Kevin Billington (Estate)
Director
Agent
Assistant
Valli Dakshinamurthi
vmurthi@unitedagents.co.ukBiography
Kevin’s films have won many awards including the Screenwriters Guild Award, Guild of Television and Producers Award, Royal Television Society Award and the Encyclopedia Britannicus Award. They have also been shown at many Festivals throughout the world.
Kevin has also written for television and film. He has adapted LOVING ATTITUDES by Rachel Billington for television as a four-part serial. He has written a screenplay with Rachel Billington for JOHN CLEESE.
He has directed several commercials and a training Film for Video Arts starring DAWN FRENCH.
Credits
Film
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
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REFLECTIONS 1984 |
Court House Films / Film on Four |
Written By John Banville starring Gabriel Byrne and Harriet Walter and directed and produced by Kevin Billington |
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HENRY VIII 1978 |
BBC/Life |
BBC/Time Life co-production with Claire Bloom, Timothy West, John Stride, Barbara Kellerman. |
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ONCE UPON A TIME IS NOW 1977 |
NBC |
NBC Special. A Big Event hosted by Lee Grant. The story of Princess Grace of Monaco features William Holden, James Stewart, and Alfred Hitchcock. |
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VOICES 1973 |
Hemdale |
Made for TV Movie thriller with David Hemmings and Gayle Hunnicutt. |
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AND NO ONE COULD SAVE HER 1972 |
ABC |
(ABC Movie of the Week) A thriller starring Lee Remick. |
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THE LIGHT AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD 1971 |
National General |
An Adventure/Action movie based on the book by Jules Verne starring Kirk Douglas, Yul Brynner, Samantha Eggar and Fernando Ray. |
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THE RISE AND RISE OF MICHAEL RIMMER 1970 |
Warner Bros |
Comedy movie starring Peter Cook and John Cleese. Also co-screenwriter with Peter Cook and John Cleese. |
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INTERLUDE 1968 |
Columbia |
A love story starring Oskar Werner, Barbara Ferris, Virginia Maskell and Donald Sutherland. |
Short Films
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
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SMITH AND JONES:SMALL DOSES 1989 |
BBC |
a short film produced by TalkBack Productions for BBC starring Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones. |
Television
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
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A TIME TO DANCE 1992 |
BBC Scotland. |
Written Melvyn Bragg. A three part series for BBC Scotland. |
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HEARTLAND 1989 |
BBC wales |
With Anthony Hopkins. Transmitted Play on ONE in February. |
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THE DELIBERATE DEATH OF A POLISH PRIEST 1986 |
Channel 4 |
Written by Ronald Harwood Staring Brian Cox, Stuart Wilson, John Shrapnel, Derek Newark Rosamund Greenwood, Roger Lloyd-Pack, Alfred Lynch. |
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SHAKESPEARE'S SONNETS 1982 |
Channel Four |
A 15-part series with Claire Bloom, Ben Kingsley, Ian Charleson, Simon Callow, Jane Lapotaire, Michael Bryant, Roger Rees and Gore Vidal, Stephen Spender, D.H. Thomas, Roy Strong |
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OUTSIDE EDGE 1981 |
LWT |
by Richard Harris with Maureen Lipman, Paul Eddington, Prunella Scales, Gary Waldham, Michael Pennington. |
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THE GOOD SOLDIER 1981 |
Granada TV |
Adapted by Julian Mitchell from the novel by Ford Madox-Ford.with Jeremy Brett, Robin Ellis, and Susan Fleetwood. |
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THE JAIL DIARY OF ALBIE SACHS 1980 |
BBC TV |
by David Edgar with Peter McEnery. |
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ECHOES OF THE SIXTIES 1978 |
NBC |
NBC Special. A two hour Big Event hosted by Suzanne Somers |
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TONIGHT 1960 – 1968 |
BBC |
He made some 150 short films as well as many award-winning documentaries. |