Direction: Christopher Barry
The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Christopher Barry. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.
Titles found: 18
Doctor Who (TV Series)
1963 · Series · 25 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Sydney Newman · Douglas Camfield · David Maloney · Christopher Barry
Cast William Hartnell · Patrick Troughton · Jon Pertwee · Tom Baker
Synopsis TV Series (1963-1989). 26 Seasons. 696 Episodes. The quintessential "mortgage lifter" for many a financially flagging PBS station, the long-running British science fiction series Doctor Who was not always a big favorite in America. The series detailed the wide-ranging adventures...
7.0
1K votes
7.0
1K votes
Poldark (TV Series)
1975 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Paul Annett · Kenneth Ives · Christopher Barry · Philip Dudley
Cast Angharad Rees · Robin Ellis · Jill Townsend · Paul Curran
6.8
378 votes
6.8
378 votes
Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius (TV)
1976 · Movie · 99 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Christopher Barry
Cast Tom Baker · Elisabeth Sladen · Philip Madoc · Cynthia Grenville
Synopsis This story was influenced by Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and the gothic horror films. The Doctor and Sarah lands on a stormy, remote planet, next to lots of wrecked spaceships. It is the home of the Sisterhood of the Flame, whose...
6.7
38 votes
6.7
38 votes
Doctor Who: The Daleks (TV)
1963 · Movie · 171 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Christopher Barry
Cast William Hartnell · William Russell · Carole Ann Ford · Jacqueline Hill
Synopsis The second story of the show. As the Doctor tries in vain to return Ian and Barbara to their own time, the companions find themselves on a petrified planet called Skaro. Skaro is home to two races, both mutated in...
6.6
120 votes
6.6
120 votes
Doctor Who: The Dæmons (TV)
1971 · Movie · 122 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Christopher Barry
Cast Jon Pertwee · Katy Manning · Roger Delgado · Nicholas Courtney
Synopsis In the peaceful village of Devil's End something very strange is happening. An archaeologist is preparing to open a nearby Bronze Age burial mound. A local white witch foresees death and disaster. The new vicar of Devil's End is the...
5.8
32 votes
5.8
32 votes
Doctor Who: The Romans (TV)
1965 · Movie · 96 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Christopher Barry
Cast William Hartnell · Jacqueline Hill · William Russell · Maureen O'Brien
Synopsis The four time travellers are enjoying a rare holiday, staying at a villa not far from Rome in the year 64 AD. The Doctor soon becomes restless and sets off to visit the city, taking Vicki with him. In their...
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All Creatures Great and Small (TV Series)
1978 · Series · 50 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Peter Moffatt · Christopher Barry · Michael Brayshaw · Robert Tronson
Cast Christopher Timothy · Robert Hardy · Peter Davison · Lynda Bellingham
Synopsis TV Series (1978-1990). 90 episodes. The trials and misadventures of the staff of a country veterinary office in 1940's Yorkshire.
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Moonbase 3 (TV) (TV Miniseries)
1973 · Series · 300 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Christopher Barry · Ken Hannam
Cast Donald Houston · Ralph Bates · Fiona Gaunt · Barry Lowe
Synopsis The adventures of David Caulder and his crew stationed on Moonbase 3 on the moon's surface. In the 21st century, representatives of many of the world's governments live in bases on the moon. Moonbase 3 was built by the more...
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Doctor Who: The Rescue (TV)
1965 · Movie · 50 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Christopher Barry
Cast William Hartnell · Jacqueline Hill · William Russell · Maureen O'Brien
Synopsis Arriving on the planet Dido in the late 25th Century, the time travellers come upon a crashed spaceship from Earth. Its two occupants - a paralysed man named Bennett and a young girl, Vicki - are living in fear of...
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Doctor Who: Robot (TV)
1975 · Movie · 98 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Christopher Barry
Cast Elisabeth Sladen · Nicholas Courtney · Ian Marter · John Levene
Synopsis A newly regenerated Doctor joins UNIT in an investigation into the theft of top secret plans and equipment from supposedly secure premises. Sarah discovers that the raids have been carried out by a robot invented by scientist Professor Kettlewell while...
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Downtime
1995 · Movie · 65 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Keith Barnfather · Christopher Barry
Cast Nicholas Courtney · Elisabeth Sladen · Deborah Watling · Jack Watling
Synopsis Retired commander of the United Nations' Intelligence Taskforce, and long-time associate of the mysterious time traveler the Doctor, Brigadier Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart faces the toughest battle of his military career when he is embroiled in a plot unwittingly set in motion...
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Nicholas Nickleby (TV) (TV Miniseries)
1977 · Series · 330 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Christopher Barry
Cast Nigel Havers · Peter Bourke · Kate Nicholls · Derek Godfrey
Synopsis Nigel Havers stars as the young Nicholas Nickleby in the BBC's triumphant adaptation of one of Charles Dickens' most celebrated novels. Darkly satirical, angry, funny, hugely entertaining - and filled with the richest assortment of oddball characters that could only...
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Doctor Who: The Savages (TV)
1966 · Movie · 97 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Christopher Barry
Cast William Hartnell · Peter Purves · Jackie Lane · Robert Sidaway
Synopsis The TARDIS has arrived on a far-distant and seemingly idyllic world, but the Doctor, Steven and Dodo discover that it hides a terrible secret: the apparently civilised Elders maintain their advanced society by draining off and transferring to themselves the...
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Z Cars (TV Series)
1962 · Series · 25 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Gerald Blake · Michael E. Briant · Tristan de Vere Cole · Ron Craddock
Cast James Ellis · John Slater · Douglas Fielding · Bernard Holley
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The Tripods (TV Series)
1984 · Series · 30 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Christopher Barry · Bob Blagden · Graham Theakston
Cast John Shackley · Ceri Seel · Jim Baker · Robin Hayter
Synopsis TV Series (1984-1985). Sci-fi thriller about the takeover of earth by alien tripods. The conquerers start controlling human minds, but not until after they reach the age of sixteen. Two boys seek to end the terror.
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Doctor Who: The Mutants (TV)
1972 · Movie · 146 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Christopher Barry
Cast Jon Pertwee · Katy Manning · Geoffrey Palmer · Rick James
Synopsis The Time Lords send the Doctor and Jo on a mission to deliver a sealed message pod to an unknown party aboard a Skybase orbiting the planet Solos in the 30th Century. Solos is due to gain independence from Earth's...
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Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit (TV)
1979 · Movie · 96 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Christopher Barry
Cast Tom Baker · Lalla Ward · Myra Frances · Eileen Way
Synopsis The Doctor and Romana receive a distress signal and arrive on Chloris, a lush and verdant world that has only small quantities of metals, all of which are controlled by its ruler, Lady Adrasta. Adrasta keeps order with the aid...
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Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks (TV)
1966 · Movie · 136 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Christopher Barry
Cast Patrick Troughton · Michael Craze · Anneke Wills · Bernard Archard
Synopsis The TARDIS brings the new Doctor, Polly and Ben to the Earth colony planet Vulcan. The Doctor witnesses a murder and, investigating the body, discovers a pass badge allowing him unrestricted access to the colony. The dead man was an...
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