Pennant Roberts | |
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Born |
John Pennant Roberts 15 December 1940 Weston-super-Mare, England |
Died | 22 June 2010 Cardiff, Wales |
(aged 69)
Cause of death | cancer |
Occupation | Television director |
Pennant Roberts (15 December 1940 – 22 June 2010) was a British director noted for his work on British television.
Roberts was born at Weston-super-Mare to Welsh parents. He worked on the following BBC programmes: Softly, Softly, Doomwatch,The Onedin Line, Sutherland's Law, Survivors, Angels, Blake's 7,Doctor Who,Juliet Bravo, Tenko and Howards' Way. A fluent speaker of Welsh, he was also active in the Welsh television industry. He moved to Cardiff in 1994.
Roberts was active within the Association of Directors and Producers and chair of the body for many years.