Michael Kerrigan (2 November 1952 – 7 August 2014) was a British television director noted for directing ''

The Famous Five ''The Famous Five'' is a series of children's Adventure fiction, adventure novels and short stories written by English author Enid Blyton. The first book, ''Five on a Treasure Island'', was published in 1942. The novels feature the adventures ...

'' TV series and the children's show ''

No. 73 ''No 73'', later retitled ''7T3'', is a British 1980s children's TV show produced by Television South (TVS) for the ITV network. It was broadcast live on Saturday mornings and ran from 1982 to 1988. The show had an ensemble cast amongst others ...

''. He also directed the ''

Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...

'' serial ''

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'' in 1989. In 2008 he returned to the ''Doctor Who'' universe to direct four episodes of the spin-off series ''

The Sarah Jane Adventures ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' is a British science fiction television programme that was produced by BBC Cymru Wales for CBBC, created by Russell T Davies, and starring Elisabeth Sladen. The programme is a spin-off of the long-running BBC sc ...

''. Kerrigan spent several years on the staff of the

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's south of England franchise-holder TVS, and his first credit was as a "Programme Associate" on the first edition of ''No. 73'' to be made at the company's

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Filmography

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Jackanory ''Jackanory'' is a BBC children's television series which was originally broadcast between 1965 and 1996. It was designed to stimulate an interest in reading. The show was first transmitted on 13 December 1965, and the first story was the fairy-t ...

'' (1965) *''

Angels In various theistic religious traditions an angel is a supernatural spiritual being who serves God. Abrahamic religions often depict angels as benevolent celestial intermediaries between God (or Heaven) and humanity. Other roles include ...

'' (1975) *''

Spine Chillers ''Spine Chillers'' was the name of two separate supernatural television series, broadcast on the BBC. 1980s series ''Spine Chillers'' was a 1980 British children's supernatural television series produced by the Jackanory team and broadcast on BBC ...

'' (1980) *'' A Little Silver Trumpet'' (1980) *''

Maggie Maggie is a common short form of the name Magdalena, Magnolia, Margaret. Maggie may refer to: People Women * Maggie Adamson, Scottish musician * Maggie Aderin-Pocock (born 1968), British scientist * Maggie Alderson (born 1959), Aust ...

'' (1981 to 1982) *''Secrets'' (1982) *''

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'' (1982) *''

The Baker Street Boys ''The Baker Street Boys'' is a British television series made by the BBC and first shown in 1983. The series recounts the adventures of a gang of street urchins living in Victorian London who assist the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes in solv ...

'' (1983) *''

Dramarama Dramarama is an American, New Jersey–based alternative rock/power pop band, who later moved to Los Angeles. The band was formed in New Jersey in 1982 and disbanded in 1994. The band formally reunited in 2003 following an appearance on VH1's ...

'' **"The Universe Downstairs" (1985) *''

Knights of God ''Knights of God'' is a British science fiction children's television serial, produced by TVS and first broadcast on ITV in 1987. It was written by Richard Cooper, a writer who had previously worked in both children's and adult television dr ...

'' (1987) *'' Jim Henson Presents Mother Goose Stories'' (1987 and 1989) *'' Mr Majeika'' (1988) *''

'' **''

'' (4 parts, 1989) *''

The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, '' Woodentop'', broadcast in August 1983. The programme focused on ...

'' **"Old Friends" (1990) **"Ground Rules" (1990) **"Come Fly with Me" (1990) *''

Parallel 9 ''Parallel 9'' is a British children's television series that aired on BBC1 from 25 April 1992 to 17 September 1994. Airing on Saturday mornings, ''Parallel 9'' was the first BBC Saturday morning children's series to be produced by an independ ...

'' (1992) *''

Three Seven Eleven ''Three Seven Eleven'' is a children's drama series broadcast on CITV from 17 February 1993 and to 15 June 1994, set in the fictional Barton Wood Primary School in England. It follows the day-to- day adventures of several students. It was writte ...

'' (1993) *'' The Wild House'' (1996) *''

'' **"Five Get into a Fix" (1996) **"Five on a Treasure Island" Part One and Two (1996) **"Five Get into Trouble" (1996) **"Five Fall into Adventure" (1996) **"Five Go Off to Camp" (1996) **"Five on Finniston Farm" (1996) **"Five Go to Smuggler's Top" Part One and Two (1996) **"Five Go to Demon's Rocks" (1996) **"Five Go Down to the Sea" Part One and Two (1996) **"Five Run Away Together" (1996) **"Five Go to Mystery Moor" (1996) **"Five Go Adventuring Again" (1997) **"Five on a Secret Trail" (1997) **"Five Go to Billycock Hill" Part One and Two (1997) **"Five Have a Mystery to Solve" (1997) *''

The Phoenix and the Carpet ''The Phoenix and the Carpet'' is a fantasy novel for children, written by E. Nesbit and first published in 1904. It is the second in a trilogy of novels that begins with ''Five Children and It'' (1902), and follows the adventures of the same ...

'' (1997) *''

Verdict In law, a verdict is the formal trier of fact, finding of fact made by a jury on matters or questions submitted to the jury by a judge. In a bench trial, the judge's decision near the end of the trial is simply referred to as a finding. In Engl ...

'' **"Split Second" (1998) *''

Ministry of Mayhem ''Holly & Stephen's Saturday Showdown'' (previously titled ''Ministry of Mayhem'' and ''MoM'') was a British children's entertainment programme, which was broadcast on ITV (later CITV) from 10 January 2004 to 1 July 2006. Overview ''Ministry ...

'' (2004) *''

The Courtroom ''The Courtroom'' is a British legal drama created by Phil Redmond, which aired between June and December 2004. Music was composed and performed by Steve Wright. The programme was notable for starring many former British soap stars, particularl ...

'' **"One in Six" (2004) *''

The Basil Brush Show ''The Basil Brush Show'' is a British children's television sitcom series, starring the glove puppet fox Basil Brush. It was produced for six series by The Foundation, airing on CBBC from 27 September 2002 to 25 December 2007. The show is a s ...

'' **"Big Bother" (2003) **"Basil's Haunted House" (2006) **"There's No Business Like Snow Business" (2006) *''

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. Origi ...

'' **Episode #1.6520 (2007) **Episode #1.6521 (2007) **Episode #1.6522 (2007) **Episode #1.6571 (2007) *''

'' **''

The Day of the Clown ''The Day of the Clown'' is the second serial of the List of The Sarah Jane Adventures serials#Series 2 (2008), second series of the British science fiction television series ''The Sarah Jane Adventures''. It was first broadcast in two weekly pa ...

'' (2 parts, 2008) **'' Secrets of the Stars'' (2 parts, 2008)

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* 1952 births British television directors 2014 deaths {{UK-tv-bio-stub