---
name: "Michael Pickwoad"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-pickwoad"
fi1m_id: "michael-pickwoad"
imdb_id: "nm0681980"
tmdb_id: 47696
roles: ["Production designer"]
born: "11 July 1945"
died: "27 August 2018"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 79
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-07T14:27:16.415027+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."
---

# Michael Pickwoad

## Identity

Michael Pickwoad

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/michael-pickwoad
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** michael-pickwoad
- **IMDb ID:** nm0681980
- **TMDB ID:** 47696
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0681980/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/47696

Production designer. Born 11 July 1945 in Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK. Died 27 August 2018.

## Details

- **Work:** Production designer
- **Born:** 11 July 1945, Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK
- **Died:** 27 August 2018
- **Active:** 1970–2006
- **Frequently works with:** [Peter Morgan](https://film.one/person/peter-morgan.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 82 (1), 1980s 88 (1), 1990s 75 (1), 2000s 76 (2)
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 5, Comedy 2, Action & Adventure 1, History 1, Romance 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $91m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0681980/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/47696

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Withnail & I*](https://film.one/film/withnail-and-i.md) (88)
- **AMC+:** [*Doctor Who*](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who-2005.md) (78)

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## Biography

Michael Pickwoad was a British production designer and art director. Born in Windsor, Berkshire, he began working in film and television in the late 1960s, initially as an art director on productions including *Patton* (1970). He became a production designer in the mid-1980s.

His film credits include *Withnail & I* (1987), for which he designed the seedy London flat and Lakeland cottage sets. He worked extensively in television, serving as production designer on *Doctor Who* from the 2010 Christmas special *A Christmas Carol* until 2017, overseeing more than 60 episodes including several specials and the 50th anniversary story. Other credits include the 2009 remake of *The Prisoner* and *Lost in Austen* (2008).

Pickwoad was the son of actor William Mervyn. He received a BAFTA nomination for his work and was married to Vanessa Orriss. He died in London in 2018.

*Sources: imdb.com, telegraph.co.uk, theguardian.com, tardis.wiki, denofgeek.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Doctor Who* (2005), Fi1m 78, Production design — [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who-2005.md)
- *The Deal* (2003), Fi1m 73, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-deal.md)
- *A Rather English Marriage* (1998), Fi1m 75, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/a-rather-english-marriage.md)
- *Withnail & I* (1987), Fi1m 88, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/withnail-and-i.md)
- *Patton* (1970), Fi1m 82, Assistant Art Director — [page](https://film.one/film/patton.md)

## Complete filmography (57)

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

- *Doctor Who: The Return of Doctor Mysterio* (2016), Production Design
- *Class* (2016), series, Production Design
- *A Midsummer Night's Dream* (2016), Production Design
- *Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song* (2015), Production Design
- *Doctor Who: Last Christmas* (2014), Production Design
- *Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven* (2014), Production Design
- *Doctor Who: Deep Breath* (2014), Production Design
- *Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor* (2013), Production Design
- *Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor* (2013), Production Design
- *Doctor Who: The Snowmen* (2012), Production Design
- *House of the Long Shadows... revisited* (2012), Actor
- *Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe* (2011), Production Design
- *Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol* (2010), Production Design
- *The Prisoner* (2009), series, Production Design
- *Lost in Austen* (2008), series, Production Design
- *The Old Curiosity Shop* (2007), Production Design
- *Longford* (2006), Production Design
- *The Queen's Sister* (2005), Production Design
- *Doctor Who* (2005), series, Production Design — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who-2005.md)
- *Archangel* (2005), series, Production Design
- *The Deal* (2003), Production Design — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/the-deal.md)
- *Death in Holy Orders* (2003), series, Production Design
- *Wild West* (2002), series, Production Designer
- *Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale* (2002), series, Production Design
- *David Copperfield* (2001), Production Design
- *High Heels and Low Lifes* (2001), Production Design
- *David Copperfield* (2000), series, Production Design
- *The Last of the Blonde Bombshells* (2000), Production Design
- *Honest* (2000), Production Design
- *A Rather English Marriage* (1998), Production Design — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/a-rather-english-marriage.md)
- *Cider with Rosie* (1998), Production Design
- *Food of Love* (1997), Production Design
- *Element of Doubt* (1996), Production Design
- *Witness Against Hitler* (1996), Production Design
- *The Dying of the Light* (1994), Production Design
- *Century* (1993), Production Design
- *Let Him Have It* (1991), Production Design
- *Rules of Engagement* (1989), series, Production Design
- *How to Get Ahead in Advertising* (1989), Production Design
- *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), series, Production Design — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/agatha-christies-poirot.md)
- *The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne* (1987), Production Design
- *Jane and the Lost City* (1987), Production Design
- *Comrades* (1987), Production Design
- *Withnail & I* (1987), Production Design — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/withnail-and-i.md)
- *Lace 2* (1985), as Art Direction
- *Steaming* (1985), as Art Direction
- *Breakout* (1984), as Art Direction
- *House of the Long Shadows* (1983), as Art Direction
- *The Ploughman's Lunch* (1983), as Art Direction
- *Hawk the Slayer* (1980), as Art Direction
- *Home Before Midnight* (1979), as Art Direction
- *Electric Eskimo* (1979), as Art Direction
- *A Hitch in Time* (1978), as Art Direction
- *Alice Goes Pop* (1976), as Art Direction
- *House of Whipcord* (1974), as Art Direction
- *Blinker's Spy-Spotter* (1972), as Art Direction
- *Patton* (1970), Assistant Art Director — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/patton.md)

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