Gerard Glaister

Gerard Glaister Biography

John Leslie "Gerard" Glaister DFC (21 December 1915 " 5 February 2005) was a British television producer and director best known for his work with the BBC. Amongst his most notable successes as a TV producer were Colditz, The Brothers, Secret Army and Howards' Way.

After studying at RADA, Glaister made his West End debut in 1939. With the outbreak of war, he joined the Royal Air Force, initially flying a Blenheim bomber and later serving as a photo reconnaissance pilot in the Western Desert. It was during these latter duties that he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Glaister later drew on his RAF experiences when, in 1963, he produced Moonstrike, a drama about an RAF squadron which ferried agents in and out of occupied Europe.

Filmography

As producer

1958: Starr and Company
1959: The Men From Room 13
1962: The Dark Island
1962: Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1963: Moonstrike
1967: The Revenue Men
1968: The Expert
1970: Codename
1971: The Passenger
1972: The Brothers
1972: Colditz
1975: Oil Strike North
1977: The Mackinnons
1977: Secret Army
1980: Buccaneer
1981: Blood Money
1981: Kessler
1983: The Fourth Arm
1983: Skorpion
1984: Cold Warrior
1984: Morgan's Boy
1985: Howards' Way
1991: Trainer

As writer

1968: The Expert
1972: The Brothers
1972: Colditz
1975: Oil Strike North
1975: You're On Your Own
1977: Secret Army
1983: The Fourth Arm
1985: Howards' Way

As director

1962: The Dark Island
1962: Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1966: King of the River
1968: The Expert
1970: Codename
1975: Oil Strike North

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