Les Blair

Directing·Oct 23, 1941·Manchester, England

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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.

Film	Credit
H32001 · Director	Director
Stand and Deliver1998 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
JJump the Gun1997 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Bliss1995 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Merrihill Millionaires1993 · Director	Director
Bad Behavior1993 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Tracey Ullman: A Class Act1993 · Director	Director
Filipina Dreamgirls1991 · Director	Director
SSeduction1991 · Director	Director
News Hounds1990 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Accountant1989 · Director	Director
Leave to Remain1989 · Director	Director
London's Burning: The Movie1986 · Director	Director
HHonest Decent & True1986 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Number One1985 · Director	Director
FFour in a Million1982 · Director	Director
OOnly a Game1981 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Beyond the Pale1981 · Director	Director
Bet Your Life1976 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Sunshine in Brixton1976 · Director	Director
Early to Bed1975 · Director	Director
Blooming Youth1973 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Bleak Moments1971 · Producer	Producer