Directing
James Ormerod
Born — Died
1924-04-30 — 2003-04-14
Place of birth
Lancashire, England, UK
Known for
Directing
Credits
16 titles
Known for
7.0A former hitman hides out in a remote fishing village but his secret soon begins to surface.
Death in Deep Water
1975
9.0In the follow-up to Graham Reid’s trilogy of ‘Billy’ plays, Billy's sister Lorna Martin is left to care for their Uncle Andy. Lorna feels trapped, but Andy wishes to give her the freedom she desires.
Lorna
1987
Pringle, leader of the Brotherhood, recieves an anonymous letter accusing his wife of adultery. He employs a private investigator, Caulfield, who discovers things are not quite that straightforward. Joe Orton's last play for television: a farce.
Funeral Games
1968
6.7A scientist who is obsessed with creating life finally does it, with tragic results.
Frankenstein
1984
1.0Second in a trilogy of plays. Robin Fraser is attracted to an unusual female patient of his dentistry practice. She bears a remarkable resemblance to police officer Gill Parsons.
Killer Exposed
1984
NRThroughout his life, William Wilson finds himself being shadowed by another William Wilson, who seems to resemble him in more than name.
William Wilson
1976
Behind the camera
7.0A former hitman hides out in a remote fishing village but his secret soon begins to surface.
Death in Deep Water
1975
9.0In the follow-up to Graham Reid’s trilogy of ‘Billy’ plays, Billy's sister Lorna Martin is left to care for their Uncle Andy. Lorna feels trapped, but Andy wishes to give her the freedom she desires.
Lorna
1987
Pringle, leader of the Brotherhood, recieves an anonymous letter accusing his wife of adultery. He employs a private investigator, Caulfield, who discovers things are not quite that straightforward. Joe Orton's last play for television: a farce.
Funeral Games
1968
6.7A scientist who is obsessed with creating life finally does it, with tragic results.
Frankenstein
1984
1.0Second in a trilogy of plays. Robin Fraser is attracted to an unusual female patient of his dentistry practice. She bears a remarkable resemblance to police officer Gill Parsons.
Killer Exposed
1984
NRThroughout his life, William Wilson finds himself being shadowed by another William Wilson, who seems to resemble him in more than name.
William Wilson
1976
7.0A world-weary actress is attended by her homosexual dresser as various visitors come to her dressing room.
You're Not Watching Me, Mummy
1979
5.0A woman hears her fiancee's ghostly voice telling her to find him.
Won't Write Home, Mom–I'm Dead
1975
NRAn adaptation of Winifred Holtby's classic novel
South Riding
1974
NRGuests at a small hotel are disquieted by the insistence of a mysterious doctor that he has been there before.
I Have Been Here Before
1982
Third in a trilogy. An industrial tycoon is threatened that if he starts production at his new business, that his daughter will be killed.
Killer Contract
1984
A student commits murder. He inherits his victim's estate. For a while, he is content, but finally his conscience starts to trouble him.
The Imp of the Perverse
1975
NRSalesman Edie Cameron experiences setbacks in his work and personal life.
A Gift from Nessus
1980
9.0An unexpected suicide prompts much speculation about honesty and theft.
Dangerous Corner
1983
James Beal is an advertising executive in his fifties who still lives his itfe at a pace that leaves his friends exhausted. But the moment of truth oomes to every man sooner or later—even to James.
A Man for Loving
1970
8.0A woman confined to a wheelchair is terrorized by a killer.
The Next Victim
1975
