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Giles Foster has been an English television director since 1975, specialising in television dramas. [1] He has also directed in Australia[ when?] and in Germany (2012-2014). [2] He wrote some television dramas in the 1970s. [1]
He is from Bath, Somerset and was educated at Monkton Combe School. [3] [4]
TV directed
Foster was nominated three times for BAFTA awards for Silas Marner (1985), Talking Heads ( A Lady of Letters) (1987), and won Best Single Drama for his film Hotel du Lac (1986). [5] [6] [7] He also directed the television series Four Seasons (2008) which was rewritten to be set in his home town of Bath. [8]
Selected filmography
- The Aerodrome (1983) — based on a novel by Rex Warner
- Dutch Girls (1985)
- Silas Marner (1985) — based on Silas Marner by George Eliot
- Hotel du Lac (1986) — based on Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner
- Northanger Abbey (1987) — based on Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
- Consuming Passions (1988) — based on Secrets by Michael Palin and Terry Jones
- Tree of Hands (1989) — based on The Tree of Hands by Ruth Rendell
- Monster Maker (1989) — based on a novel by Nicholas Fisk
- The Lilac Bus (1990) — based on The Lilac Bus by Maeve Binchy
- The Rector's Wife (1994) — based on a novel by Joanna Trollope
- Oliver's Travels (1995) — based on a novel by Alan Plater
- Coming Home (1998) — based on a novel by Rosamunde Pilcher
- Relative Strangers (1999)
- The Prince and the Pauper (2000) — based on The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain
- Bertie and Elizabeth (2002)
- Summer Solstice (2005) — based on a story by Rosamunde Pilcher
- Starting Over (2007) — based on a novel by Robin Pilcher
- Four Seasons (2008) — based on a story by Rosamunde Pilcher
- Rosamunde Pilcher's Shades of Love (2010) — based on a story by Rosamunde Pilcher
- The Other Wife (2012) — based on a story by Rosamunde Pilcher
- Unknown Heart (2014) — based on a story by Rosamunde Pilcher
References
- ^ a b "Giles Foster". BFI. Archived from the original on 6 December 2018.
- ^ "Giles Foster". IMDB. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ Monkton Combe School Register 1868-1964 (8th ed.). Monkton Combe School. 1965.
- ^ http://www.thisisbath.co.uk/news/TV-director-s-love-Bath/article-606207-detail/article.html [ dead link]
- ^ "BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org.
- ^ "1989 Television Single Drama | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org.
- ^ "1987 Television Single Drama | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org.
- ^ "Four Seasons (TV Mini Series 2008–2009) - IMDb". IMDB. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
External links
- Giles Foster at IMDb
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Giles Foster has been an English television director since 1975, specialising in television dramas. [1] He has also directed in Australia[ when?] and in Germany (2012-2014). [2] He wrote some television dramas in the 1970s. [1]
He is from Bath, Somerset and was educated at Monkton Combe School. [3] [4]
TV directed
Foster was nominated three times for BAFTA awards for Silas Marner (1985), Talking Heads ( A Lady of Letters) (1987), and won Best Single Drama for his film Hotel du Lac (1986). [5] [6] [7] He also directed the television series Four Seasons (2008) which was rewritten to be set in his home town of Bath. [8]
Selected filmography
- The Aerodrome (1983) — based on a novel by Rex Warner
- Dutch Girls (1985)
- Silas Marner (1985) — based on Silas Marner by George Eliot
- Hotel du Lac (1986) — based on Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner
- Northanger Abbey (1987) — based on Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
- Consuming Passions (1988) — based on Secrets by Michael Palin and Terry Jones
- Tree of Hands (1989) — based on The Tree of Hands by Ruth Rendell
- Monster Maker (1989) — based on a novel by Nicholas Fisk
- The Lilac Bus (1990) — based on The Lilac Bus by Maeve Binchy
- The Rector's Wife (1994) — based on a novel by Joanna Trollope
- Oliver's Travels (1995) — based on a novel by Alan Plater
- Coming Home (1998) — based on a novel by Rosamunde Pilcher
- Relative Strangers (1999)
- The Prince and the Pauper (2000) — based on The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain
- Bertie and Elizabeth (2002)
- Summer Solstice (2005) — based on a story by Rosamunde Pilcher
- Starting Over (2007) — based on a novel by Robin Pilcher
- Four Seasons (2008) — based on a story by Rosamunde Pilcher
- Rosamunde Pilcher's Shades of Love (2010) — based on a story by Rosamunde Pilcher
- The Other Wife (2012) — based on a story by Rosamunde Pilcher
- Unknown Heart (2014) — based on a story by Rosamunde Pilcher
References
- ^ a b "Giles Foster". BFI. Archived from the original on 6 December 2018.
- ^ "Giles Foster". IMDB. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ Monkton Combe School Register 1868-1964 (8th ed.). Monkton Combe School. 1965.
- ^ http://www.thisisbath.co.uk/news/TV-director-s-love-Bath/article-606207-detail/article.html [ dead link]
- ^ "BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org.
- ^ "1989 Television Single Drama | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org.
- ^ "1987 Television Single Drama | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org.
- ^ "Four Seasons (TV Mini Series 2008–2009) - IMDb". IMDB. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
External links
- Giles Foster at IMDb
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| National | |
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| This biographical article related to British television is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |