Christopher Menaul

Christopher Menaul
Christopher Menaul
Occupation Film director, television director, television writer
Years active 1977–present

Christopher Menaul is a British film, television director and television writer. Christopher Menaul left Cambridge with a First in History and quickly established an illustrious career as a multi award-winning TV and Feature film director. His films have screened in festivals around the world including Sundance and his TV work includes the launch of the iconic Prime Suspect, for which he won the BAFTA for Best Drama. Christopher is known for generating awards recognition for his actors and has worked with many big names such as Helen Mirren, Peter Fonda, Rutger Hauer, Miranda Richardson, Julie Delpy, Tom Wilkinson and Ralph Fiennes.

Films and Television:

Homicide: Life on the Street (1984)

Precious Bane
Rheims International Television Festival (1988) Best Film British Royal Television Society (1988) Best Film

Nice Work
Royal Television Society Awards (1989) Best Drama Serial

Prime Suspect
BAFTA Winner of four (1991) Awards including Best Drama Serial; Best Actress (Helen Mirren)
Broadcasting Guild Press Awards (1991). Best Drama; Best Actress (Helen Mirren)
ROYAL TELEVISION SOCIETY AWARDS (1991) Best Drama Serial; Best Actress (Helen Mirren); Writer's Award (Lynda La Plante)

A Dangerous Man –TE Lawrence of Arabia
EMMY (1992) International Best Drama
NEW YORK FILM AND TELEVISION FESTIVAL (1993) Grand Award and Gold Medal

Fatherland
GOLDEN GLOBE (1994) Best Actress Miranda Richardson; nominated for Best Television Film

Feast of July Opened the Montreal Film Festival (1996)

The Passion of Ayn Rand EMMY (1999) Best Actress Helen Mirren; Peter Fonda nominated as best supporting actor GOLDEN GLOBE (1999) Helen Mirren nominated best actress

One Kill (1999)

The Forsyte Saga (2001)

State of Mind (2002)

Wall of Silence
Shortlisted for the Prix Italia (2004)

Planespotting
Nominated for The Grierson Award (2005), Best Dramatised Documentary

Secret Smile (2005)

Belonging
Three Golden FIPAS at Biarritz International Festival (2005)

See No Evil: The Moors Murders BAFTA (2007) Best Drama Serial BANFF TELEVISION FESTIVAL (2007) Best Mini-series

Above Suspicion (2008)

First Night (2009)

Zen (2010)

Combat Hospital (2011)

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