title: Richmond Harding
text: # Richmond Harding
  
  Richmond Harding (28 September 1923 – 21 October 2010) was an English television director, producer, second unit director, and assistant director. He was the son of a chartered surveyor. Harding fought in Burma during the war with the Indian Mountain Artillery. He directed seven episodes of the British television series The Avengers in 1962 and 1963, and was credited with the idea of clothing Honor Blackman in black leather as Catherine Gale in the series. Later in the 1960s, he directed several episodes of the TV series Z-Cars, Coronation Street, Emergency – Ward 10 and others.
  
  He also contributed to films Scott of the Antarctic, Passport to Pimlico, Whisky Galore!, The Great Game and Appointment in London.
  
  ## Credits
  
  | Production | Notes | Functioned as |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scott of the Antarctic | Film (1948) | Third assistant director (uncredited) |
  | Passport to Pimlico | Film (1949) | Third assistant director (uncredited) |
  | Whisky Galore! | Film (1949) | Third assistant director (uncredited) |
  | The Great Game | Film (1953) | Assistant director |
  | Appointment in London | Film (1949) | First assistant director: second unit (uncredited) |
  | Cards with Uncle Tom | TV Movie (1959) | Producer |
  | The World of Tim Frazer | 6 episodes (1961) | Producer Director |
  | The Avengers | 7 episodes (1962–63) "Mr. Teddy Bear" (1962) "The Mauritius Penny" (1962) "Traitor in Zebra" (1962) "Dead on Course" (1962) "Immortal Clay" (1963) "The White Dwarf" (1963) "Six Hands Across a Table" (1963) | Director |
  | Out of This World | "Medicine Show" (1962) | Director |
  | Jezebel ex UK | "The Long Cool Drop" (1963) | Director |
  | Detective | 1 episode (1964) | Director |
  | Z-Cars | "First Class Citizen" (1964) "Happy Birthday" (1964) | Director |
  | Swizzlewick | 6 episodes (1964) | Director |
  | Coronation Street | 2 episodes (1965) | Director |
  | The Flying Swan | 3 episodes (1965) | Director |
  | Emergency – Ward 10 | "A Matter of Will" (1967) | Director |
  