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David Giles
Directing · 1926–2010 · Shipley, Yorkshire, England, UK
Biography
David Giles (18 October 1926 – 6 January 2010) was a British television director. Giles was born on October 18, 1926 in Shipley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He was a director, known for The Barchester Chronicles (1982), The Forsyte Saga (1967) and The Dance of Death (1969). He died on January 6, 2010 in London, England, UK.
Known for

Playhouse
Director

BBC Play of the Month
Director

The Bill
Director

ITV Playhouse
Director

Thirty-Minute Theatre
Director

Compact
Director

The Forsyte Saga
Director

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Director

The BBC Television Shakespeare
Director

The Strauss Family
Director
Filmography
- 1996Hetty Wainthropp InvestigatesDirector
- 1994Just WilliamDirector
- 1991The Darling Buds of MayDirector
- 1989Forever GreenDirector
- 1988HannayDirector
- 1987London EmbassyDirector
- 1986The Fools on the HillDirector
- 1986Twelfth NightDirector
- 1985DrummondsDirector
- 1985Miss Marple: A Murder Is AnnouncedDirector
- 1984The Life and Death of King JohnDirector
- 1984The BillDirector
- 1983Mansfield ParkDirector
- 1982The Barchester ChroniclesDirector
- 1982On ApprovalDirector
- 1982Fame Is the SpurDirector
- 1981The Potsdam QuartetDirector
- 1980Airport ChaplainDirector
- 1979Henry VDirector
- 1979Henry IV Part 2Director
- 1979Henry IV Part 1Director
- 1978Richard IIDirector
- 1978The BBC Television ShakespeareDirector
- 1978The Mayor of CasterbridgeDirector
- 1977The Winslow BoyDirector
- 1974PlayhouseDirector
- 1972The Strauss FamilyDirector
- 1972Craven ArmsDirector
- 1972Country MattersDirector
- 1971Sense and SensibilityDirector
- 1970HamletDirector
- 1970A Family at WarDirector
- 1969The First ChurchillsDirector
- 1969The Dance of DeathDirector
- 1967Vanity FairDirector
- 1967ITV PlayhouseDirector
- 1967The Forsyte SagaDirector
- 1965BBC Play of the MonthDirector
- 1965Thirty-Minute TheatreDirector
- 1965The NewcomersDirector
- 1965The Flying SwanDirector
- 1962CompactDirector
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