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Rodney Bennett (24 March 1935 – 3 January 2017) was a British television director. He worked for
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and directed television programmes for the
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and ITV.


Early life and education

Bennett was born in
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, Devon, and raised in
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. He studied
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at St John's College, Cambridge, and also received a
master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.
from
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.


Career

He began working for the BBC in radio and moved into television with the launch of BBC2. His subsequent work included directing episodes of ''
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'' and three '' Doctor Who'' stories, ''
The Ark in Space ''The Ark in Space'' is the second serial of the 12th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC1 from 25 January to 15 February 1975. The serial is set more tha ...
'', ''
The Sontaran Experiment ''The Sontaran Experiment'' is the third serial of the 12th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was originally broadcast on BBC1 on 22 February and 1 March 1975. The serial is set on Earth more than 10 ...
'', (both 1975) and '' The Masque of Mandragora'' (1976). He also directed
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and
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in the BBC Shakespeare production of ''
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'' in 1980. For ITV he directed the comedy-drama series '' Anything More Would Be Greedy'' in 1989 and episodes of '' The Darling Buds of May''.


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