Michael Ferguson

Biography

Michael Ferguson (14 June 1937 — 4 October 2021) was an English director who worked primarily in television. He is best known for his work on such series as Doctor Who (serving as one of few to work on three consecutive eras, directing one First Doctor serial, one Second Doctor serial, and two Third Doctor serials), Casualty, and EastEnders. Ferguson served as executive producer of the latter from 1989 to 1991, and is credited with revitalising the show.

Directed

1. Doctor Who (1963) — Director
2. The Bill (1984) — Director
3. Colditz (1972) — Director
4. The Sandbaggers (1978) — Director
5. Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death (1970) — Director
6. Doctor Who: The War Machines (1966) — Director
7. Out of the Unknown (1965) — Director
8. Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos (1971) — Director
9. Z-Cars (1962) — Director
10. The Glory Boys (1984) — Director
11. Doctor Who: The Seeds of Death (1969) — Director
12. Flambards (1979) — Director
13. Paul Temple (1969) — Director
14. Hadleigh (1969) — Director
15. The Main Chance (1969) — Director
16. Airline (1997) — Director
17. Lytton's Diary (1985) — Director
18. Dickens of London (1976) — Director
19. ITV Playhouse (1967) — Director
20. Airline (1982) — Director
21. Churchill's People (1974) — Director
22. Nobody's House (1976) — Director
23. The Yellow Pill (1969) — Director
24. Quiller (1975) — Director
25. BBC2 Play of the Week (1977) — Director
26. The Sunday Drama (1977) — Director
27. Affairs of the Heart (1974) — Director
28. Too Close to the Edge (1980) — Director
29. Stargazy on Zummerdown (1978) — Director
30. Killer Waiting (1984) — Director
31. 1+1=1.5 (1969) — Director
32. Taste of Evil (1971) — Director
33. The Last Witness (1971) — Director
34. The Perils Of Pendragon (1974) — Director
35. Sporting Scenes (1973) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Warriors of Mars (2010)
2. Axon Stations! (2012)
3. Regenerations: From Black and White to Colour (2011)
4. Return of the Unknown (2014)