Harry Pottle (1925–1998) was a British

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. Pottle began his career working for the design team at Alexander Korda's

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after the

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. He designed the sets for twenty five episodes of the television series ''

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'' during the mid-1960s.Britton & Barker p.65 He also worked on '' The Human Jungle'' and '' The Persuaders!'' Also worked on Live and Let Die

Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1956) * ''

Deadly Record ''Deadly Record'' is a 1959 'B' feature British crime drama directed by Lawrence Huntington, and based on a novel by Nina Warner Hooke. It aired in the US as part of the ''Kraft Mystery Theatre''. ''Plot'': When airline pilot Trevor Hamilton's wi ...

'' (1959) * '' Blind Date'' (1959) * '' The Big Day'' (1960) * '' The Bulldog Breed'' (1960) * ''

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'' (1960) * ''

The Man in the Back Seat ''The Man in the Back Seat'' is a 1961 British B-movie crime film, directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Derren Nesbitt and Keith Faulkner. The film was based on an Edgar Wallace story, and was tightly shot, with only four name-credited actor ...

'' (1961) * ''

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'' (1961) * '' Waltz of the Toreadors'' (1962) * ''

The Fast Lady ''The Fast Lady'' is a 1962 British comedy film, directed by Ken Annakin. The screenplay was written by Henry Blyth and Jack Davies, based on the 1925 novel of the same name by Keble Howard. Don Sharp directed second unit. "The Fast Lady" is th ...

'' (1962) * ''

Crooks Anonymous ''Crooks Anonymous'' is a British comedy film from 1962. Directed by Ken Annakin, it stars Leslie Phillips and Stanley Baxter and is notably the feature film debut of Julie Christie. Plot Captain "Dandy Forsdyke" (Leslie Phillips) is a habitua ...

'' (1962) * ''

Unearthly Stranger ''Unearthly Stranger'' is a 1963 British science fiction film directed by John Krish and starring John Neville. It was released in the UK by Independent Artists (Production) Limited.John Hamilton, ''The British Independent Horror Film 1951-70'', ...

'' (1963) * ''

Father Came Too! ''Father Came Too!'' is a 1964 British comedy film directed by Peter Graham Scott and starring James Robertson Justice, Leslie Phillips and Stanley Baxter. It is a loose sequel to ''The Fast Lady''. It was produced by the Independent Artists com ...

'' (1964) * ''You Only Live Twice'' (1967) * ''

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'' is a 1968 musical-fantasy film directed by Ken Hughes with a screenplay co-written by Roald Dahl and Hughes, loosely based on Ian Fleming's novel '' Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang: The Magical Car'' (1964). The film stars ...

'' (1968) * '' The Adventurers'' (1970) * ''

The Firechasers ''The Firechasers'' is a 1971 British crime film directed by Sidney Hayers and starring Chad Everett, Anjanette Comer, and Keith Barron. Its plot concerns an insurance investigator who tries to find out who is behind a series of arson attacks. T ...

'' (1971) * ''

The Tamarind Seed ''The Tamarind Seed'' is a 1974 romantic thriller drama film written and directed by Blake Edwards and starring Julie Andrews and Omar Sharif. Based on the 1971 novel of the same name by Evelyn Anthony, the film is about a British Home Office fun ...

'' (1974) * ''

The Wilby Conspiracy ''The Wilby Conspiracy'' is a 1975 British adventure thriller film directed by Ralph Nelson and starring Michael Caine, Sidney Poitier, and Nicol Williamson. Filmed in Kenya, it was written by Rodney Amateau, based on the 1972 novel by Peter Dr ...

'' (1975) * ''

Alfie Darling ''Alfie Darling'' is a 1975 British comedy drama film directed by Ken Hughes. The film premiered at the Universal Cinema in London on 6 March 1975. It is the sequel to the film ''Alfie'' (1966), with Alan Price taking over Michael Caine's role ...

'' (1975) * ''

Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers ''Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers'' is a 1977 British film directed by Norman Cohen and starring Robin Askwith and Nigel Davenport. It is a sequel to '' The Virgin Soldiers'' (1969).Confessions from a Holiday Camp ''Confessions from a Holiday Camp'' is a 1977 British comedy film. It is the last film in the series which began with ''Confessions of a Window Cleaner''. The film was released in North America in 1978 under the title ''Confessions of a Summer C ...

'' (1977) * '' The Uncanny'' (1977) * '' The Big Sleep'' (1978) * '' The Thirty Nine Steps'' (1978) * '' Murder by Decree'' (1979) * '' Bear Island'' (1979) * ''

Funny Money ''Funny Money'' is a farce written by Ray Cooney. It premièred at The Churchill Theatre, Bromley, London, England, in 1994, followed by a successful two-year run in the West End. Cooney directed his own play and also played the part of Henry ...

'' (1983) * ''

Turk 182 ''Turk 182'' is a 1985 American action comedy-drama film directed by Bob Clark and starring Timothy Hutton, Robert Urich, Kim Cattrall, Robert Culp, and Peter Boyle. It is also one of the first movies to receive a PG-13 rating. Plot 34-year-ol ...

'' (1985) * '' The Second Victory'' (1987) * '' Collision Course'' (1989) * '' Loose Cannons'' (1990) * '' Carry On Columbus'' (1992) * '' It Runs in the Family'' (1994)

References

Bibliography

* Piers D. Britton & Simon J. Barker. ''Reading between Designs: Visual Imagery and the Generation of Meaning in The Avengers, The Prisoner, and Doctor Who''. University of Texas Press, 2010.

External links

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