Peter Sasdy
Born: 1935-05-27 in Budapest, Hungary
Known For: Directing
Biography
Peter Sasdy (born May 27, 1935) is a British film and TV director. As well as numerous TV credits, notably the Nigel Kneale-scripted The Stone Tape (1972), he directed several horror films for Hammer, including Taste the Blood of Dracula (1969), Countess Dracula (1971) and Hands of the Ripper (1971). He directed Pia Zadora in the cult classic The Lonely Lady (1983), for which he earned a Razzie Award for Best Director. From 1985 to 1987 he directed the Thames TV production of The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4.
Filmography
2018
1993
1992
- Witchcraft ... (Director)
1991
- Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady ... (Director)
1989
- Ending Up ... (Director)
1987
- The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole ... (Director)
1985
- Lytton's Diary ... (Director)
- The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ ... (Director)
1984
- Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense ... (Director)
- The Late Nancy Irving ... (Director)
- Last Video and Testament ... (Director)
- The Sweet Scent of Death ... (Director)
1983
- The Lonely Lady ... (Director)
1980
- Hammer House of Horror ... (Director)
- Visitor from the Grave ... (Director)
1979
- Minder ... (Director)
- Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson ... (Director)
- Murder at the Wedding ... (Director)
1978
- Return of the Saint ... (Director)
1977
- Supernatural ... (Director)
- 1990 ... (Director)
- Welcome to Blood City ... (Director)
1976
- I Don't Want to Be Born ... (Director)
1975
- King Arthur, the Young Warlord ... (Director)
1973
- Orson Welles' Great Mysteries ... (Director)
- Nothing But the Night ... (Director)
1972
- Six Days of Justice ... (Director)
- Arthur of the Britons ... (Director)
- Shirley's World ... (Director)
- The Stone Tape ... (Director)
- Doomwatch ... (Director)
1971
- Countess Dracula ... (Director)
- Hands of the Ripper ... (Director)
1970
- Taste the Blood of Dracula ... (Director)
- The Spoils of Poynton ... (Director)
1969
- The Gold Robbers ... (Director)
1968
- Journey to the Unknown ... (Director)
- The Jazz Age ... (Director)
- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall ... (Director)
- Journey Into Darkness ... (Director)
1967
- Callan ... (Director)
- Mickey Dunne ... (Director)
- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ... (Director)
- Wuthering Heights ... (Director)
- Wuthering Heights ... (Director)
1966
- Softly, Softly ... (Director)
- King of the River ... (Director)
- The Eye ... (Director)
- This Man Craig ... (Director)
1965
- Out of the Unknown ... (Director)
- Londoners ... (Director)
- Time in Advance ... (Director)
- The Midas Plague ... (Director)
1964
- The Wednesday Play ... (Director)
- Story Parade ... (Director)
- Sherlock Holmes ... (Director)
- The Hidden Truth ... (Director)
- The Caves of Steel ... (Director)
1963
- The Plane Makers ... (Director)
- 24-Hour Call ... (Director)
1961
- Drama 61-67 ... (Director)
- Ghost Squad ... (Director)
- Harpers West One ... (Director)
1959
- Probation Officer ... (Director)
1957
- Emergency: Ward 10 ... (Director)
1956
- Armchair Theatre ... (Director)
1955
- ITV Play of the Week ... (Director)