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Barry Leopold Letts (26 March 1925 – 9 October 2009) was an English actor, television director, writer and producer, best known for being the producer of Doctor Who from 1969 to 1974. Born in Leicester, he worked as an actor in theatre, films and television before retiring in his early forties and becoming a television director.
Barry Letts. Producer: Doctor Who. Barry Letts started his career as an actor. He began in repertory in York whilst also working for a local radio station in Leeds. After a chance meeting with BBC producer/director Rex Tucker, he started working with him first on radio and then on television.
Oct 30, 2009 · Barry Letts, who has died aged 84, had a career in television spanning five decades during which he was an actor, writer, producer and director.
Barry Letts. Producer: Doctor Who. Barry Letts started his career as an actor. He began in repertory in York whilst also working for a local radio station in Leeds. After a chance meeting with BBC producer/director Rex Tucker, he started working with him first on radio and then on television.
Barry Letts. Producer/Director/Writer/Actor. 26 March 1925 to 8 October 2009. Though in demand as an actor, it was as producer and writer that Letts really made his mark. This was most notably during a halcyon period on Doctor Who (1969-74) and also includes The Prince and the Pauper (1976), A Tale of Two Cities (1980) and Stalky & Co (1982).
Barry Letts, the producer of Doctor Who throughout the early 1970s, has died aged eighty-four. The show's current Lead Writer and Executive Producer, Russell T Davies, paid tribute, saying,...
Oct 14, 2009 · Last week, Barry Letts passed away at the age of 84. The name might not be greeted with instant recognition by the hordes of new Whovians roaming the globe, but without him Doctor Who might...
