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David Giles(1926-2010)

  • Director
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David Giles was born on 18 October 1926 in Shipley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He was a director, known for The Barchester Chronicles (1982), The Forsyte Saga (1967) and The Dance of Death (1969). He died on 6 January 2010 in London, England, UK.
BornOctober 18, 1926
DiedJanuary 6, 2010(83)
BornOctober 18, 1926
DiedJanuary 6, 2010(83)
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  • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Alan Rickman in The Barchester Chronicles (1982)
The Barchester Chronicles
8.1
TV Mini Series
  • Director
The Forsyte Saga (1967)
The Forsyte Saga
8.4
TV Series
  • Director
Laurence Olivier, Robert Lang, and Geraldine McEwan in The Dance of Death (1969)
The Dance of Death
7.4
  • Director
  • 1969
The Strauss Family (1972)
The Strauss Family
8.0
TV Mini Series
  • Director

Credits

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Director

  • The Great Sarah: A Portrait of Sarah Siddons (2002)
    The Great Sarah: A Portrait of Sarah Siddons
    • Director
    • 2002
  • Dominic Monaghan and Patricia Routledge in Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1995)
    Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1997–1998
  • Oliver Rokison in Just William (1994)
    Just William
    7.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1994–1995
  • French Cooking in Ten Minutes
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1995
  • Night of the Golden Brain
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Catherine Zeta-Jones, Pam Ferris, Philip Franks, and David Jason in The Darling Buds of May (1991)
    The Darling Buds of May
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1991–1993
  • The Bill (1984)
    The Bill
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1990
  • John Alderton and Pauline Collins in Forever Green (1989)
    Forever Green
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Anthony Valentine, Tim Barlow, Robert Powell, and Gavin Richards in Hannay (1988)
    Hannay
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1988
  • London Embassy (1987)
    London Embassy
    6.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Ciaran Madden and Richard Pasco in Drummonds (1985)
    Drummonds
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Twelfth Night (1986)
    Twelfth Night
    TV Movie
    • director - original stage production
    • 1986
  • The Fools on the Hill (1986)
    The Fools on the Hill
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Miss Marple (1984)
    Miss Marple
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Samantha Bond, John Castle, Paola Dionisotti, Joan Hickson, Elaine Ives-Cameron, Mary Kerridge, Ralph Michael, Simon Shepherd, Joan Sims, Matthew Solon, Sylvia Syms, and Kevin Whately in Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced (1985)
    Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1985

Personal details

  • Born
    • October 18, 1926
    • Shipley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • January 6, 2010
    • London, England, UK
  • Other works
    He directed George Bernard Shaw's play, "You Can Never Tell", at the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith, London, England with Paul Rogers, Peter Egan, Siân Phillips, Cheryl Campbell, David Waller and Frank Middlemass in the cast. Their October 18, 1979 debut performance was attended by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, and her husband, The Duke Of Edinburgh, otherwise known as Prince Philip.

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