Les Blair
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- October 23, 1941
- Birthplace
- Manchester, England
Born in 1941, Les Blair is a BAFTA winning television, film and theatre director famous for productions that have political or socially aware themes and are often improvised or naturalistic in flavour. He attended Salford Grammer School and, whilst there, acted in plays alongside fellow pupil Mike Leigh. After graduating at Liverpool University, Blair met up with RADA graduate Leigh again and the pair became flatmates and proponents of Improvisational drama in Birmingham. After joining the London Film School they collaborated together on Leigh's first feature film, Bleak Moments. Blair's own work includes the groundbreaking and controversial BBC miniseries Law and Order (1978) and the 1993 film Bad Behaviour.
Filmography
H3 2001
Director
Stand and Deliver 1998
Director, Writer
- Jump the Gun
Jump the Gun 1997
Director, Writer
Amazing Grace 1997
Executive Producer
Bliss 1995
Director, Writer
The Merrihill Millionaires 1993
Director
Bad Behavior 1993
Director, Writer
Tracey Ullman: A Class Act 1993
Director
Filipina Dreamgirls 1991
Director
- Seduction
Seduction 1991
Director
News Hounds 1990
Director, Writer
The Accountant 1989
Director
Leave to Remain 1989
Director
London's Burning: The Movie 1986
Director
- Honest Decent & True
Honest Decent & True 1986
Director, Writer
Number One 1985
Director
- Four in a Million
Four in a Million 1982
Director
- Only a Game
Only a Game 1981
Writer, Director
Beyond the Pale 1981
Director, Story
Bet Your Life 1976
Writer, Director
Sunshine in Brixton 1976
Director
Early to Bed 1975
Director
Blooming Youth 1973
Director, Writer
Bleak Moments 1972
Editor, Producer
Credits from TMDB.