Barry Letts
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
as Self - archive
Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
as Self - archive
Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster
as (archive footage)
Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster
as (archive footage)
Doctor Who and the Third Man
Doctor Who and the Third Man
IMC Needs You!
IMC Needs You!
Life on Earth
as Self
Life on Earth
as Self
The Doctor's Moriarty
as Self
The Doctor's Moriarty
as Self
Come in Number Five
as (archive footage)
Come in Number Five
as (archive footage)
The Tin Men and the Witch
The Tin Men and the Witch
Warriors of Mars
Warriors of Mars
The Perfect Scenario: Lost Frontiers
The Perfect Scenario: Lost Frontiers
The Perfect Scenario: The End of Dreams
The Perfect Scenario: The End of Dreams
Roger Delgado: The Master
Roger Delgado: The Master
The Frighten Factor
The Frighten Factor
Hello Sailor!
Hello Sailor!
Musical Scales: An Era of Experimentation
Musical Scales: An Era of Experimentation
Terror Nation: Terry Nation and Doctor Who
as Self
Terror Nation: Terry Nation and Doctor Who
as Self
Exodus
as Professor Marcus
Exodus
as Professor Marcus
Are Friends Electric?
Are Friends Electric?
The Worst Journey in the World
as Narrator
The Worst Journey in the World
as Narrator
Built for War: The Sontaran Story
as (archival footage)
Built for War: The Sontaran Story
as (archival footage)
Changing Time: Living and Leaving Doctor Who
Changing Time: Living and Leaving Doctor Who
Terrance Dicks: Fact & Fiction
Terrance Dicks: Fact & Fiction
The Story of Doctor Who
The Story of Doctor Who
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
30 Years in the TARDIS
as Himself
30 Years in the TARDIS
as Himself
Doctor Who: Inferno
as Loudspeaker Voice
Doctor Who: Inferno
as Loudspeaker Voice
Dial M for Murder
as Max Halliday
Dial M for Murder
as Max Halliday
Reach for the Sky
as Tommy
Reach for the Sky
as Tommy
The Cruel Sea
as Raikes
The Cruel Sea
as Raikes
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike
as Syd
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike
as Syd
Scott of the Antarctic
as Apsley Cherry-Garrard
Scott of the Antarctic
as Apsley Cherry-Garrard
To the Public Danger
as Fred Lane
To the Public Danger
as Fred Lane
Frieda
as Jim Merrick
Frieda
as Jim Merrick
San Demetrio London
as Apprentice John Jones - M.V. San Demetrio
San Demetrio London
as Apprentice John Jones - M.V. San Demetrio