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Derek Lister
Birmingham, England
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 Unive…
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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.
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1988
Eskimos Do It
Movie Director
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1987
Rockliffe's Babies
TV show Director
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1986
ScreenPlay
TV show Director
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1984
The Bill
TV show Director
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1984
Love and Marriage
TV show Director
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1981
Baby Talk
Movie Director
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1981
Plays for Pleasure
TV show Director
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1981
The Cause
Movie Writer
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1980
Happy
Movie Director
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1980
The Best of Friends
Movie Director
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1979
The Network
Movie Director
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1979
An Affinity with Dr. Still
Movie Director
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1979
The Other Side: Connie
Movie Director
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1978
The Ice House
Movie Director
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1978
Mucking Out
Movie Director
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1978
The Back Page
Movie Director
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1974
Playhouse
TV show Director
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1973
Second City Firsts
TV show Director
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1970
Play for Today
TV show Director
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About A Bell
Movie Writer
