Robert Knights
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Robert Knights (born 1942 in England) is a British film and television director, perhaps best known for his film The Dawning, about the Irish War of Independence.[1]
He has been nominated for three BAFTA TV Awards and he won the Montréal World Film Festival Jury Prize for The Dawning.[2][3]
Also the International Emmy in New York for 'Porterhouse Blue' (Channel 4)[4] starring David Jason (BAFTA Best Actor Award), and Chistopher Gunning (BAFTA Best Music).
Selected filmography and television credits[edit]
- The Glittering Prizes (1976)
- The History Man (1981)
- The Ebony Tower (1984)
- Porterhouse Blue (1987)
- The Dawning (1988)
- Double Vision (1992)
- The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous (1997)
- A Touch of Frost (1999–2000)
- Waking the Dead (2001)
- Monarch of the Glen (2002–2004)
- Casualty (2007–2008)
- The Bill (2002–2009)
References[edit]
- ^ "The Dawning". Time Out London. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- ^ "The Dawning". Trinity College Dublin.
- ^ "Le Festival des films du monde" (PDF). Sequences.
- ^ Roberts, Jerry (2009-06-05). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6378-1.
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