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Sidney Hayers

Director and editor, also producer · Died February 8, 2000, aged 78 · Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Sidney Hayers (24 August 1921 – 8 February 2000) was a British film and television director, writer and producer. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, among his most acclaimed films were Circus of Horrors (1960), The Trap (1966) and the occult thriller Night of the Eagle (1962). In British TV, his credits included The Persuaders! and The New Avengers; he later directed several American TV shows, including episodes of Magnum, P.I., The A-Team, Knight Rider, T. J. Hooker, Baywatch and The Famous Five. Hayers died of cancer in 2000 in Altea, Spain, survived by his wife, the actress Erika Remberg. He had two children, Susan and Robert from his first marriage, to Patricia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 24, 1921
Died
February 8, 2000 (aged 78)
From
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Works as
Director and editor, also producer
Titles
34 on MovieCove · 79 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 45% in 30 days

What are Sidney Hayers' films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 13th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
25%
Morality
20%
Self
16%
Survival
14%
Ideas
10%
Society
9%
Power
6%
Romantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 11 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 11 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 7 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 5

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Melancholic
8
Joyful
4
Dread
4
Thrilling
4
Other
16

How their films linger

Fun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Sidney Hayers' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 34 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sidney Hayers' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

79 credits, 34 with a MovieCove page.

  • Space Precinct(1994)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Acapulco H.E.A.T.(1993)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • Tarzán(1991)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • Super Force (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 7 episodes · Director

  • They Came from Outer Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The New Dragnet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Baywatch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Houston Knights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Cover Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Hunter(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Airwolf(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Master Ninja II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director

  • The Master (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Masquerade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Scarecrow and Mrs. King(1983)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Manimal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Hardcastle and McCormick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The A-Team(1983)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Remington Steele(1982)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Knight Rider(1982)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Terror at Alcatraz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director

  • T.J. Hooker(1982)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • The Fall Guy(1981)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • The Greatest American Hero(1981)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Conquest of the Earth(1980)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Magnum, P.I.(1980)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Condominium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Galactica 1980(1980)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • The Last Convertible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Seekers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Death Becomes Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director

  • The Famous Five (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 13 episodes · Director · Producer

  • The Professionals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • A Bridge Too Far(1977)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The New Avengers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • One Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director

  • The Bananas Boat(1975)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Deadly Strangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director

  • King Arthur, the Young Warlord(1975)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Zoo Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Diagnosis: Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director

  • Arthur of the Britons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 11 episodes · Director

  • Shirley's World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • All Coppers Are... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director

  • The Persuaders!(1971)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director

  • In the Devil's Garden(1971)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Firechasers(1971)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Mister Jerico (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director

  • The Southern Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director

  • Finders Keepers(1966)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Trap(1966)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Three Hats for Lisa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director

  • This Is My Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Director

  • The Human Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Night of the Eagle(1962)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Echo of Barbara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director

  • Payroll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director

  • The Avengers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

  • The Malpas Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director

  • Circus of Horrors(1960)

    Director · Editor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The White Trap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Director

  • Tiger Bay(1959)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Violent Moment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Director · Editor

  • A Night to Remember(1958)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The One That Got Away(1957)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • High Tide at Noon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Editor

  • A Town Like Alice(1956)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Triple Deception(1956)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Romeo and Juliet(1954)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Deadly Nightshade(1953)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Something Money Can't Buy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Editor

  • White Corridors(1951)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Prelude to Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Editor

  • Stop Press Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Editor

  • Warning to Wantons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Editor

  • I Know Where I'm Going!(1945)

    Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 77 titles from 1945 to 1994.

Biggest box office

A Night to Remember (1958)

$1.1K worldwide

Highest rated

A Night to Remember (1958)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing64 of 77: 59 only directing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score43rdWriting1 of 77: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing2 of 77: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleEditing13 of 77: 11 only editing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score83rdOther crew2 of 77: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

77 titles, 5 with more than one role — directing and editing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1940s3 · crew1950s11 · crew1960s12 · crew1970s23 · crew1980s23 · crew1990s5 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Sidney Hayers' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 19; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 34 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 34 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · director

King Arthur, the Young Warlord (1975)

80th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

A Night to Remember (1958)

Midcredits 97th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 68/100 and the pacing 51/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Sidney Hayers' work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 25 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Sidney Hayers work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sidney Hayers' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Julian Wintle shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles