Robert Knights
Film, television director

Robert Knights

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Film, television director
Gender:
Male
Places:
United Kingdom
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Work field:
Film, TV, Stage & Radio
Birth:
1941
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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.

He has been nominated for three BAFTA TV Awards and he won theMontréal World Film Festival Jury Prize for The Dawning.

Also the International Emmy in New York for 'Porterhouse Blue' (Channel 4) starring David Jason (BAFTA Best Actor Award), and Chistopher Gunning (BAFTA Best Music).

Selected filmography and television credits

  • The Glittering Prizes (1976)
  • The History Man (1981)
  • 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)