Nicholas Mallett
Nicholas Mallett | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 May 1945 |
| Died | 30 January 1997 (aged 51) Wandsworth, London, England |
| Occupation | Television director |
Nicholas Victor Patrick Mallett (6 May 1945 – 30 January 1997)[1] was a British television director.
Early life
He initially trained as a ballet dancer until an early illness forced him to consider other options. Given his theatrical background, Mallett went to work at the BBC in the music and arts department before moving into drama.[2][3]
Career
For the BBC, Mallett started as an assistant floor manager in the early seventies on shows such as The Troubleshooters[2] and Warship. By 1975, he was promoted to production assistant with credits including Blake's 7. This was followed by becoming a production associate in 1980[4] before taking the BBC's internal directors' course in 1984.[5]
As a director, he was responsible for three Doctor Who serials between 1986 and 1989: The Mysterious Planet starring Colin Baker, Paradise Towers and The Curse of Fenric (both starring Sylvester McCoy).[6] He gave an interview in 1995 to Doctor Who Magazine, in which he discussed accidental and intentional cuts from The Curse of Fenric.[2]
Mallett also directed episodes of Crossroads, Children's Ward and The Bill. He died in Wandsworth, London, in 1997, at the age of 51.[7]
References
- ^ "Nicholas Victor Patrick Mallett Deceased (legal notice)". Barnes, Mortlake and Sheen Times. 17 April 1998. p. 18. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ^ a b c Griffiths, Peter (27 September 1995). "Trial and Terror". Doctor Who Magazine (230): 4–9. (Interview)
- ^ Griffiths, Peter (7 May 1997). "Nicholas Mallett Remembered". Doctor Who Magazine (251): 35.
- ^ Victor Mallett at IMDb
- ^ Sullivan, Shannon. "Nicholas Mallett". Doctor Who: A Brief History of Time (Travel). Retrieved 11 December 2025.
- ^ Muir, John Kenneth (15 September 2015). A Critical History of Doctor Who on Television. McFarland. pp. 358, 370. ISBN 978-1-4766-0454-1.
- ^ Nicholas Victor P Mallett, in the England & Wales Civil Registration Death Index, via Ancestry.
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