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name: "Christopher Hodson"
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roles: ["Director"]
born: "12 January 1929"
died: "26 December 2015"
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updated: "2026-09-16T16:22:57.637016+00:00"
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# Christopher Hodson

Director. Born 12 January 1929 in England. Died 26 December 2015.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 12 January 1929, England
- **Died:** 26 December 2015

## Biography

Christopher Hodson (12 January 1929 – 26 December 2015) was a British television and film director. Born Christopher Stacey Hodson in Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales, he directed British television series and television movies from 1958 to 2000.

He directed episodes of series including *Upstairs, Downstairs* (1972–1975, 14 episodes), *The Bill* (1984–2000, over 40 episodes), *EastEnders*, *Mr. Digby Darling* and *A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery*. His one feature film was *The Best Pair of Legs in the Business* (1973).

In 1976 he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series for the *Upstairs, Downstairs* episode "Women Shall Not Weep".

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

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

## Also known for

- *The Bill* (1984), Director

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