David Blair
Film and television director

David Blair

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David Blair is a BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning British film and television director.

Blair directed Common, a 2014 BBC One 90-minute made-for-television drama, written by Jimmy McGovern and starring Michelle Fairley, Nico Mirallegro and Michael Gambon, which sought to question some of the issues and challenges raised by England's common purpose legal doctrine.

Television

  • Strathblair (1992) - 6 episodes
  • Takin' Over the Asylum (1994)
  • The Lakes (1997) - 4 episodes
  • The Street (2006–09)
  • Tess of the D'Urbervilles (2008)

Awards

  • BAFTA Television Award for Best Drama Series (2007)