Barry Letts
Biography
Barry Leopold Letts (26 March 1925 – 9 October 2009) was an English actor, television director, writer and producer, best known for being the producer of Doctor Who from 1969 to 1974.
Born in Leicester, he worked as an actor in theatre, films and television before retiring in his early forties and becoming a television director. He then became the producer of the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who for five years, overseeing almost the entirety of Jon Pertwee's tenure as the Third Doctor and casting Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor. He produced or directed many of the BBC's Sunday Classic drama serials from 1976 to 1986, and returned to Doctor Who in 1980 to be the executive producer for its eighteenth season.
Filmography
Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
2023
as Self - archive
Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster
2023
as (archive footage)
Doctor Who and the Third Man
2019
IMC Needs You!
2011
Life on Earth
2011
as Self
The Doctor's Moriarty
2011
as Self
Come in Number Five
2011
as (archive footage)
The Tin Men and the Witch
2010
Warriors of Mars
2010
The Perfect Scenario: Lost Frontiers
2009
The Perfect Scenario: The End of Dreams
2009
Roger Delgado: The Master
2009
The Frighten Factor
2009
Hello Sailor!
2008
Musical Scales: An Era of Experimentation
2008
Terror Nation: Terry Nation and Doctor Who
2007
as Self
Exodus
2007
as Professor Marcus
Are Friends Electric?
2007
The Worst Journey in the World
2007
as Narrator
Built for War: The Sontaran Story
2006
as (archival footage)
Changing Time: Living and Leaving Doctor Who
2006
Terrance Dicks: Fact & Fiction
2005
The Story of Doctor Who
2003
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
1998