Christopher Barry

Directing

Christopher Barry

Born 1925-09-20 · London, England, UK

Christopher Barry was born on September 20, 1925 in London. He was a director and producer, known for The Tripods (1984), Nanny (1981) and Moonbase 3 (1973). He died on February 7, 2014 in Oxfordshire, England, UK.

Acting credits

A Matter of Time poster
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A retrospective documentary looking at Graham Williams' three-year tenure as Doctor Who producer.

A Matter of Time

2007

Christopher Barry: Director poster
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Director Christopher Barry, on location in the Wiltshire village of Aldbourne, talks about his career.

Christopher Barry: Director

2010

Compo poster
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Compo is a comedy set in a government unemployment-compensation office.

Compo

1988

Return of the Unknown poster
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Bringing together key Out of the Unknown actors, directors and production team members for the very first time in order to explore the legacy and impact of the legendary series.

Return of the Unknown

2014

The Cult of The Tripods poster
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A short documentary about the 1980's Sci-fi show, The Tripods, that didn't really have that many Tripods in it. It took producer Richard Bates 15 years to get John Christopher's trilogy The Tripods on to our screens, and even then it was never finished.

The Cult of The Tripods

2006

Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius poster
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Mad scientist Mehendri Solon is building a body from spare parts to house the disembodied brain of the evil Time Lord Morbius. He fancies the Doctor's head as the final piece...

Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius

1976

Roger Delgado: The Master poster
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A biography of actor Roger Delgado, featuring previously unseen photographs, rare excerpts from his many BBC TV appearances and interviews with those who knew and loved him.

Roger Delgado: The Master

2009

Terrance Dicks: Fact & Fiction poster
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With a writing career spanning 6 decades, this special documentary looks at Terrance Dicks' work for books and television, with contributions from many of his friends and colleagues. Featuring contributions from Terrance Dicks, Barry Letts, Christopher Barry, Louis Marks, Eric Saward, Paul Cornell, Peter Darvill-Evans and Brenda Gardner.

Terrance Dicks: Fact & Fiction

2005

Mounting the Rescue poster
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A look at the making of 'The Rescue' featuring members of the original cast and crew. Featured on the DVD "Doctor Who: The Rescue", available in the DVD Box Set "Doctor Who: The Rescue & The Romans"

Mounting the Rescue

2009

Are Friends Electric? poster
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This documentary examines Tom Baker's introduction as the Doctor and the making of his first story, Robot.

Are Friends Electric?

2007

Return to Devil's End poster
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Set in the lovely village where the Doctor Who episodes titled "The Dæmons" (#059) was shot, this documentary takes place in 1992 shortly before the death of Jon Pertwee, and is hosted by classic series regulars like Nicholas Courtney, Richard Franklin, John Levene, Director - Christopher Barry, and the current voice of the Daleks, Nicholas Briggs. The documentary features interviews with actors, the director, local residents, and crew. All of the locations used in the episode are reviewed, and include archival footage shot during the original shooting in 1971.

Return to Devil's End

1993

Second Time Around: The Troughton Years poster
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Writers, directors, actors and other people associated with Doctor Who discuss Patrick Troughton's time as the Second Doctor, from his first appearance at the end of The Tenth Planet to his final appearance in The War Games.

Second Time Around: The Troughton Years

2012

Regenerations: From Black and White to Colour poster
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Spearhead from Space marked not only the arrival of a new Doctor but also the transition from black and white to colour as the show moved into a new decade. This documentary looks at the challenges faced by programme makers during this period.

Regenerations: From Black and White to Colour

2011

What Has 'The Romans' Ever Done For Us? poster
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Actors, crew and historians look at both the reality and fantasy behind the story of The Romans. With actors William Russell, Kay Patrick, Barry Jackson, Anthony Andrews and Christopher Biggins, director Christopher Barry, designer Raymond Cusick, historian Dr Mark Bradley, writer James Moran, Doctor Who Magazine editor Tom Spilsbury and 1960s viewer Ian McLachlan. Narrated by John Bowe.

What Has 'The Romans' Ever Done For Us?

2009

BBC Films for Television Training: Television Production Planning poster
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A BBC Television Training film that pulls back the curtain on how TV was really made in the 1960s, clipboards, call sheets, and all. It’s a fascinatingly dry yet oddly hypnotic look at the mechanics of production: script breakdowns, scheduling, budgeting, and the careful choreography between departments that kept live and recorded shows on air.

BBC Films for Television Training: Television Production Planning

1968

Musical Scales: An Era of Experimentation poster
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A look at an extraordinary era of musical experimentation within Doctor Who, with special emphasis on the musical scores for Doctor Who and the Silurians and The Sea Devils. Featuring producer Barry Letts, composer Mark Ayres and directors Timothy Combe, Christopher Barry and Michael Briant, with an archive appearance from Radiophonic composer Malcolm Clarke.

Musical Scales: An Era of Experimentation

2008

The Megeve Experiment poster
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In July 2002, an experiment took place… two Doctor Who actors, Sophie Aldred and Deborah Watling, travelled to France with director Christopher Barry and tutor Beverley Cressman, on a trip to educate, instruct and entertain a group of fans. During the following week six Doctor Who fans learnt how to use their own talents to act for the theatre and screen… and during the process they had a great deal of fun! The culmination was a dramatised rehearsal, directed by Christopher, where everyone got to perform in from of the camera and for the first time Victoria and Ace met! Is this indeed Full Circle? Doctor Who professionals teaching fans how to act? Was this a successful experiment? You bet it was!

