Barry Letts

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Barry Letts

Born March 26, 1925

Died October 9, 2009 · aged 84

Barry Leopold Letts (26 March 1925 – 9 October 2009) was an English actor, television director, writer and producer, best known for being the producer of Doctor Who from 1969 to 1974. Born in Leicester, he worked as an actor in theatre, films and television before retiring in his early forties and becoming a television director. He then became the producer of the BBC science fiction series Doctor…

Known For

The Cruel SeaThe Cruel Sea · 1953
The Cruel Sea
6.91953
MovieDramaHistory
At the start of World War II, Cmdr. Ericson is assigned to convoy escort HMS Compass Rose with inexperienced officers and men just out of training. The winter seas make life miserable enough, but the men must also harden themselves to rescuing survivors of U-Boat attacks, while seldom able to strike back. Traumatic events afloat and ashore create a warm bond between the skipper and his first officer.
Reach for the SkyReach for the Sky · 1956
Reach for the Sky
6.91956
MovieWarDrama
The true story of airman Douglas Bader who overcame the loss of both legs in a 1931 flying accident to become a successful fighter pilot and wing leader during World War II.
Scott of the AntarcticScott of the Antarctic · 1948
Scott of the Antarctic
7.21948
MovieAdventureDrama
The true story of the British explorer Robert Falcon Scott and his ill-fated expedition to try to be the first man to discover the South Pole - only to find that the murderously cold weather and a rival team of Norwegian explorers conspire against him
Doctor Who: LogopolisDoctor Who: Logopolis · 1981
Doctor Who: Logopolis
7.01981
MovieScience FictionAdventure
After an encounter with the Master, an airline stewardess named Tegan Jovanka becomes an unwitting stowaway aboard the TARDIS as it travels to the planet Logopolis. There, the Doctor discovers that the Master's interference with the Logopolitans' advanced mathematics has unleashed a wave of entropy which threatens to consume the entire universe.
Doctor Who: InfernoDoctor Who: Inferno · 1970
Doctor Who: Inferno
8.61970
MovieScience FictionTV Movie
UNIT is providing security cover at an experimental drilling project at Eastchester, designed to penetrate the Earth's crust and release a previously untapped source of energy. Soon, however, the drill head starts to leak an oily green liquid that transforms those who touch it into vicious primeval creatures with a craving for heat. The Doctor is accidentally transported "sideways in time" by the partially repaired TARDIS control console into a parallel universe where the drilling project is at a more advanced stage. Thwarted by his friends' ruthless alter egos, he works to save both universes.
Doctor Who: Full CircleDoctor Who: Full Circle · 1980
Doctor Who: Full Circle
6.61980
MovieScience FictionAdventure
On the planet Alzarius in the alternate universe of E-Space, the Doctor, Romana and K9 find survivors of a crashed starliner, strange creatures lurking in the marshes and a genetic riddle which stretches back centuries.
Hello Sailor!Hello Sailor! · 2008
Hello Sailor!
2008
MovieScience FictionDocumentary
Cast and crew discuss the making of The Sea Devils, from the television series Doctor Who.
San Demetrio LondonSan Demetrio London · 1943
San Demetrio London
7.21943
MovieActionDrama
Based on the true story of the 1940 rescue of the tanker MV San Demetrio by parts of her own crew after she had been set afire in the middle of the Atlantic by the German heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer and then had been abandoned. When one of the lifeboats drifted back to the burning tanker the day after, and found that she still hadn't exploded, they decided to board her and put out the fires. Eventually, they managed to start the engine again and decided to try to reach Britain against all odds.

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