Stephen Whittaker
Directing
Born 1947-06-28
Died 2003-02-07
London, England, UK
50 credits
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Stephen Whittaker (28 June 1947 – 7 February 2003) was a British actor and director. He worked largely in British film and television, and attended Henley-in-Arden School in Warwickshire before further training as an actor at London's Corona Academy. He began his career aged 17, as a "bad boy" in the film To Sir With Love (1966), and in the classic BBC Doctor Who adventure The Web of Fear, as a soldier battling Yeti in the London Underground.
In 1985, Whittaker took a director's training course and directed a short training film, which he sent to John Schlesinger (who had directed him in Yanks). Schlesinger suggested him to producer Mark Shivas as director for Channel 4's drama trilogy What If It's Raining?, written by Anthony Minghella. This was the beginning of a directing career of prestigious TV and film work. Shortly before Whittaker's death, writer Julian Fellowes spoke of him as "the most exciting director in the industry."
In 2001, he filmed his final project, The Rocket Post, a romantic drama set on a remote Scottish island. The film had severe funding problems and was eventually released in 2006, three years after his death. The credits bear a dedication to his memory. Whittaker died following complications from a routine surgery.
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Filmography
Directing
21 credits
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Inspector Morse
Screen Two
Dalziel and Pascoe
Eurocops
Grafters
Hearts and Minds
Scene
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Portrait of a Marriage
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
What If It's Raining
Sons & Lovers
Closing Numbers
Tangier Cop
The Rocket Post
A Life for a Life
Killing Me Softly
Stone Cold
Love Birds
Stone, Scissors, Paper
Acting
28 credits
Doctor Who
Bewitched
Crown Court
I Dream of Jeannie
BBC Play of the Month
The Wednesday Play
Crossroads
Z-Cars
Thirty-Minute Theatre
ITV Play of the Week
Out of the Unknown
To Sir, with Love
Champion House
The Keep
Yanks
The Legend of Robin Hood
Sanctuary
Sat'day While Sunday
Armchair Theatre
Up the Junction
I Escaped from Devil's Island
Bury Me an Angel
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey
The Paradise Run
The World in Silence
Doctor Who: The Web of Fear
Countercrime
Only a Game
Other credits
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