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Michael Samuels

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Michael Samuels is an award-winning director who directed the Channel Four adaptation of William Boyd’s ‘Any Human Heart’. The mini series, which starred Jim Broadbent, Matthew Macfadyen, Sam Claflin and Gillian Anderson, won the BAFTA for Best Drama Serial. He directed ‘Man In An Orange Shirt’ starring Vanessa Redgrave for the BBC, which won the 2018 International Emmy for Best Mini-Series/TV Movie, and ‘The Windermere Children’, which won the 2020 Prix Europa for Best European TV Movie. Michael also won an RTS for Best Single Drama for ‘The Curse of Steptoe’ made for the BBC.

Credits

TELEVISION
Date: 2023-24
Production (role):
COMA
(Series Director)
Company:
CBS / Channel 5 / Roughcut TV
Project details:
4-part Thriller

With Jason Watkins, Claire Skinner and David Bradley
Date: 2021
Production (role):
CLOSE TO ME
(Series Director / Executive Producer)
Company:
Channel 4 / Viaplay / The Development Partnership
Project details:
6-part Psychological Thriller

With Connie Nielsen and Christopher Eccleston
Date: 2020
Production (role):
THE WINDERMERE CHILDREN
(Director / Executive Producer)
Company:
Warner Brothers TV / BBC
Project details:
TV Film

With Romola Garai, Iain Glen, Tim McInnerny and Thomas Kretschmann

WINNER - Prix Europa, Best European TV Movie

NOMINATED - Best Single Drama BAFTA
Date: 2016-17
Production (role):
MAN IN AN ORANGE SHIRT
(Series Director)
Company:
BBC 2 / Kudos
Project details:
2 Part Drama written by Patrick Gale

With Vanessa Redgrave

WINNER - International Emmy 2018 Best Mini-Series/TV Movie
Date: 2014-15
Production (role):
BLACK WORK
(Series Director)
Company:
ITV
Project details:
3 part drama

With Sheridan Smith

Written by Matt Charman
Date: 2012
Production (role):
THE FEAR
(Series Director)
Company:
World Productions / Channel 4
Project details:
4 part mini-series

With Peter Mullan and Richard E Grant
Date: 2010
Production (role):
ANY HUMAN HEART
(Series Director)
Company:
Carnival / Channel 4
Project details:
4 part mini-series

By William Boyd

With Jim Broadbent, Matthew Macfadyen, Gillian Anderson, Hayley Atwell and Kim Cattrall

WINNER - Best Serial Drama BAFTA
Date: 2009
Production (role):
THE LAST DAYS OF LEHMAN BROTHERS
(Director)
Company:
BBC Drama / BBC Two
Project details:
TV Film

With James Cromwell and James Bolam
Date: 2008-09
Production (role):
MRS MANDELA
(Writer / Director)
Company:
BBC Four / Two
Project details:
TV Film

With Sophie Okonedo, David Harewood and David Morrissey
Date: 2008
Production (role):
CAUGHT IN A TRAP
(Director)
Company:
Greenlit / ITV
Project details:
TV Film

With Geraldine James, Jim Carter and Connie Fisher
Date: 2007-08
Production (role):
THE CURSE OF STEPTOE
(Director)
Company:
BBC Drama / BBC Four
Project details:
TV Film

With Jason Isaacs and Phil Davis

WINNER - Best Single Drama RTS
Date: 2006
Production (role):
AMEN
(Writer)
Company:
Channel 4 Drama / Touchpaper
Project details:
Feature-length script
Date: 2005
Production (role):
OUR HIDDEN LIVES
(Director / Producer)
Company:
BBC Four
Project details:
TV Film

With Sarah Parish, Ian McDiarmid, Lesley Sharp, Richard Briers and Michael Fassbender
Date: 2004-05
Production (role):
THE SLAVERY BUSINESS
(Director / Producer)
Company:
BBC Two
Project details:
TV Film

With Jack Shepherd and Robert Pugh
Date: 2004
Production (role):
A MOST MYSTERIOUS MURDER
(Director)
Company:
Touchpaper / BBC One
Project details:
Pilot drama for series

With Julian Fellowes and Michael Fassbender
Date: 2003
Production (role):
THREE SISTERS
(Director)
Company:
BBC Four
Project details:
Television version of West End play

With Kristin Scott Thomas
Date: 2002-03
Production (role):
THE VICE
(Director)
Company:
Touchpaper / ITV
Project details:
Drama series

