Alan Wareing (born 16 August 1943 in

Chorley Chorley is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England, north of Wigan, south west of Blackburn, north west of Bolton, south of Preston and north west of Manchester. The town's wealth came pr ...

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) is a British

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. He became interested in directing through amateur theatre. He directed many plays before he started working in

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, firstly as an assistant floor manager and then as a production assistant, before training to be a director at the corporation. His early work as a director included three ''

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'' serials from

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's era as the

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, and he has directed hundreds of episodes of the

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'' and ''

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''.

Filmography

Director

*'' London's Burning'' - 1988 *''

'' **''

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'' - 1988 **'' Ghost Light'' - 1989 **''

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'' - 1989 *'' Notaufnahme'' - 1995 *'' Wycliffe'' **Strangers - 1997 **Bad Blood - 1997 **Time Out - 1998 **Feeding the Rat - 1998 **Scope - 1998 **Land's End - 1998 *''

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'' **Cry for Help - 1987 **Cross Fingers - 1987 **Fun Night - 1987 **These Things Happen - 1987 **Close to Home - 1990 **Say It with Flowers - 1990 **All's Fair - 1990 **Beggars Can't Be Choosers - 1991 **Sins of Omission - 1991 **Allegiance - 1991 **Rates of Exchange - 1992 **Cherish - 1992 **Tender Loving Care - 1992 **Divided Loyalties - 1993 **No Cause for Alarm - 1993 **Moving On - 1997 **An Eye for an Eye - 1998 **One from the Heart - 1998 **Making a Difference - 1998 **Seeing the Light - 1999 **Just a Kiss - 1999 **Untouchable - 2000 **Chinese Whispers - 2000 **The Long Road Home - 2001 *''

'' **Episode #1.5328 - 2002 **Episode #1.6074 - 2005 **Episode #1.6073 - 2005 **Episode #1.6076 - 2005 **Episode #1.6468 - 2007 **Episode #1.6467 - 2007 *''

Emmerdale Farm ''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, '' ...

'' **Episode dated 25 May 1993 **Episode dated 27 May 1993 **Episode dated 6 June 2000 **Episode dated 19 July 2001 **Episode dated 20 February 2003 **Episode dated 21 February 2003 **Episode dated 6 October 2003 **Episode dated 7 October 2003 **Episode dated 8 October 2003 **Episode dated 9 October 2003 **Episode dated 10 October 2003 **Episode dated 12 October 2003 **Episode dated 18 November 2003 **Episode dated 19 November 2003 **Episode dated 20 November 2003 **Episode dated 21 November 2003 **Episode dated 24 November 2003 **Episode dated 4 January 2004 **Episode dated 5 January 2004 **Episode dated 6 January 2004 **Episode dated 7 January 2004 **Episode dated 8 January 2004 **Episode dated 9 January 2004 **Episode dated 30 January 2006 **Episode dated 31 January 2006 **Episode dated 1 February 2006 **Episode dated 2 February 2006 **Episode dated 21 March 2006 **Episode dated 22 March 2006 **Episode dated 26 March 2006 **Episode dated 15 April 2007 **Episode dated 16 April 2007 *''

Holby City ''Holby City'' (stylised on-screen as HOLBY CIY) is a British medical drama television series that aired weekly on BBC One. It was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama ''Casualty'', and pr ...

'' - 2013

Production Manager

*'' Tenko'' - 1981 *''

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'' - 1983 *'' A Murder is Announced'' - 1985 *''

Lovejoy ''Lovejoy'' is a British television comedy-drama mystery series, based on the novels by John Grant under the pen name Jonathan Gash. The show, which ran to 71 episodes over six series, was originally broadcast on BBC1 between 10 January 19 ...

'' **The Real Thing - 1986 **The Axeman Cometh - 1986

Other

*'' Survivors'' (assistant floor manager) - 1975 *''

'' **''

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'': Part one (production assistant) - 1981 *'' Super Sleuths'' **Wycliffe (Himself) - 2006

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wareing, Alan 1943 births British television directors Living people People from Chorley