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English television director and producer
Simon Langton (born 5 November 1941 in
Amersham,
Buckinghamshire) is an English television director and producer.
[1] He is the son of
David Langton, the actor who played Richard Bellamy in
Upstairs, Downstairs.
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After he had directed many TV drama series and serials during the 1970s, his version of the
John le Carré novel
Smiley's People (1982, adapted by
John Hopkins) was nominated for both a
BAFTA Award in the UK, and an
Emmy Award in the US.
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[5] He also received a BAFTA nomination for the series
Mother Love (1989), starring
Diana Rigg.
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He is perhaps best known for directing the adaptation of
Pride and Prejudice (1995) starring
Colin Firth and
Jennifer Ehle, for which he was again nominated for a BAFTA.
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[8] He directed episodes of
Rosemary and Thyme and
Midsomer Murders.
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Filmography
References
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"Simon Langton". BFI. Archived from
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"David Langton, British Actor, Is Dead at 82". The New York Times. Associated Press. 30 April 1994.
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"BFI Screenonline: Smiley's People (1982)". screenonline.org.uk.
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"1983 Television Drama Series or Serial | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org.
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"Simon Langton". Television Academy.
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"BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org.
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"BFI Screenonline: Pride and Prejudice (1995)". screenonline.org.uk.
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"BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org.
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"Rosemary & Thyme - S3 - Episode 3: Seeds of Time". Radio Times.
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"Midsomer Murders (2001) - David Tucker, Renny Rye, Jeremy Silberston, Nicholas Laughland, Alex Pillai, Baz Taylor, Simon Langton, Audrey Cooke, Toby Frow | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" – via allmovie.com.
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