Barry Letts

Characters played by Barry Letts

Fred Lane — To the Public Danger (1948)

A young working-class man who goes to a roadhouse with Nancy, his partner, and becomes involved with Captain Cole and another motorist. When their car appears to hit a cyclist, Fred wants to stop, but Cole drives on and Nancy takes Cole's side. Fred eventually escapes and raises the alarm; the police investigation finds that nobody was injured in that collision.

Career Overview

Barry Letts has 82 screen credits in a career dating back to 1943. Signature works include Doctor Who: Warriors' Gate, Doctor Who: State of Decay, Doctor Who: Full Circle. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Production
Gender: male
Known Credits: 82
Birth Date: 1925-03-26

Known For

Frequent Collaborators

Tom Baker (4 collaborations)
Lalla Ward (3 collaborations)
Matthew Waterhouse (3 collaborations)
John Leeson (3 collaborations)
Jon Pertwee (3 collaborations)
Stuart Fell (2 collaborations)
Elisabeth Sladen (2 collaborations)
Nicholas Courtney (2 collaborations)
John Levene (2 collaborations)
Terry Walsh (2 collaborations)

Credits

actors (35 credits)
- Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
  Self - archive
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2023
- Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster
  (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2023
- Doctor Who and the Third Man
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- IMC Needs You!
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- The Doctor's Moriarty
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Life on Earth
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Come in Number Five
  (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- The Tin Men and the Witch
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- Warriors of Mars
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- Roger Delgado: The Master
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- The Perfect Scenario: Lost Frontiers
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- The Perfect Scenario: The End of Dreams
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- The Frighten Factor
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- Musical Scales: An Era of Experimentation
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- Hello Sailor!
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- Terror Nation: Terry Nation and Doctor Who
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Exodus
  Professor Marcus
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Are Friends Electric?
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- The Worst Journey in the World
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Built for War: The Sontaran Story
  (archival footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Changing Time: Living and Leaving Doctor Who
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Terrance Dicks: Fact & Fiction
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- The Story of Doctor Who
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1998
- 30 Years in the TARDIS
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1993
- Doctor Who: Inferno
  Loudspeaker Voice
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1970
- Dial M for Murder
  Max Halliday
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1962
- The Avengers
  
  - The Wringer (1964) ... actor actors
  
  1961
- Reach for the Sky
  Tommy
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1956
- The Cruel Sea
  Raikes
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1953
- A Boy, a Girl and a Bike
  Syd
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1949
- Scott of the Antarctic
  Apsley Cherry-Garrard
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1948
- To the Public Danger
  Fred Lane
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1948
- Frieda
  Jim Merrick
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1947
- San Demetrio London
  Apprentice John Jones - M.V. San Demetrio
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1943
writing (5 credits)
- Dæmos Rising
  script consultant
  
  writing
  
  2004
- Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1974
- Doctor Who: The Time Monster
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1972
- Doctor Who: The Dæmons
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1971
- Doctor Who
  
  - Planet of the Spiders (6) (1974) ... writer writing
  
  - Planet of the Spiders (5) (1974) ... writer writing
  
  - Planet of the Spiders (4) (1974) ... writer writing
  
  - Planet of the Spiders (3) (1974) ... writer writing
  
  - Planet of the Spiders (2) (1974) ... writer writing
  
  1963
production (33 credits)
- Doctor Who: Logopolis
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1981
- Doctor Who: The Keeper of Traken
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1981
- Doctor Who: Warriors' Gate
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1981
- Doctor Who: State of Decay
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1980
- Doctor Who: Full Circle
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1980
- Doctor Who: Meglos
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1980
- Doctor Who: The Leisure Hive
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1980
- Treasure Island
  producer
  
  production
  
  1977
- Doctor Who: Robot
  producer
  
  production
  
  1975
- Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
  producer
  
  production
  
  1974
- Doctor Who: The Monster of Peladon
  producer
  
  production
  
  1974
- Doctor Who: Death to the Daleks
  producer
  
  production
  
  1974
- Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
  producer
  
  production
  
  1974
- Doctor Who: The Time Warrior
  producer
  
  production
  
  1974
- Doctor Who: The Green Death
  producer
  
  production
  
  1973
- Doctor Who: Planet of the Daleks
  producer
  
  production
  
  1973
- Doctor Who: Frontier in Space
  producer
  
  production
  
  1973
- Doctor Who: Carnival of Monsters
  producer
  
  production
  
  1973
- Doctor Who: The Three Doctors
  producer
  
  production
  
  1973
- Doctor Who: The Time Monster
  producer
  
  production
  
  1972
- Doctor Who: The Mutants
  producer
  
  production
  
  1972
- Doctor Who: The Sea Devils
  producer
  
  production
  
  1972
- Doctor Who: The Curse of Peladon
  producer
  
  production
  
  1972
- Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
  producer
  
  production
  
  1972
- Doctor Who: The Dæmons
  producer
  
  production
  
  1971
- Doctor Who: Colony in Space
  producer
  
  production
  
  1971
- Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
  producer
  
  production
  
  1971
- Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
  producer
  
  production
  
  1971
- Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
  producer
  
  production
  
  1971
- Doctor Who: Inferno
  producer
  
  production
  
  1970
- Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death
  producer
  
  production
  
  1970
- Doctor Who and the Silurians
  producer
  
  production
  
  1970
- Doctor Who
  
  - Logopolis (4) (1981) ... executive producer production
  
  - Logopolis (3) (1981) ... executive producer production
  
  - Logopolis (2) (1981) ... executive producer production
  
  - Logopolis (1) (1981) ... executive producer production
  
  - The Keeper of Traken (4) (1981) ... executive producer production
  
  1963
directing (9 credits)
- EastEnders
  
  - 801 (1992) ... director directing
  
  - 800 (1992) ... director directing
  
  - 745 (1992) ... director directing
  
  - 744 (1992) ... director directing
  
  - 737 (1992) ... director directing
  
  1985
- Pinocchio
  director
  
  directing
  
  1978
- Doctor Who: The Android Invasion
  director
  
  directing
  
  1975
- Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
  director
  
  directing
  
  1974
- Doctor Who: Carnival of Monsters
  director
  
  directing
  
  1973
- Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
  director
  
  directing
  
  1971
- Doctor Who: Inferno
  co-director
  
  directing
  
  1970
- Doctor Who: The Enemy of the World
  director
  
  directing
  
  1968
- Doctor Who
  
  - The Android Invasion (4) (1975) ... director directing
  
  - The Android Invasion (3) (1975) ... director directing
  
  - The Android Invasion (2) (1975) ... director directing
  
  - The Android Invasion (1) (1975) ... director directing
  
  - Planet of the Spiders (6) (1974) ... director directing
  
  1963