Dušan Lazarević is a London-based television and film director.

Biography

Born in Belgrade, Serbia (Yugoslavia) Dušan started making short films while in high school. He came to the UK to attend the

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. War and the destruction of Yugoslavia compelled him to stay and build a career in the UK. His graduation film, ''The Hottest Day of The Year'', was a British entry at the

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. In 2019, he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing For A Children's Series for Free Rein. Amongst his recent work is ''

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'', a psychological crime thriller, created by British television writer

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, set in the world of the

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in the Balkans.

Filmography

''The Hottest Day of the Year''
(1991) Film
''How to Kill''
(1992) TV Film
''Living with Lionel''
(2000) Animated TV series *''

Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which originally began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside''. From 2005 to 2023, episodes h ...

'' (2003) TV series
''Hollyoaks: Let Loose''
(2005) TV series *''

Grange Hill ''Grange Hill'' is a British Children's television series, children's television drama series, originally produced by the BBC and portraying life in a typical Comprehensive school (England and Wales), comprehensive school. The show began its ru ...

'' (2006) TV series
''Žene sa Dedinja''
(2011) TV series *''

Misfits (TV series) ''Misfits'' is a British science fiction comedy-drama television show that aired on E4. The show premiered on 12 November 2009 and concluded on 11 December 2013 in its fifth series. ''Misfits'' is about a group of young offenders sentenced to ...

'' (2012) *''

Vera (TV series) ''Vera'' is a British crime drama television series based on the Vera Stanhope novels by Ann Cleeves. It ran on ITV for 14 years from 1 May 2011 to 2 January 2025 and starred Brenda Blethyn as the principal character, Detective Chief Inspect ...

'' (2013) *''

Death in Paradise (TV series) ''Death in Paradise'' is a crime drama, crime television series created by Robert Thorogood, starring Ben Miller (Series 1–3), Kris Marshall (Series 3–6), Ardal O'Hanlon (Series 6–9), Ralf Little (Series 9–13) and Don Gilet (2024 Speci ...

'' (2014) *''

Silent Witness ''Silent Witness'' is a British crime drama television series produced by the BBC that focuses on a team of forensic pathology experts and their investigations into various crimes. The series was created by Nigel McCrery, a former murder squa ...

'' (2014) TV series *'' Free Rein'' (2018) TV series *''

The Outpost (TV series) ''The Outpost'' is an American fantasy-adventure drama television series, acquired by The CW, which premiered on July 10, 2018. It was produced by Syfy's international channels for international broadcast. The series was renewed for a third se ...

'' (2019) *''

'' (2019)

References

External links

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Dušan-Lazarević Profile
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The Artists PartnershipPersonal website
Year of birth missing (living people) British film directors Serbian film directors Television people from Belgrade Living people Yugoslav emigrants to the United Kingdom {{UK-tv-bio-stub