Christopher Hodson (director)

Christopher Hodson
Christopher Hodson
Born	Christopher Stacey Hodson; 12 January 1929; Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales
Died	26 December 2015 (aged 86); Chichester, West Sussex, England
Occupation(s)	TV and film director
Years active	1958–2000

Christopher Hodson (12 January 1929 – 26 December 2015) was a British television director.^[1]^[2]

Career

Christopher Hodson (also credited as Chris Hodson) was a director of British TV series and TV movies from 1958 to 2000. He directed episodes of series including Upstairs, Downstairs, The Main Chance, The Bill and EastEnders.^[3]

He directed one feature film, The Best Pair of Legs in the Business (1973) with Reg Varney in a tragicomedic role, based on the ITV Playhouse play of the same name he directed in 1968.

Director credits (television)

1958–1959: Educating Archie (21 episodes)
1958–1967: ITV Play of the Week (4 episodes)
1959–1967: No Hiding Place (24 episodes)
1959: Find the Singer (7 episodes)
1959: ITV Television Playhouse, "The Advocate"
1960–1962: Somerset Maugham Hour (4 episodes)
1960: Hotel Imperial (6 episodes)
1961–1962: Here and Now (7 episodes)
1961: Home Tonight (20 episodes)
1961: Three Live Wires (17 episodes)
1962: Top Secret (3 episodes)
1963–1964: Our Man at St. Mark's (5 episodes)
1963–1965: Crane (20 episodes)
1965: Riviera Police (3 episodes)
1966: Seven Deadly Sins (2 episodes)
1967: Mr. Aitch, "The Great Pretender"
1967: Seven Deadly Virtues, "It's Your Move"
1967: The Informer (3 episodes)
1968–1969: The Root of All Evil? (3 episodes)
1968–1975: Firing Line (3 episodes)
1968: ITV Playhouse, "Lucky for Some", "Daddy Kiss It Better", "The Best Pair of Legs in the Business"
1968: Sanctuary (2 episodes)
1968: The Gamblers (1 episode)
1968: Gazette (1 episode)
1969–1970: The Main Chance (9 episodes)
1969: Mr. Digby Darling (1 episode), also series Producer
1969: ITV Sunday Night Theatre (1 episode)
1970–1973: Menace (3 episodes)
1971–1972: Justice (6 episodes)
1971: The Ten Commandments (1 episode)
1972–1975: Upstairs, Downstairs (14 episodes)
1972: New Scotland Yard (1 episode)
1972: The Organization (3 episodes)
1972: ITV Playhouse, "Jo" (1972)
1973: Helen: A Woman of Today (2 episodes)
1974–1978: Within These Walls (11 episodes)
1974: Seven Faces of Woman (1 episode)
1974: Good Girl (2 episodes)
1975–1977: Raffles (7 episodes)
1975: Raffles (TV movie)
1976: Hadleigh (2 episodes)
1976: Murder (2 episodes)
1977: Love for Lydia (2 episodes)
1978: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
1978: Enemy at the Door (4 episodes)
1978: Lillie (TV Mini Series) (4 episodes)
1979: Thomas and Sarah (4 episodes), also Producer (13 episodes)
1979: Two People (1 episode)
1980–1982: The Gentle Touch (4 episodes)
1980: The Marquise (TV Movie)
1981: Sunday Night Thriller (2 episodes)
1982: We'll Meet Again (TV Mini Series) (4 episodes)
1982: ITV Playhouse, "The Houseboy"
1982: The Agatha Christie Hour (1 episode)
1982: Saturday Night Thriller (2 episodes)
1983: Jemima Shore Investigates (1 episode)
1983: Storyboard (2 episodes)
1983: The All Electric Amusement Arcade (2 episodes)
1983–1984: Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime (5 episodes)
1984: Chocky (3 episodes)
1984–1985: Mr. Palfrey of Westminster (4 episodes)
1984–2000: The Bill (40 episodes)
1987: A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery (7 episodes)
1989: Chelworth (2 episodes)
1990: Campion (2 episodes)
1990: EastEnders (4 episodes)
1991: Specials (7 episodes)
1992: The Mixer (2 episodes)
1993: Growing Pains (2 episodes)^[4]

Director credits (film)

1972: The Telephone at Work (short)
1972: Letter Writing at Work (short)
1973: The Best Pair of Legs in the Business

Awards

In 1976 Hodson was nominated for a Primetime Emmy for "Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series" for the Upstairs, Downstairs episode "Women Shall Not Weep" (1974), shown in the PBS Masterpiece drama anthology series.^[5]

References

^ "Christopher Hodson". IMDB. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
^ "Christopher Hodson". BFI. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
^ Roberts, Jerry (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. The Scarecrow Press. p. 255. ISBN 978-0810861381.
^ "Christopher Hodson". BBC Programme Index. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ "Christopher Hodson, Outstanding Directing in a Drams Series – 1976". Television Academy – Emmys. Retrieved 21 September 2023.

External links

[1] "Christopher Hodson". IMDB. Retrieved 18 September 2023.

[2] "Christopher Hodson". BFI. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.

[3] Roberts, Jerry (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. The Scarecrow Press. p. 255. ISBN 978-0810861381.

[4] "Christopher Hodson". BBC Programme Index. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

[5] "Christopher Hodson, Outstanding Directing in a Drams Series – 1976". Television Academy – Emmys. Retrieved 21 September 2023.

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