
Person
Michael Imison
Directing · Born 1935-02-09 · Hoylake, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK
Biography
Michael Imison (born in Hoylake, Cheshire, 9 February 1935) is a retired British television director and literary agent. He directed several productions for the BBC in the 1960s, including Doctor Who, and subsequently served as the story editor on the second series of the science-fiction anthology programme Out of the Unknown. Imison began his career at the BBC working for the Script Department. Initial successes included directing Magnificence by John Skelton at the Tower Theatre, Canonbury, in May 1963. Under contract as a director at the BBC, Imison directed Compact and a serial adaptation of Thomas Mann's Buddenbrooks. His final directorial assignment for the BBC was the Doctor Who serial The Ark (1966), which starred William Hartnell as the First Doctor. Although his contract as a staff director was not renewed following the completion of the serial, Imison remained at the BBC and acted as story editor on the second series of Out of the Unknown under producer Irene Shubik.
Known for

Doctor Who
Director

Out of the Unknown
Story Editor

The Prophet
Script Editor

Riverside Story
Self

Satisfaction Guaranteed
Script Editor

Second Childhood
Story Editor

Level Seven
Story Editor

The Eye
Story Editor

Frankenstein Mark 2
Story Editor

Too Many Cooks
Script Editor
Filmography
- 2014Return of the Unknown
- 2011Riverside StorySelf
- 1967The ProphetScript Editor
- 1966Satisfaction GuaranteedScript Editor
- 1966Walk's EndScript Editor
- 1966Too Many CooksScript Editor
- 1966The Fastest DrawScript Editor
- 1966Tunnel Under the WorldStory Editor
- 1966The EyeStory Editor
- 1966The World in SilenceStory Editor
- 1966Second ChildhoodStory Editor
- 1966Level SevenStory Editor
- 1966Lambda 1Story Editor
- 1966Frankenstein Mark 2Story Editor
- 1966The Machine StopsStory Editor
- 1966Doctor Who: The ArkDirector
- 1965Out of the UnknownStory Editor
- 1963Doctor WhoDirector
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