---
name: "Roger Woddis"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/roger-woddis"
fi1m_id: "roger-woddis"
tmdb_id: 1220991
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "17 May 1917"
died: "16 July 1993"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T21:35:46.187931+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."
---

# Roger Woddis

## Identity

Roger Woddis

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/roger-woddis
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** roger-woddis
- **TMDB ID:** 1220991
- **Same entity:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1220991

Writer. Born 17 May 1917 in London, England. Died 16 July 1993.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 17 May 1917, London, England
- **Died:** 16 July 1993
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1220991

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Prisoner*](https://film.one/tv/the-prisoner.md) (84)

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## Biography

Roger Woddis (17 May 1917 – 16 July 1993) was a British writer and humorous poet. He began his career contributing material to revues at the Little Unity Theatre in London during the 1930s and 1940s.

Woddis wrote for television, including the episode 'Hammer into Anvil' of the series *The Prisoner* (1967). He also contributed episodes to *Armchair Theatre* (1968), *Haunted* (1967) and *Churchill's People* (1975). His poetry appeared regularly in *Radio Times* and other periodicals; from 1970 he was the weekly poet for the *New Statesman*, and during the 1980s and early 1990s he contributed a weekly satirical poem titled 'Subverse' to *Punch*.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Prisoner* (1967), Fi1m 84, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-prisoner.md)

## Complete filmography (3)

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

- *Churchill's People* (1974), series, Writer
- *The Prisoner* (1967), series, Writer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-prisoner.md)
- *Armchair Theatre* (1956), series, Writer

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