episodes of Z-Cars. He worked on classic serials too, What Maisie Knew (1968), The Black Tulip (1970), A Little Princess, (1973) and A Legacy (1975), plus the dramatisation of a 1970s historical fiction best seller, Penmarric. For ITV he directed The Paper Lads in 1977, winner of the Pye Award for best children's drama. In addition, Martinus directed the army drama series Spearhead, and several series of the children's drama Dodger, Bonzo and the rest in 1985 which also won the Pye Award. For Swedish television he directed a two-hour political thriller by Jan Guillou, The Wolf. After having learnt Swedish, he directed several plays in civic theatres in Sweden, many of them translated or adapted by his wife. Among others: The Homecoming by Harold Pinter, Volpone by Ben Jonson, The Shoemaker's Holiday by Thomas Dekker, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists (the version by Stephen Lowe) and Mad Forest by Caryl Churchill. At the Gate Theatre London he directed the British premieres of some rarely performed Strindberg plays, translated from the Swedish by his wife Eivor. Death Derek Martinus died on 27 March 2014 at the age of 82 from complications arising from Alzheimer's disease, from which he had suffered for many years. He was survived by his wife Eivor Martinus, their two daughters, Charlotta and Pia, and three grandchildren. References External links 1931 births 2014 deaths 20th-century Royal Air Force personnel British people of Dutch descent British television directors British theatre directors Deaths from Alzheimer's disease Deaths from dementia in the United Kingdom People educated at Brentwood School, Essex People from Ilford Place of death missing University of Oklahoma alumni Yale School of Drama alumni