Directing
Les Blair
Born in 1941, Les Blair is a BAFTA winning television, film and theatre director famous for productions that have political or socially aware themes and are often improvised or naturalistic in flavour. He attended Salford Grammer School and, whilst there, acted in plays alongside fellow pupil Mike Leigh. After graduating at Liverpool University, Blair met up with RADA graduate Leigh again and the pair became flatmates and proponents of Improvisational drama in Birmingham. After joining the London Film School they collaborated together on Leigh's first feature film, Bleak Moments. Blair's own work includes the groundbreaking and controversial BBC miniseries Law and Order (1978) and the 1993 film Bad Behaviour.
Behind the camera
- 19894 PlayDirector1 ep.
- 1989Screen OneDirector, Writer3 ep.
- 1986ScreenPlayDirector1 ep.
- 1985Screen TwoDirector, Writer2 ep.
- 1978Law & OrderDirector4 ep.
- 1976Plays for BritainDirector1 ep.
- 1973Second City FirstsDirector3 ep.
- 1970Play for TodayDirector, Writer3 ep.
- 1967ITV PlayhouseDirector, Writer1 ep.
Also known as: Leslie Blair