Director
Roy Battersby
90 years · London, England · 20 films
Roy Battersby (1936-2024) was a British director. He started his career making documentary features for the BBC, including work on their groundbreaking science series Tomorrow's World. In 1970 he directed the innovative scientific documentary film The Body, before moving into drama and directing TV plays, often working with writer Colin Welland. He made with several films for the Play for Today series but his role as an organiser with the Workers Revolutionary Party and his Trotskyist politics led to him being blacklisted by the BBC at the behest of Special Branch and the security services, a fact which Battersby was unaware of at the time. Once his association ended in the 1980s, Battersby was allowed to direct at the BBC once more. Serials such as 1986's King of the Ghetto led to regular work on Between the Lines in the early 90s. Now specialising in crime drama, he also helmed several episodes of ITV's Inspector Morse, A Touch of Frost and Cracker. His 2005 film Red Mercury was shown at the Montreal World Film Festival, where it was nominated for best film. In 1996, Battersby was awarded the Alan Clarke award at BAFTA. He was married to actress Judy Loe and is the stepfather of actress Kate Beckinsale.
Best known for
Filmography 20
Drama Out of a Crisis: A Celebration of Play for Today
2020 · Self – Director
Red Mercury
2005 · Director
On Plex
Doomwatch: Winter Angel
1999 · Director
The Moth
1997 · Director
Escape From Kampala
1991 · Director
The Black Candle
1991 · Director
Yellowbacks
1990 · Director
The Act
1989 · Director
Gentry
1987 · Director
Mr. Love
1986 · Director
Winter Flight
1984 · Director
On Amazon Prime Video
The Palestinian
1978 · Director
Post Mortem
1975 · Director
Leeds United!
1974 · Director
The Operation
1973 · Director
Better Than the Movies
1972 · Director
Right to Work March
1972 · Actor
Roll On Four O'Clock
1970 · Director
The Body
1970 · Director
Some Women
1969 · Director