Where to watch Philip Saville in the UK
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Philip Saville (sometimes credited as Philip Savile, born 28 October 1930, London) is a British actor who turned to television direction and screenwriting in the late 1950s. During the 1960s he directed several important television plays, such as Harold Pinter's A Night Out (1960) for ABC's Armchair Theatre anthology series, and the lost Madhouse on Castle Street (1963) for the BBC. The later production became famous as the first acting appearance of the American folk singer Bob Dylan, whom Saville had flown over to the UK specifically to take part in the play. Other notable programmes on wh…
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- BBC Play of the Month (1965) Director
- Playhouse (1974) Director
- Play for Today (1970) Director
- ITV Playhouse (1967) Director
- The Wednesday Play (1964) Adaptation
- Out of the Unknown (1965) Director
- Churchill's People (1974) Director
- The Buccaneers (1995) Director
- My Uncle Silas (2001) Director
- Armchair Mystery Theatre (1960) Director
- Boys from the Blackstuff (1982) Director
- Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale (2002) Director
- Family Pictures (1993) Director
- The Life and Loves of a She-Devil (1986) Director
- First Born (1988) Director
- Count Dracula (1977) Director
- Discovering Hamlet (2011) Director
- The Gospel of John (2003) Director
- Oedipus the King (1968) Screenplay
- Armchair Theatre (1956) Director
- Metroland (1997) Director
- Fellow Traveller (1989) Director
- The Best House in London (1969) Director
- Count Dracula (1977) Director
- Those Glory Glory Days (1983) Director
- Hamlet at Elsinore (1964) Director
- Contraband Spain (1955) as Martin Scott
- The Fruit Machine (1988) Director
- Mandela (1987) Director
- Shadey (1985) Director
- Angels (1992) Director
- Plays for Britain (1976) Director
- Crash: The Mystery of Flight 1501 (1990) Director
- The Blind Goddess (1948) as Mainwaring's Junior
- Max and Helen (1990) Director
- Little White Lies (1998) Director
- Meriel the Ghost Girl (1976) Director
- Secrets (1971) Director
- The Biographer (2002) Director
- Wall of Silence (1993) Director
- Deacon Brodie (1997) Director
- Bang! You're Dead (1954) as Ben Jones
- To the Public Danger (1948) as Man in pub watching billiards game (uncredited)
- The Cloning of Joanna May (1992) Director
- Three Crooked Men (1958) as Seppy
- An Honourable Murder (1960) as Mark Anthony
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1956) Director
- Penny and the Pownall Case (1948) as Slim, Police Car Driver
- The Madhouse on Castle Street (1963) Director
- The Machine Stops (1966) Director
- The Paradise Suite (1963) Director
- In Camera (1964) Director
- The Mirror and Markheim (1954) as Markheim
- The Long Distance Piano Player (1970) Director
- Moss (1975) Director
- Sam's Song (1979) Director
- Afternoon of a Nymph (1962) Director
- The Fox Trot (1971) Director
- Access to the Children (1973) Director
- In the Beautiful Caribbean (1972) Director
- The Journal of Bridget Hitler (1981) Writer
- Pinter's Progress (2009) Director
- The Night of the Full Moon (1954) as Dale Merritt
- A Night Out (1960) Director
- The Rainbirds (1971) Director
- First Born (1988) Director
- Exit 19 (1966) Writer
- The Betrayal (1957) as Bartel
- The Straw Man (1953) as Link Hunter
- The Great Van Robbery (1959) as Chase
- Stop the World: I Want to Get Off (1966) Director
- A Piece of Cake (1948) as Dinner Guest
- Murder at 3am (1953) as Edward "Teddy" King / Jim King
- O Fat White Woman (1971) Director
- Cork and Bottle (1977) Director
- Design for Living (1979) Director
- Night Conspirators (1962) Director
- Gangsters (1975) Director
- Prisoner and Escort (1964) Director
- The Actual Woman (1974) Director
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Philip Saville's films and TV shows are available across UK streaming services. Click any title in the filmography below to see exactly which UK service has it — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, NOW, Sky, MUBI and more — updated daily.
What are Philip Saville's most popular films?
Most-watched Philip Saville films currently: Discovering Hamlet (2011), The Gospel of John (2003), Oedipus the King (1968), Metroland (1997), Fellow Traveller (1989).
What TV shows has Philip Saville appeared in?
Selected TV credits: BBC Play of the Month (1965), Playhouse (1974), Play for Today (1970), ITV Playhouse (1967), The Wednesday Play (1964).
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