7.9
TV
Directing
Michael Hayes
- Born
- Died
- (aged 85)
- Birthplace
- Barking, Essex, UK
- Credits
- 58 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
7.9
TV
7.8
TV
All Creatures Great and Small
6.9
TV
Sherlock Holmes
7.1
TV
Maigret
6.6
TV
Play for Today
9.0
Movie
Doctor Who: City of Death
4.2
TV
Thirty-Minute Theatre
7.3
TV
Z-Cars
7.0
TV
The Onedin Line
7.2
Movie
Doctor Who: The Androids of Tara
6.5
Movie
A Flea in Her Ear
7.2
TV
Theatre 625
5.2
TV
The Wednesday Play
5.5
Movie
Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor
7.4
Movie
Nice
5.2
TV
An Age of Kings
5.5
TV
A for Andromeda
8.7
Movie
The Wars of the Roses
Acting credits 5
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | A Matter of Time Film | |
| 2007 | The Humans of Tara Film | |
| 2007 | Defining Shadows Film | |
| 2007 | Directing Who: Michael Hayes Film | |
| 2005 | Paris in the Springtime Film |
Crew credits 53
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Nice Film | Director |
| 1983 | Skorpion TV | Director (6 ep) |
| 1981 | Tales from the Thousand and One Nights Film | Director |
| 1980 | A Christmas Carol Film | Director |
| 1979 | Doctor Who: City of Death Film | Director |
| 1979 | Prince Regent TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1979 | Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor Film | Director |
| 1978 | Merry Christmas Doctor Who Film | Director |
| 1978 | Doctor Who: The Androids of Tara Film | Director |
| 1978 | The Standard TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1978 | All Creatures Great and Small TV | Director (4 ep) |
| 1976 | When the Boat Comes In TV | Director (10 ep) |
| 1975 | Oil Strike North TV | Director (4 ep) |
| 1974 | Churchill's People TV | Director (4 ep) |
| 1974 | Rooms TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1973 | The Mikado Film | Director |
| 1973 | The Table Film | Producer, Screenplay |
| 1972 | The Sextet TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1972 | Mill Hill Film | Director |
| 1971 | The Onedin Line TV | Director (3 ep) |
| 1971 | Barlow TV | Director (5 ep) |
| 1970 | Play for Today TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1970 | Rest in Peace, Uncle Fred Film | Director |
| 1969 | The Promise Film | Director |
| 1969 | Take Three Girls TV | Producer, Director (24 ep) |
| 1969 | Review TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1968 | A Flea in Her Ear Film | Director |
| 1968 | Charlie Film | Director |
| 1968 | The Jazz Age TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1968 | Infidelity Took Place Film | Director |
| 1967 | Boy Meets Girl TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1966 | Thirteen Against Fate TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1966 | The Executioner Film | Director |
| 1966 | Softly, Softly TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1966 | The Spies TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatre TV | Director, Writer (5 ep) |
| 1965 | The Troubleshooters TV | Director (3 ep) |
| 1965 | The Wars of the Roses Film | Director |
| 1965 | The Wars of the Roses TV | Director (3 ep) |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play TV | Director (4 ep) |
| 1964 | Sherlock Holmes TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1964 | Theatre 625 TV | Director (3 ep) |
| 1964 | Cluff TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1964 | Detective TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1963 | Doctor Who TV | Director (14 ep) |
| 1963 | Festival TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1963 | First Night TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1963 | Moonstrike TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1962 | Z-Cars TV | Director (9 ep) |
| 1961 | A for Andromeda TV | Producer, Director (7 ep) |
| 1960 | Maigret TV | Director (3 ep) |
| 1960 | Sunday-Night Play TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1960 | An Age of Kings TV | Director (15 ep) |