Stephen Whittaker
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Stephen Whittaker was a British
actor
and director
. He worked largely in British film and television.
In 2001 he filmed his final project The Rocket Post
, a romantic drama set on a remote Scottish island. The film had severe funding problems, and was eventually released in 2006, three years after his death.
United Kingdom
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actor
Actor
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and director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
. He worked largely in British film and television.
In 2001 he filmed his final project The Rocket Post
The Rocket Post
The Rocket Post is a 2006 British drama film directed by Stephen Whittaker and starring Ulrich Thomsen, Shauna Macdonald, Kevin McKidd and Patrick Malahide. It is set on a remote Scottish island during the late 1930s...
, a romantic drama set on a remote Scottish island. The film had severe funding problems, and was eventually released in 2006, three years after his death.
Director
- The Rocket PostThe Rocket PostThe Rocket Post is a 2006 British drama film directed by Stephen Whittaker and starring Ulrich Thomsen, Shauna Macdonald, Kevin McKidd and Patrick Malahide. It is set on a remote Scottish island during the late 1930s...
(2004) - Sons and Lovers (2003) (TV)
- The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (2001) (TV)
- Dalziel and PascoeDalziel and Pascoe (BBC TV series)Dalziel and Pascoe is a popular British television crime drama based on the Dalziel and Pascoe books by Reginald Hill, which was first broadcast in March 1996. It is set in Yorkshire, and is about two detectives...
(1 episode, 2000)- "A Sweeter Lazarus" (2000) TV episode producer Andy RowleyAndy RowleyAndy Rowley is a British television producer known for his children's dramas, including Jeopardy, which won a BAFTA Award for best children's drama in 2002, and Microsoap, Prix Jeunesse winner and BAFTA best children's drama award winner in 1999.... - Grafters II (1999) TV mini-series
- GraftersGraftersGrafters was a British drama–comedy programme originally broadcast in the UK on ITV from 27 October 1998 to 20 December 1999 for 16 episodes over two series....
(1998) TV mini-series (unknown episodes) - A Life for a Life (1998) (TV)
- Stone, Scissors, Paper (1997) (TV)
- Tangier Cop (1997) ... aka Heartbreak City
- Stone Cold (1997) Producer Andy RowleyAndy RowleyAndy Rowley is a British television producer known for his children's dramas, including Jeopardy, which won a BAFTA Award for best children's drama in 2002, and Microsoap, Prix Jeunesse winner and BAFTA best children's drama award winner in 1999....
BBC SceneScene (UK TV series)Scene is a British television anthology drama series made by the BBC for teenagers. Featuring plays on topical issues, sometimes of a controversial nature, and by leading contemporary playwrights, programs were originally broadcast to a school audience as part of the BBC Schools strand. Dramas from... - Hearts and MindsHearts and Minds (BBC)Hearts and Minds is a politics and current affairs programme presented by Noel Thompson for BBC Northern Ireland. The show is on Thursday nights at 7:30pm on BBC Two and at 11:30pm on BBC One...
(1995) (TV) - Killing Me Softly (1995) (TV)
- Closing Numbers (1993)
- Inspector MorseInspector Morse (TV series)Inspector Morse is a detective drama based on Colin Dexter's series of Chief Inspector Morse novels. The series starred John Thaw as Chief Inspector Morse and Kevin Whately as Sergeant Lewis. Dexter makes a cameo appearance in all but three of the episodes....
(1 episode, 1993) - "The Day of the DevilThe Day of the Devil"The Day of the Devil" is an episode of the British television detective mystery show Inspector Morse dramatized on ITV. It was first broadcast in 1993.-Set-Up:...
" (1993) TV episode - Agatha Christie's PoirotAgatha Christie's PoirotAgatha Christie's Poirot is a British television drama that has aired on ITV since 1989. It stars David Suchet as Agatha Christie's fictional detective Hercule Poirot. It was originally made by LWT and is now made by ITV Studios...
(1 episode, 1992) - "Death in the CloudsDeath in the CloudsDeath in the Clouds is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company on March 10 1935 under the title of Death in the Air and in UK by the Collins Crime Club in the July of the same year under Christie's original title. The US edition...
" (1992) TV episode - Portrait of a MarriagePortrait of a MarriagePortrait of a Marriage: Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson is the 1973 biography of writer and gardener Vita Sackville-West compiled by her son Nigel Nicolson from her journals and letters...
(1990) (TV) - What If It's Raining (1985) (TV)
Actor
- Blott on the LandscapeBlott on the LandscapeBlott on the Landscape is a novel written in 1975 by Tom Sharpe. It was adapted into a 6-part television series for the BBC in 1985.-Plot:The story revolves around the proposed construction of a motorway through Cleene Gorge in rural South Worfordshire...
.... Orderly (1 episode, 1985) - Episode #1.6 (1985) TV episode .... Orderly - The KeepThe Keep (film)The Keep is a 1983 horror film directed by Michael Mann and starring Scott Glenn, Gabriel Byrne, Jürgen Prochnow, Alberta Watson and Ian McKellen. It was released by Paramount Pictures. The story is based on the F...
(1983) .... S.S. Commando - YanksYanksYanks is a 1979 John Schlesinger film, set in World War II in the village of Dobcross, in Greater Manchester, England. Starring Richard Gere, Vanessa Redgrave, William Devane, Lisa Eichhorn, Rachel Roberts and Tony Melody....
(1979) .... Merchant seaman - The Great Gundown (1977) .... Laredo
- I Escaped from Devil's Island (1973) .... Leper Count
- Bury Me an Angel (1972) (as Stephen Wittaker) .... Killer
- Strange ReportStrange ReportStrange Report is a British television drama starring Anthony Quayle as Adam Strange. It was produced by ITC Entertainment and first broadcast in 1969....
.... The Office Boy (1 episode, 1969) - ChastityChastity (film)Chastity is a 1969 drama romance film starring American singer-actress Cher.-Synopsis:Chastity is a 1969 film directed by Alessio de Paola and starring Cher in her first film role as a solo. It was written and produced by Cher's husband Sonny Bono as a star vehicle for her. It flopped badly and...
(1969) .... Eddie - Up the JunctionUp the Junction (1968 film)Up the Junction is a 1968 British film directed by Peter Collinson and starring Dennis Waterman, Suzy Kendall, Adrienne Posta, Maureen Lipman and Liz Fraser. It is based on the book of the same name by Nell Dunn and was adapted by Roger Smith...
(1968) (uncredited) .... Alf - The Web of FearThe Web of FearThe Web of Fear is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in six weekly parts from 3 February to 9 March 1968. This serial — which marks the return of the Yeti, the Great Intelligence, and Professor Travers — is the sequel to The Abominable...
(1968 Doctor Who serial) .... Craftsman Weams - To Sir, with LoveTo Sir, with LoveTo Sir, With Love is a 1967 British drama film starring Sidney Poitier that deals with social and racial issues in an inner city school. James Clavell both directed and wrote the film's screenplay, based on the semi-autobiographical novel of the same name by E. R. Braithwaite.The film's title song...
(1967) - Out of the UnknownOut of the UnknownOut of the Unknown is a British television science fiction anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and broadcast on BBC2 in four series between 1965 and 1971. Each episode was an independent dramatisation of a separate science fiction short story...
.... Harold (1 episode, 1966)