Person
Derek Lister
Directing · Born 1948-08-01 · Birmingham, England
Biography
Derek began his professional career as a Director in the theatre with productions at the Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal Court, Traverse, Soho, King's Head and Manchester's University Theatre, most of which were either world or UK premieres of new plays. Moving into television Derek directed several highly regarded single dramas and TV movies for leading network companies and the BBC. At the same time he diversified into episodic drama, often as an originating Director. This has led to a full and varied career in the top echelons of British television drama. He has enjoyed great success as a writer, with eight single shot plays produced for TV and radio. Two of these were nominated for Sony Awards. His first stage play "Blue on Blue" premiered in October 2006 and was runner up for the 2007 Meyer-Whitworth Award. A feature film version was subsequently commissioned.
Known for

Play for Today
Director

The Bill
Director

Playhouse
Director

ScreenPlay
Director
Second City Firsts
Director
Love and Marriage
Director

Rockliffe's Babies
Director
Plays for Pleasure
Director

The Best of Friends
Director

Happy
Director
Filmography
- 1988Eskimos Do ItDirector
- 1987Rockliffe's BabiesDirector
- 1986ScreenPlayDirector
- 1984The BillDirector
- 1984Love and MarriageDirector
- 1981Baby TalkDirector
- 1981Plays for PleasureDirector
- 1981The CauseWriter
- 1980HappyDirector
- 1980The Best of FriendsDirector
- 1979The NetworkDirector
- 1979An Affinity with Dr. StillDirector
- 1979The Other Side: ConnieDirector
- 1978The Ice HouseDirector
- 1978Mucking OutDirector
- 1978The Back PageDirector
- 1974PlayhouseDirector
- 1973Second City FirstsDirector
- 1970Play for TodayDirector
- —About A BellWriter
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