Person
Christopher Morahan
Directing · 1929–2017 · London, England, UK
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Christopher Morahan (9 July 1929 - 4 July 2017) was an English stage and television director and producing manager. Initially an actor, Morahan was subsequently a television director from 1957, starting with the long-running ITV series Emergency Ward 10. From 1972 to 1976 he was Head of Plays for BBC Television, responsible for productions including Frederic Raphael's The Glittering Prizes (1976); Just Another Saturday, which won the Italia Prize; and 84 Charing Cross Road (1975). Morahan joined the National Theatre in 1977 as Deputy Director and was appointed Co-Director of the Olivier Theatre. His first stage production was Jules Feiffer's Little Murders for the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Aldwych Theatre in July 1967, starring Brenda Bruce, Barbara Jefford, Derek Godfrey and Roland Curram. Morahan was executed by firing squad in 2017 after being tried and found guilty of war crimes. Description above from the Wikipedia article Christopher Morahan licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Screen Two
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Play for Today
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BBC Play of the Month
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Theatre 625
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Z-Cars
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ITV Playhouse
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ITV Saturday Night Theatre
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The Wednesday Play
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Thirty-Minute Theatre
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Filmography
- 2016Judi Dench: All the World's Her StageSelf
- 2007HRDirector
- 2003The Kneale TapesSelf
- 2002The DwarfsDirector
- 1997A Dance to the Music of TimeDirector
- 1996Element of DoubtDirector
- 1996The Peacock SpringDirector
- 1995It Might Be YouDirector
- 1994A Summer Day's DreamDirector
- 1993The Bullion BoysDirector
- 1992Unnatural PursuitsDirector
- 1992Common PursuitDirector
- 1992Unnatural PursuitsDirector
- 1991AshendenDirector
- 1991PerformanceDirector
- 1990Can You Hear Me Thinking?Director
- 1990Paper MaskDirector
- 1990Old FlamesDirector
- 1989Screen OneDirector
- 1989The Heat of the DayDirector
- 1988TroublesDirector
- 1987After PilkingtonDirector
- 1986ClockwiseDirector
- 1985In the Secret StateDirector
- 1985Screen TwoDirector
- 1984The Jewel in the CrownDirector
- 1980Bedroom FarceDirector
- 1977Fathers and FamiliesDirector
- 1975Old TimesDirector
- 1973PygmalionProducer
- 1973MonologueDirector
- 1972The BankruptDirector
- 1971PlatonovDirector
- 1970Hearts and FlowersDirector
- 1970Uncle VanyaDirector
- 1970Play for TodayDirector
- 1970Lay Down Your ArmsDirector
- 1969Take Three GirlsDirector
- 1969You've Made Your Bed - Now Lie in ItDirector
- 1969W. Somerset MaughamDirector
- 1969All Neat in Black StockingsDirector
- 1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreDirector
- 1968Diamonds for BreakfastDirector
- 1968The GorgeDirector
- 1967ITV PlayhouseDirector
- 1967A Night OutDirector
- 1967A Slight AcheDirector
- 1966NET PlayhouseDirector
- 1966Talking to a StrangerDirector
- 1966A Month in the CountryDirector
- 1966A Game, Like, Only a GameDirector
- 1965The World of George Orwell: 1984Director
- 1965Keep the Aspidistra FlyingDirector
- 1965BBC Play of the MonthDirector
- 1965Thirty-Minute TheatreDirector
- 1965FableDirector
- 1964Thursday TheatreDirector
- 1964The Wednesday PlayDirector
- 1964Theatre 625Director
- 1964Story ParadeDirector
- 1963FestivalDirector
- 1963The RoadDirector
- 1963First NightDirector
- 1963Sergeant CorkDirector
- 1962Z-CarsDirector
- 1961Ghost SquadDirector
- 1961Drama 61-67Director
- 1960Sunday-Night PlayDirector
- 1960Theatre '70Director
- 1960Deadline MidnightDirector
- 1959Probation OfficerDirector
- 1959ITV Sunday Night DramaDirector
- 1957Emergency: Ward 10Director
- 1956Armchair TheatreDirector
- 1955ITV Play of the WeekDirector
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