Don Leaver
Directing
Biography
Don Leaver was an award-winning television director and producer responsible for many hours of popular drama, notably as one of the key contributors to the success of the quirky adventure series The Avengers. He directed the first episode and stayed with the show as it transformed from a traditional thriller into an offbeat fantasy drama that sold worldwide and was a prime-time hit in the US.
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The Avengers
1961
A Touch of Frost
1992
Bergerac
1981
Prime Suspect
1991
The Bill
1984
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
The Protectors
1972
Van der Valk
1972
Thriller
1973
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
Lovejoy
1986
Public Eye
1965
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
1996
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
Special Branch
1969
Hammer House of Horror
1980
Rooms
1974
Out of This World
1962
Beasts
1976
Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960
The Famous Five
1978
Unnatural Causes
1986
Hazell
1978
Operation Patch
1976
The Informer
1966
Sutherland's Law
1973
Call Me Mister
1986
Napoleon and Love
1974
The Gamblers
1967
Mitch
1984
A Fine Romance
1981
Sounding Brass
1980
Dance Date
1959
Scorpion Tales
1978
Bird of Prey
1982
The Detective
1985
Bust
1987
The Gold Robbers
1969
Zodiac
1974
Armchair Theatre
1956
Heartland
1979
Diamonds
1981
An Independent Man
1995
Killers
1976
Accident
1978
Police Surgeon
1960
Against the Crowd
1975
Turtle's Progress
1979
Man at the Top
1970
Westway
1976
Haunted
1967
Chain
1990
A Midsummer Nightmare
1975
Beasts: The Dummy
1976
A Very Fine Line
1968
Whatever Became of Me?
1972
Where the Action Is
1975
Hidden Talents
1986
Easier in the Dark
1967
The Mark of Satan
1980