Terry Bishop
An image from Daybreak in Udi, one of the productions that also features Terry Bishop.

Terry Bishop

October 21, 1912 — Chiswick, London, England, UK

Terry Bishop (21 October 1912 – 30 October 1981) was a British screenwriter, and television and film director.

In the 1940s Bishop directed a series of public information and documentary films, including Daybreak in Udi (1949) for the Crown Film Unit which in 1950 won the Oscar for Best Documentary and a BAFTA for Best Documentary Film.

From 1950–1962 he worked extensively in British TV, directing episodes of series including The Adventures of William Tell, The Adventures of Robin Hood, Sword of Freedom, Danger Man, and Sir Francis Drake.

Bishop also made several low budget British films during this period, including Cover Girl Killer (1959), featuring future Steptoe and Son star Harry H. Corbett as a serial murderer of glamour models.

The Man in the White Suit

The Man in the White Suit

1951

The Titfield Thunderbolt

The Titfield Thunderbolt

1953

Danger Man

Danger Man

1960

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1955

Cover Girl Killer

Cover Girl Killer

1959

Daybreak in Udi

Daybreak in Udi

1949

Model for Murder

Model for Murder

1959

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot

1956