David Blair is a British film and television director. He has received a

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award for '' The Street.'' Blair directed ''

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'', a 2014

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90-minute made-for-television drama, written by

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and starring Michelle Fairley, Nico Mirallegro and

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, which sought to question some of the issues and challenges raised by England's

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legal doctrine. During 2014 Blair completed the feature film ''The Messenger'' (released 2015), starring

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, Lily Cole, Tamzin Merchant, Joely Richardson and David O'Hara. His 2016 feature film ''Away'' starred

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, Matt Ryan and

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. Blair then went on to complete another Jimmy McGovern film for the BBC, ''Reg'' (2016) starring

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and

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. Blair worked with Jimmy McGovern in ''The Lakes'' (1997), ''The Street'' (2006–09) and ''Accused'' (2010–12).

Filmography

* ''Tabloid'' (2001) * ''

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'' (2003) * '' The Fattest Man in Britain'' (2009) * '' Best Laid Plans'' (2012) * '' Bert and Dickie'' (2012) * ''

'' (2014) * '' The Messenger'' (2015) * '' Away'' (2016) *''

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'' (2018) - aka ''Mission of Honor'' (US title)

TV movies

* ''The Brown Man'' (1993) * ''Vicious Circle'' (1999) * ''Split Second'' (1999) * ''Donovan Quick'' (2000) * ''Malice Aforethought'' (2005) * '' Whatever Love Means'' (2005) * ''Reg'' (2016) * ''The Block'' (2018) * ''Care'' (2018)

Television

* ''City Lights'' (1989) - 1 episode * '' The Play on One'' (1990) - 1 episode * '' Strathblair'' (1992) - 6 episodes * '' Takin' Over the Asylum'' (1994) * ''The Vet'' (1995) - 2 episodes * ''A Mug's Game'' (1996) * ''Turning World'' (1996) * '' The Lakes'' (1997) - 4 episodes * ''Shockers'' (1999) - 1 episode * ''Anna Karenina'' (2000) * '' The Street'' (2006–09) * ''

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'' (2008) * ''Accused'' (2010–2012) - 6 episodes * ''

Playhouse Presents ''Playhouse Presents'' is an anthology series of self-contained TV plays, made by British broadcaster Sky Arts. The series started airing on 12 April 2012, on Sky Arts. Each episode is written by a different writer and stars a different cast. The ...

'': Snodgrass (2013) - 1 episode * '' The Suspicions of Mr Whicher'' (2014) - 1 episode * ''

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: Karen'' (2020) *'' The Reckoning'' (2023)

Awards

* BAFTA Television Award for Best Drama Series (2007)

References

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