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Saville, Philip (1930-)
 

Film & TV credits


Television credits
 
CURTAINS FOR HARRYITV tx 20/10/1955director; script
THE MAGIC FISHBONEITV tx 13/12/1955director
THE DICK LESTER SHOWITV tx 23/12/1955creator
LONDON PLAYHOUSE: The Sun DivorceITV tx 26/1/1956director
LONDON PLAYHOUSE: Dark of the MoonITV tx 5/4/1956director
PLAY OF THE WEEK: Come Read Me a RiddleITV tx 4/6/1956director
ARMCHAIR THEATRE: Black LimelightITV tx 30/9/1956director
DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDEITV tx 3/11-8/12/1956 (6 pts)director; producer
THE MIRROR AND MARKHEIMITV tx 22/12/1956Markheim
ARMCHAIR THEATRE: Ring Out the OldITV tx 30/12/1956director
ARMCHAIR THEATRE: The Last FlightITV tx 27/1/1957director
ARMCHAIR THEATRE: Catch a Falling StarITV tx 24/3/1957director
STATE YOUR CASEITV tx 30/3/1957producer
STATE YOUR CASEITV tx 6/4/1957producer
STATE YOUR CASEITV tx 13/4/1957producer
MARK SABER: Holiday for HeathertonITV tx 1/8/1957Jose Santiago
TELEVISION PLAYHOUSE: Anna ChristieITV tx 29/8/1957director
MARK SABER: Captain and his KillersNBC (US) tx 13/9/1957; ITV (Granada) tx 1/4/1959Firth
MARK SABER: Kill Me, My LoveITV tx 18/9/1957Barrett
MARK SABER: Death by Delayed PaymentNBC (US) tx 4/10/1957; ITV (ATV) tx 13/7/1959Ray Prentice
ARMCHAIR THEATRE: The Last MileITV tx 3/11/1957director
ARMCHAIR THEATRE: SisterITV tx 1/12/1957director
ARMCHAIR THEATRE: A Gust of WindITV tx 23/2/1958director; adaptation
ARMCHAIR THEATRE: Miss OliveITV tx 6/4/1958director
ARMCHAIR THEATRE: Death of SatanITV tx 25/5/1958director
ARMCHAIR THEATRE: Noon on DoomsdayITV tx 6/7/1958director
ARMCHAIR THEATRE: The Time of Your LifeITV tx 19/10/1958director; adaptation
ARMCHAIR THEATRE: The Boy With the Meat AxeITV tx 23/11/1958director
MARK SABER: A Toast to DeathNBC (US) tx 30/11/1958; ITV (ATV) tx 12/7/1960Count Dariani
ARMCHAIR THEATRE: The Deaf HeartITV tx 21/12/1958director
ARMCHAIR THEATRE: The ThugITV tx 15/12/1959director
ARMCHAIR THEATRE: Strange MeetingITV tx 22/3/1959director
ARMCHAIR THEATRE: Shadow of the RuthlessITV tx 26/4/1959director
ARMCHAIR THEATRE: Guest AppearanceITV tx 28/6/1959director
ARMCHAIR THEATRE: House of His OwnITV tx 26/7/1959director
MARK SABER: Hands Across the SeaNBC (US) tx 29/8/1959; ITV (Granada) tx 2/4/1959Benton
ARMCHAIR THEATRE: Light from a StarITV tx 4/10/1959director
MARK SABER: A Diplomatic AffairITV (Granada) tx 6/11/1959Major Virnoff
ARMCHAIR THEATRE: The Last of the BraveITV tx 15/11/1959director
ARMCHAIR THEATRE: China DollITV tx 6/3/1960director
ARMCHAIR THEATRE: A Night OutITV tx 24/4/1960director
ARMCHAIR THEATRE: On the SpotITV tx 29/5/1960director
ARMCHAIR MYSTERY THEATRE: The Big WheelITV tx 12/6/1960director
ARMCHAIR MYSTERY THEATRE: MachinalITV tx 14/8/1960director
