Derrick John Goodwin (6 July 1935 – 26 December 2021)[1][2] was an English theatre and television director, writer and producer.
When John Neville decided to leave the Nottingham Playhouse, Goodwin also resigned and joined the BBC television drama department, where he directed episodes of Thirty-Minute Theatre and Z-Cars.
He then became a freelancer and with Rodney Bewes co-wrote and directed several series of Dear Mother...Love Albert.
In drama, his directing credits included New Scotland Yard, Within These Walls and the Doctor Who serial The Invisible Enemy.
He directed and produced Thick as Thieves, written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, starring John Thaw and Bob Hoskins.
Goodwin won many awards for theatre and television productions and was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.