Directed by Douglas Camfield

A book from Fantom Publishing looks at the life of Doctor Who Director Douglas Camfield.

 

Camfield directed some of television’s most popular and enduring drama programmes, his most notable being The Sweeney, Blake’s 7, The Nightmare Man, Shoestring as well as Doctor Who. He also worked on many other programmes, some of which topped the TV charts of their day and many other dramas long since lost and forgotten in the days when television was an ephemeral experience.

 

Abandoning a career with the army, Douglas Camfield entered television hoping it would be the first step towards becoming a movie director. Without any theatre experience nor the benefit of a university education, he had to prove himself through hard work, dedication, not to mention a little luck from history.

 

Told with the help of his friends and family, colleagues and contemporaries, this revised edition of Directed by Douglas Camfield – featuring new information and interviews – traces the highs and lows of his career, explodes myths and reveals how he overcame the many obstacles he faced in his life before his premature death in 1984.

 

This hardback book is limited to only 300 copies and features new cover artwork by Connor Adkins.

 

Each individually numbered, the book also comes with a postcard signed by the author and cover artist.

 

Priced £19.99.