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John Leslie Glaister DFC (21 December 1915 – 5 February 2005), known as Gerard or Gerrard Glaister, was a British

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best known for his work with the

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. Amongst his most notable successes as a producer were ''

Colditz Colditz () is a small town in the district of Leipzig, in Saxony, Germany. It is best known for Colditz Castle, the site of the Oflag IV-C POW camp for officers in World War II. Geography Colditz is situated in the Leipzig Bay, southeast of the c ...

'', '' The Brothers'', '' Secret Army'' and ''

Howards' Way ''Howards' Way'' is a television drama series produced by BBC Birmingham and transmitted on BBC1 between 1 September 1985 and 25 November 1990. The series deals with the personal and professional lives of the wealthy yachting and business comm ...

''. After studying at

RADA The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA; ) is a drama school in London, England, that provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in the Bloomsbury area of Central London, close to the Senat ...

, Glaister made his West End debut in 1939. With the outbreak of war, he joined the

Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and ...

, commissioned as

Pilot Officer Pilot officer (Plt Off officially in the RAF; in the RAAF and RNZAF; formerly P/O in all services, and still often used in the RAF) is the lowest commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countri ...

on 8 September 1939 and initially flying a Blenheim bomber. He later served as a photo reconnaissance pilot in 208 Squadron RAF in the Western Desert, initially flying Westland Lysanders. It was during these latter duties that he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross on 6 October 1942, for a hazardous reconnaissance flight in an unarmed Hurricane at extremely low level across the Italian front line. He rose to the rank of

Squadron Leader Squadron leader (Sqn Ldr in the RAF ; SQNLDR in the RAAF and RNZAF; formerly sometimes S/L in all services) is a commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence. It is also ...

and retired from the RAF on 5 August 1952 (for medical reasons). Glaister later drew on his RAF experiences when, in 1963, he produced ''

Moonstrike ''Moonstrike'' is a British television series produced by the BBC in 1963. The series was an anthology programme: a collection of self-contained stories about acts of resistance in occupied Europe during the Second World War. Producer Gerard Gla ...

'', a drama about an RAF squadron which ferried agents in and out of occupied Europe in Westland Lysanders. From 1962, he worked on the popular ''

Dr Finlay's Casebook ''Dr. Finlay's Casebook'' is a television drama series that was produced and broadcast by the BBC from 1962 until 1971. Based on A. J. Cronin's 1935 novella ''Country Doctor'', the storylines centred on a general medical practice in the fictiona ...

''. His 1968 production ''The Expert'' is based on the work of his uncle, forensic scientist Prof

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. Glaister's success ended with the 1991 series '' Trainer'', which was moved from prime time to a weeknight slot because of its perceived failure. However, it sold well overseas. Glaister was married three times and had three daughters, two from his final marriage, to Joan.

Filmography

Producer

*1958: ''

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'' *1958: '' Big Guns'' *1959: ''

The Widow of Bath ''The Widow of Bath'' is a crime-thriller novel published in 1952 by the Scottish author Margot Bennett (writer), Margot Bennett. Premise Hugh Everton, who is struggling to readjust to normal life after serving several months in prison, re-enc ...

'' *1959: ''

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'' *1962: ''

The Dark Island ''The Dark Island'' is a six-part British television miniseries, produced by Gerard Glaister for the BBC. It premièred on 8 July 1962. It was later adapted for radio, which was transmitted in 1969. It was set on the Outer Hebridean island of ...

'' *1962: ''

Dr. Finlay's Casebook ''Dr. Finlay's Casebook'' is a television drama series that was produced and broadcast by the BBC from 1962 until 1971. Based on A. J. Cronin's 1935 novella ''Country Doctor'', the storylines centred on a general medical practice in the fictiona ...

'' *1963: ''

'' *1967: ''

The Revenue Men ''The Revenue Men'' is a British television series, produced and transmitted by the BBC between 1967 and 1968. The series dealt with cases handled by the Investigation Branch of Customs and Excise such as the illegal import of goods, illegal imm ...

'' *1968: '' The Expert'' *1970: ''

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'' *1971: '' The Passenger'' *1972: '' The Brothers'' *1972: ''

'' *1975: ''

Oil Strike North ''Oil Strike North'' is a BBC television drama series produced in 1975. The series was created and produced by Gerard Glaister and dealt with life on Nelson One, a North Sea oil rig owned by the fictional company Triumph Oil. Eschewing the co ...

'' *1977: ''

The Mackinnons The Mackinnons was a BBC Scotland drama series, which started in 1977. It starred Bill Simpson as the head of the Mackinnon family, a vet in the fictional Argyll town of Inverglen (the opening shot actually showed Inveraray). It was seen as inhab ...

'' *1977: '' Secret Army'' *1979: '' The Fourth Arm'' *1980: ''

Buccaneer Buccaneers were a kind of privateers or free sailors particular to the Caribbean Sea during the 17th and 18th centuries. First established on northern Hispaniola as early as 1625, their heyday was from Stuart Restoration, the Restoration in 16 ...

'' *1981: ''

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'' *1981: ''

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'' *1983: '' Skorpion'' *1984: ''

Cold Warrior The Cold War is a term commonly used to refer to a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc. The term '' cold war'' is used because the ...

'' *1984: '' Morgan's Boy'' *1985: ''

'' *1991: '' Trainer''

Writer

*1968: ''The Expert'' *1972: ''The Brothers'' *1972: ''Colditz'' *1975: ''Oil Strike North'' *1975: ''You're On Your Own'' *1977: ''Secret Army'' *1979: ''The Fourth Arm'' *1985: ''Howards' Way''

Director

*1962: "The Set-up" *1962: ''The Dark Island'' *1962: ''Dr. Finlay's Casebook'' *1966: ''

King of the River ''King of the River'' is a British television series transmitted by the BBC between 1966 and 1967. The series centred on the King family and their efforts to maintain their sail-driven barge transport business. It starred Bernard Lee, otherwise ...

'' *1968: ''The Expert'' *1970: ''Codename'' *1975: ''Oil Strike North''

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1915 births 2005 deaths Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art BBC television producers British television directors British television producers British television writers British World War II bomber pilots Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) Royal Air Force officers Royal Air Force pilots of World War II 20th-century screenwriters {{UK-tv-bio-stub