Jo Durden-Smith[1] (24 December 1941 – 10 May 2007) was a British documentary film maker, writer and journalist.
His film work included The Doors Are Open, The Stones in the Park, Johnny Cash at St Quentin, and, later, television work Russian Godfathers on the Russian oligarchs.
John "Jo" Anthony Durden-Smith was born in Pinner, Middlesex, to parents who were doctors (his father was a surgeon and his mother a radiologist).
[2][4] He worked for World in Action, Granada TV's documentary team, where his rock films were made.
His younger brother was the actor Richard Durden and his half-brother was the broadcaster Neil Durden-Smith.