Biography
James Alan Ferman was an American television and theatre director. He was the Secretary of the British Board of Film Classification from 1975 to 1999.
Filmography
Cast Credits

Video Nasties: Draconian Days
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2014

Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2010

Banned in the UK
Character: Self
TV • 2005

Emmanuelle: A Hard Look
Character: Himself
MOVIE • 2001

The Last Days of the Board
Character: Self
MOVIE • 1999
Empire of the Censors
Character: Self
MOVIE • 1995
Crew
Crew Credits

Fall of Eagles
Role: Director
TV • 1974

Zodiac
Role: Director
TV • 1974

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
Role: Director
TV • 1973

Edward G: Like the Filmstar
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1973

The Pigeon Fancier
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1971

When the Bough Breaks
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1971

Alma Mater
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1971

A Distant Thunder
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1970

Play for Today
Role: Director
TV • 1970

Chariot of Fire
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1970
Death of a Private
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1967
Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1966

Tomorrow, Just You Wait
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1965
The Pistol
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1965

The Interior Decorator
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1965

The Wednesday Play
Role: Director
TV • 1964

The Criminals
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1958