Leslie "Les" Blair (born 23 October 1941,

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) is a BAFTA winning

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, film and

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. Gaining notoriety for his controversial

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'' (shown in 1978 on

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), Blair has gone on to direct films characterised by their political and social awareness. Blair graduated from and currently teaches at

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. In 2019, he was made Honorary Associate of

Filmography

*''Blooming Youth'' (BBC ''

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'', 1973) (TV) *''Bet Your Life'' (BBC ''

'', 1976) (TV) *''

'' (1978) (TV) *''Only A Game'' (1981) (TV) *''The Nation's Health'' (1983) (TV) *''Number One'' (1985) *''Honest Decent And True'' (1986) (TV) *'' London's Burning: The Movie'' (1986) (TV) *''Leave To Remain'' (1988) (TV) *''The Accountant'' (1989) *''News Hounds'' (1990) (TV) *''Filipina Dreamgirls'' (1991) *'' Tracey Ullman: A Class Act'' (1992) (TV) *'' Bad Behaviour'' (1993) *''Merrihill Millionaires'' (1993) (TV) *''Bliss'' (1995) (TV) *'' Jump the Gun'' (1997) *''Stand And Deliver'' (1998) (TV) *'' H3'' (2001)

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* 1941 births Living people English television directors Film directors from London Mass media people from Manchester Alumni of the London Film School {{UK-film-director-stub