Julian Amyes

Julian Charles Becket Amyes (9 August 1917 – 26 April 1992), was a British film and television director and producer.

Although primarily director and producer, Amyes also had acting roles in High Treason (1951) and Mandy (1952).

Amyes made his directorial début with a BBC Sunday Night Theatre version of Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor in 1952 and also directed a number of other productions for BBC before joining Granada Television in the early 1960s, where he was head of drama from 1963 until 1977.

Film credits (as director) include A Hill in Korea (1956), and the Emeric Pressburger-written Miracle in Soho (1957).

He was married to the actress/writer Anne Allan. They had two children; Sebastian a Professor at the University of Edinburgh and Isabelle, an Actress. Julian Amyes died of a stroke in 1992.

Selected filmography Director A Hill in Korea (1956) Miracle in Soho (1957)