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Michael Simpson(I)

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Writer
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Michael Simpson was a producer and director, known for Scene (1968), For Schools and Colleges: Drama (1955) and Serjeant Musgrave's Dance (1965). He was married to Jane Freeman. He died in 2007 in England, UK.
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  • Won 1 BAFTA Award
    • 1 win & 1 nomination total

Known for

Scene (1968)
Scene
6.9
TV Series
  • Producer
For Schools and Colleges: Drama
TV Series
  • Producer
Serjeant Musgrave's Dance
TV Series
  • Producer
Nigel Davenport, Peter Egan, and Bosco Hogan in Prince Regent (1979)
Prince Regent
7.7
TV Mini Series
  • Director

Credits

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Producer

  • The Bill (1984)
    The Bill
    6.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1989–2001
  • Songs of Praise (1961)
    Songs of Praise
    4.1
    TV Series
    • producer (as Michael A. Simpson)
    • 1984
  • For Schools and Colleges: Drama
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1955–1969
  • Scene (1968)
    Scene
    6.9
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1968
  • Hobson's Choice
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1967
  • Macbeth
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1966
  • The Government Inspector
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 1966
  • The Good Soldier Schweik
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1965
  • Serjeant Musgrave's Dance
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1965
  • A Poor Gentleman
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1965
  • Volpone
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1965
  • Joan of Arc
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 1964
  • Annette Prujean in Model Girl (1971)
    Going to Work
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1964
  • In the Zone
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1963

Director

  • The Bill (1984)
    The Bill
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1990–2002
  • Ray Brooks and Sharon Duce in Growing Pains (1992)
    Growing Pains
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1992–1993
  • Rumpole of the Bailey (1978)
    Rumpole of the Bailey
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Rich Tea and Sympathy (1991)
    Rich Tea and Sympathy
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Nichola McAuliffe and Bill Nighy in Storyboard (1983)
    Storyboard
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Journey's End (1988)
    Journey's End
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Theatre Night (1985)
    Theatre Night
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1985–1988
  • The Rape of Lucretia (1987)
    The Rape of Lucretia
    9.1
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Edward Petherbridge in A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery (1987)
    A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1987
  • 24 Heures pour survivre (1986)
    24 Heures pour survivre
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Michael Moor and Julie Walters in Love and Marriage (1984)
    Love and Marriage
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1986
  • A Taste of Honey
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Driving Ambition (1984)
    Driving Ambition
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1984
  • BBC Play of the Month (1965)
    BBC Play of the Month
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1983
  • Ian Bannen and Duggie Brown in The Hard Word (1983)
    The Hard Word
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1983

Writer

  • For Schools and Colleges: Drama
    TV Series
    • adapted by
    • 1955–1967
  • The Good Soldier Schweik
    TV Movie
    • adaptation
    • 1965
  • Serjeant Musgrave's Dance
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • 1965
  • Volpone
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • 1965
  • Joan of Arc
    TV Mini Series
    • adapted by
    • 1964

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Michael A. Simpson
  • Died
    • 2007
    • England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Jane Freeman1971 - December 2007 (his death)
  • Other works
    He directed Sir Tom Stoppard's play, "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead", at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre in England, with James Hazeldine, Keith Drinkel and Gordon Gostelow in the cast.

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