Peter Duffell: Peter Duffell. Director: BBC2 Playhouse. Peter Duffell was born on 10 July 1922 in Canterbury, Kent, England, UK. He was a director and writer, known for BBC2 Playhouse (1973), The Avengers (1961) and Man in a Suitcase (1967). He was married to Rosslyn Audrey Cliffe and ??. He died on 12 December 2017 in the UK.