Don Leaver

Don Leaver (27 September 1929 – 13 December 2015) was a television director and producer, with a career spanning from 1960 to 2000. He was known for The Avengers, A Fine Romance, A Touch of Frost and Prime Suspect, but directed or produced many other TV dramas.[1][2][3]

Don Leaver
Born
Donald Alfred Leaver

(1929-09-27)27 September 1929
London, England
Died13 December 2015(2015-12-13) (aged 86)
England
Alma materWebber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art
Years active1960–2000

Leaver was born in London, England, his mother dying in childbirth. His father Edward was a chauffeur so Leaver was brought up mainly by his grandmother in Streatham. After training as an actor at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art he quickly moved into TV production before being invited to direct by Sydney Newman, then with the ITV franchise holder ABC.[3]

He directed The Avengers having already directed its original star, Ian Hendry,[4] in Police Surgeon.[3]

As well as directing and then going on to produce episodes for a large number of TV dramas he also directed TV adverts.[1]

Leaver produced the first series of the TV police procedural series Prime Suspect, for which he won a BAFTA, having been nominated 3 times before without winning.[2]

References
  1. "Don Leaver". IMDb. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  2. "Don Leaver". www.bafta.org. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  3. Hadoke, Toby (22 December 2015). "Don Leaver obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  4. "Official Website of Ian Hendry". Retrieved 6 July 2013.
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