Roy Battersby

Roy Battersby
Born (1936-04-20) April 20, 1936
London
Occupation Television director
Spouse(s) Judy Loe (1997–present)
Children 5

Roy Battersby (born April 20, 1936) is a British television director, noted for his work in drama productions such as Between The Lines, Inspector Morse, Cracker and A Touch of Frost.[1] Early in his career he made documentary features for the BBC programmes Tomorrow's World and Towards Tomorrow. In 2005, his film Red Mercury was shown at the Montreal World Film Festival.[2]

He is married to actress Judy Loe and is the stepfather of actress Kate Beckinsale.[3] Battersby was a Trotskyist for some years,[4] becoming a full-time organiser for the now defunct Workers Revolutionary Party.[5] The association had ended by 1981,[6] but the connection led to his being blacklisted by the BBC.[7]

Filmography

YearTitleEpisodesComments
1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreMachineTV play written by Hugh Charteris
1970The BodyDocumentary narrated by Vanessa Redgrave and Frank Finlay
1970ITV Saturday Night TheatreRoll on Four O'ClockTV play written by Colin Welland
1972Home and Away
1972Play For TodayBetter Than The MoviesTV play written by John Elliot and starring Bryan Marshall
1973Play For TodayThe OperationTV play written by Roger Smith
1974Play For TodayLeeds UnitedTV play written by Colin Welland and starring Elizabeth Spriggs
1975Centre PlayPost Mortem
1975-76Couples9 episodes
1977The Palestinian
1981A Change In Time
1983No Excuses
1983The Home FrontAt The Grammar
1983The Home FrontLow Key Lady on High Speed Train
1983The Home FrontThe Poodle Strikes Back
1983The Home FrontWalk in My Shoes
1984Winter Flight
1986King of the Ghetto4 episodes
1986Unnatural CausesEvensong
1986ScreenplayThe Act
1990EurocopsPushedCrime drama by Billy Hamon starring John Benfield as Jackson
1990EurocopsFiring the Bullets Crime drama by Billy Hamon starring John Benfield as Jackson
1990The Play on OneYellowbacks
1991The Play on OneEscape From Kampala
1991Inspector MorseFat ChanceCrime drama starring John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Maurice Denham and Zoë Wanamaker.
1992Between The LinesLies and Damned LiesCrime drama starring Neil Pearson
1992Between The LinesA Watch & Chain of CourseCrime drama starring Neil Pearson
1993Between The LinesSome Must WatchCrime drama starring Neil Pearson
1993Between The LinesManoeuvre 11Crime drama starring Neil Pearson
1994A Touch of FrostWidows and OrphansCrime drama starring David Jason
1994Between The LinesThe End User: Part 1Crime drama starring Neil Pearson
1994Between The LinesThe End User: Part 2Crime drama starring Neil Pearson
1995CrackerBrotherly Love Part 1Crime drama starring Robbie Coltrane and Geraldine Somerville
1995CrackerBrotherly Love Part 2Crime drama starring Robbie Coltrane and Geraldine Somerville
1995CrackerBrotherly Love Part 3Crime drama starring Robbie Coltrane and Geraldine Somerville
1995A Touch of FrostQuarryCrime drama starring David Jason
1997The Moth
1998Space Island OneA Child Is Born
1999Doomwatch: Winter Angel
2000In Defence2 episodes
2004A Touch of FrostDancing in the DarkCrime drama starring David Jason
2005Red Mercury
2006A Touch of FrostEndangered SpeciesCrime drama starring David Jason

Awards

YearResultAwardComments
1996WonBAFTA Alan Clarke award[8]
2006NominatedMontréal World Film Festival Grand Prix des Amériquesfor Red Mercury (2005)

References

  1. ↑ "Roy Battersby". Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Festival nod for Muslim bomb film". BBC Online. 12 August 2005. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  3. ↑ "Literature Study Guides - By Popularity - eNotes.com". Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  4. ↑ Sanjiv Bhattacharya "Kate Beckinsale", GQ Magazine, February 2006, as reproduced on Bhattacharya's website.
  5. ↑ Stephen Lacey Tony Garnett, Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2007, p.76
  6. ↑ Roy Battersby Obituary: Nicholas Palmer, The Independent,
  7. ↑ Mark Hollingsworth and Richard Norton-Taylor Blacklist: The Inside Story of Political Vetting, London: Hogarth Press, p.116-17 (Chapter 5 "MI5 and the BBC: Stamping the ‘Christmas Tree’ Files")
  8. ↑ "BAFTA Awards (1996)". Retrieved 8 July 2016.
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