Jump to content

Claude Whatham

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Nicholas0 (talk | contribs) at 02:55, 5 March 2020 (Filmography, short description). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Claude Whatham
Born(1927-12-07)7 December 1927
Manchester, Lancashire, England
Died4 January 2008(2008-01-04) (aged 80)
Anglesey, Wales

Claude Whatham (7 December 1927 in Manchester - 4 January 2008 in Anglesey) was an English film and TV director mainly known for his work on dramas.

Career

He attended Oldham Art School and was a set designer for the Oldham Repertory Company, before joining Granada Television where he made documentaries and dramas including The Younger Generation featuring a young John Thaw, and You in Your Small Corner. He then moved to the BBC where he worked on The Wednesday Play, Play for Today, Disraeli and the 1969 adaptation of A Voyage Round My Father. Other television directing included the adaptation of Laurie Lee's childhood/coming of age memoir Cider with Rosie and Jumping the Queue.

Filmography


Stub icon

This article about a British film director is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Claude_Whatham&oldid=943998609"