Biography
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.
Directed
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Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970) — Director
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Countess Dracula (1971) — Director
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Hands of the Ripper (1971) — Director
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Hammer House of Horror (1980) — Director
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The Stone Tape (1972) — Director
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Nothing But the Night (1973) — Director
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I Don't Want to Be Born (1976) — Director
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Minder (1979) — Director
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Doomwatch (1972) — Director
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The Lonely Lady (1983) — Director
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Sherlock Holmes (1964) — Director
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Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady (1991) — Director
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The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ (1985) — Director
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Supernatural (1977) — Director
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Callan (1967) — Director
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Return of the Saint (1978) — Director
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Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense (1984) — Director
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Out of the Unknown (1965) — Director
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Welcome to Blood City (1977) — Director
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The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole (1987) — Director
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Armchair Theatre (1956) — Director
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The Wednesday Play (1964) — Director
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ITV Play of the Week (1955) — Director
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Arthur of the Britons (1972) — Director
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Journey to the Unknown (1968) — Director
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The Gold Robbers (1969) — Director
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Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (1973) — Director
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Emergency: Ward 10 (1957) — Director
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Shirley's World (1972) — Director
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1990 (1977) — Director
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Visitor from the Grave (1980) — Director
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The Late Nancy Irving (1984) — Director
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Ghost Squad (1961) — Director
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Lytton's Diary (1985) — Director
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Witchcraft (1992) — Director
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The Spoils of Poynton (1970) — Director
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The Plane Makers (1963) — Director
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Wuthering Heights (1967) — Director
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Last Video and Testament (1984) — Director
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King Arthur, the Young Warlord (1975) — Director