
  • Producer
Tilda Swinton in Orlando (1992)
Orlando
7.1
  • Mr Addison
  • 1992
BBC 3 (1965)
BBC 3
4.5
TV Series
  • Producer

Credits

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Producer

  • Song by Song (1977)
    Song by Song
    8.2
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1977–1980
  • The Cobblers of Umbridge (1973)
    The Cobblers of Umbridge
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1973
  • The National Health (1973)
    The National Health
    5.9
    • producer
    • 1973
  • The Alf Garnett Saga (1972)
    The Alf Garnett Saga
    5.1
    • producer
    • 1972
  • Up the Front (1972)
    Up the Front
    4.5
    • producer
    • 1972
  • Julie Ege in Rentadick (1972)
    Rentadick
    3.9
    • producer
    • 1972
  • The Chastity Belt (1972)
    The Chastity Belt
    5.2
    • producer
    • 1972
  • Girl Stroke Boy (1971)
    Girl Stroke Boy
    6.1
    • producer
    • 1971
  • Julie Ege and Frankie Howerd in Up Pompeii (1971)
    Up Pompeii
    6.0
    • producer
    • 1971
  • The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens (1970)
    The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1970
  • Marty Feldman in Every Home Should Have One (1970)
    Every Home Should Have One
    5.0
    • producer
    • 1970
  • The Virgin Soldiers (1969)
    The Virgin Soldiers
    6.1
    • producer
    • 1969
  • World in Ferment
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1969
  • Where Was Spring?
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1969
  • Diana Ross in BBC Show of the Week (1965)
    BBC Show of the Week
    8.8
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1968

Director

  • Song by Song (1977)
    Song by Song
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1977–1980
  • The Cobblers of Umbridge (1973)
    The Cobblers of Umbridge
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1973
  • The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens (1970)
    The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1970
  • John Betjeman in Contrasts (1967)
    Contrasts
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1968
  • I Gotta Shoe, or Cindy-Ella
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1966
  • The Long Cocktail Party
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1966
  • Take a Sapphire
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1966
  • BBC 3 (1965)
    BBC 3
    4.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1964–1965
  • A Last Word on the Election
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1964
  • ABC of Britain
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1964
  • The Long Garden Party
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Benbow Was His Name
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1964
  • That Was the Week That Was (1962)
    That Was the Week That Was
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1962–1963
  • Steam, Sanctity and Song
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1963

Writer

  • Reality is an illusion caused by lack of NF Simpson (2008)
    Reality is an illusion caused by lack of NF Simpson
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2008
  • Beecham (1992)
    Beecham
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1992
  • A Night on the Town
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1983
  • Timothy West as Beecham (1979)
    Timothy West as Beecham
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1979
  • We Interrupt This Week
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1978
  • The Rather Reassuring Programme
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1977
  • Ooh La La! (1968)
    Ooh La La!
    6.7
    TV Series
    • adapted by
    • translated by
    • 1968–1973
  • Girl Stroke Boy (1971)
    Girl Stroke Boy
    6.1
    • screenplay
    • 1971
  • The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens (1970)
    The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1970
  • Diana Ross in BBC Show of the Week (1965)
    BBC Show of the Week
    8.8
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1968
  • Girl Smugglers (1967)
    Girl Smugglers
    • Writer
    • 1967
  • I Gotta Shoe, or Cindy-Ella
    TV Movie
    • writer
    • 1966
  • BBC 3 (1965)
    BBC 3
    4.5
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1966
  • Take a Sapphire
    TV Movie
    • writer
    • 1966
  • Benbow Was His Name
    TV Movie
    • writer
    • 1964

Personal details

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  • Official site
    • BFI - Ned Sherrin
  • Born
    • February 18, 1931
    • Low Ham, Somerset, England, UK
  • Died
    • October 1, 2007
    • Chelsea, London, England, UK(throat cancer)
  • Other works
    Radio: He has presented the humorous arts discussion & general magazine programme "Loose Ends" on BBC Radio 4 for many years.
  • Publicity listings
    • 6 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1985 (1984 season) for Outstanding Achievement in Musical for the Conception of The Ra Iolanthe.
  • Quotes
    In a long career of happy accidents, perhaps the most useful was to have been born in 1931 and to complete National Service, Oxford, and bar exams precisely in time for the opening of commercial television. (from his autobiography)

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