---
name: "John Stroud"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-stroud"
fi1m_id: "john-stroud"
imdb_id: "nm0835156"
tmdb_id: 3487099
wikidata_id: "Q2403959"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "27 January 1955"
died: "15 August 2009"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "director"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-07T12:18:43.681312+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."
---

# John Stroud

## Identity

John Stroud

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-stroud
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** john-stroud
- **IMDb ID:** nm0835156
- **TMDB ID:** 3487099
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2403959
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stroud_(director), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2403959, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0835156/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3487099

Director. Born 27 January 1955 in Gillingham. Died 15 August 2009.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 27 January 1955, Gillingham
- **Died:** 15 August 2009
- **Active:** 1979–1995
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stroud_(director), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2403959, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0835156/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3487099

## Biography

John Stroud was a British television director and producer. He began his career as a trainee director at Thames Television in 1978 and directed episodes of series including *Educating Marmalade* (1982). He later worked freelance on Channel 4 comedy programmes such as *Who Dares Wins* and *Spitting Image*.

Stroud directed the first series of *Chelmsford 123* (1988) and an episode of *Minder* (1994). His other credits include *Harry Enfield and Chums*, *Game On*, *Kiss Me Kate* and *My Hero*. He co-founded the production company Big Bear Films in 1996 and produced *The Hairy Bikers' Cookbook*.

Stroud was born on 27 January 1955 in Gillingham, Kent, and died on 15 August 2009.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, thetimes.com, theguardian.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

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

## Complete filmography (12)

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

- *Too Much Sun* (2000), series, Director
- *Bugs* (1995), series, Director
- *Game On* (1995), series, Director
- *Harry Enfield and Chums* (1994), series, Director
- *Me, You and Him* (1992), series, Producer, Director
- *Packet of Three* (1991), series, Director
- *Freddie and Max* (1990), series, Director
- *Chelmsford 123* (1988), series, Director
- *That's Love* (1988), series, Director
- *Hardwicke House* (1987), series, Director
- *Spooky* (1983), series, Director
- *Minder* (1979), series, Director — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/minder.md)

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