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name: "James Gatward"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/james-gatward"
fi1m_id: "james-gatward"
tmdb_id: 3035808
roles: ["Director"]
born: "4 March 1938"
died: "18 March 2023"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "director"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-07T10:42:41.256722+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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# James Gatward

## Identity

James Gatward

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/james-gatward
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** james-gatward
- **TMDB ID:** 3035808
- **Same entity:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3035808

Director. Born 4 March 1938 in London, England, UK. Died 18 March 2023.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 4 March 1938, London, England, UK
- **Died:** 18 March 2023
- **Active:** 1965–1979
- **Frequently works with:** [Mike Vardy](https://film.one/person/mike-vardy.md), [Trevor Preston](https://film.one/person/trevor-preston.md)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3035808

## Biography

James Gatward is a British television director and producer. Born on 4 March 1938 in London, he entered the industry in 1957 and directed episodes of series including *Public Eye* (1971–1972) and *Minder* (1979–1980).

His other directing credits include episodes of *The Famous Five* (1978–1979), *The Outsiders* (1976–1977) and *Star Maidens* (1976). He co-founded the ITV company Television South (TVS) and served as its chairman until 1990.

*Sources: imdb.com, wikibin.org, grokipedia.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Minder* (1979), Fi1m 78, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/minder.md)

## Complete filmography (29)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *West End Tales* (1981), series, Director
- *The Gentle Touch* (1980), series, Director
- *Minder* (1979), series, Director — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/minder.md)
- *The Famous Five* (1978), series, Director, Executive Producer
- *The Outsiders* (1976), series, Director
- *Star Maidens* (1976), series, Producer, Director
- *Tully* (1975), Director, Producer
- *The Castaways* (1975), series, Director
- *The Capone Investment* (1974), series, Director
- *The Capone Investment* (1974), Director
- *Armchair Cinema* (1974), series, Director
- *Elephant Boy* (1973), series, Director
- *Spyder's Web* (1972), series, Director
- *Will Amelia Quint Continue Writing 'A Gnome Called Shorthouse'?* (1971), Director
- *Man at the Top* (1970), series, Director
- *The Company Man* (1970), Director
- *Warm Feet, Warm Heart* (1970), Director
- *Young Man in Trouble* (1970), Director
- *Shadows of Fear* (1970), series, Director
- *Unexpectedly Vacant* (1970), Director
- *The Misfit* (1970), series, Director
- *ITV Saturday Night Theatre* (1969), series, Director
- *The Borderers* (1968), series, Director
- *ITV Playhouse* (1967), series, Director
- *Champion House* (1967), series, Director
- *The Troubleshooters* (1965), series, Director
- *Public Eye* (1965), series, Director
- *Moment of Truth* (1965), series, Director
- *Armchair Theatre* (1956), series, Director

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