Renny Rye Renny Rye is a British television director known for his work in television drama. He was born on 2 December 1947.

Life and career

Rye was born in

Cambridge Cambridge ( ) is a university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Cam approximately north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of Cambridge was 145,700. Cambridge bec ...

. He was a producer for ''

Blue Peter ''Blue Peter'' is a British children's television entertainment programme created by John Hunter Blair. It is the longest-running children's TV show in the world, having been broadcast since October 1958. It was broadcast primarily from BBC Tel ...

'' and directed ''

The Box of Delights ''The Box of Delights'' is a children's fantasy novel by John Masefield. It is a sequel to ''The Midnight Folk'', and was first published in 1935. Also known as "When The Wolves Were Running" Plot Kay Harker is returning from boarding school ...

'' from the

John Masefield John Edward Masefield (; 1 June 1878 – 12 May 1967) was an English poet and writer, and Poet Laureate from 1930 until 1967. Among his best known works are the children's novels ''The Midnight Folk'' and ''The Box of Delights'', and the poem ...

novel, which was broadcast in the run-up to Christmas 1984. He is well-known for his novels. Rye may be best known for directing the later work of

Dennis Potter Dennis Christopher George Potter (17 May 1935 – 7 June 1994) was an English television dramatist, screenwriter and journalist. He is best known for his BBC television serials '' Pennies from Heaven'' (1978), ''The Singing Detective'' (198 ...

, '' Lipstick on Your Collar'' (1993) and two linked serials first shown in 1996, ''

Karaoke Karaoke (; ; , clipped compound of Japanese ''kara'' "empty" and ''ōkesutora'' "orchestra") is a type of interactive entertainment usually offered in clubs and bars, where people sing along to recorded music using a microphone. The music is ...

'' and ''

Cold Lazarus ''Cold Lazarus'' is a four-part British television drama written by Dennis Potter with the knowledge that he was dying of pancreatic cancer. It forms the second half of a pair with the television serial ''Karaoke''. The two serials were filmed ...

'', two years after Potter died. Other directing credits include: ''[Midsomer Murders, Vital Signs, Two Thousand Acres of Sky, Silent Witness, Close & True, Oliver Twist, Sunburn, Big women, Family Money, Kavanagh QC, The other side, Poirot, The paradise club, TECX, The Gemini Factor, Casualty, The December Rose, Treasure Houses, The Box of Light, Dramarama, Ghost in the water, squadron, Her Mother's House, Maggie, A Moment in Time, Rentaghost.]'' He is also the producer of two credits.

Personal life

He lives in Chalfont Common, Chalfont St Peter in Chiltern District, a short distance down from the

National Film and Television School The National Film and Television School (NFTS) is a film, television and games school established in 1971 and based at Beaconsfield Studios in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England. It is featured in the 2021 ranking by ''The Hollywood Repor ...

. He married Ann Lynn in 1970 in

Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...

. The couple has a daughter (born 1974) and a son (born 1977).

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* 1947 births Living people Blue Peter English television directors People from Cambridge People from Chiltern District {{UK-tv-bio-stub