Peter Curran (director)

Peter Curran (26 September 1924 – 15 June 1999) was a British television scriptwriter, film director, editor and producer.

He co-wrote four episodes of the Supermarionation television series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons in the 1960s, forming a writing duo with David Williams: "White as Snow", "Point 783", "Seek and Destroy" and "The Launching".

Curran's film credits include The Cherry Picker (1972; as screenwriter, producer, director and editor) and A Touch of the Sun (1979; screenwriter, director, editor). He also directed Male Bait (1971), Penelope Pulls it Off (1975) and Tell it like it is, Boys (1981). He served as editor for When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970).