Rodney Bennett

For the broadcaster and writer, see Rodney M. Bennett. For the composer, see Richard Rodney Bennett. For the university administrator, see Rodney D. Bennett. For the playwright and children's author, see Royden Barrie.

Rodney Bennett
Born(1935-03-24)24 March 1935
Chagford, Devon, England
Died3 January 2017(2017-01-03) (aged 81)
Alma mater
OccupationTelevision director
Employer(s)BBC and ITV
Known for

Rodney Bennett (24 March 1935 – 3 January 2017) was a British television director. He worked for BBC Radio and directed television programmes for the BBC and ITV.

Early life and education

Bennett was born in Chagford, Devon, and raised in Totnes. He studied psychology at St John's College, Cambridge, and also received a master's degree from University College London.[1]

Career

He began working for the BBC in radio and moved into television with the launch of BBC2. His subsequent work included directing episodes of Z-Cars[1] and three Doctor Who stories, The Ark in Space,[2][3] The Sontaran Experiment,[2][4] (both 1975) and The Masque of Mandragora (1976).[2][5] He also directed Derek Jacobi and Patrick Stewart in the BBC Shakespeare production of Hamlet in 1980. For ITV he directed the comedy-drama series Anything More Would Be Greedy in 1989 and episodes of The Darling Buds of May.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Obituary - Rodney Bennett, director of Darling Buds of May and Doctor Who". The Herald. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Miles, Lawrence (2004). About Time 1975-1979. Des Moines, Iowa, USA: Mad Norwegian Press. p. 24. ISBN 978-0975944639.
  3. ^ "The Ark in Space". Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide. BBC. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  4. ^ "The Sontaran Experiment". Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide. BBC. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  5. ^ "The Masque of Mandragora". Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide. BBC. Retrieved 15 February 2012.