Michael Simpson

Biography

Michael Simpson was a British television director.

Career Overview

Michael Simpson has 23 screen credits in a career dating back to 1960. Signature works include Journey's End, Miss Julie, Paying Guests (Part 2). Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

23

Birth Place

UK

Known For

• 

  Journey's End
• 

  Miss Julie
• 

  Paying Guests (Part 2)
• 

  Paying Guests (Part 1)
• 

  Absent Friends
• An Inspector Calls

Frequent Collaborators

• Rosemary Hill (2 collaborations)
• E.F. Benson (2 collaborations)
• Thomas Ellice (2 collaborations)
• Robert Hardy (2 collaborations)
• Angela Thorne (2 collaborations)
• Benjamin Whitrow (2 collaborations)
• Judy Cornwell (2 collaborations)
• Joanna David (2 collaborations)
• Annette Crosbie (2 collaborations)
• Richard O'Callaghan (2 collaborations)

Credits

• directing (22 credits)

  • Journey's End

    director

    directing
    1988
  • Miss Julie

    director

    directing
    1987
  • Paying Guests (Part 2)

    director

    directing
    1986
  • Paying Guests (Part 1)

    director

    directing
    1986
  • Absent Friends

    director

    directing
    1985
  • An Inspector Calls

    director

    directing
    1984
  • Driving Ambition

    director

    directing
    1984
  • Marriage

    director

    directing
    1981
  • The Black Madonna

    director

    directing
    1980
  • The Misanthrope

    director

    directing
    1980
  • She Loves Me

    director

    directing
    1979
  • Scully's New Year's Eve

    director

    directing
    1978
  • I Want to Be Like You

    director

    directing
    1976
  • The Other Woman

    director

    directing
    1976
  • Break In

    director

    directing
    1975
  • Playhouse

    - Marriage (1981) ... director directing

    - The Black Madonna (1980) ... director directing
    1974
  • The Medium

    director

    directing
    1973
  • The Fishing Party

    director

    directing
    1972
  • Play for Today

    - Scully's New Year's Eve (1978) ... director directing

    - The Other Woman (1976) ... director directing

    - Three for the Fancy (1974) ... director directing

    - Shakespeare or Bust (1973) ... director directing

    - The Fishing Party (1972) ... director directing
    1970
  • Macbeth

    director

    directing
    1966
  • BBC Play of the Month

    - The Misanthrope (1983) ... director directing
    1965
  • Coronation Street

    - April 28, 1976 (1976) ... director directing
    1960

• production (1 credits)

  • Macbeth

    producer

    production
    1966