Trivia

He was the original director of Damien: Omen II (1978). During three weeks of shooting, Hodges left the film as a result of creative differences. His replacement was Don Taylor. Hodges directed the military scenes and the factory scenes.

Among the various directors in the frame to helm To the Devil a Daughter (1976).

Received an honorary degree from the University of the West of England in Bristol, his home city, on 7th November 2005.

His first feature film, Get Carter (1971), is regarded by many film critics and historians as one of the two greatest British gangster films ever made, along with John Mackenzie's The Long Good Friday (1980).

Got his first job in British television as a teleprompter operator.

Qualified as a chartered accountant and spent two years of national service on the lower deck of a Royal Navy minesweeper.