ARMCHAIR THEATRE: Big Brain ManITV tx 11/9/1960director
ARMCHAIR THEATRE: A Headful of CrocodilesITV tx 1/1/1961director
ARMCHAIR THEATRE: The Mystery of Martin WheelerITV tx 15/1/1961director
ARMCHAIR THEATRE: The HeroITV tx 23/4/1961director
ARMCHAIR THEATRE: No Licence for SingingITV tx 21/5/1961director
ARMCHAIR THEATRE: Duel for LoveITV tx 18/6/1961director
ARMCHAIR THEATRE: The TypistsITV tx 13/8/1961director
ARMCHAIR THEATRE: His Polyvinyl GirlITV tx 22/10/1961director
SABER OF LONDON: Time Alibi For MurderITV tx 6/11/1961Kirk
NO EXITBBC tx 1962director
ARMCHAIR THEATRE: Night ConspiratorsITV tx 6/5/1962director
ARMCHAIR THEATRE: North City Traffic Straight AheadITV tx 22/7/1962director
ARMCHAIR THEATRE: Afternoon of a NymphITV tx 30/9/1962director
ARMCHAIR THEATRE: Always Something HotITV tx 28/10/1962director
ARMCHAIR THEATRE: Thank You and GoodnightITV tx 11/11/1962director
ARMCHAIR THEATRE: Blue and WhiteITV tx 6/1/1963director
THE SUNDAY-NIGHT PLAY: The Madhouse on Castle StreetITV tx 1963director; producer
ARMCHAIR THEATRE: The Paradise SuiteITV tx 17/2/1963director
ARMCHAIR THEATRE: Living ImageITV tx 18/8/1963director
ARMCHAIR THEATRE: The Front RoomITV tx 15/9/1963director
ARMCHAIR THEATRE: Mr BigITV tx 29/9/1963director
ARMCHAIR THEATRE: Prisoner and EscortITV tx 5/4/1964director
ARMCHAIR THEATRE: The BandstandITV tx 16/4/1964director
HAMLET AT ELSINOREBBC2 tx 19/4/1964director
THE WEDNESDAY PLAY: In CameraBBC1 tx 4/11/1964director; adaptation
SIX: The Logic GameBBC2 tx 9/1/1965director
THE RISE AND FALL OF THE CITY OF MAHAGONNYBBC2 tx 28/2/1965director; adaptation
FIVE MORE: Exit 19BBC2 tx 8/8/1966director; script
OUT OF THE UNKNOWN: The Machine StopsBBC2 tx 6/10/1966director
THE WEDNESDAY PLAY: The Mark-Two WifeBBC1 tx 15/10/1969director
PLAY FOR TODAY: The Long Distance Piano PlayerBBC1 tx 15/10/1970director
PLAY FOR TODAY: The RainbirdsBBC1 tx 11/2/1971director
PLAY FOR TODAY: The FoxtrotBBC1 tx 29/4/1971director
PLAY FOR TODAY: O Fat White WomanBBC1 tx 4/11/1971director
PLAY FOR TODAY: In the Beautiful CaribbeanBBC1 tx 3/2/1972director
THIRTY-MINUTE THEATRE: HandsBBC2 tx 14/8/1972director
ARMCHAIR THEATRE: The CreditorsBBC1 tx 10/10/1972director; adaptation
MONEY WITH MENACESITV tx 24/10/1973director
PLAY FOR TODAY: Access to the ChildrenBBC1 tx 5/3/1973director
SHAKESPEARE COUNTRYBBC2 tx 17/5/1973director
SECOND CITY FIRSTS: Mrs. Pool's PreservesBBC2 tx 22/10/1973director
SECOND CITY FIRSTS: The Actual WomanBBC2 tx 11/3/1974director
CHURCHILL'S PEOPLE: The Lost IslandBBC1 tx 6/1/1975director
PLAY FOR TODAY: GangstersBBC1 tx 9/1/1975director
PRIVATE AFFAIRS: A Dream of LivingBBC2 tx 2/5/1975director
SHADES OF GREENE: The Blue FilmITV tx 14/10/1975director
SHADES OF GREENE: A Little Place off the Edgware RoadITV tx 14/10/1975director
