Michael Hayes

Michael Hayes

Director · Producer · Writer

Barking, Essex, UK
April 3, 1929

Biography

Michael Hayes (3 April 1929 – 16 September 2014) was a British television director and newsreader. As a young man, Hayes was an actor with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Later, he worked for the BBC in various roles, beginning as a studio manager for the World Service and working his way up to directing for television. His most notable work was directing the hugely successful BBC drama adaptations of various Shakespeare plays, collectively entitled An Age of Kings, in 1960. Amongst Hayes's other credits, he directed three Doctor Who serials starring Tom Baker, including 1979's City of Death and also helmed the BBC's 1961 adaptation of A for Andromeda.

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Representative Works

Nice
Nice
7.4
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Charlie
Charlie
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The Promise
The Promise
9.0
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Mill Hill
Mill Hill
4.0
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The Executioner
The Executioner
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A Flea in Her Ear
A Flea in Her Ear
6.5
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A Matter of Time
A Matter of Time
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Directing Who: Michael Hayes
Directing Who: Michael Hayes
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Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Nice
1984Nominee

Best Director

Nice

Charlie
1968Nominee

Best Director

Charlie

Mill Hill
1972Nominee

Best Director

Mill Hill

Career Highlights

The Executioner
1966Highlight

Best Director

The Executioner

The Wars of the Roses
1965Highlight

Best Director

The Wars of the Roses