Background
He was the second son of Colonel Basil Crockett Defence Science Organisation.
He was the second son of Colonel Basil Crockett Defence Science Organisation.
He directed the Doctor Who story The Aztecs in 1964, one of the most highly regarded of the black and white stories. In the 2002 Digital Video Disc release of the story, the actor John Ringham is effusive in his praise for Crockett. Crockett also directed Episode 4 of Marco Polo, which is entitled The Wall of Lies.
In 1939, he was a student of Art at Goldsmiths" College, New Cross, London, United Kingdom. In 1944 he established a theatre company called The Compass Players.
lieutenant was a travelling company that intended to perform high quality theatre to audiences who would not normally have access to lieutenant Their base was Crockett"s own home, an old house and estate in Gloucestershire.
They raised their family in the Cotswolds, where he continued to paint. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, John produced a number of plays for both the Birmingham Repertory Theatre and the Dundee Repertory Theatre.