Pennant Roberts

Pennant Roberts
Born John Pennant Roberts
15 December 1940
Weston-super-Mare, England
Died 22 June 2010(2010-06-22) (aged 69)
Cardiff, Wales
Cause of death cancer
Occupation Television director

Pennant Roberts (15 December 1940 – 22 June 2010[1]) was a British director noted for his work on British television.

Roberts was born at Weston-super-Mare to Welsh parents. He worked on the following BBC programmes: Softly, Softly, Doomwatch,[2] The Onedin Line, Sutherland's Law, Survivors, Angels, Blake's 7,[2] Doctor Who,[2] Juliet Bravo, Tenko[2] and Howards' Way.[2] A fluent speaker of Welsh, he was also active in the Welsh television industry.[3] He moved to Cardiff in 1994.[4]

Roberts was active within the Association of Directors and Producers and chair of the body for many years.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Doctor Who News Page
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/obituaries/2010/pennant-roberts/
  3. 1 2 Piers Haggard Obituary: Pennant Roberts, The Guardian, 6 August 2010
  4. ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2010/aug/06/pennant-roberts-obituary


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