7.9
TV
Directing
Brian Parker
- Died
- Birthplace
- Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
- Credits
- 74 titles
Biography
Brian Parker was born in 1929 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. He was a director and actor, known for several Play For Today's, The Beiderbecke Tapes, The Guardians, Big Brother and Inspector Morse. He passed away in 2020 at the age of 91.
Signature work
Known For
7.9
TV
4.3
TV
Emmerdale
6.8
TV
The Bill
7.8
TV
Upstairs, Downstairs
6.6
TV
Play for Today
6.8
TV
The Beiderbecke Tapes
4.2
TV
Thirty-Minute Theatre
7.3
TV
Z-Cars
5.7
TV
Crown Court
5.2
TV
The Wednesday Play
4.8
TV
No Hiding Place
7.8
TV
Hadleigh
6.7
TV
The Scales of Justice
7.0
TV
ITV Playhouse
7.0
TV
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
7.7
TV
Shades of Darkness
6.0
TV
The Guardians
7.3
TV
The Troubleshooters
Acting credits 8
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | First Night TV | Purves (1 ep) |
| 1962 | The Scales of Justice TV | Johnnie Ross (1 ep) |
| 1962 | Z-Cars TV | PC Askew (1 ep) |
| 1959 | No Hiding Place TV | Con. Watkins (1 ep) |
| 1958 | The Sky Larks TV | Lt Wainwright, RN (1 ep) |
| 1957 | Theatre Night TV | Victor Parker (1 ep) |
| 1952 | Before Your Very Eyes TV | Actor (1 ep) |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre TV | John Shaw (1 ep) |
Crew credits 67
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Strathblair TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1991 | The Sharp End TV | Director (4 ep) |
| 1990 | El C.I.D. TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1987 | The Beiderbecke Tapes TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1987 | Inspector Morse TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1986 | Knowing The Score Film | Director |
| 1986 | ScreenPlay TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1985 | Time for Murder TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1985 | Off Peak Film | Director |
| 1984 | The Bill TV | Director (46 ep) |
| 1984 | Weekend Playhouse TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1984 | Love and Marriage TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1983 | Storyboard TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1983 | Seaton’s Aunt Film | Director |
| 1983 | Shades of Darkness TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1982 | Skirmishes Film | Director |
| 1982 | Willie's Last Stand Film | Director |
| 1981 | Elizabeth Alone Film | Director |
| 1980 | Spy! TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1979 | Wednesday's Child Film | Director |
| 1978 | Donal and Sally Film | Director |
| 1978 | People Like Us TV | Director (3 ep) |
| 1978 | Life at Stake TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1977 | Waifs and Strays Film | Director |
| 1976 | Brensham People TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1976 | City of Fear! Film | Director |
| 1976 | An Accident of Class and Sex Film | Director |
| 1976 | The Happy Hunting Ground Film | Director |
| 1975 | Grace Film | Director |
| 1974 | Initiation Film | Director |
| 1974 | Steven Film | Director, Writer |
| 1974 | Playhouse TV | Director (4 ep) |
| 1974 | The Lonely Man's Lover Film | Director |
| 1973 | Second City Firsts TV | Director (3 ep) |
| 1973 | Centre Play TV | Director (4 ep) |
| 1973 | Steps Back Film | Director |
| 1973 | Land of Green Ginger Film | Director |
| 1973 | Shakespeare or Bust Film | Director |
| 1972 | Crown Court TV | Director (6 ep) |
| 1972 | Emmerdale TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1972 | The Sextet TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1972 | Six Days of Justice TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1971 | Upstairs, Downstairs TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1971 | The Guardians TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1970 | Play for Today TV | Director (7 ep) |
| 1970 | Big Brother TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1969 | Softly Softly: Task Force TV | Director (6 ep) |
| 1969 | Hadleigh TV | Director (6 ep) |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre TV | Director (4 ep) |
| 1968 | Gazette TV | Director (3 ep) |
| 1968 | The First Lady TV | Director (4 ep) |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouse TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1967 | Champion House TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1966 | Vendetta TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1966 | NET Playhouse TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1966 | King of the River TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1966 | Softly, Softly TV | Director (13 ep) |
| 1965 | The Girl Who Loved Robots Film | Director |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatre TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1965 | The Troubleshooters TV | Director (4 ep) |