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Lesley Manning

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Welsh born Lesley Manning started making films at Bristol Art College where she graduated with 1st Class Honours. She trained at the National Film and Television School as a director and graduated to work on films and serials at the BBC. One of which was the cult hit Ghostwatch the highest rated single drama for 48 yrs – BBC Screen One film strand and named by Channel Four as the most controversial TV drama.  Lesley directed My Sisterwife BBC Screen Two film strand and won CRE best drama, Best Asian Film Award and was screened at Dinard and Brussels film festivals.  2011 Leila is the first Feature Lesley has written as well as directed – and was a finalist at Austin FFestival, winning Best Actress at London Independent FF and Audience and Jury award for best narrative at United FFestival.  2013 Lesley has just completed Honeycomb Lodge – written by Surendra Kochar – a controversial film set in the British/Asian community won Best film NRI in Delhi Int. Film festival.

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Assistant Sound Editor:
1982  A Dangerous Summer

Director:
1982  A Dangerous Summer
1992  Ghostwatch
1992  My Sister-Wife
2009  The Agent
2011  Leila
2019  Seven
2022  Help

Editor:
1982  A Dangerous Summer
1985  The Victor
1992  Ghostwatch
1992  My Sister-Wife
2009  The Agent
2011  Leila
2012  Ghostwatch: Behind the Curtains
2014  Sleeper
2019  Seven
2022  Help

Producer:
1982  A Dangerous Summer
1985  The Victor
1992  Ghostwatch
1992  My Sister-Wife
2009  The Agent
2011  Leila
2012  Ghostwatch: Behind the Curtains
2014  Sleeper
2019  Seven
2022  Help

Thanks:
1982  A Dangerous Summer
1985  The Victor
1990  A Grand Day Out
1992  Ghostwatch
1992  My Sister-Wife
2009  The Agent
2011  Leila
2012  Ghostwatch: Behind the Curtains
2014  Sleeper
2019  Seven
2022  Help

Writer:
1982  A Dangerous Summer
1985  The Victor
1990  A Grand Day Out
1992  Ghostwatch
1992  My Sister-Wife
2009  The Agent
2011  Leila
2012  Ghostwatch: Behind the Curtains
2014  Sleeper
2019  Seven
2022  Help

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TV Production

Director:
1988  South Of The Border
1997  Drovers' Gold

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