Pennant Roberts

Pennant Roberts
Born John Pennant Roberts
15 December 1940
Weston-super-Mare, England
Died 22 June 2010 (aged 69)
Cardiff, Wales
Cause of death
cancer
Occupation Television director

Pennant Roberts (15 December 1940 22 June 2010[1]) was a British director noted for his work on British television.

Roberts was born at Weston-super-Mare to Welsh parents. He worked on the following BBC programmes: Softly, Softly, Doomwatch, The Onedin Line, Sutherland's Law, Survivors, Angels, Blake's 7, Doctor Who, Juliet Bravo, Tenko and Howards' Way. A fluent speaker of Welsh, he was also active in the Welsh television industry.[2]

Roberts was active within the Association of Directors and Producers and chair of the body for many years.[2]

References

  1. Doctor Who News Page
  2. 2.0 2.1 Piers Haggard Obituary: Pennant Roberts, The Guardian, 6 August 2010

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