Michael Hines is a
television and
film director based in
Scotland. He has directed and produced ''
Chewin' the Fat
''Chewin' the Fat'' is a Scottish comedy sketch show, starring Ford Kiernan, Greg Hemphill and Karen Dunbar. Comedians Paul Riley and Mark Cox also appeared regularly on the show among other actors such as Gregor Fisher and Tom Urie.
'' ...
'', a Scottish
sketch show
Sketch comedy comprises a series of short, amusing scenes or vignettes, called "sketches", commonly between one and ten minutes long, performed by a group of comic actors or comedians. The form developed and became popular in vaudeville, and ...
, and directed all 62 episodes of ''
Still Game'' as well as hundreds of hours of television and short films including ''Instant Credit'' starring
Billy Boyd.
He was a committee member for
BAFTA Scotland
BAFTA in Scotland is the Scottish branch of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Formed in 1986, the branch holds two annual awards ceremonies recognising the achievement by performers and production staff in Scottish film, televis ...
in 2017–18.
In 2019 he was awarded an Outstanding Achievement Award from Bafta Scotland for his work on Still Game. He is currently directing his first feature film Man and Witch.
References
External links
*
Still Game websiteprofile
at sitcom.co.uk
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Scottish television directors
Scottish film directors
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