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Robert Knights(I)

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Robert Knights was born on 19 August 1942 in Chendu, China. He is a director, known for The Dawning (1988), And a Nightingale Sang (1989) and The History Man (1981).
BornAugust 19, 1942
BornAugust 19, 1942
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    • Nominated for 3 BAFTA Awards
      • 5 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Anthony Hopkins and Rebecca Pidgeon in The Dawning (1988)
    The Dawning
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1988
    And a Nightingale Sang (1989)
    And a Nightingale Sang
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1989
    The History Man (1981)
    The History Man
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    Porterhouse Blue (1987)
    Porterhouse Blue
    7.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Director

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    • Angela Griffin, Liam Scholes, Ava Flannery, Vincent Jerome, Noah Valentine, Katherine Pearce, Thapelo Ray, and Adam Ali in Waterloo Road (2006)
      Waterloo Road
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Colin Blumenau, Nula Conwell, Peter Ellis, Trudie Goodwin, Jon Iles, Gary Olsen, Eric Richard, John Salthouse, Tony Scannell, Jeff Stewart, Mark Wingett, and Delia Swan in The Bill (1984)
      The Bill
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2002–2009
    • Casualty (1986)
      Casualty
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2007–2008
    • Richard Briers, Susan Hampshire, and Alastair Mackenzie in Monarch of the Glen (2000)
      Monarch of the Glen
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2002–2004
    • Playing the Field (1998)
      Playing the Field
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2002
    • Waking the Dead (2000)
      Waking the Dead
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2001
    • Michelle Collins in Two Thousand Acres of Sky (2001)
      Two Thousand Acres of Sky
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2001
    • David Jason in A Touch of Frost (1992)
      A Touch of Frost
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1999–2000
    • John Thaw and Kevin Whately in Inspector Morse (1987)
      Inspector Morse
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1998
    • Mosley (1998)
      Mosley
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1998
    • I'd Like a Word with You
      5.0
      Video
      • Director
      • 1997
    • Black Velvet Band (1997)
      Black Velvet Band
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1997
    • The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous (1997)
      The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous
      6.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 1997
    • The Unorganized Manager, Part One: Damnation
      Short
      • Director
      • 1996
    • Nigel Le Vaillant in Dangerfield (1995)
      Dangerfield
      6.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1995

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      • Rob Knights
    • Born
      • August 19, 1942
      • Chendu, China

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