Barry Letts

Personal Info

Known For

Production

Known Credits

64

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

  • No Hiding Place

    No Hiding Place

  • Z-Cars

    Z-Cars

  • Maigret

    Maigret

  • Softly, Softly

    Softly, Softly

  • Reach for the Sky

    Reach for the Sky

  • Jon & Katy

    Jon & Katy

  • Frieda

    Frieda

  • Exodus

    Exodus

  • Scott of the Antarctic

    Scott of the Antarctic

  • Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals

    Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals

  • The Tin Men and the Witch

    The Tin Men and the Witch

  • 30 Years in the TARDIS

    30 Years in the TARDIS

  • Come in Number Five

    Come in Number Five

  • The Story of Doctor Who

    The Story of Doctor Who

  • The Perfect Scenario: Lost Frontiers

    The Perfect Scenario: Lost Frontiers

  • San Demetrio London

    San Demetrio London

  • The Worst Journey in the World

    The Worst Journey in the World

  • Musical Scales: An Era of Experimentation

    Musical Scales: An Era of Experimentation

  • Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?

    Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?

  • IMC Needs You!

    IMC Needs You!

  • The One with the Maggots

    The One with the Maggots

  • What Lies Beneath

    What Lies Beneath

  • The Cruel Sea

    The Cruel Sea

  • Hello Sailor!

    Hello Sailor!

  • Warriors of Mars

    Warriors of Mars

  • The Perfect Scenario: The End of Dreams

    The Perfect Scenario: The End of Dreams

  • The Final Curtain

    The Final Curtain

  • Beginning the End: Making 'The Time Warrior'

    Beginning the End: Making 'The Time Warrior'

  • Genesis of a Classic

    Genesis of a Classic

  • A Boy, a Girl and a Bike

    A Boy, a Girl and a Bike

  • To the Public Danger

    To the Public Danger

  • Treasures Lost and Found

    Treasures Lost and Found

  • Doctor Who: Inferno

    Doctor Who: Inferno

  • The Peladon Saga: Part Two - The Monsters and the Monarchs

    The Peladon Saga: Part Two - The Monsters and the Monarchs

  • Built for War: The Sontaran Story

    Built for War: The Sontaran Story

  • Terror Nation: Terry Nation and Doctor Who

    Terror Nation: Terry Nation and Doctor Who

  • City Beneath the Sea

    City Beneath the Sea

  • Changing Time: Living and Leaving Doctor Who

    Changing Time: Living and Leaving Doctor Who

  • Terrance Dicks: Fact & Fiction

    Terrance Dicks: Fact & Fiction

  • The Small House at Allington

    The Small House at Allington

  • The Doctor's Moriarty

    The Doctor's Moriarty

  • Between Now... and Now! Science and "The Time Monster"

    Between Now... and Now! Science and "The Time Monster"

  • The Silver Sword

    The Silver Sword

  • Doctor Who and the Third Man

    Doctor Who and the Third Man

  • Life on Earth

    Life on Earth

  • Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster

    Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster

  • The Village that Came to Life

    The Village that Came to Life

  • People, Power and Puppetry

    People, Power and Puppetry

  • Are Friends Electric?

    Are Friends Electric?

  • Myth Makers 37: Roger Delgado

    Myth Makers 37: Roger Delgado

  • Going Underground

    Going Underground

  • Roger Delgado: The Master

    Roger Delgado: The Master

  • Remembering Barry Letts

    Remembering Barry Letts

  • The Peladon Saga: Part One - The Markets and the Miners

    The Peladon Saga: Part One - The Markets and the Miners

  • Multi-colourisation

    Multi-colourisation

  • Blasting the Past

    Blasting the Past

  • Mutt Mad: The Making of 'The Mutants'

    Mutt Mad: The Making of 'The Mutants'

  • The Devil Rides Out: Making the Daemons

    The Devil Rides Out: Making the Daemons

  • Destroy All Monsters!

    Destroy All Monsters!

  • The Frighten Factor

    The Frighten Factor

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

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

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

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

  • Can You Hear the Earth Scream?

    Can You Hear the Earth Scream?