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Michael Pickwoad(1945-2018)

  • Production Designer
  • Art Director
  • Art Department
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Michael Pickwoad was born on 11 July 1945 in Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK. He was a production designer and art director, known for Withnail and I (1987), The Prisoner (2009) and Sword of the Valiant (1984). He was married to Vanessa Orriss. He died on 27 August 2018 in London, England, UK.
BornJuly 11, 1945
DiedAugust 27, 2018(73)
BornJuly 11, 1945
DiedAugust 27, 2018(73)
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  • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

Withnail and I (1987)
Withnail and I
7.5
  • Production Designer
  • 1987
Jim Caviezel and Ian McKellen in The Prisoner (2009)
The Prisoner
6.1
TV Mini Series
  • Production Designer
Sword of the Valiant (1984)
Sword of the Valiant
4.4
  • Art Department
  • 1984
Jane and the Lost City (1987)
Jane and the Lost City
4.4
  • Production Designer
  • 1987

Credits

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Production Designer



  • Timothy Spall, Keeley Hawes, and Toby Stephens in Summer of Rockets (2019)
    Summer of Rockets
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Production Designer
    • 2019
  • Christopher Eccleston, Peter Capaldi, David Tennant, Matt Smith, and Jodie Whittaker in Doctor Who (2005)
    Doctor Who
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Production Designer
    • 2010–2017
  • Class (2016)
    Class
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Production Designer
    • 2016
  • Matt Lucas and Maxine Peake in A Midsummer Night's Dream (2016)
    A Midsummer Night's Dream
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 2016
  • Doctor Who: The Night of the Doctor (2013)
    Doctor Who: The Night of the Doctor
    9.0
    Video
    • Production Designer (uncredited)
    • 2013
  • Helen Baxendale and Trevor Eve in Kidnap and Ransom (2011)
    Kidnap and Ransom
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Production Designer
    • 2011
  • Jim Caviezel and Ian McKellen in The Prisoner (2009)
    The Prisoner
    6.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Production Designer
    • 2009
  • Alex Kingston, Hugh Bonneville, Jemima Rooper, Elliot Cowan, and Gemma Arterton in Lost in Austen (2008)
    Lost in Austen
    7.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Production Designer
    • 2008
  • The Old Curiosity Shop (2007)
    The Old Curiosity Shop
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 2007
  • Geraldine McEwan and Julia McKenzie in Marple (2004)
    Marple
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Production Designer
    • 2007
  • Longford (2006)
    Longford
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 2006
  • Sweeney Todd (2006)
    Sweeney Todd
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 2006
  • Lucy Cohu in The Queen's Sister (2005)
    The Queen's Sister
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 2005
  • Daniel Craig in Archangel (2005)
    Archangel
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 2005
  • Frances Tuesday (2004)
    Frances Tuesday
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 2004

Art Director



  • Steaming (1985)
    Steaming
    5.7
    • Art Director
    • 1985
  • Lace II (1985)
    Lace II
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • Art Director
    • 1985
  • Breakout (1984)
    Breakout
    6.3
    • Art Director
    • 1984
  • Morgan Fairchild, Roddy McDowall, George Segal, and Janet Suzman in The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood (1984)
    The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
    5.0
    TV Movie
    • Art Director
    • 1984
  • The Ploughman's Lunch (1983)
    The Ploughman's Lunch
    6.2
    • Art Director
    • 1983
  • Christopher Lee, John Carradine, Peter Cushing, Vincent Price, Desi Arnaz Jr., Sheila Keith, and Julie Peasgood in House of the Long Shadows (1983)
    House of the Long Shadows
    6.2
    • Art Director (as Mike Pickwoad)
    • 1983
  • 4D Special Agents (1981)
    4D Special Agents
    6.8
    • Art Director
    • 1981
  • Jack Palance, Bernard Bresslaw, Ray Charleson, Warren Clarke, Catriona MacColl, Patricia Quinn, William Morgan Sheppard, and John Terry in Hawk the Slayer (1980)
    Hawk the Slayer
    5.3
    • Art Director
    • 1980
  • Electric Eskimo (1979)
    Electric Eskimo
    7.0
    • Art Director
    • 1979
  • Home Before Midnight (1979)
    Home Before Midnight
    5.9
    • Art Director (as Mike Pickwoad)
    • 1979
  • Go Kart Go (1964)
    A Hitch in Time
    5.6
    • Art Director
    • 1978
  • Jack Jones in The Comeback (1978)
    The Comeback
    5.7
    • Art Director (as Mike Pickwoad)
    • 1978
  • Chimpmates (1976)
    Chimpmates
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1976
  • John Louis Mansi, Stanley Meadows, and Lance Percival in The Boy with Two Heads (1974)
    The Boy with Two Heads
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1974
  • House of Whipcord (1974)
    House of Whipcord
    5.8
    • Art Director (as Mike Pickwoad)
    • 1974

Art Department



  • Sword of the Valiant (1984)
    Sword of the Valiant
    4.4
    • assistant art director
    • 1984
  • Roger Moore and Olga Georges-Picot in The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970)
    The Man Who Haunted Himself
    6.4
    • assistant art director (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • Patton (1970)
    Patton
    7.9
    • assistant art director (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • Twisted Nerve (1968)
    Twisted Nerve
    7.0
    • draughtsman (uncredited)
    • 1968

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Mike Pickwoad
  • Born
    • July 11, 1945
    • Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • August 27, 2018
    • London, England, UK(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Vanessa Orriss1973 - August 27, 2018 (his death, 3 children)

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    Son of actor William Mervyn; they worked together on the same project only once (the Children's Film Foundation "Chimpmates" serial released in 1978).

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