Terry Bishop (21 October 1912 – 30 October 1981) was a British

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

, and television and

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/ref> During the 1950s and 60s he worked extensively in British TV, directing episodes of series such as '' The Adventures of William Tell'', '' The Adventures of Robin Hood'', '' Sword of Freedom'', '' Danger Man'', and '' Sir Francis Drake''. He also made several low budget British films during this time, perhaps the best known of which is ''

Cover Girl Killer ''Cover Girl Killer'' is a 1959 black and white British thriller film directed by Terry Bishop and starring Harry H. Corbett, Felicity Young, Victor Brooks and Spencer Teakle. It was shot at Walton Studios outside London. Plot In London, a ser ...

'' (1959), featuring '' Steptoe and Son'' star Harry H. Corbett as a serial murderer of glamour models.

Selected filmography

Director * '' Western Isles'' (1941) - Documentary *
Steel Goes to Sea
' (1941) - Scenario * '' Daybreak in Udi'' (1949) - Oscar Recipient for Best Documentary in 1950 * ''

Model for Murder ''Model for Murder'' is a 1959 British crime film directed by Terry Bishop and starring Keith Andes, Hazel Court and Jean Aubrey. Plot American sailor David Martens, on shore leave in England, visits his brother Jack's grave. He meets fashion de ...

'' (1959) * '' Life in Danger'' (1959) * ''

'' (1959) * '' Danger Tomorrow'' (1960) * '' The Unstoppable Man'' (1960) * '' Bomb in the High Street'' (1961) * '' Hair of the Dog'' (1962) * ''Hamlet'' (1964)

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* 1912 births 1981 deaths British film directors 20th-century British screenwriters {{UK-film-director-stub