Lesley Manning

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Female

Lesley Manning

Biography

Welsh born Lesley Manning started making films at Bristol Art College where she graduated with 1st Class Honours. She trained at the National Film and Television School as a director and graduated to work on films and serials at the BBC. One of which was the cult hit Ghostwatch the highest rated single drama for 48 yrs – BBC Screen One film strand and named by Channel Four as the most controversial TV drama. Lesley directed My Sisterwife BBC Screen Two film strand and won CRE best drama, Best Asian Film Award and was screened at Dinard and Brussels film festivals. 2011 Leila is the first Feature Lesley has written as well as directed – and was a finalist at Austin FFestival, winning Best Actress at London Independent FF and Audience and Jury award for best narrative at United FFestival. 2013 Lesley has just completed Honeycomb Lodge – written by Surendra Kochar – a controversial film set in the British/Asian community won Best film NRI in Delhi Int. Film festival.

Known For

Director

2022
Help

as Director

2019
Seven

as Director

2011
Leila

as Director

2009
The Agent

as Director

1997
Drovers' Gold

as Director

1992
Ghostwatch

as Director

1992
My Sister-Wife

as Director

1988
1988
Building Sights

as Director

Actor

2020
Good Thanks, You?

as Reader in the Waiting Room

1978
Recent Fiction

as (player)

Editor

2014
Sleeper

as Editor

1985
The Victor

as Editor

Sound

1982
A Dangerous Summer

as Assistant Sound Editor

Producer

Writer

2011
Leila

as Writer

Crew

1990
A Grand Day Out

as Thanks