John Henderson

John Henderson

Actor · Director · Writer

Newcastle-on-Tyne, Tyneside, England, UK
January 1, 1949

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Henderson is a British film and television director (b. England, 1949) His first directing job was for Spitting Image on ITV, which won him a BAFTA. Henderson's other television credits include the multi award winning series The Borrowers, the 1999 Comic Relief Doctor Who skit The Curse of Fatal Death (no credit was given to him upon broadcast however he was credited and interviewed when the story was released on VHS later that year); the comedy How Do You Want Me? starring Dylan Moran and two series of the BBC's Sci-fi comedy Hyperdrive. He has also directed several feature films including Loch Ness, Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis, Two Men Went to War, and Mee-Shee: The Water Giant. He also co-wrote the family-based feature film, The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby, released in 2005. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Henderson (director), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Loch Ness
1996Nominee

Best Director

Loch Ness

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
2005Nominee

Best Director

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby

Alice Through the Looking Glass
1998Nominee

Best Director

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Career Highlights

Dad's Army
1971Highlight

Best Performance

Dad's Army

Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
1999Highlight

Best Director

Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death