With Tim Pigott-Smith and Nigel Terry
Date: 2002
Production (role):
THE FALKLANDS PLAY
(Director)
Company:
BBC Drama
Project details:
TV Film

With Patricia Hodge, James Fox and Robert Hardy
Date: 2001
Production (role):
EASTENDERS
(Director)
Company:
BBC One
Project details:
4 Episodes
Date: 1999-00
Production (role):
EASTENDERS
(Director)
Company:
BBC One
Project details:
12 episodes including a 40-minute Special
Date: 1998
Production (role):
BROOKSIDE
(Director)
Company:
Channel 4
Project details:
18 episodes
IN DEVELOPMENT
Date: Current
Production (role):
THE ORCHESTRA (Currently Writing to Direct)
Company:
Sid Gentle Films
Project details:
Single film for BBC 2
Date: Current
Production (role):
THE BOY WHO WOULD BE SHAKESPEARE
Company:
Ecosse Films
Project details:
Feature Film
Date: Current
Production (role):
BLOOD OVER WATER (Co-writer, to direct)
Company:
Harbour Pictures/Tideway Films
Project details:
Feature Film
Date: 2015
Production (role):
UNSAID (Writer, to direct)
Company:
Nick Wechsler
Project details:
Feature Film
DOCUMENTARY
Date: 2003
Production (role):
TRAVELS WITH MY UNFIT MOTHER (Director / Producer)
Company:
Lion / BBC One
Date: 2001
Production (role):
CASTLE (Director / Producer)
Company:
Lion / Channel 4
Project details:
History documentary
Date: 2001
Production (role):
AGAMEMNON
(Director)
Company:
BBC Factual
Date: 2000
Production (role):
EQUINOX - THE SCIENCE OF STRESS (Director / Producer / Writer)
Company:
Lion / Channel 4
Date: 1997
Production (role):
DANIEL HANDLEY: A STOLEN LIFE (Director / Producer / Writer)
Company:
BBC One
Project details:
Drama-documentary
Date: 1996-97
Production (role):
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL (Director / Producer)
Company:
BBC Documentaries (6 Episodes)
RADIO
Date: 2003-04
Production (role):
THE DUEL (Writer)
Company:
Radio 4
Project details:
90 minute drama

With David Threlfall and Patricia Hodge
FEATURE FILM
Date: 1999-00
Production (role):
CROSSING THE LINE (Writer)
Project details:
Feature film script set in South Africa

Credits

  • Date
    Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Date: 2023-24
    Production (role): COMA
    (Series Director)
    Company: CBS / Channel 5 / Roughcut TV
    Project details: 4-part Thriller

    With Jason Watkins, Claire Skinner and David Bradley
  • Date: 2021
    Production (role): CLOSE TO ME
    (Series Director / Executive Producer)
    Company: Channel 4 / Viaplay / The Development Partnership
    Project details: 6-part Psychological Thriller

    With Connie Nielsen and Christopher Eccleston
  • Date: 2020
    Production (role): THE WINDERMERE CHILDREN
    (Director / Executive Producer)
    Company: Warner Brothers TV / BBC
    Project details: TV Film

    With Romola Garai, Iain Glen, Tim McInnerny and Thomas Kretschmann

    WINNER - Prix Europa, Best European TV Movie

    NOMINATED - Best Single Drama BAFTA
  • Date: 2016-17
    Production (role): MAN IN AN ORANGE SHIRT
    (Series Director)
    Company: BBC 2 / Kudos
    Project details: 2 Part Drama written by Patrick Gale

    With Vanessa Redgrave

    WINNER - International Emmy 2018 Best Mini-Series/TV Movie
  • Date: 2014-15
    Production (role): BLACK WORK
    (Series Director)
    Company: ITV
    Project details: 3 part drama

    With Sheridan Smith

    Written by Matt Charman
  • Date: 2012
    Production (role): THE FEAR
    (Series Director)
    Company: World Productions / Channel 4
    Project details: 4 part mini-series

    With Peter Mullan and Richard E Grant
  • Date: 2010
    Production (role): ANY HUMAN HEART
    (Series Director)
    Company: Carnival / Channel 4
    Project details: 4 part mini-series

    By William Boyd

    With Jim Broadbent, Matthew Macfadyen, Gillian Anderson, Hayley Atwell and Kim Cattrall

    WINNER - Best Serial Drama BAFTA
  • Date: 2009
    Production (role): THE LAST DAYS OF LEHMAN BROTHERS
    (Director)
    Company: BBC Drama / BBC Two
    Project details: TV Film

