Directing
Community Rating
6.2
TMDB estimate
Born
April 20, 1936
Died
January 10, 2024 (age 87)
Born in
London, England
Roy Battersby (1936-2024) was a British director. He started his career making documentary features for the BBC, including work on their groundbreaking science series Tomorrow's World. In 1970 he directed the innovative scientific documentary film The Body, before moving into drama and directing TV plays, often working with writer Colin Welland. He made with several films for the Play for Today series but his role as an organiser with the Workers Revolutionary Party and his Trotskyist politics led to him being blacklisted by the BBC at the behest of Special Branch and the security services, a fact which Battersby was unaware of at the time. Once his association ended in the 1980s, Battersby was allowed to direct at the BBC once more. Serials such as 1986's King of the Ghetto led to regular work on Between the Lines in the early 90s. Now specialising in crime drama, he also helmed several episodes of ITV's Inspector Morse, A Touch of Frost and Cracker. His 2005 film Red Mercury was shown at the Montreal World Film Festival, where it was nominated for best film. In 1996, Battersby was awarded the Alan Clarke award at BAFTA. He was married to actress Judy Loe and is the stepfather of actress Kate Beckinsale.

Drama Out of a Crisis: A Celebration of Play for Today
as Self – Director
2020

Greys Inbetween
as Script Editor
2008

Red Mercury
as Director
2005
In Defence
as Director
2000

Doomwatch: Winter Angel
as Director
1999

Space Island One
as Director
1998

The Moth
as Director
1997

Cracker
as Director
1993
Olly's Prison
as Director
1993

A Touch of Frost
as Director
1992

Between the Lines
as Director
1992

Escape From Kampala
as Director
1991

The Black Candle
as Director
1991

Yellowbacks
as Director
1990

The Act
as Director
1989

The Play on One
as Director
1988

Inspector Morse
as Director
1987

Gentry
as Director
1987

King of the Ghetto
as Director
1986

King of the Ghetto
as Director
1986