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Peter Sasdy

Director • Born 1935

Peter Sasdy

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About

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.

Known for

Minder posterMinderSeries • 1979The Wednesday Play posterThe Wednesday PlaySeries • 1964Orson Welles' Great Mysteries posterOrson Welles' Great MysteriesSeries • 1973Softly, Softly posterSoftly, SoftlySeries • 1966ITV Play of the Week posterITV Play of the WeekSeries • 1955Out of the Unknown posterOut of the UnknownSeries • 1965Return of the Saint posterReturn of the SaintSeries • 1978Callan posterCallanSeries • 1967Hammer House of Horror posterHammer House of HorrorSeries • 1980Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense posterHammer House of Mystery and SuspenseSeries • 1984Storyboard posterStoryboardSeries • 1983Journey to the Unknown posterJourney to the UnknownSeries • 1968Emergency: Ward 10 posterEmergency: Ward 10Series • 1957Sherlock Holmes posterSherlock HolmesSeries • 1964Taste the Blood of Dracula posterTaste the Blood of DraculaMovie • 1970Countess Dracula posterCountess DraculaMovie • 1971Hands of the Ripper posterHands of the RipperMovie • 1971The Lonely Lady posterThe Lonely LadyMovie • 1983Doomwatch posterDoomwatchMovie • 1972Nothing But the Night posterNothing But the NightMovie • 1973I Don't Want to Be Born posterI Don't Want to Be BornMovie • 1976The Stone Tape posterThe Stone TapeMovie • 1972