Peter Sasdy
Directing·May 27, 1935 — 91 years old·Budapest, Hungary
Peter Sasdy (born May 27, 1935) is a British film and TV director.
As well as numerous TV credits, notably the Nigel Kneale-scripted The Stone Tape (1972), he directed several horror films for Hammer, including Taste the Blood of Dracula (1969), Countess Dracula (1971) and Hands of the Ripper (1971). He directed Pia Zadora in the cult classic The Lonely Lady (1983), for which he earned a Razzie Award for Best Director. From 1985 to 1987 he directed the Thames TV production of The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4.
Known For
Taste the Blood of Dracula
1970·6.1
Countess Dracula
1971·5.7
Hands of the Ripper
1971·6.2
Hammer House of Horror
1980·7.1
The Stone Tape
1972·6.1
Nothing But the Night
1973·6.2
I Don't Want to Be Born
1976·5.1
Minder
1979·7.2
Doomwatch
1972·6.1
The Lonely Lady
1983·4.7
Sherlock Holmes
1964·6.7
Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady
1991·5.4
Filmography · 68
2018Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. YearsSelf1993Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part OneSelf · Director1992WitchcraftTVDirector1991Sherlock Holmes and the Leading LadyDirector1989Ending UpDirector · Producer1987The Growing Pains of Adrian MoleTVDirector1985The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾TVDirector1985Lytton's DiaryTVDirector1984The Sweet Scent of DeathDirector1984The Late Nancy IrvingDirector1984Last Video and TestamentDirector1984Hammer House of Mystery and SuspenseTVDirector1983The Lonely LadyDirector1983StoryboardTVDirector1980Visitor from the GraveDirector1980Hammer House of HorrorTVDirector1979MinderTVDirector1979Sherlock Holmes and Dr. WatsonTVDirector1979Murder at the WeddingTVDirector1978Return of the SaintTVDirector19771990TVDirector1977SupernaturalTVDirector1977Welcome to Blood CityDirector1976I Don't Want to Be BornDirector1975King Arthur, the Young WarlordDirector1973Orson Welles' Great MysteriesTVDirector1973Nothing But the NightDirector1972The Stone TapeDirector1972Arthur of the BritonsTVDirector1972Six Days of JusticeTVDirector1972Shirley's WorldTVDirector1972DoomwatchDirector1971Hands of the RipperDirector1971Countess DraculaDirector · Story1970Taste the Blood of DraculaDirector1970The Spoils of PoyntonTVDirector1969The Gold RobbersTVDirector1968The Tenant of Wildfell HallTVDirector1968Journey to the UnknownTVDirector1968The Jazz AgeTVDirector1968Journey Into DarknessDirector1967Wuthering HeightsDirector1967Wuthering HeightsTVDirector1967CallanTVDirector1967Mickey DunneTVDirector1967Sir Arthur Conan DoyleTVDirector1966The EyeDirector1966King of the RiverTVDirector1966Softly, SoftlyTVDirector1966This Man CraigTVDirector1965The Midas PlagueDirector1965Time in AdvanceDirector1965Out of the UnknownTVDirector1965LondonersTVDirector1964The Wednesday PlayTVDirector1964The Hidden TruthTVDirector1964The Caves of SteelDirector1964Sherlock HolmesTVDirector1964Story ParadeTVDirector1963The Plane MakersTVDirector196324-Hour CallTVDirector1961Ghost SquadTVDirector1961Harpers West OneTVDirector1961Drama 61-67TVDirector1959Probation OfficerTVDirector1957Emergency: Ward 10TVDirector1956Armchair TheatreTVDirector1955ITV Play of the WeekTVDirector