Barry Letts

Personal Info

Known For

Production

Known Credits

43

Gender

Male

Birthday

1925-03-26

Day of death

2009-10-09 (84 years old)

Place of Birth

-

Barry Letts

Biography

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.

Known For

  • The Avengers

    The Avengers

  • Z-Cars

    Z-Cars

  • No Hiding Place

    No Hiding Place

  • Softly, Softly

    Softly, Softly

  • Maigret

    Maigret

  • Reach for the Sky

    Reach for the Sky

  • Musical Scales: An Era of Experimentation

    Musical Scales: An Era of Experimentation

  • Come in Number Five

    Come in Number Five

  • The Perfect Scenario: The End of Dreams

    The Perfect Scenario: The End of Dreams

  • Built for War: The Sontaran Story

    Built for War: The Sontaran Story

  • The Tin Men and the Witch

    The Tin Men and the Witch

  • IMC Needs You!

    IMC Needs You!

  • Scott of the Antarctic

    Scott of the Antarctic

  • The Cruel Sea

    The Cruel Sea

  • Frieda

    Frieda

  • Changing Time: Living and Leaving Doctor Who

    Changing Time: Living and Leaving Doctor Who

  • The Worst Journey in the World

    The Worst Journey in the World

  • Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?

    Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?

  • Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals

    Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals

  • The Perfect Scenario: Lost Frontiers

    The Perfect Scenario: Lost Frontiers

  • Exodus

    Exodus

  • Warriors of Mars

    Warriors of Mars

  • A Boy, a Girl and a Bike

    A Boy, a Girl and a Bike

  • San Demetrio London

    San Demetrio London

  • The Story of Doctor Who

    The Story of Doctor Who

  • City Beneath the Sea

    City Beneath the Sea

  • The Doctor's Moriarty

    The Doctor's Moriarty

  • Doctor Who: Inferno

    Doctor Who: Inferno

  • The Silver Sword

    The Silver Sword

  • To the Public Danger

    To the Public Danger

  • Doctor Who and the Third Man

    Doctor Who and the Third Man

  • Terrance Dicks: Fact & Fiction

    Terrance Dicks: Fact & Fiction

  • The Small House at Allington

    The Small House at Allington

  • Hello Sailor!

    Hello Sailor!

  • 30 Years in the TARDIS

    30 Years in the TARDIS

  • The Frighten Factor

    The Frighten Factor

  • Roger Delgado: The Master

    Roger Delgado: The Master

  • Life on Earth

    Life on Earth

  • Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster

    Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster

  • Are Friends Electric?

    Are Friends Electric?

  • Myth Makers 37: Roger Delgado

    Myth Makers 37: Roger Delgado

  • Myth Makers 29: Barry Letts and Terrance Dicks (Part 2)

    Myth Makers 29: Barry Letts and Terrance Dicks (Part 2)

  • Myth Makers 25: Barry Letts and Terrance Dicks (Part 1)

    Myth Makers 25: Barry Letts and Terrance Dicks (Part 1)