Directing
Gerard Glaister
Born — Died
1915-12-21 — 2005-02-05
Place of birth
Hong Kong, China
Known for
Directing
Credits
6 titles
One of Britain's foremost television producers, Gerard Glaister was responsible for a string of top rating hit series including Dr Finlay's Casebook, Secret Army, Colditz, The Expert and Howard's Way. Glaister was born in 1915, the son of a Royal Navy surgeon. He studied acting at RADA and made his West End acting debut in 1939 before serving in the RAF. During the war he was the skipper of a Blenheim bomber and then became a photo reconnaisance pilot in the Western Desert, where he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. After being demobbed he worked in repertory before joining the BBC as a director in 1957. He worked for nine years on BBC's Dr Finlay's Casebook, the Scottish medical…
Known for
Open Air was BBC1's flagship programme for their new daytime service which began on 27 October 1986. It discussed all aspects of television and also tried to answer any questions which viewers had.
Open Air
1986
7.0The police investigate the murder of a wealthy old man.
Clue of the Silver Key
1961
6.0A tax avoidance scheme by a film producer leads to murder and the theft of £300,000.
The Partner
1963
4.0A gang of high class corporate thieves use blackmail to induce their victims to sell property at knock-down prices.
The Share Out
1962
NRArthur Payne, recently out of prison, meets a stranger, Theo Gaunt, on a train and explains his situation. A few days later another stranger makes a curious proposition. Arthur should participate in a fake robbery and remove some imitation jewellery from the stranger's own safe.
The Set Up
1963
In wartime, an English spy must go into neutral territory to murder a fellow-Englishman who has been working for the enemy.
The Traitor
1959
Series credits
Behind the camera
7.0The police investigate the murder of a wealthy old man.
Clue of the Silver Key
1961
6.0A tax avoidance scheme by a film producer leads to murder and the theft of £300,000.
The Partner
1963
4.0A gang of high class corporate thieves use blackmail to induce their victims to sell property at knock-down prices.
The Share Out
1962
NRArthur Payne, recently out of prison, meets a stranger, Theo Gaunt, on a train and explains his situation. A few days later another stranger makes a curious proposition. Arthur should participate in a fake robbery and remove some imitation jewellery from the stranger's own safe.
The Set Up
1963
In wartime, an English spy must go into neutral territory to murder a fellow-Englishman who has been working for the enemy.
The Traitor
1959