Michael E. Briant
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- February 14, 1942
Biography
Michael Edwin Briant (born 14 February 1942) is a retired English television director and author, best known for his work as a director for BBC television drama in the 1970s and 1980s.
At the age of 21 Briant joined the BBC as an assistant floor manager in the drama department and a year later became a production assistant. In 1966, he took a Directors Course. Sometimes credited as just Michael Briant, he subsequently directed series such as Z-Cars and Doctor Who, directing Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker in a total of six serials: Colony in Space (1971), The Sea Devils (1972), The Green Death (1973), Death to the Daleks (1974), Revenge of the Cybermen (1975) and The Robots of Death (1977). He went on to direct several episodes from the first season of Blake's 7 in 1978, and Secret Army between 1978 and 1979. He later directed four of the six episodes of its sequel, Kessler, and the thriller series Blood Money, in which he cast many of the actors from Secret Army.
Movies with Michael E. Briant
- True as a Turtle 1957 · ★ 7.7
- The Sandmine Murders 2012 · ★ 8.0
- Hello Sailor! 2008
- The Tin Men and the Witch 2010
- The Direct Route 2021
- Musical Scales: An Era of Experimentation 2008
- IMC Needs You! 2011
Movies directed by Michael E. Briant
- Doctor Who: Revenge of the Cybermen 1975 · ★ 6.0
- Doctor Who: The Robots of Death 1977 · ★ 7.9
- Doctor Who: The Sea Devils 1972 · ★ 7.6
- Doctor Who: The Green Death 1973 · ★ 8.4
- Doctor Who: Colony in Space 1971 · ★ 6.6
- Doctor Who: Death to the Daleks 1974 · ★ 6.2
- Tangiers 1982 · ★ 7.5
- Blake's 7: The Beginning 1985 · ★ 9.0
- Treasure Island 1977
- Blake's 7: Duel 1986
- Blake's 7: Orac 1986