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Terry Adlam

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Special Effects
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Terry Adlam was born on 10 November 1959 in Paddington, London, England, UK. He is a writer and director, known for Nightbreed (1990), Dick Spanner, P.I. (1987) and The Lost Worlds of Gerry Anderson (2015).
BornNovember 10, 1959
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    Known for

    Nightbreed (1990)
    Nightbreed
    6.5
    Movie
    • Visual Effects
    • 1990
    Dick Spanner, P.I. (1987)
    Dick Spanner, P.I.
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Writer
    The Lost Worlds of Gerry Anderson (2015)
    The Lost Worlds of Gerry Anderson
    6.8
    Video
    • Writer(segment "Dick Spanner")
    • 2015
    Sky Bandits (1986)
    Sky Bandits
    4.6
    Movie
    • Special Effects
    • 1986

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    Writer

    • Dick Spanner, P.I. (1987)
      Dick Spanner, P.I.
      7.5
      TV Series
      • written by
      • from an original idea by
      • series creator
      • 1987–2017
    • The Lost Worlds of Gerry Anderson (2015)
      The Lost Worlds of Gerry Anderson
      6.8
      Video
      • written by (segment "Dick Spanner")
      • 2015
    • STV/Comedy (2010)
      STV/Comedy
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2010
    • Watch and Learn: Keeping Safe
      Video
      • Writer
      • 1996
    • Who Do You Do?
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 1995

    Director

    • Dick Spanner, P.I. (1987)
      Dick Spanner, P.I.
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1987–2014

    Special Effects

    • Space Police (1986)
      Space Police
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • special effects technician
      • 1986
    • Sky Bandits (1986)
      Sky Bandits
      4.6
      • special effects department
      • 1986
    • Terrahawks (1983)
      Terrahawks
      7.1
      TV Series
      • special effects technician
      • 1984–1986
    • Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, Warwick Davis, David Prowse, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Carter, and Larry Ward in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
      Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
      8.3
      • special effects technician (uncredited)
      • 1983
    • Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Wolf Kahler, Ronald Lacey, and Terry Richards in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
      Raiders of the Lost Ark
      8.4
      • special effects trainee (uncredited)
      • 1981
    • Unidentified Flying Oddball (1979)
      Unidentified Flying Oddball
      5.2
      • models assistant (uncredited)
      • 1979
    • Arabian Adventure (1979)
      Arabian Adventure
      5.7
      • models assistant (uncredited)
      • 1979
    • Warlords of the Deep (1978)
      Warlords of the Deep
      5.5
      • models assistant (uncredited)
      • 1978

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    • Born
      • November 10, 1959
      • Paddington, London, England, UK

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