Brian Clemens, an established producer, writer and director discussed his long and illustrious career as part of a series of talks at the University of Chichester in November 2009.
Brian was pivotal in the huge success of the 1960s iconic spy series, The Avengers, for which he acted as associate producer and main scriptwriter and it has remained the highest rated show to come to America. Starring Patrick MacNee and various female partners played first by Honor Blackman, then Diana Rigg and later Linda Thorson, The Avengers is seen as the television equivalent of The Beatles in terms of its influence upon 1960s programming.
In the 1970s he teamed up with fellow producer Albert Fennell and Avengers musician Laurie Johnson in setting up the UK's first independent television company and from which two further successes would emerge: The New Avengers (making a star of Joanna Lumley) and The Professionals with Lewis Collins and Martin Shaw.
Besides writing for many other popular television series (including Danger Man, The Champions, The Persuaders, Thriller, Bergerac, Perry Mason, and Remington Steele), Brian has also written screenplays for a number of feature films including: Dr Jeckyll and Sister Hyde, Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (which he also directed), The Golden Voyage of Sinbad, The Watcher in the Woods, and Highlander II: The Quickening".
Adam Locks, Senior Media Lecturer at the University, said: “This is the first in a series of talks by key figures from the small screen and cinema. This is a fantastic opportunity for our students as well as members of the community who are interested in TV and film to gain a unique and personal insight in to the industry.”
For further information email: a.lock@chi.ac.uk
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