7.7
TV
Directing
Mike Vardy
- Born
- Died
- (aged 91)
- Birthplace
- Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK
- Credits
- 57 titles
Biography
Mike Vardy was born on October 21, 1934 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was a director and producer, known for Sadie, It's Cold Outside (1974), Spring & Autumn (1972) and Mystery and Imagination (1966). He was married to Sandra Vardy. He died on February 28, 2026.
Signature work
Known For
7.7
TV
7.2
TV
Minder
8.1
TV
The Sweeney
7.1
TV
Rumpole of the Bailey
7.3
TV
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
6.6
TV
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
7.5
TV
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
6.2
TV
Van der Valk
5.2
Movie
Man at the Top
7.1
TV
Screen Two
8.2
TV
Public Eye
7.7
TV
Shoestring
6.0
TV
Armchair Theatre
8.2
TV
Enemy at the Door
5.2
TV
Hazell
5.8
TV
Mystery and Imagination
7.0
TV
Target
5.8
TV
Special Branch
Acting credits 2
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Callan: This Man Alone Film | Himself |
| 2002 | Cold War Submarine Adventures: Cuban Missile Crisis - Secret Subs Film | Ketov (uncredited) |
Crew credits 55
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Hetty Wainthropp Investigates TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1995 | The Final Cut TV | Director (4 ep) |
| 1995 | The Vet TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1989 | 4 Play TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1988 | The One Game TV | Director (4 ep) |
| 1987 | Claws Film | Director |
| 1987 | The Ruth Rendell Mysteries TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1986 | Call Me Mister TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1986 | Sunday Premiere TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1985 | Bon Voyage Film | Director |
| 1985 | A Still Small Shout Film | Director |
| 1985 | Pythons on the Mountain Film | Director |
| 1985 | Summer Season TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1985 | Time and the Conways Film | Director |
| 1985 | The Unknown Soldier Film | Director |
| 1985 | Screen Two TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1984 | Sharing Time TV | Director (3 ep) |
| 1984 | Love and Marriage TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1982 | Something's Got to Give Film | Director |
| 1982 | Northern Lights Film | Director |
| 1981 | The Grudge Fight Film | Director |
| 1981 | House on the Hill TV | Producer, Director, Creator (6 ep) |
| 1979 | Minder TV | Director (3 ep) |
| 1979 | Shoestring TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1978 | City Sugar Film | Director |
| 1978 | The O'Hooligan File Film | Director |
| 1978 | Enemy at the Door TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1978 | Hazell TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1977 | BBC2 Play of the Week TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1977 | Target TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1977 | The Sunday Drama TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1976 | Westway TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1975 | Rumpole of the Bailey TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1975 | The Sweeney TV | Director (4 ep) |
| 1974 | Churchill's People TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1974 | Moody and Pegg TV | Director (4 ep) |
| 1974 | Playhouse TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1973 | Man at the Top Film | Director |
| 1972 | Anywhere but England Film | Director |
| 1972 | Spring & Autumn TV | Director, Producer (6 ep) |
| 1972 | The Breaking of Colonel Keyser Film | Director |
| 1972 | Van der Valk TV | Director (7 ep) |
| 1971 | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1971 | Brown Skin Gal, Stay Home and Mind Bay-Bee Film | Director |
| 1971 | The Loving Lesson Film | Director |
| 1970 | The Prime Minister's Daughter Film | Director |
| 1970 | Up Among the Cuckoos Film | Director |
| 1970 | The Suicide Club Film | Director |
| 1969 | Special Branch TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1969 | The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1967 | The Heroism of Thomas Chadwick Film | Director |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouse TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1966 | Mystery and Imagination TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1965 | Public Eye TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre TV | Director (8 ep) |