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name: "Ken Grieve"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ken-grieve"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "31 March 1942"
died: "15 November 2016"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T18:07:20.426491+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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# Ken Grieve

Director. Born 31 March 1942 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. Died 15 November 2016.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 31 March 1942, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- **Died:** 15 November 2016
- **Active:** 1963–1981
- **Also known as:** Кен Грив, Kenneth Alan Grieve
- **Works often with:** Bob Baker, Chris Boucher, Chris Wimble, Dennis Spooner, Gerry Mill, Graeme Harper

## Biography

Ken Grieve (1942–2016) was a Scottish television director. He began his career as a trainee studio cameraman at Granada Television before moving into directing in the mid-1970s. His early work included episodes of *Coronation Street* and the location footage used for its opening titles from 1976 to 1990.

Grieve directed the 1979 *Doctor Who* serial *Destiny of the Daleks*. He went on to direct episodes of series including *The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes*, *Agatha Christie's Poirot*, *The Bill*, *Peak Practice*, *Casualty* and *Law & Order: UK*. He also directed the miniseries *Game, Set and Match* (1988) and worked on *The Omega Factor* (1979).

He recorded a commentary for the DVD release of *Destiny of the Daleks* in 2007. Grieve was born and died in Edinburgh.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, tardis.fandom.com, theguardian.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

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

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *Bergerac* (1981), Director

## Also known for

- *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), Director
- *Sherlock Holmes* (1984), Director
- *Coronation Street* (1960), Director
- *Casualty* (1986), Director
- *The Bill* (1984), Director
- *Law & Order: UK* (2009), Director

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