Director
Lesley Manning
12 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 12
Help
2022 · Director
Do You Believe In Ghosts?: 30 Years of Ghostwatch
2022 · Self
Good Thanks, You?
2020 · Reader in the Waiting Room
Sleeper
2014 · Editor
Ghostwatch: Behind the Curtains
2012 · Self, Editor
Leila
2011 · Writer, Director
The Agent
2009 · Director
Three Miles Up
1995 · Director
Ghostwatch
1992 · Director
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My Sister-Wife
1992 · Director
Brewers Droop
1986 · Editor
The Victor
1985 · Editor