Peter Sasdy
Directing · Born 1935-05-27 · age 91 · Budapest, Hungary
Peter Sasdy (born May 27, 1935) is a British film and TV director. As well as numerous TV credits, notably the Nigel Kneale-scripted The Stone Tape (1972), he directed several horror films for Hammer, including Taste the Blood of Dracula (1969), Countess Dracula (1971) and Hands of the Ripper (1971). He directed Pia Zadora in the cult classic The Lonely Lady (1983), for which he earned a Razzie Award for Best Director. From 1985 to 1987 he directed the Thames TV production of The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4.
Titles
Taste the Blood of Dracula
Countess Dracula
Hands of the Ripper
Hammer House of Horror
The Stone Tape
Nothing But the Night
I Don't Want to Be Born
Minder
Doomwatch
The Lonely Lady
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾
Supernatural
Callan
Return of the Saint
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
Out of the Unknown
Welcome to Blood City
The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole
Armchair Theatre
The Wednesday Play
ITV Play of the Week
Arthur of the Britons
Journey to the Unknown
The Gold Robbers
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
Emergency: Ward 10
Shirley's World
1990
Visitor from the Grave
The Late Nancy Irving
Ghost Squad
Lytton's Diary
Witchcraft
The Spoils of Poynton
The Plane Makers
Wuthering Heights
Last Video and Testament
King Arthur, the Young Warlord
The Sweet Scent of Death
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
Softly, Softly
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson
Storyboard
Ending Up
Journey Into Darkness
Time in Advance
The Midas Plague
The Caves of Steel
24-Hour Call
King of the River
Story Parade
Harpers West One
Probation Officer
The Hidden Truth
Six Days of Justice
The Eye
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Londoners