The Megeve Experiment

2002

Behind the camera

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9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Valse Nocturne

1995

Random Quest poster
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Following an explosion in a laboratory accident, physicist Colin Trafford is sent to a parallel universe where he enters the body of his counterpart, a popular writer married to an attractive woman who hates him.

Random Quest

1969

Doctor Who: Robot poster
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The newly-regenerated Doctor helps UNIT battle a sentient robot being manipulated by a corrupt scientific organization.

Doctor Who: Robot

1975

Doctor Who: The Mutants poster
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The Time Lords send the Doctor and Jo on a mission to deliver a sealed message pod to an unknown party aboard a Skybase orbiting the planet Solos in the 30th century. They are caught quickly in a power struggle between the cruel Marshal of Solos and the young Solonian Ky over the future of Solos - a future that hinges on the contents of the message.

Doctor Who: The Mutants

1972

The Chequers Manoeuvre poster
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An army camp somewhere in England, deserted, or so it seems until you look more closely. For there you will find four men and one woman talking. From a distance you cannot hear what they say. But you can see the guns, deadly weapons designed to kill by remote control. You move closer and you can see their faces. An interesting group... closer still and now you can hear what is said. "Good morning, madam and gentlemen. We are here to plan an assassination."

The Chequers Manoeuvre

1968

Doctor Who: The Daleks in Colour poster
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The very first crew of the TARDIS land in a petrified forest on an alien planet. Determined to explore, the Doctor leads his companions into the metal city, where they discover danger at every corner and what will become his deadliest enemy... the mutant Daleks. It's time to encounter the Daleks once again, but this time in a way you've never seen them before. Originally transmitted in December 1963 to February 1964, the seven original episodes of the first Dalek story have received a cosmic makeover, dazzlingly colourised and woven together into a 75-minute blockbuster with brand-new sound and a brand-new score created by Mark Ayres. The Daleks has been gloriously updated, whilst ensuring the original story remains as thrilling as it was in 1963.

Doctor Who: The Daleks in Colour

2023

Downtime poster
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Retired commander of the United Nations' Intelligence Taskforce, and long-time associate of the mysterious time traveler the Doctor, Brigadier Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart faces the toughest battle of his military career when he is embroiled in a plot unwittingly set in motion by university chancellor Victoria Waterfield, herself a former companion of the Doctor, to take over the Earth by an evil alien entity called the Great Intelligence, aided by its ferocious robot Yeti cohorts. Can the Brigadier defeat this menace to the Earth without the Doctor's help?

Downtime

1995

Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius poster
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Mad scientist Mehendri Solon is building a body from spare parts to house the disembodied brain of the evil Time Lord Morbius. He fancies the Doctor's head as the final piece...

Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius

1976

Doctor Who: The Romans poster
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The TARDIS crew take up residence near Rome in 64AD, where Ian and Barbara are kidnapped by slave traders, and the Doctor's imitation of Maximus Pettulian sees him taken to the court of Emperor Nero where he inadvertently plays a part in deciding the course of history...

Doctor Who: The Romans

1965

Doctor Who: The Dæmons poster
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On the eve of May Day, dark elemental forces begin to disturb the village of Devil's End as the Master summons the demon Azal: unexplained murders, a stone gargoyle come to life, and a nigh-impenetrable infernal energy dome. With the Master fully prepared to destroy the Earth, the Doctor and UNIT - aided by a benevolent practitioner of witchcraft - battle the wicked rites of a secret science wielded by an alien from another world.

Doctor Who: The Dæmons

1971

Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks poster
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Following the Doctor's regeneration into a new, younger body, the TARDIS lands at an Earth colony on the planet Vulcan in the far future. Mistaken for an official Earth Examiner, the Doctor discovers that a scientist called Lesterson is attempting to reactivate two inanimate, subservient Daleks found in a crashed space rocket. The colonists refuse to heed the Doctor's dire warnings that the Daleks are dangerous.

Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks

1966

Doctor Who: The Daleks poster
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The TARDIS brings the Doctor, Susan, Barbara, and Ian to the planet Skaro where they meet two indigenous races — the Daleks, malicious mutant creatures encased in armoured travel machines, and the Thals, beautiful humanoids with pacifist principles. They convince the Thals of the need to fight for their own survival.

Doctor Who: The Daleks

1964

Doctor Who: The Savages poster
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The TARDIS has arrived on a far-distant and seemingly idyllic world. Yet the Doctor, Steven and Dodo learn it hides a terrible secret: the apparently civilised Elders maintain their advanced society by draining and transferring to themselves the life-force of the defenceless Savages.

Doctor Who: The Savages

1966

Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit poster
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The Doctor and Romana follow a distress signal which leads to the jungle planet Chloris, whose ruthless ruler Lady Adrasta harbors a deadly creature in a pit.

Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit

1979

Doctor Who: The Rescue poster
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On the planet Dido, the Doctor, Ian and Barbara meet two survivors from a crashed spaceship who are terrorised by the monster Koquillion.

Doctor Who: The Rescue

1965

Return to Devil's End poster
8.0

Set in the lovely village where the Doctor Who episodes titled "The Dæmons" (#059) was shot, this documentary takes place in 1992 shortly before the death of Jon Pertwee, and is hosted by classic series regulars like Nicholas Courtney, Richard Franklin, John Levene, Director - Christopher Barry, and the current voice of the Daleks, Nicholas Briggs. The documentary features interviews with actors, the director, local residents, and crew. All of the locations used in the episode are reviewed, and include archival footage shot during the original shooting in 1971.

Return to Devil's End

1993