Douglas Camfield
Douglas Camfield
6 Directed
25 Series
TV Shows
Director
Doctor Who
1963
Director
Z-Cars
1962
Director
Beau Geste
1982
Director
Paul Temple
1969
Director
Public Eye
1965
Director
The Sweeney
1975
Director
Missing from Home
1984
Director
The Nightmare Man
1981
Director
The Lotus Eaters
1972
Director
Shoestring
1979
Director
Danger UXB
1979
Director
Van der Valk
1972
Director
Target
1977
Director
Detective
1964
Director
The Professionals
1977
Director
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
Director
The Onedin Line
1971
Director
Blake's 7
1978
Director
Out of the Unknown
1965
Director
Tales of the Tardis
2023
Director
The Venturers
1975
Director
Armchair Theatre
1956
Director
The Walls of Jericho
1981
Director
The Troubleshooters
1965
Director
Play for Today
1970
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Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius
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Tales of the Tardis
Director · 1 episode
2023–
TV
Blake's 7: Duel
Director
1986
Film
Missing from Home
Director · 6 episodes
1984–
TV
Beau Geste
Director · 8 episodes
1982–
TV
The Nightmare Man
Director · 4 episodes
1981–
TV
The Walls of Jericho
Director · 1 episode
1981–
TV
Shoestring
Director · 3 episodes
1979–
TV
Danger UXB
Director · 3 episodes
1979–
TV
Blake's 7
Director · 1 episode
1978–
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Douglas Camfield still alive?
Douglas Camfield passed away on January 27, 1984 at age 52.
What are the most famous roles of Douglas Camfield?
Douglas Camfield is best known for directing Ivanhoe, Doctor Who: The Invasion, Doctor Who: The Time Meddler.
How many movies has Douglas Camfield directed?
Over a 20-year career (since 1964), Douglas Camfield has directed or written 6 films and worked on 25 TV shows.
What was Douglas Camfield's first movie?
The career of Douglas Camfield began with Doctor Who: Planet of Giants (1964).
What is Douglas Camfield's most recent movie or series?
Douglas Camfield's most recent release is Tales of the Tardis, which premiered on November 1, 2023.
What TV shows has Douglas Camfield created or directed?
On television, Douglas Camfield has appeared in Doctor Who, Blake's 7, The Professionals, The Sweeney.
Douglas Camfield
1931-05-08 · England, UK
Douglas Gaston Sydney Camfield (8 May 1931 – 27 January 1984) was a British television director, active from the 1960s to the 1980s. His directing credits included Doctor Who, Z-Cars, Paul Temple, Public Eye, The Lotus Eaters, Van der Valk, The Sweeney, The Onedin Line, Blake's 7, Shoestring, The Professionals, Out of the Unknown, The Nightmare Man, the BBC dramatisation of Beau Geste, and Ivanhoe, the 1982 television movie.
Camfield studied at the York School of Art and aimed to work for The Walt Disney Company. He was commissioned into the Royal Army Service Corps in 1951 during his national service. Later that year, he transferred to the West Yorkshire Regiment (Territorial Army). He was promoted to lieutenant in 1952 and was training to be in the Special Air Service, but due to an injury, he pulled out of the application process. It has often been noted by those who worked with him that Camfield always retained an affection for the army and brought military standards of organisation to the programmes he subsequently directed.