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Barry Leopold Letts (26 March 1925 – 9 October 2009) [1] was an English actor, television director, writer and producer, best known for being the producer of Doctor Who from 1969 to 1974. [ 2 ] Born in Leicester , he worked as an actor in theatre, films and television before retiring in his early forties and becoming a television director.
Barry Letts (1925-2009) Barry Letts. Barry Letts started his career as an actor. He began in repertory in York whilst also working for a local radio station in Leeds. After a chance meeting with BBC producer/director Rex Tucker, he started working with him first on radio and then on television. His first television appearance was in a 1950 ...
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Oct 30, 2009 · Barry Letts, who has died aged 84, had a career in television spanning five decades during which he was an actor, writer, producer and director. Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent
Barry Letts. Producer: Doctor Who. Barry Letts started his career as an actor. He began in repertory in York whilst also working for a local radio station in Leeds. After a chance meeting with BBC producer/director Rex Tucker, he started working with him first on radio and then on television. His first television appearance was in a 1950 production of "Gunpowder Guy," about Guy Fawkes. He ...
- March 26, 1925
- October 9, 2009
Barry Letts, the producer of Doctor Who throughout the early 1970s, has died aged eighty-four. The show's current Lead Writer and Executive Producer, Russell T Davies, paid tribute, saying, 'The ...
After starting as an actor in live television, Barry Letts became one of the medium's most respected and prolific writers, producers and directors. He is best remembered for helming Doctor Who (BBC, 1963-89) during the Jon Pertwee years, and later produced some of the BBC's most popular early evening classic serials.
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An Interview with Barry Letts. Back in the days before Doctor Who returned to our screens, we interviewed Barry Letts about his time working on Doctor Who and his thoughts on the show. The ...
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