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. MY SISTERWIFE  the Screen Two won Best Asian Film and Best CRE drama.  While the seminal GHOSTWATCH was the highest rated single drama - BBC SCREEN ONE film strand and re - released in 2022 in UK and USA.  2013 HONEYCOMB LODGE feature won Best Film NRI in Delhi Int. Film festival. 2016 CURTAIN CALL short in Cannes Short Film Corner and in competition at Brussels Short film Festival and winner at Fort Lauderdale. 2019 SEVEN and VEST climate shorts are both multi award winning.
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Credits

Seven 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2019
Vest, The 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2017
Curtain Call 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2016
Honeycomb Lodge 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2013
Leila 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2011
Agent, The 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2009
Story Of Tracy Beaker, The 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
Series 5, Episode 1   Director 2005
Berkeley Square 2 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 1   Director 1998
Series 1, Episode 2   Director 1997
Drover's Gold 3 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 3   Director 1994
Series 1, Episode 4   Director 1996
Series 1, Episode 5   Director 1996
Ghosts 2 episodes View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 1994
-   Director 1994
Ghostwatch 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 1992
Screen Two 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
Series 8, Episode 6   Director 1991
Blood Rights 3 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Episode 1   Director 1989
Episode 2   Director 1989
Episode 3   Director 1989
South Of The Border 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 6   Director 1988

Awards

  • Delhi Festival

    Best film NRI - Honeycomb Lodge - 2013

  • United Film Fest

    Best narrative - Leila - 2012

  • London Ind Film Fest

    Best actress - Leila - 2012

  • United Film Fest

    Audience award - Leila - 2012

  • York Int. Film Fest

    Audience award - POV - 2001

  • CRE

    Best Drama - My Sisterwife - 1992

Skills

  • HD
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