Christopher Menaul (born 25 July 1944) is a British film,

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and

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. Since the late 1970s, Menaul has amassed credits in episodic television and by directing television films.

Filmography

Film

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Feast of July ''Feast of July'' is a 1995 American-British neo noir crime film directed by Christopher Menaul and produced by Merchant Ivory Productions, based on the 1954 novel by H. E. Bates, starring Embeth Davidtz and Ben Chaplin. Plot The movie opens ...

'' (1995) *'' First Night'' (2010) *''

Summer in February ''Summer in February'' is a 2013 British romantic drama film directed by Christopher Menaul. Novelist Jonathan Smith adapted the screenplay from his 1995 eponymous novel. The film stars Dominic Cooper, Emily Browning, Dan Stevens, Hattie Moraha ...

'' (2013) *'' Another Mother's Son'' (2017)

TV

*2015

Killing Jesus (film) ''Killing Jesus'' is an American television film inspired by the 2013 book of the same title by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard. This is National Geographic's third installment of television adaptations of O'Reilly's non-fiction books which i ...

(TV film) *2013 The Suspicions of Mr Whicher II *2011 Combat Hospital (TV series) *2011

Zen Zen ( zh, t=禪, p=Chán; ja, text= 禅, translit=zen; ko, text=선, translit=Seon; vi, text=Thiền) is a school of Mahayana Buddhism that originated in China during the Tang dynasty, known as the Chan School (''Chánzong'' 禪宗), and ...

(TV mini-series) *2009 Above Suspicion (TV film) *2007 Saddam's Tribe (TV film) *2006 See No Evil: The Moors Murders (TV film) *2005

Secret Smile ''Secret Smile'' is a British drama serial in two parts shown by ITV in December 2005. It is set in Acton, London and is based on the 2003 Nicci French book of the same name, directed by Christopher Menaul and starring David Tennant, Clair ...

(TV film) *2005 Planespotting (TV film) *2004 Belonging (TV film) *2004 Wall of Silence (TV film) *2003 State of Mind (TV film) *2002

The Forsyte Saga ''The Forsyte Saga'', first published under that title in 1922, is a series of three novels and two interludes published between 1906 and 1921 by the English author John Galsworthy, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature. They chronicle the vici ...

(TV mini-series) *2000 One Kill (TV film) *1999 The Passion of Ayn Rand (TV film) *1997 Bright Hair (TV film) *1994

Fatherland A homeland is a place where a cultural, national, or racial identity has formed. The definition can also mean simply one's country of birth. When used as a proper noun, the Homeland, as well as its equivalents in other languages, often has ethni ...

(TV film) *1994 Homicide: Life on the Street (TV series) *1992

Great Performances ''Great Performances'' is a television anthology series dedicated to the performing arts; the banner has been used to televise theatrical performances such as plays, musicals, opera, ballet, concerts, as well as occasional documentaries. It is p ...

(TV series) *1991

Prime Suspect ''Prime Suspect'' is a British police procedural television drama series devised by Lynda La Plante. It stars Helen Mirren as Jane Tennison, one of the first female Detective Chief Inspectors in Greater London's Metropolitan Police Service, ...

(TV miniseries) *1989

Nice Work ''Nice Work'' is a 1988 novel by British author David Lodge. It is the final volume of Lodge's "Campus Trilogy", after '' Changing Places'' (1975) and '' Small World: An Academic Romance'' (1984). ''Nice Work'' won the ''Sunday Express'' Book ...

(TV series) *1989

Precious Bane ''Precious Bane'' is a historical romance by Mary Webb, first published in 1924. It won the Prix Femina Vie Heureuse Prize in 1926. Synopsis The story is set in rural Shropshire during the Napoleonic Wars. It is narrated by the central charac ...

(TV film) *1989 Tales of Sherwood Forest (TV series) *1988 Worlds Beyond (TV series) *1987 Casualty (TV series) *1987

Tandoori Nights ''Tandoori Nights'' is a television sitcom that was broadcast on Channel 4 between 1985 and 1987. It consisted of two series of six episodes each. The series was directed by Jon Amiel and written by Farrukh Dhondy. It is the story of two rival re ...

(TV series) *1980-1986

Minder A minder is the person assigned to guide or escort a visitor, or to provide protection to somebody, or to otherwise assist or take care of something, i.e. a person who " minds". Government-appointed persons to accompany foreign visitors are of ...

(TV series) *1984 Punters (TV film) *1976-1984

Play for Today ''Play for Today'' is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and adaptations of stag ...

(TV series, also a writer) *1984 Treatment (TV film) *1983 The Case of the Frightened Lady (TV film) *1983 Tucker's Luck (TV series) *1981

BBC2 Playhouse ''BBC2 Playhouse'' is a UK anthology television series of one-hour episodes produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Among its many performers were Helen Mirren, Daniel Day-Lewis, Judi Dench, Liam Neeson, Paul Scofield, Deborah ...

(TV series) *1976-1978

The Sweeney ''The Sweeney'' is a 1970s British television police drama focusing on two members of the Flying Squad, a branch of the Metropolitan Police specialising in tackling armed robbery and violent crime in London. It stars John Thaw as Detective ...

(TV series) *1977-1978

Target Target may refer to: Physical items * Shooting target, used in marksmanship training and various shooting sports ** Bullseye (target), the goal one for which one aims in many of these sports ** Aiming point, in field artillery, fi ...

(TV series, also a writer)

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