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in the fictional Scottish village of Strathaird. The series revolved around the daily life of schoolmaster Ian Craig, who as one of six housemasters had to keep an eye on the problems of over 300 pupils. Between 1967 and 1968, he also directed eight episodes of
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MacNaughton continued to appear in small roles in both television and film throughout 1958 and 1959 before playing the role of Kilmartin Dalrymple in all 30 episodes of the British sitcom
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After he was demobilised in 1946, he returned to Glasgow, where his father hoped he would join the family firm. However, he decided to apply for a one-year pre-
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In 2001 MacNaughton suffered extensive injuries in a car accident while returning to his home in Munich, Germany from the first night of a translation of
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training course in television directing, for which he was accepted. In 1963 and 1964 he directed two episodes of Teletale and in 1965 an episode of
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series which we all thought was one of the best comedy shows on TV and certainly the most far ahead..." (p. 218). He describes himself and
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a surreal British comedy television sketch show consisting of seven episodes. The show had a big influence on the Monty Python team. In
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in 1962, in which he played the character of Angus MacCrae. In the same year he also played the character of Michael George Hartley in
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In 1958, MacNaughton married actress Rita Davies, with whom he had two children and who frequently guest-starred in episodes of
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and he continued to work as a director in television and on stage. In 1980 he directed six episodes of the German comedy show,
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On his return to Scotland, MacNaughton spent several years acting on stage, regularly appearing in productions at the
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MacNaughton directed episodes of several television series in 1973 and in 1974, including the pilot episode of
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as Callum MacGregor. In 1955 MacNaughton moved back to London, and was cast as Able Seaman McIntosh in
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MacNaughton started his film career with a small role as the police constable in the 1953 film
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Between 1969 and 1974 MacNaughton would produce and direct all but four of the 45 episodes of
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mentions meeting their directors. "One was Ian MacNaughton, director of the Spike Milligan
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for a year in 1945. While serving with the Royal Marines in an officers' training squad at
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MacNaughton continued to act in numerous small roles for television and film, including
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in Hall, Austria. He eventually died from these injuries on 10 December 2002, aged 76.
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MacNaughton was director and producer for all but four of the forty five episodes of
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course in London, which he completed, though he did not enter the Academy itself.
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show that they specifically sought out MacNaughton to direct their own series."
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Thereafter, he had a succession of small roles including the television series
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In 1976, MacNaughton directed another pilot comedy sketch show called
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In 1966 and 1967 he directed all 52 episodes of a BBC series called
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In 1969 MacNaughton directed and produced the first series of
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from 1969 to 1974, director of the group's first feature film
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1971 Nominated for Best Light Entertainment Production for
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1975 Nominated for Best Light Entertainment Programme for
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From the late 1970s onwards MacNaughton was based in
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1973 Won for Best Light Entertainment Programme for
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In 1971 MacNaughton directed the team's first film,
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