Terry Bishop

Directing·Oct 21, 1912·Chiswick, London, England, UK

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Terry Bishop (21 October 1912 – 30 October 1981) was a British screenwriter, and television and film director. In the 1940s Bishop directed a series of public information and documentary films, including Daybreak in Udi (1949) for the Crown Film Unit which in 1950 won the Oscar for Best Documentary and a BAFTA for Best Documentary Film. From 1950–1962 he worked extensively in British TV, directing episodes of series including The Adventures of William Tell, The Adventures of Robin Hood, Sword of Freedom, Danger Man, and Sir Francis Drake. Bishop also made several low budget British films during this period, including Cover Girl Killer (1959), featuring future Steptoe and Son star Harry H. Corbett as a serial murderer of glamour models.

Film	Credit
Hamile: The Tongo Hamlet1964 · Director	Director
HHair of the Dog1962 · Director	Director
Bomb in the High Street1961 · Director	Director
The Unstoppable Man1961 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Danger Tomorrow1960 · Director	Director
Cover Girl Killer1959 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Model for Murder1959 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Life in Danger1959 · Director	Director
LLight Fingers1957 · Director	Director
Tim Driscoll's Donkey1955 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
You're Only Young Twice!1952 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
JJourney to the Sea1952 · Director	Director
Daybreak in Udi1949 · Director	Director
AA Tale in a Teacup1947 · Director	Director
Five Towns1947 · Director	Director
TThe Royal Mile: Edinburgh1943 · Director	Director
DDown Our Street1942 · Director	Director
The Western Isles1941 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director