Directing
Don Leaver
Born September 27, 1929 · London, England, UK
Died December 13, 2015 · aged 86
Don Leaver was an award-winning television director and producer responsible for many hours of popular drama, notably as one of the key contributors to the success of the quirky adventure series The Avengers. He directed the first episode and stayed with the show as it transformed from a traditional thriller into an offbeat fantasy drama that sold worldwide and was a prime-time hit in the US.
Known For
Where the Action Is · 1975Where the Action Is
★ 8.01975
MovieTV MovieHorror
A gambler is smuggled into a billionaire's house to undertake a gambling duel.
Beasts: The Dummy · 1976Beasts: The Dummy
★ 4.21976
MovieHorrorTV Movie
A washed-up actor has a nervous breakdown and believes that he really is the movie monster that he has been hired to play. Created as an episode of Nigel Kneale’s “Beasts” horror anthology miniseries.
A Midsummer Nightmare · 1975A Midsummer Nightmare
★ 8.01975
MovieTV MovieCrime
A young woman's knowledge of Shakespeare helps her solve a five-year-old mystery.
The Mark of Satan · 1980The Mark of Satan
★ 7.51980
MovieHorrorFantasy
Edwyn sees the number nine everywhere and is convinced that forces of evil are at work.
Hidden Talents · 1986Hidden Talents
1986
MovieDramaTV Movie
Nellie (Pat Phoenix) is weak and bedridden in her aging, decrepit house due to a bad heart. Living out of her front room, Nellie is looked after by her son Harold (Tom Bell) who is going deaf and prone to eccentric and emotional outbursts following a motorbike accident some years previous. Relations are tense and fractious between Nellie and Harold, a state of affairs which isn't helped by Nellie's affectionate recollections of her estranged son Stanley (Tom Georgeson) who left many years before, taking with him Nellie's savings.
The Avengers · 1961The Avengers
★ 7.81961
SeriesAction & AdventureCrime
A quirky spy show of the adventures of eccentrically suave British Agent John Steed and his predominantly female partners. Jonathan Steed - an urbane, proper gentleman spy - teams with various assistants throughout the series' run, including Dr. David Keel, Cathy Gale, Emma Peel and Tara King, to repeatedly save the world from diabolical schemes plotted by equally diabolical evil-doers (among them robots and man-eating monsters).
The Bill · 1984The Bill
★ 6.81984
SeriesCrimeDrama
The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and drug raids to the routine demands of policing this ground-breaking series focuses as much on crime as it does on the personal lives of its characters.
A Touch of Frost · 1992A Touch of Frost
★ 7.61992
SeriesDramaCrime
Jack Frost is a gritty, dogged and unconventional detective with sympathy for the underdog and an instinct for moral justice who attracts trouble like a magnet. Despite some animosity with his superintendent, Norman “Horn-rimmed Harry” Mullett, Frost and his ever-changing roster of assistants manage to solve cases via his clever mind, good heart, and cool touch.
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