Ian Saynor Explained

Ian Saynor is a British film and television actor.[1] He has appeared in various TV dramas set in Wales, including the film The Corn is Green, in which he played the major role of Morgan.[2] He also appeared in episodes of The District Nurse, but is best known for playing Merak in the 1979 Doctor Who serial The Armageddon Factor.[3] [4] He is well known in and around Wales having worked for various production companies, notably S4C, BBC (including BBC Wales and BBC South), and has been involved in many stage productions, mostly in Cardiff and London.[5] He lives in the Cotswolds and continues to act.[6]

In the 2018 bilingual drama series Hidden, Saynor played the father of lead detective Cadi John.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ian Saynor. https://web.archive.org/web/20190312014745/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba1b15f8b. dead. 12 March 2019. BFI.
  2. Book: Jeffrey Richards. Films and British National Identity: From Dickens to Dad's Army. Manchester University Press. 1997. 223.
  3. Web site: The Corn Is Green (1979). https://web.archive.org/web/20170824015917/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b704d45f1. dead. 24 August 2017. BFI.
  4. BBC - Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide - The Armageddon Factor - Details. www.bbc.co.uk.
  5. Web site: Remembering popular Welsh series Dinas. WalesOnline. 4 January 2012. walesonline.
  6. Web site: Ian Saynor - 3 Character Images. Behind The Voice Actors.
  7. Web site: Missing The Bridge already? Hidden could be the perfect replacement. 2 July 2018. The Guardian. Graeme Vertue. 26 September 2024.

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