Peter Sasdy

Biography

Peter Sasdy (born May 27, 1935) is a British film and TV director.

As well as numerous TV credits, notably the Nigel Kneale-scripted The Stone Tape (1972), he directed several horror films for Hammer, including Taste the Blood of Dracula (1969), Countess Dracula (1971) and Hands of the Ripper (1971). He directed Pia Zadora in the cult classic The Lonely Lady (1983), for which he earned a Razzie Award for Best Director. From 1985 to 1987 he directed the Thames TV production of The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4.

Known For

Countess Dracula 1971 ★ 5.7

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ 1985 ★ 6.8

Wuthering Heights 1967

Ending Up 1989

Taste the Blood of Dracula 1970 ★ 6.1

The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole 1987 ★ 6.7

The Eye 1966

Witchcraft 1992 ★ 3.7

Murder at the Wedding 1979 ★ 1.0

The Lonely Lady 1983 ★ 4.7

Wuthering Heights 1967 ★ 7.5

Nothing But the Night 1973 ★ 6.2

Doomwatch 1972 ★ 6.1

The Late Nancy Irving 1984 ★ 5.7

The Spoils of Poynton 1970 ★ 6.7

Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. Years 2018 ★ 7.3

Hands of the Ripper 1971 ★ 6.2

Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady 1991 ★ 5.4

The Caves of Steel 1964 ★ 7.0

Welcome to Blood City 1977 ★ 5.4

Time in Advance 1965 ★ 9.0

I Don't Want to Be Born 1976 ★ 5.1

The Sweet Scent of Death 1984 ★ 8.0

Visitor from the Grave 1980 ★ 2.7