PLAY FOR TODAY: MossBBC1 tx 28/10/1975director
ORSON WELLES GREAT MYSTERIES: Compliments of the SeasonITV tx 11/12/1975director
PLAYS FOR BRITAIN: ShuttlecockITV tx 11/5/1976director
THE MIND BEYOND: Meriel the Ghost GirlBBC2 tx 29/9/1976director
THE VELVET GLOVE: The Warrior's ReturnBBC2 tx 23/2/1977director
PLAYHOUSE: Cork and BottleITV tx 24/5/1977director
COUNT DRACULABBC2 tx 22/12/1977director
SECOND CITY FIRSTS: RottenBBC2 tx 13/5/1978director
PLAY OF THE MONTH: Design for LivingBBC1 tx 6/5/1979director
FESTIVAL: The Ghost SonataBBC1 tx 23/3/1980director
PLAYHOUSE: The Journal of Bridget HitlerBBC2 tx 6/2/1981director; script
BOYS FROM THE BLACKSTUFFBBC2 tx 10-31/10/1982 (5 eps)director
FIRST LOVE: Those Glory Glory DaysChannel 4 tx 17/11/1983director
THE LIFE AND LOVES OF A SHE DEVILBBC2 tx 8-29/10/1986 (4 pts)director
MANDELA(US) tx 20/9/1987; Channel 4 tx 24/9/1987director
FIRST BORNBBC1 tx 30/10-13/11/1988 (3 pts)director
THE MEDIA SHOWChannel 4 tx 5/2/1989on-screen participant
THE LATE SHOWBBC2 tx 14/12/1989Interviewee
MAX AND HELEN A REMARKABLE TRUE LOVE STORYTNT (US) tx 8/1/1990director
CRASH THE MYSTERY OF FLIGHT 1501NBC (US) tx 18/11/1990director
SCREEN TWO: Fellow Traveller1991director
THE CLONING OF JOANNA MAYITV tx 26/1 & 2/2/1992director
ANGELSITV tx 2/6/1992director
FAMILY PICTURESABC (US) 21 & 22/3/1993; BBC2 tx 5 & 6/9/1993director
USTINOV MEETS PAVAROTTIBBC1 tx 14/9/1993director
SCREEN ONE: Wall Of SilenceBBC1 tx 17/10/1993director
BUCCANEERSBBC1 tx 5/2-5/3/1995 (5 pts)director; producer
ON THE SET OF THE BUCCANEERSBBC1 tx 5/3/1995 (5 pts)on-screen participant
SCREEN ONE: Deacon BrodieBBC1 tx 8/3/1997director
LITTLE WHITE LIESBBC1 tx 18 & 19/7/1998 (2 pts)director
MY UNCLE SILASITV tx 28/10-11/11/2001 (6 pts)director
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN MY LIFE AS A FAIRY TALEHallmark tx 4 & 5/5/2002 (2 pts)director
THE BIOGRAPHER: THE SECRET LIFE OF PRINCESS DICBS (US) tx 1/9/2002director
THE GOSPEL OF JOHNCanada/UK, 2003director
LOVE IS A SURVIVOR2005director
 
Film credits
 
PENNY AND THE POWNALL CASE1947Slim, police car driver
THE BLIND GODDESS1948Mainwaring's junior
A PIECE OF CAKE1948dinner guest
BANG! YOU'RE DEAD / GAME OF DANGER1953Ben Jones
MURDER AT 3 AM1953Edward 'Teddy' King/Jim King
THE STRAW MAN1953Link Hunter
THE NIGHT OF THE FULL MOON1954Dale
CONTRABAND - SPAIN / CONTABANDOUK/Spani, 1955Martin Scott
THE BETRAYAL1957Bartel
THREE CROOKED MEN1958Seppy
ON THE RUN1958Driscole
THE GREAT VAN ROBBERY1959Cartier
AN HONOURABLE MURDER1960Mark Anthony
SECRETS1971director; story
SAM'S SONG1979director
QUEST FOR LOVE1983director; producer
DREAMS ARE THE WORST1985director
SHADEY1985director
THE FRUIT MACHINE1988director
METROLANDUK/France/Spain, 1997director