Paddy Russell

Paddy Russell is a television director. In the 1950s, she worked as a BBC production assistant to famed director. Her first major production as a director was a BBC adaptation of George Orwell's.

In 1965, she directed "Come Buttercup, Come Daisy, Come...?", an episode of, a science-fiction series. In 1966, she directed her first Doctor Who story, The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve. Following this, she directed episodes of, , , Z-Cars and before returning to Doctor Who with Invasion of the Dinosaurs, Pyramids of Mars and Horror of Fang Rock, in 1974, 1975 and 1977 respectively, to direct the Third and Fourth Doctors. She went on to direct, her last major production.

Russell was not only the first woman to direct a Doctor Who story, but also the first woman to work as a director for the BBC.

Doctor Who stories directed

 * The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve
 * Invasion of the Dinosaurs
 * Pyramids of Mars
 * Horror of Fang Rock