Christopher Hodson (12 January 1929 – 26 December 2015) was a British television director.

Career

Christopher Hodson (also credited as Chris Hodson) was a director of British TV series and TV movies from 1958 to 2000. He directed episodes of series including '' Upstairs, Downstairs'', '' The Main Chance'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. He directed one feature film, ''

The Best Pair of Legs in the Business ''The Best Pair of Legs in the Business'' is a 1973 British comedy-drama film directed by Christopher Hodson and starring Reg Varney, Diana Coupland and Lee Montague. The screenplay was by Kevin Laffan, adapted from his episode of the TV serie ...

'' (1973) with

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in a tragicomedic role, based on the '' ITV Playhouse'' play of the same name he directed in 1968.

Director credits (television)

* 1958–1959: '' Educating Archie'' (21 episodes) * 1958–1967: ''

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'' (4 episodes) * 1959–1967: ''

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'' (24 episodes) * 1959: ''Find the Singer'' (7 episodes) * 1959: '' ITV Television Playhouse'', "The Advocate" * 1960–1962: ''Somerset Maugham Hour'' (4 episodes) * 1960: ''Hotel Imperial'' (6 episodes) * 1961–1962: ''Here and Now'' (7 episodes) * 1961: ''Home Tonight'' (20 episodes) * 1961: ''Three Live Wires'' (17 episodes) * 1962: ''

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'' (3 episodes) * 1963–1964: '' Our Man at St. Mark's'' (5 episodes) * 1963–1965: '' Crane'' (20 episodes) * 1965: '' Riviera Police'' (3 episodes) * 1966: ''Seven Deadly Sins'' (2 episodes) * 1967: ''Mr. Aitch'', "The Great Pretender" * 1967: ''Seven Deadly Virtues'', "It's Your Move" * 1967: '' The Informer'' (3 episodes) * 1968–1969: ''

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'' (3 episodes) * 1968–1975: ''Firing Line'' (3 episodes) * 1968: '' ITV Playhouse'', "Lucky for Some", "Daddy Kiss It Better", "The Best Pair of Legs in the Business" * 1968: ''Sanctuary'' (2 episodes) * 1968: ''The Gamblers'' (1 episode) * 1968: ''

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'' (1 episode) * 1969–1970: '' The Main Chance'' (9 episodes) * 1969: '' Mr. Digby Darling'' (1 episode), also series Producer * 1969: ''

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'' (1 episode) * 1970–1973: ''Menace'' (3 episodes) * 1971–1972: ''

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'' (6 episodes) * 1971: ''The Ten Commandments'' (1 episode) * 1972–1975: '' Upstairs, Downstairs'' (14 episodes) * 1972: ''

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'' (1 episode) * 1972: '' The Organization'' (3 episodes) * 1972: ''ITV Playhouse'', "Jo" (1972) * 1973: ''Helen: A Woman of Today'' (2 episodes) * 1974–1978: ''

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'' (11 episodes) * 1974: ''Seven Faces of Woman'' (1 episode) * 1974: ''Good Girl'' (2 episodes) * 1975–1977: '' Raffles'' (7 episodes) * 1975: ''Raffles'' (TV movie) * 1976: '' Hadleigh'' (2 episodes) * 1976: ''Murder'' (2 episodes) * 1977: '' Love for Lydia'' (2 episodes) * 1978: ''The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie'' * 1978: ''

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'' (4 episodes) * 1978: '' Lillie'' (TV Mini Series) (4 episodes) * 1979: '' Thomas and Sarah'' (4 episodes), also Producer (13 episodes) * 1979: ''Two People'' (1 episode) * 1980–1982: ''

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'' (4 episodes) * 1980: ''The Marquise'' (TV Movie) * 1981: ''Sunday Night Thriller'' (2 episodes) * 1982: ''

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'' (TV Mini Series) (4 episodes) * 1982: ''ITV Playhouse'', "The Houseboy" * 1982: ''The Agatha Christie Hour'' (1 episode) * 1982: ''Saturday Night Thriller'' (2 episodes) * 1983: '' Jemima Shore Investigates'' (1 episode) * 1983: ''Storyboard'' (2 episodes) * 1983: '' The All Electric Amusement Arcade'' (2 episodes) * 1983–1984: '' Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime'' (5 episodes) * 1984: ''

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'' (3 episodes) * 1984–1985: '' Mr. Palfrey of Westminster'' (4 episodes) * 1984–2000: ''

'' (40 episodes) * 1987: '' A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery'' (7 episodes) * 1989: ''Chelworth'' (2 episodes) * 1990: '' Campion'' (2 episodes) * 1990: ''

'' (4 episodes) * 1991: '' Specials'' (7 episodes) * 1992: ''The Mixer'' (2 episodes) * 1993: ''Growing Pains'' (2 episodes)

Director credits (film)

* 1972: ''The Telephone at Work'' (short) * 1972: ''Letter Writing at Work'' (short) * 1973: ''

Awards

In 1976 Hodson was nominated for a

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for "Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series" for the ''Upstairs, Downstairs'' episode " Women Shall Not Weep" (1974), shown in the

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'' drama anthology series.

References

External links

''Letter Writing at Work'' (YouTube)

''The Telephone at Work'' (YouTube)
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