Lesley Manning

Lesley Manning

Known for

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...

Best known work

A Grand Day Out
A Grand Day Out
1990
Ghostwatch
Ghostwatch
1992
The Story of Tracy Beaker
The Story of Tracy Beaker
2002
Good Thanks, You?
Good Thanks, You?
2020
A Dangerous Summer
A Dangerous Summer
1982
Home Road Movies
Home Road Movies
2002
Screen One
Screen One
1989
The Agent
The Agent
2009
Help
Help
2022
Drovers' Gold
Drovers' Gold
1997

Filmography

  1. 2025

    Found Footage FindsTV

    as Herself (1 episode)

  2. 2025

  3. 2022

    Help

    Director

  4. 2022

  5. 2020

    Good Thanks, You?

    as Reader in the Waiting Room

  6. 2019

    Seven

    Director

  7. 2014

    Sleeper

    Editor

  8. 2012

    Ghostwatch: Behind the Curtains

    as Self, Editor, Producer

  9. 2011

    Leila

    Writer, Director

  10. 2009

    The Agent

    Director

  11. 2002

    Home Road Movies

    First Assistant Director

  12. 2002

  13. 1997

    Drovers' GoldTV

    Director

  14. 1995

  15. 1995

    GhostsTV

    Director

  16. 1992

    Ghostwatch

    Director

  17. 1992

  18. 1990

  19. 1989

    Screen OneTV

    Director

  20. 1988

    Building SightsTV

    Director

  21. 1988

  22. 1986

  23. 1985

  24. 1982

    A Dangerous Summer

    Assistant Sound Editor

  25. 1978

    Recent Fiction

    as (player)

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