Biography
John Glenister (12 October 1932 – November 2024) was an English television director. He worked extensively in British drama from the early 1960s, directing episodes of series including Z-Cars (1962), Play for Today (1970), The Bill (1984) and A Touch of Frost (1992).
His credits also include the television films Blunt (1987) and The Monocled Mutineer (1986), as well as adaptations such as The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970), Emma (1972) and Casanova (1971). He directed episodes of Tales of the Unexpected (1979) and Hetty Wainthropp Investigates.
Glenister's sons, actors Philip Glenister and Robert Glenister, both worked in the industry. He was married to Joan Fry Lewis from 1958 until his death.
