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British film director (1929–2015)
Christopher Hodson
Born Christopher Stacey Hodson
(1929-01-12 ) 12 January 1929Died 26 December 2015(2015-12-26) (aged 86) Occupation(s) TV and film director Years active 1958–2000
Christopher Hodson (12 January 1929 – 26 December 2015) was a British television director.
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Career
Christopher Hodson (also credited as Chris Hodson) was a prolific director of British TV series and TV movies from 1958 to 2000. He directed episodes of many high-profile series including
Upstairs, Downstairs ,
The Main Chance ,
The Bill and
EastEnders .
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He directed one feature film,
The Best Pair of Legs in the Business (1973) with
Reg Varney in a tragicomedic role, based on the
ITV Playhouse play of the same name he directed in 1968.
Director credits (television)
1958–1959:
Educating Archie (21 episodes)
1958–1967:
ITV Play of the Week (4 episodes)
1959–1967:
No Hiding Place (24 episodes)
1959: Find the Singer (7 episodes)
1959:
ITV Television Playhouse , "The Advocate"
1960–1962: Somerset Maugham Hour (4 episodes)
1960: Hotel Imperial (6 episodes)
1961–1962: Here and Now (7 episodes)
1961: Home Tonight (20 episodes)
1961: Three Live Wires (17 episodes)
1962:
Top Secret (3 episodes)
1963–1964:
Our Man at St. Mark's (5 episodes)
1963–1965:
Crane (20 episodes)
1965: Riviera Police (3 episodes)
1966: Seven Deadly Sins (2 episodes)
1967: Mr. Aitch , "The Great Pretender"
1967: Seven Deadly Virtues , "It's Your Move"
1967:
The Informer (3 episodes)
1968–1969:
The Root of All Evil? (3 episodes)
1968–1975: Firing Line (3 episodes)
1968:
ITV Playhouse , "Lucky for Some", "Daddy Kiss It Better", "The Best Pair of Legs in the Business"
1968: Sanctuary (2 episodes)
1968: The Gamblers (1 episode)
1968:
Gazette (1 episode)
1969–1970:
The Main Chance (9 episodes)
1969:
Mr. Digby Darling (1 episode), also series Producer
1969:
ITV Sunday Night Theatre (1 episode)
1970–1973: Menace (3 episodes)
1971–1972:
Justice (6 episodes)
1971: The Ten Commandments (1 episode)
1972–1975:
Upstairs, Downstairs (14 episodes)
1972:
New Scotland Yard (1 episode)
1972:
The Organization (3 episodes)
1972: ITV Playhouse , "Jo" (1972)
1973: Helen: A Woman of Today (2 episodes)
1974–1978:
Within These Walls (11 episodes)
1974: Seven Faces of Woman (1 episode)
1974: Good Girl (2 episodes)
1975–1977:
Raffles (7 episodes)
1975: Raffles (TV movie)
1976:
Hadleigh (2 episodes)
1976: Murder (2 episodes)
1977:
Love for Lydia (2 episodes)
1978: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
1978:
Enemy at the Door (4 episodes)
1978:
Lillie (TV Mini Series) (4 episodes)
1979:
Thomas and Sarah (4 episodes), also Producer (13 episodes)
1979: Two People (1 episode)
1980–1982:
The Gentle Touch (4 episodes)
1980: The Marquise (TV Movie)
1981: Sunday Night Thriller (2 episodes)
1982:
We'll Meet Again (TV Mini Series) (4 episodes)
1982: ITV Playhouse , "The Houseboy"
1982: The Agatha Christie Hour (1 episode)
1982: Saturday Night Thriller (2 episodes)
1983:
Jemima Shore Investigates (1 episode)
1983: Storyboard (2 episodes)
1983:
The All Electric Amusement Arcade (2 episodes)
1983–1984:
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime (5 episodes)
1984:
Chocky (3 episodes)
1984–1985:
Mr. Palfrey of Westminster (4 episodes)
1984–2000:
The Bill (40 episodes)
1987:
A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery (7 episodes)
1989: Chelworth (2 episodes)
1990:
Campion (2 episodes)
1990:
EastEnders (4 episodes)
1991:
Specials (7 episodes)
1992: The Mixer (2 episodes)
1993: Growing Pains (2 episodes)
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Director credits (film)
Awards
In 1976 Hodson was nominated for a
Primetime Emmy for "Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series" for the Upstairs, Downstairs episode "
Women Shall Not Weep " (1974), shown in the
PBS
Masterpiece drama anthology series.
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References
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