Peter Graham Scott

Peter Graham Scott (October 27, 1923 - August 5, 2007) was an English film producer, film director, film editor and screenwriter. One of the producers and directors who shaped British television drama in its formative years, Scott brought a background in film editing and directing to his work that helped to move the small screen out of an era of lifeless, studio-bound productions and towards programmes that owed more to cinema than to the stage.

Biography

Scott was born in East Sheen, Surrey, but was brought up in Isleworth, Middlesex, where he attended acting classes at the Italia Conti Academy.

In 1950, he married Mimi Martell, and they had two sons (deceased) and one daughter.

In 1984, Scott won the Royal Television Society's "Sir Ambrose Fleming Award for Outstanding Contribution to Television". In 1999, he published his memoirs, "British Television: An Insider's History".

Scott died in Windlesham, Surrey, on August 5, 2007.

Filmography

Acted

*"Young and Innocent" (1937)
*"Pastor Hall" (1940)

Edited

*"Brighton Rock" (1947)
*"The Perfect Woman" (1949)
*"The Avengers (TV series)"
*"The Troubleshooters"

Directed

*"Room for Two" (1940) (assistant director)
*"Major Barbara" (assistant director)
*"Kipps" (1941) (assistant director)
*"Panic" (1948)
*"Our Marie" (1953)
*"Danger Man" (7 episodes, 1960-63)
*"The Prisoner" (1 episode, 1967)

Produced

*"Quiller" (1975)
*"Father Came Too!" (1963)
*"The Cracksman" (1963)
*"Mister Ten Per Cent"
*"Captain Clegg"
*"The Borderers" (1968)
*"Into the Labyrinth" (1981-82)
*"Arch of Triumph"
*"The Master of Ballantrae" (1984)
*"Jenny's War" (1985)
*"Jamaica Inn" (1985)
*"The Canterville Ghost"
*"The Onedin Line" (1971-80)
*"Kidnapped" (1978)

References

* [http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2881399.ece "Peter Graham Scott"] "The Independent on Sunday, "2007-08-21. Accessed 2007-10-20
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