    With James Cromwell and James Bolam
  • Date: 2008-09
    Production (role): MRS MANDELA
    (Writer / Director)
    Company: BBC Four / Two
    Project details: TV Film

    With Sophie Okonedo, David Harewood and David Morrissey
  • Date: 2008
    Production (role): CAUGHT IN A TRAP
    (Director)
    Company: Greenlit / ITV
    Project details: TV Film

    With Geraldine James, Jim Carter and Connie Fisher
  • Date: 2007-08
    Production (role): THE CURSE OF STEPTOE
    (Director)
    Company: BBC Drama / BBC Four
    Project details: TV Film

    With Jason Isaacs and Phil Davis

    WINNER - Best Single Drama RTS
  • Date: 2006
    Production (role): AMEN
    (Writer)
    Company: Channel 4 Drama / Touchpaper
    Project details: Feature-length script
  • Date: 2005
    Production (role): OUR HIDDEN LIVES
    (Director / Producer)
    Company: BBC Four
    Project details: TV Film

    With Sarah Parish, Ian McDiarmid, Lesley Sharp, Richard Briers and Michael Fassbender
  • Date: 2004-05
    Production (role): THE SLAVERY BUSINESS
    (Director / Producer)
    Company: BBC Two
    Project details: TV Film

    With Jack Shepherd and Robert Pugh
  • Date: 2004
    Production (role): A MOST MYSTERIOUS MURDER
    (Director)
    Company: Touchpaper / BBC One
    Project details: Pilot drama for series

    With Julian Fellowes and Michael Fassbender
  • Date: 2003
    Production (role): THREE SISTERS
    (Director)
    Company: BBC Four
    Project details: Television version of West End play

    With Kristin Scott Thomas
  • Date: 2002-03
    Production (role): THE VICE
    (Director)
    Company: Touchpaper / ITV
    Project details: Drama series

    With Tim Pigott-Smith and Nigel Terry
  • Date: 2002
    Production (role): THE FALKLANDS PLAY
    (Director)
    Company: BBC Drama
    Project details: TV Film

    With Patricia Hodge, James Fox and Robert Hardy
  • Date: 2001
    Production (role): EASTENDERS
    (Director)
    Company: BBC One
    Project details: 4 Episodes
  • Date: 1999-00
    Production (role): EASTENDERS
    (Director)
    Company: BBC One
    Project details: 12 episodes including a 40-minute Special
  • Date: 1998
    Production (role): BROOKSIDE
    (Director)
    Company: Channel 4
    Project details: 18 episodes
  • Date
    Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Date: Current
    Production (role): THE ORCHESTRA (Currently Writing to Direct)
    Company: Sid Gentle Films
    Project details: Single film for BBC 2
  • Date: Current
    Production (role): THE BOY WHO WOULD BE SHAKESPEARE
    Company: Ecosse Films
    Project details: Feature Film
  • Date: Current
    Production (role): BLOOD OVER WATER (Co-writer, to direct)
    Company: Harbour Pictures/Tideway Films
    Project details: Feature Film
  • Date: 2015
    Production (role): UNSAID (Writer, to direct)
    Company: Nick Wechsler
    Project details: Feature Film
  • Date
    Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Date: 2003
    Production (role): TRAVELS WITH MY UNFIT MOTHER (Director / Producer)
    Company: Lion / BBC One
    Project details:
  • Date: 2001
    Production (role): CASTLE (Director / Producer)
    Company: Lion / Channel 4
    Project details: History documentary
  • Date: 2001
    Production (role): AGAMEMNON
    (Director)
    Company: BBC Factual
    Project details:
  • Date: 2000
    Production (role): EQUINOX - THE SCIENCE OF STRESS (Director / Producer / Writer)
    Company: Lion / Channel 4
    Project details:
  • Date: 1997
    Production (role): DANIEL HANDLEY: A STOLEN LIFE (Director / Producer / Writer)
    Company: BBC One
    Project details: Drama-documentary
  • Date: 1996-97
    Production (role): CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL (Director / Producer)
    Company: BBC Documentaries (6 Episodes)
    Project details:
  • Date
    Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Date: 2003-04
    Production (role): THE DUEL (Writer)
    Company: Radio 4
    Project details: 90 minute drama

    With David Threlfall and Patricia Hodge
  • Date
    Production (role)
    Project details
  • Date: 1999-00
    Production (role): CROSSING THE LINE (Writer)
    Project details: Feature film script set in South Africa

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