Roger Tucker

Roger Tucker

Director. Born 13 May 1945 in Bristol, England, UK.

DirectorBritish
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Titles on Fi1m
Born
13 May 1945, Bristol, England, UK
Active
1981–1986
Frequent collaborators
Baz Taylor, Alec Curtis, Alex Kirby, Bernard Ashby, Christopher King, Colin Munn

Biography

Roger Tucker (born 13 May 1945) is a British television and film director. Born in Bristol, England, he made his first film, Karst, at the age of 18; it screened at the 1965 British Film Institute Young Film-makers' Competition and won the Senior Trophy. He worked at Granada Television before becoming a freelance director in 1976.

Tucker has directed episodes of many British television series, including Bergerac (1981), The Professionals, Dempsey and Makepeace (1985), Lovejoy (1986), The Bill and Crown Court. He directed the 1986 television film Deadly Recruits and the feature film Waiting for Dublin (2007), which won the Seahorse Award for Best Feature Film by male filmmakers and the Audience Award at the Moondance International Film Festival.

Films and series

Beyond what we have reviewed, Roger Tucker is known for the titles below. Press one to ask us for a review.

Lovejoy poster

Lovejoy

1986 · Director

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Dempsey and Makepeace

1985 · Director

Bergerac poster

Bergerac

1981 · Director