David Blair

David Blair
Total Credits at Criticker: 16 (Director)
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The Fattest Man in Britain
Georgie Godwin, housebound for 23 years,is the fattest man in Britain, a tourist attraction, thanks to greedy 'agent', cabbie Morris who brings visitors to Rochdale to hear Georgie sing and - rather to his annoyance - touch him. Devoted neighbour Janice is Georgie's only other regular outside contact until he meets Amy, a pregnant teenager fleeing a violent boyfriend ,whom he takes in as a lodger. (imdb)
Malice Aforethought
Dr. Edmund Bickleigh is married to a particularly overbearing woman who reminds him at every turn that he is living in her house. But the doctor has outside interests to help him cope: many of the town's female population seems to have had intimate relations with him. When a new arrival to town becomes involved romantically with Edmund, he decides maybe it was time his wife wasn't around much longer. He puts in place a plan to murder his wife and stop whoever gets in his way (imdb)
Mystics
Two con-artists fooling people to believe that they can contact the dead (imdb)
Split Second
Split Second (1999) - TV Movie
A corporate lawyer under great stress has an incident with a cyclist on his way home from a very trying day. The film analyses how the incident goes on to affect his life & those who surround him both at work & home, from a third person perspective & also up close & personal. (imdb)
Best Laid Plans
David Blair directs this powerful British Drama, loosely inspired by John Steinbeck's novel 'Of Mice and Men'. Set in Nottingham, the film revolves around the relationship between the thuggish Danny (Stephen Graham) and Joseph (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), a giant of a man with a mental age of seven. (imdb)
Bert and Dickie
Thrown together just five weeks before the final of the 1948 London Olympics, Bert Bushnell and Dickie Burnell row together in the the double sculls.
Common
Common (2014) - TV Movie
Seventeen-year-old Johnjo gives his cousin Tony and some friends a lift to a pizza parlour for food, unaware their real intention is to `sort out' a local loudmouth. Things soon get out of hand, however, and an innocent bystander is fatally stabbed - and despite being in the car all the time, Johnjo finds himself charged with murder along with everyone else.
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: Beyond the Pale
Mr Whicher is hired by his one-time political master and the man behind Whicher's dismissal from the force, former Home Secretary Sir Edward Shore, to look into threats made against his son Charles, who has recently returned to London from India with his wife and children, only to discover he is being pursued by Lascars (A slang for Indian sailors) in search of some kind of retribution. (wikipedia.org)
Takin\
A salesman starts to run a hospital radio station inside a facility for people with mental heath needs. (imdb)
The Lakes
The Lakes (1997) - TV Series
Danny Kavanagh leaves Liverpool for the Lake District, finding work at a hotel and love with a local girl named Emma. Yet Danny remains an outsider in the close-knit community, and through the machinations of fate, he finds himself implicated in a tragedy. As the series goes on, the secrets, lies, and crimes, of the seemingly tranquil community continue to be revealed. (imdb)
The Messenger
We all want to believe in life after death and imagine loved ones looking over us. It's what we crave: knowing they wait for us. But Jack isn't waiting - they won't leave him alone. Some might call Jack a troubled soul, at odds with the world, unable to conform. If you saw him in the pub you'd stay well away, thinking he was crazy. But Jack has a sharp mind and a razor wit. It's not that he doesn't want to live a normal life; he can't. They won't let him. (imdb)
Tabloid
Darren is a charismatic but deeply insincere television presenter, whose hit show 'Tabloid TV' uncovers the darkest secrets of even the most virtuous celebrity guest. The show is a big ratings success. However, one night Darren takes part in a kinky sex game with two glamour models and he finds himself in the same position as some of his guests. (Amazon)
Reg
Reg (2016) - TV Movie
The story of Reg Keys who lost his son in the Iraq War and then went on to contest Tony Blair's seat at Sedgefield in the 2005 General Election. (imdb)
Away
A story set in the north English seaside town of Blackpool and centered on two kindred spirits who form an unlikely friendship.
Hurricane
Hurricane (Squadron 303) is the story of a group of brave Poles who fought in the skies over England in WW2, not just to keep Great Britain free from the Nazis, but also to keep alive the very idea of their own country. (imdb)
Care
Care (2018) - TV Movie
Jenny, a single mother raising two daughters after her husband leaves, is aided by her mother, Mary. But Jenny struggles to stay afloat after Mary suffers a string of medical issues.