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Diarmuid Lawrence(1947-2019)

  • Director
  • Production Department
  • Additional Crew
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Diarmuid Lawrence was born on 15 October 1947 in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK. He was a director, known for Messiah (2001), Screenplay (1986) and Anglo Saxon Attitudes (1992). He was married to Bernadette Boyle. He died on 20 September 2019 in the UK.
BornOctober 15, 1947
DiedSeptember 20, 2019(71)
BornOctober 15, 1947
DiedSeptember 20, 2019(71)
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  • Won 1 BAFTA Award
    • 6 wins & 7 nominations total

Known for

Messiah (2001)
Messiah
7.9
TV Mini Series
  • Director
Screenplay (1986)
Screenplay
6.5
TV Series
  • Director
Anglo Saxon Attitudes (1992)
Anglo Saxon Attitudes
6.6
TV Mini Series
  • Director
Paul McGann, Michael Kitchen, Joe McGann, Mark McGann, and Stephen McGann in The Hanging Gale (1995)
The Hanging Gale
7.9
TV Mini Series
  • Director

Credits

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Director

  • Stanley Tucci, Laura Fraser, Paloma Faith, Hazel Doupe, and Zak Sutcliffe in Peter and Wendy (2015)
    Peter and Wendy
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2015
  • Miranda Richardson and Anna Chancellor in Mapp & Lucia (2014)
    Mapp & Lucia
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 2014
  • Donald Sutherland, William Fichtner, Marc Lavoine, Gabriella Pession, Tom Wlaschiha, Richard Flood, and Ibilola Rossi in Crossing Lines (2013)
    Crossing Lines
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2014
  • Quirke (2013)
    Quirke
    6.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 2014
  • Selina Cadell, Tuppence Middleton, and Tom Hughes in The Lady Vanishes (2013)
    The Lady Vanishes
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2013
  • The Mystery of Edwin Drood (2012)
    The Mystery of Edwin Drood
    6.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 2012
  • The Body Farm (2011)
    The Body Farm
    6.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 2011
  • South Riding (2011)
    South Riding
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 2011
  • Desperate Romantics (2009)
    Desperate Romantics
    7.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 2009
  • Matthew Macfadyen and Claire Foy in Little Dorrit (2008)
    Little Dorrit
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 2008
  • Amanda Burton, Emilia Fox, Sam Barnard, David Caves, and Genesis Lynea in Silent Witness (1996)
    Silent Witness
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2007–2008
  • Casualty (1986)
    Casualty
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2006
  • Sea of Souls (2004)
    Sea of Souls
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2006
  • Jericho (2005)
    Jericho
    7.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 2005
  • Martin Shaw in The Murder Room (2004)
    The Murder Room
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 2005

Production Department

  • Play for Today (1970)
    Play for Today
    7.8
    TV Series
    • production assistant
    • 1980
  • The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978)
    The BBC Television Shakespeare
    8.0
    TV Series
    • production assistant
    • 1979
  • The Billion Dollar Bubble (1978)
    The Billion Dollar Bubble
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • production assistant
    • 1978
  • Bob Hoskins and Cheryl Campbell in Pennies from Heaven (1978)
    Pennies from Heaven
    8.3
    TV Mini Series
    • production assistant
    • 1978
  • Tom Conti in The Glittering Prizes (1976)
    The Glittering Prizes
    8.3
    TV Mini Series
    • production assistant
    • 1976

Additional Crew

  • Bob Hoskins and Cheryl Campbell in Pennies from Heaven (1978)
    Pennies from Heaven
    8.3
    TV Mini Series
    • film production assistant
    • 1978

Personal details

  • Official sites
    • BFI_
    • France's national library catalogue
  • Born
    • October 15, 1947
    • Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK
  • Died
    • September 20, 2019
    • UK(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Bernadette Boyle? - September 20, 2019 (his death, 2 children)

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