About
Roy Battersby (1936-2024) was a British director. He started his career making documentary features for the BBC, including work on their groundbreaking science series Tomorrow's World. In 1970 he directed the innovative scientific documentary film The Body, before moving into drama and directing TV plays, often working with writer Colin Welland. He made with several films for the Play for Today series but his role as an organiser with the Workers Revolutionary Party and his Trotskyist politics led to him being blacklisted by the BBC at the behest of Special Branch and the security services, a fact which Battersby was unaware of at the time.
Filmography
Greys Inbetween2008 · Script Editor
Red Mercury2005 · Director
Doomwatch: Winter Angel1999 · Director
The Moth1997 · Director
Olly's Prison1993 · Director
Escape From Kampala1991 · Director
The Black Candle1991 · Director
Yellowbacks1990 · Director
The Act1989 · Director
Gentry1987 · Director
King of the Ghetto1986 · Director
Mr. Love1986 · Director
Winter Flight1984 · Director
The Palestinian1977 · Director
Post Mortem1975 · Director
Leeds United!1974 · Director
The Operation1973 · Director
Better Than the Movies1972 · Director
Roll On Four O'Clock1970 · Director
The Body1970 · Director