Barry Letts
Production
Born 1925-03-26
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 Who for five years, overseeing almost the entirety of Jon Pertwee's tenure as the Third Doctor and casting Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor. He produced or directed many of the BBC's Sunday Classic drama serials from 1976 to 1986, and returned to Doctor Who in 1980 to be the executive producer for its eighteenth season.
Filmography
Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
Nov 25, 2023
Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster
Mar 20, 2023
Doctor Who and the Third Man
Jul 8, 2019
IMC Needs You!
Oct 3, 2011
Life on Earth
May 9, 2011
The Doctor's Moriarty
May 9, 2011
Come in Number Five
Mar 28, 2011
The Tin Men and the Witch
Aug 9, 2010
Warriors of Mars
Jan 18, 2010
The Perfect Scenario: Lost Frontiers
Oct 5, 2009
The Perfect Scenario: The End of Dreams
Oct 5, 2009
Roger Delgado: The Master
Oct 5, 2009
The Frighten Factor
May 11, 2009
Hello Sailor!
Jan 14, 2008
Musical Scales: An Era of Experimentation
Jan 14, 2008
Terror Nation: Terry Nation and Doctor Who
Nov 6, 2007
Exodus
Sep 4, 2007
Are Friends Electric?
Jun 4, 2007
The Worst Journey in the World
Apr 29, 2007
Built for War: The Sontaran Story
Oct 9, 2006
Changing Time: Living and Leaving Doctor Who
Jul 24, 2006
Terrance Dicks: Fact & Fiction
Jan 17, 2005
The Story of Doctor Who
Dec 30, 2003
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
Jan 1, 1998
30 Years in the TARDIS
Nov 29, 1993
Doctor Who: Inferno
May 9, 1970
Reach for the Sky
Jul 5, 1956
The Cruel Sea
Feb 24, 1953
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike
May 23, 1949
Scott of the Antarctic
Nov 29, 1948