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name: "Brian Parker"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/brian-parker"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "23 May 1929"
died: "8 December 2020"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T17:53:36.920240+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Brian Parker

Director. Born 23 May 1929 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK. Died 8 December 2020.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 23 May 1929, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
- **Died:** 8 December 2020
- **Active:** 1962–1987
- **Works often with:** Herbert Wise, Alan Bridges, Alan Gibson, Alan Plater, Alastair Reid, Alma Cullen

## Biography

Brian Parker was a British television director and actor. Born in Leeds, Yorkshire, he began his career as an actor in the 1940s before moving into directing in the 1960s.

He directed episodes of series including *Z-Cars* (1962), *Upstairs, Downstairs* (1971), *Inspector Morse* (1987), *Emmerdale* (1972) and *The Bill* (1984), as well as numerous single plays for *The Wednesday Play* and *Play for Today*. He also directed *The Beiderbecke Tapes* (1987). Early in his career he appeared as an actor in episodes of *Z-Cars* and other series.

Parker won the award for Best Direction at the 1979 Prague International Television Festival for his work on the play *Donal and Sally* (1978). He died on 8 December 2020.

*Sources: imdb.com, forgottentelevisiondrama.wordpress.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Upstairs, Downstairs* (1971), Fi1m 83, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/upstairs-downstairs.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *Inspector Morse* (1987), Director
- *Play for Today* (1970), Director
- *Z-Cars* (1962), Director

## Also known for

- *Emmerdale* (1972), Director
- *The Bill* (1984), Director

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