Alan Wareing (born 16 August 1943 in

Chorley Chorley is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England, north of Wigan, south west of Blackburn, north west of Bolton, south of Preston and north west of Manchester. The town's wealth ca ...

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) is a British

television director A television director is in charge of the activities involved in making a television program or section of a program. They are generally responsible for decisions about the editorial content and creative style of a program, and ensuring the prod ...

. He became interested in directing through amateur theatre. He directed many plays before he started working in

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, firstly as an assistant floor manager and then as a production assistant, before training to be a director at the corporation. His early work as a director included three ''

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'' serials from Sylvester McCoy's era as the

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, and he has directed hundreds of episodes of the ITV

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'' and ''

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''.

Filmography

Director

*'' London's Burning'' - 1988 *''

'' **'' The Greatest Show in the Galaxy'' - 1988 **'' Ghost Light'' - 1989 **''

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'' - 1989 *'' Notaufnahme'' - 1995 *'' Wycliffe'' **Strangers - 1997 **Bad Blood - 1997 **Time Out - 1998 **Feeding the Rat - 1998 **Scope - 1998 **Land's End - 1998 *'' Casualty'' **Cry for Help - 1987 **Cross Fingers - 1987 **Fun Night - 1987 **These Things Happen - 1987 **Close to Home - 1990 **Say It with Flowers - 1990 **All's Fair - 1990 **Beggars Can't Be Choosers - 1991 **Sins of Omission - 1991 **Allegiance - 1991 **Rates of Exchange - 1992 **Cherish - 1992 **Tender Loving Care - 1992 **Divided Loyalties - 1993 **No Cause for Alarm - 1993 **Moving On - 1997 **An Eye for an Eye - 1998 **One from the Heart - 1998 **Making a Difference - 1998 **Seeing the Light - 1999 **Just a Kiss - 1999 **Untouchable - 2000 **Chinese Whispers - 2000 **The Long Road Home - 2001 *''

'' **Episode #1.5328 - 2002 **Episode #1.6074 - 2005 **Episode #1.6073 - 2005 **Episode #1.6076 - 2005 **Episode #1.6468 - 2007 **Episode #1.6467 - 2007 *'' Emmerdale Farm'' **Episode dated 25 May 1993 **Episode dated 27 May 1993 **Episode dated 6 June 2000 **Episode dated 19 July 2001 **Episode dated 20 February 2003 **Episode dated 21 February 2003 **Episode dated 6 October 2003 **Episode dated 7 October 2003 **Episode dated 8 October 2003 **Episode dated 9 October 2003 **Episode dated 10 October 2003 **Episode dated 12 October 2003 **Episode dated 18 November 2003 **Episode dated 19 November 2003 **Episode dated 20 November 2003 **Episode dated 21 November 2003 **Episode dated 24 November 2003 **Episode dated 4 January 2004 **Episode dated 5 January 2004 **Episode dated 6 January 2004 **Episode dated 7 January 2004 **Episode dated 8 January 2004 **Episode dated 9 January 2004 **Episode dated 30 January 2006 **Episode dated 31 January 2006 **Episode dated 1 February 2006 **Episode dated 2 February 2006 **Episode dated 21 March 2006 **Episode dated 22 March 2006 **Episode dated 26 March 2006 **Episode dated 15 April 2007 **Episode dated 16 April 2007 *''

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'' - 2013

Production Manager

*'' Tenko'' - 1981 *'' The Dark Side of the Sun'' - 1983 *'' A Murder is Announced'' - 1985 *''

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'' **The Real Thing - 1986 **The Axeman Cometh - 1986

Other

*'' Survivors'' (assistant floor manager) - 1975 *''

'' **''

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'': Part one (production assistant) - 1981 *'' Super Sleuths'' **Wycliffe (Himself) - 2006

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wareing, Alan 1943 births British television directors Living people People from Chorley