Paul Anthony Annett (18 February 1937 - 11 December 2017) was an English film and television director. Annett, Paul 2017

Biography

Annett directed numerous television programmes including ''

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. He died on 11 December 2017 and was buried on the eastern side of

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Films directed

* '' The Beast Must Die'', 1974

Television directed

* ''

'' (first series) * ''

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'' * '' Secret Army'' * ''

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'' * '' The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes'' (three episodes) * ''

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'' * '' Brookside'' 1997 * '' Byker Grove'' * ''

References

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* 1937 births 2017 deaths Burials at Highgate Cemetery People from Kensington English film directors English television directors {{tv-director-stub