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Christopher Menaul

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  • Writer
  • Script and Continuity Department
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Christopher Menaul in Feast of July (1995)
Christopher Menaul was born on 25 July 1944 in the UK. He is a director and writer, known for Prime Suspect (1991), See No Evil: The Moors Murders (2006) and Fatherland (1994).
BornJuly 25, 1944
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BornJuly 25, 1944
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    • Won 2 BAFTA Awards
      • 4 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Known for

    Prime Suspect (1991)
    Prime Suspect
    8.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    See No Evil: The Moors Murders (2006)
    See No Evil: The Moors Murders
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    Fatherland (1994)
    Fatherland
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1994
    First Night (2010)
    First Night
    5.4
    • Director
    • 2010

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    Director



    • John Hannah, Amanda Abbington, Ronan Keating, Jenny Seagrove, and Julian Kostov in Another Mother's Son (2017)
      Another Mother's Son
      6.8
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Killing Jesus (2015)
      Killing Jesus
      4.7
      TV Movie
      • Director (2015)
      • 2015
    • Alex Kingston, Noel Clarke, and Reece Shearsmith in Chasing Shadows (2014)
      Chasing Shadows
      7.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Jerome Flynn and Matthew Macfadyen in Ripper Street (2012)
      Ripper Street
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Summer in February (2013)
      Summer in February
      5.6
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Paddy Considine in The Suspicions of Mr Whicher (2011)
      The Suspicions of Mr Whicher
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Combat Hospital (2011)
      Combat Hospital
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Zen (2011)
      Zen
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2011
    • First Night (2010)
      First Night
      5.4
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Ciarán Hinds and Kelly Reilly in Above Suspicion (2009)
      Above Suspicion
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Stanley Townsend in Saddam's Tribe: Bound by Blood (2007)
      Saddam's Tribe: Bound by Blood
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2007
    • See No Evil: The Moors Murders (2006)
      See No Evil: The Moors Murders
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Kate Ashfield and David Tennant in Secret Smile (2005)
      Secret Smile
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Planespotting (2005)
      Planespotting
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Brenda Blethyn, Rosemary Harris, Anna Massey, Peter Sallis, and Kevin Whately in Belonging (2004)
      Belonging
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2004

    Writer



    • First Night (2010)
      First Night
      5.4
      • Writer
      • 2010
    • Worlds Beyond (1986)
      Worlds Beyond
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Writer (as Chris Menaul)
      • 1988
    • Play for Today (1970)
      Play for Today
      7.8
      TV Series
      • writer (as Chris Menaul)
      • 1984
    • Lewis Collins, Gordon Jackson, and Martin Shaw in The Professionals (1977)
      The Professionals
      8.0
      TV Series
      • story (as Chris Menaul)
      • 1980
    • Christopher Benjamin, Kenneth Colley, Vivien Heilbron, Philip Madoc, Patrick Mower, Ron Pember, Brendan Price, Sandy Ratcliff, and Maurice Roëves in Target (1977)
      Target
      7.4
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1978

    Script and Continuity Department



    • Lewis Collins, Gordon Jackson, and Martin Shaw in The Professionals (1977)
      The Professionals
      8.0
      TV Series
      • script editor (as Chris Menaul)
      • 1979

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    • Born
      • July 25, 1944
      • UK

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