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Derek Lister

Known for

Directing

Born

August 1, 1948 (age 78)

Birthplace

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...

Best known work

The Bill

The Bill

1984
The Ice House

The Ice House

1978
Play for Today

Play for Today

1970
Rockliffe's Babies

Rockliffe's Babies

1987
ScreenPlay

ScreenPlay

1986
Eskimos Do It

Eskimos Do It

1988
The Other Side: Connie

The Other Side: Connie

1979
Baby Talk

Baby Talk

1981
The Network

The Network

1979
Playhouse

Playhouse

1974

Filmography

  1. TBA

    About A Bell

    Writer

  2. 1988

  3. 1987

    Rockliffe's BabiesTV

    Director

  4. 1986

    ScreenPlayTV

    Director

  5. 1984

    The BillTV

    Director

  6. 1984

  7. 1981

    Baby Talk

    Director

  8. 1981

  9. 1981

    The Cause

    Writer

  10. 1980

    Happy

    Director

  11. 1980

  12. 1979

    The Network

    Director

  13. 1979

  14. 1979

  15. 1978

  16. 1978

    Mucking Out

    Director

  17. 1978

  18. 1974

    PlayhouseTV

    Director

  19. 1973

  20. 1970

    Play for TodayTV

    Director, Writer

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