Lesley Manning
Directing
Welsh born Lesley Manning started making films at Bristol Art College where she graduated with 1st Class Honours. She trained at the National Film and Television School as a director and graduated to work on films and serials at the BBC. One of which was the cult hit Ghostwatch the highest rated single drama for 48 yrs – BBC Screen One film strand and named by Channel Four as the most controversial TV drama.
Lesley directed My Sisterwife BBC Screen Two film strand and won CRE best drama, Best Asian Film Award and was screened at Dinard and Brussels film festivals.
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2011 Leila is the first Feature Lesley has written as well as directed – and was a finalist at Austin FFestival, winning Best Actress at London Independent FF and Audience and Jury award for best narrative at United FFestival.
2013 Lesley has just completed Honeycomb Lodge – written by Surendra Kochar – a controversial film set in the British/Asian community won Best film NRI in Delhi Int. Film festival.
Known for
Ghostwatch
October 31, 1992
A Dangerous Summer
October 22, 1982
The Agent
September 18, 2009
Help
November 27, 2022
My Sister-Wife
February 23, 1992
Three Miles Up
February 18, 1995
Ghostwatch: Behind the Curtains
October 31, 2012
Sleeper
November 14, 2014
Leila
April 23, 2011
The Victor
January 1, 1985
Brewers Droop
February 17, 1986
Behind the camera13
- 2022Help Director
- 2019Seven Director
- 2014Sleeper Editor
- 2012Ghostwatch: Behind the Curtains Producer, Editor
- 2011Leila Writer, Director
- 2009The Agent Director
- 2002Home Road Movies First Assistant Director
- 1995Three Miles Up Director
- 1992Ghostwatch Director
- 1992My Sister-Wife Director