daɪˈæn dʒˈæksən, dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌvðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː kɹˈɪsməs spˈɛʃəl ðə snˈoʊmən, wʌz ɪnvˈɑːlvd ɪnðə plˈænɪŋ ʌvðə sˈɪɹiz ænd ɹᵻsˈiːvd sˈɪɹiz dᵻɹˈɛktɚ ænd ɹˈaɪɾɚ kɹˈɛdɪt ɔnðə fˈɜːst sˈɪks ˈɛpɪsˌoʊdz, bˌʌt ʃiː dˈaɪd ʌv kˈænsɚɹ ˌɔn nˈuː jˈɪɹz ˈiːv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː.
Dianne Jackson, director of the 1982 Christmas special The Snowman, was involved in the planning of the series and received series director and writer credit on the first six episodes, but she died of cancer on New Year's Eve 1992.