Christopher Morahan

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.

Directed

1. Clockwise (1986) — Director
2. The Jewel in the Crown (1984) — Director
3. Paper Mask (1990) — Director
4. Play for Today (1970) — Director
5. Diamonds for Breakfast (1968) — Director
6. BBC Play of the Month (1965) — Director
7. Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) — Director
8. Z-Cars (1962) — Director
9. A Dance to the Music of Time (1997) — Director
10. Screen Two (1985) — Director
11. All Neat in Black Stockings (1969) — Director
12. Armchair Theatre (1956) — Director
13. The Wednesday Play (1964) — Director
14. Sergeant Cork (1963) — Director
15. Theatre 625 (1964) — Director
16. Screen One (1989) — Director
17. ITV Play of the Week (1955) — Director
18. After Pilkington (1987) — Director
19. Element of Doubt (1996) — Director
20. Emergency: Ward 10 (1957) — Director
21. The Dwarfs (2002) — Director
22. The Peacock Spring (1996) — Director
23. Talking to a Stranger (1966) — Director
24. Troubles (1988) — Director
25. ITV Playhouse (1967) — Director
26. ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969) — Director
27. Ghost Squad (1961) — Director
28. NET Playhouse (1966) — Director
29. Uncle Vanya (1970) — Director
30. Lay Down Your Arms (1970) — Director
31. Can You Hear Me Thinking? (1990) — Director
32. Hearts and Flowers (1970) — Director
33. Unnatural Pursuits (1992) — Director
34. Performance (1991) — Director
35. The Gorge (1968) — Director
36. Platonov (1971) — Director
37. Bedroom Farce (1980) — Director
38. Fable (1965) — Director
39. The World of George Orwell: 1984 (1965) — Director
40. In the Secret State (1985) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage (2016) — Self
2. The Kneale Tapes (2003) — Self