Biography
James Alan Ferman was an American television and theatre director. He was the Secretary of the British Board of Film Classification from 1975 to 1999.
Directed
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Play for Today (1970) — Director
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Fall of Eagles (1974) — Director
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Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) — Director
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Armchair Theatre (1956) — Director
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The Wednesday Play (1964) — Director
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Theatre 625 (1964) — Director
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ITV Play of the Week (1955) — Director
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Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (1973) — Director
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Emergency: Ward 10 (1957) — Director
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Tomorrow, Just You Wait (1965) — Director
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ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969) — Director
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Ghost Squad (1961) — Director
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The Plane Makers (1963) — Director
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Late Night Line-Up (1964) — Director
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The Interior Decorator (1965) — Director
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Death of a Private (1967) — Director
- The Pistol (1965) — Director
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A Distant Thunder (1970) — Director
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When the Bough Breaks (1971) — Director
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The Pigeon Fancier (1971) — Director
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Alma Mater (1971) — Director
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Chariot of Fire (1970) — Director
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Zodiac (1974) — Director
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Centre Play (1973) — Director
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The Sextet (1972) — Director
- The Wednesday Thriller (1965) — Director
- Probation Officer (1959) — Director
- Harpers West One (1961) — Director
- Front Page Story (1965) — Director
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Thirteen Against Fate (1966) — Director
- The Gamblers (1967) — Director
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The Criminals (1958) — Director
- Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am! (1966) — Director
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Edward G: Like the Filmstar (1973) — Director
- Drama 61-67 (1961) — Director
- Plays of Today (1969) — Director
- W. Somerset Maugham (1969) — Director
- Deadline Midnight (1960) — Director
Also appeared in
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Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape (2010) — Self
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Video Nasties: Draconian Days (2014) — Self (archive footage)
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Emmanuelle: A Hard Look (2001) — Himself
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What's a Carry On? (1998) — Self - Interviewee
- Film '72 (1971) — Self
- Empire of the Censors (1995) — Self
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The Last Days of the Board (1999) — Self
- Banned in the UK (2005) — Self