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name: "John Davies"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-davies"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "20 August 1934"
died: "1 May 2018"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T15:43:08.559512+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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# John Davies

Director. Born 20 August 1934 in Birmingham, England, UK. Died 1 May 2018.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 20 August 1934, Birmingham, England, UK
- **Died:** 1 May 2018

## Biography

John Davies (1934–2018) was a British television director. Born in Birmingham, he directed episodes of series including *United!*, *Z-Cars* and *The Bill*, as well as all twenty episodes of the 1972 BBC adaptation of *War and Peace*.

Davies directed the *Doctor Who* story *The Macra Terror* (1967). His other credits include *Just William* (1977–1978), several adaptations of Ruth Rendell novels such as *Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder* (1987), and episodes of *The Ruth Rendell Mysteries*.

*Sources: imdb.com, tardis.wiki.*

## On Fi1m (1)

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

## Also known for

- *Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder* (1987), Director

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