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name: "Gerald Blake"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/gerald-blake"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "3 December 1928"
died: "5 April 1991"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T18:08:59.648187+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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# Gerald Blake

Director. Born 3 December 1928 in Hackney, London, England, UK. Died 5 April 1991.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 3 December 1928, Hackney, London, England, UK
- **Died:** 5 April 1991
- **Active:** 1962–1970
- **Works often with:** Anthony Read, David Maloney, Douglas Camfield, Fiona Cumming, Matthew Robinson, Michael Hayes

## Biography

Gerald Blake was a British television director who worked in drama from the 1960s to the 1980s. He directed the *Doctor Who* (1963) stories *The Abominable Snowmen* (1967) and *The Invasion of Time* (1978).

Blake began his career as an actor in repertory theatre, appearing in productions at Burnham and Farnham before becoming stage director at the New Shakespeare Theatre, Liverpool. In 1958 he became associate producer at the Theatre Royal, Lincoln. He joined the BBC in 1962 after a drama producer's course and went on to direct episodes of series including *EastEnders* (1985), *Coronation Street* (1960), *Emmerdale* (1972), *Blake's 7* (1978), *The Onedin Line*, *Survivors* and *The Omega Factor*.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Doctor Who* (1963), Fi1m 81, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

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

## Also known for

- *EastEnders* (1985), Director
- *Coronation Street* (1960), Director
- *Emmerdale* (1972), Director
- *Blake's 7* (1978), Director

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