6.6
TV
Directing
James Ferman
- Born
- Died
- (aged 72)
- Birthplace
- New York, New York, USA
- Credits
- 47 titles
Biography
James Alan Ferman was an American television and theatre director. He was the Secretary of the British Board of Film Classification from 1975 to 1999.
Signature work
Known For
6.6
TV
7.0
TV
Fall of Eagles
4.2
TV
Thirty-Minute Theatre
7.7
Movie
What's a Carry On?
6.0
TV
Armchair Theatre
5.2
TV
The Wednesday Play
7.2
TV
Theatre 625
4.0
TV
ITV Play of the Week
6.8
TV
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
6.5
TV
Emergency: Ward 10
4.0
Movie
Tomorrow, Just You Wait
7.0
TV
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
6.0
TV
Ghost Squad
6.3
TV
The Plane Makers
6.7
TV
Late Night Line-Up
10.0
Movie
The Interior Decorator
9.0
Movie
Death of a Private
8.0
Movie
A Distant Thunder
Acting credits 8
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Video Nasties: Draconian Days Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2010 | Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape Film | Self |
| 2005 | Banned in the UK TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2001 | Emmanuelle: A Hard Look Film | Himself |
| 1999 | The Last Days of the Board Film | Self |
| 1998 | What's a Carry On? Film | Self - Interviewee |
| 1995 | Empire of the Censors Film | Self |
| 1971 | Film '72 TV | Self (1 ep) |
Crew credits 39
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Fall of Eagles TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1974 | Zodiac TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1973 | Orson Welles' Great Mysteries TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1973 | Centre Play TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1973 | Edward G: Like the Filmstar Film | Director |
| 1972 | The Sextet TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1971 | The Pigeon Fancier Film | Director |
| 1971 | When the Bough Breaks Film | Director |
| 1971 | Alma Mater Film | Director |
| 1970 | A Distant Thunder Film | Director |
| 1970 | Play for Today TV | Director (5 ep) |
| 1970 | Chariot of Fire Film | Director |
| 1969 | Plays of Today TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1969 | W. Somerset Maugham TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1967 | Death of a Private Film | Director |
| 1967 | The Gamblers TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1966 | Thirteen Against Fate TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1966 | Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am! Film | Director |
| 1965 | Tomorrow, Just You Wait Film | Director |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatre TV | Director, Writer (7 ep) |
| 1965 | The Wednesday Thriller TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1965 | The Pistol Film | Director |
| 1965 | The Interior Decorator Film | Director |
| 1965 | Front Page Story TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play TV | Director (9 ep) |
| 1964 | Theatre 625 TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1964 | Late Night Line-Up TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1963 | The Plane Makers TV | Director (13 ep) |
| 1961 | Ghost Squad TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1961 | Harpers West One TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1961 | Drama 61-67 TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1960 | Deadline Midnight TV | Director (3 ep) |
| 1959 | Probation Officer TV | Director (4 ep) |
| 1958 | The Criminals Film | Director |
| 1957 | Emergency: Ward 10 TV | Director (3 ep) |
| 1957 | Theatre Night TV | Writer (1 ep) |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre TV | Director (5 ep) |
| 1955 | ITV Play of the Week TV | Director (1 ep) |