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# John Burrowes

Production designer.

## Details

- **Work:** Production designer

## Biography

John Burrowes is a British production designer and television director. He worked as a production designer on the BBC science fiction series *Doctor Who* in 1973, contributing to the serial *The Green Death*.

Earlier credits as production designer include episodes of *Colditz* (1973), *Comedy Playhouse* (1970–1973) and *Frost's Weekly* (1973–1974). He later directed comedy series and specials such as *Ben Elton: The Man from Auntie* (1990, 1994) and *Blankety Blank* (1989).

*Sources: guide.doctorwhonews.net, comedy.co.uk, pro.imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

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

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