Gareth Davies (director)
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Gareth Davies is a British television director and actor.
Davies began his career as an actor with stage roles at the Royal Court Theatre
in London and a recurring role in the early BBC soap opera Compact
. It is though as a television director where Davies made his greatest impact. He directed several of television dramatist Dennis Potter
's earliset plays, such as The Nigel Barton Plays
(1965), Moonlight on the Highway
, and Son of Man
(both 1969).
Davies other work included serial adaptations of literary classics, such as Balzac
's Cousin Bette (1971), Tom Brown's Schooldays (also 1971), which won several Emmys
after it was screened in the United States, and Oliver Twist (1985).
Davies began his career as an actor with stage roles at the Royal Court Theatre
Royal Court Theatre
The Royal Court Theatre is a non-commercial theatre on Sloane Square, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its contributions to modern theatre...
in London and a recurring role in the early BBC soap opera Compact
Compact (TV series)
Compact is a British television soap opera shown by the BBC between 1962 and 1965. The series was created by Hazel Adair and Peter Ling, who together went on to devise Crossroads....
. It is though as a television director where Davies made his greatest impact. He directed several of television dramatist Dennis Potter
Dennis Potter
Dennis Christopher George Potter was an English dramatist, best known for The Singing Detective. His widely acclaimed television dramas mixed fantasy and reality, the personal and the social. He was particularly fond of using themes and images from popular culture.-Biography:Dennis Potter was born...
's earliset plays, such as The Nigel Barton Plays
The Nigel Barton Plays
The Nigel Barton Plays are two semi-autobiographical television dramas by British playwright Dennis Potter, first broadcast on BBC1 in 1965 as part of The Wednesday Play strand...
(1965), Moonlight on the Highway
Moonlight on the Highway
Moonlight on the Highway is a television play by Dennis Potter, first broadcast on 12 April 1969 as part of ITV's Saturday Night Theatre strand...
, and Son of Man
Son of Man (play)
Son of Man is a television play by British playwright Dennis Potter which was directed by Gareth Davies. It premiered in The Wednesday Play slot on 19 April 1969 starring Irish actor Colin Blakely and was an alternative depiction of the last days of Jesus, leading to Potter being accused of...
(both 1969).
Davies other work included serial adaptations of literary classics, such as Balzac
Honoré de Balzac
Honoré de Balzac was a French novelist and playwright. His magnum opus was a sequence of short stories and novels collectively entitled La Comédie humaine, which presents a panorama of French life in the years after the 1815 fall of Napoleon....
's Cousin Bette (1971), Tom Brown's Schooldays (also 1971), which won several Emmys
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
after it was screened in the United States, and Oliver Twist (1985).