
Person
Lesley Manning
Directing
Biography
Welsh born Lesley Manning started making films at Bristol Art College where she graduated with 1st Class Honours. She trained at the National Film and Television School as a director and graduated to work on films and serials at the BBC. One of which was the cult hit Ghostwatch the highest rated single drama for 48 yrs – BBC Screen One film strand and named by Channel Four as the most controversial TV drama. Lesley directed My Sisterwife BBC Screen Two film strand and won CRE best drama, Best Asian Film Award and was screened at Dinard and Brussels film festivals. 2011 Leila is the first Feature Lesley has written as well as directed – and was a finalist at Austin FFestival, winning Best Actress at London Independent FF and Audience and Jury award for best narrative at United FFestival. 2013 Lesley has just completed Honeycomb Lodge – written by Surendra Kochar – a controversial film set in the British/Asian community won Best film NRI in Delhi Int. Film festival.
Known for

Screen One
Director

The Story of Tracy Beaker
Director

Building Sights
Director

A Grand Day Out
Thanks

South of the Border
Director

The Agent
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Ghosts
Director

My Sister-Wife
Director

Drovers' Gold
Director

Good Thanks, You?
Reader in the Waiting Room
Filmography
- 2025Found Footage FindsHerself
- 2025Man With a Movie Camera: The Found Footage Legacy of 'Man Bites Dog'Self
- 2022HelpDirector
- 2022Do You Believe In Ghosts?: 30 Years of GhostwatchSelf
- 2020Good Thanks, You?Reader in the Waiting Room
- 2019SevenDirector
- 2014SleeperEditor
- 2012Ghostwatch: Behind the CurtainsSelf
- 2011LeilaWriter
- 2009The AgentDirector
- 2002Home Road MoviesFirst Assistant Director
- 2002The Story of Tracy BeakerDirector
- 1997Drovers' GoldDirector
- 1995Three Miles UpDirector
- 1995GhostsDirector
- 1992GhostwatchDirector
- 1992My Sister-WifeDirector
- 1990A Grand Day OutThanks
- 1989Screen OneDirector
- 1988Building SightsDirector
- 1988South of the BorderDirector
- 1986Brewers DroopEditor
- 1985The VictorEditor
- 1982A Dangerous SummerAssistant Sound Editor
- 1978Recent Fiction(player)
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