He wrote several novels, the most successful being "The Education Of Don Juan". He founded Hardy & Sons, a production company that specialized in historical dramas, which was eventually headed by his son, TV director Justin Hardy.
He began his career in the 1960s in Canada and the US, where he directed episodes for "Esso World Theater", a program about cultures around the world. He found steady work in commercials and educational films.
Began his directorial career in Canada and the US before moving to London in the 1960's, where he made commercials and informational films for the Hardy Shaffer Ferguson Avery, an organization he co-founded with the writer Anthony Shaffer.