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Alan Wareing

  • Director
  • Production Manager
  • Additional Crew
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Alan Wareing became interested in directing through amateur theatre. After directing several plays he started working in television, first as an assistant floor manager and then as a production assistant before taking the BBC's director's course. Among the BBC shows he worked on were The Onedin Line (1971), Blake's 7 (1978), Juliet Bravo (1980), EastEnders (1985), and Casualty (1986). He had worked on Doctor Who (1963) as a PA on The Keeper of Traken: Part One (1981) and Timelash: Part One (1985) before returning to the show as a freelance director to handle The Greatest Show in the Galaxy: Part One (1988), Ghost Light: Part One (1989) and Survival: Part One (1989). Since then he has continued to direct, including Ghoul-Lashed! for Sky TV.
BornAugust 16, 1943
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  • Known for

    Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who (1963)
    Doctor Who
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    Peter Adamson, Jean Alexander, Johnny Briggs, Margot Bryant, and Doris Speed in Coronation Street (1960)
    Coronation Street
    5.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    EastEnders (1985)
    EastEnders
    4.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    Emmerdale Farm (1972)
    Emmerdale Farm
    4.9
    TV Series
    • Director

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    Director



    • Emmerdale Farm (1972)
      Emmerdale Farm
      4.9
      TV Series
      • directed by
      • 1993–2025
    • Liam Carney, Neilí Conroy, and Amy Kirwan in Fair City (1989)
      Fair City
      2.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016–2022
    • Peter Adamson, Jean Alexander, Johnny Briggs, Margot Bryant, and Doris Speed in Coronation Street (1960)
      Coronation Street
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2001–2018
    • Holby City (1999)
      Holby City
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2013
    • The Royal (2003)
      The Royal
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Casualty (1986)
      Casualty
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1987–2001
    • Helen Masters, Jack Shepherd, and Jimmy Yuill in Wycliffe (1993)
      Wycliffe
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1997–1998
    • London's Burning (1988)
      London's Burning
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1995–1996
    • Notaufnahme
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1995
    • EastEnders (1985)
      EastEnders
      4.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1986–1990
    • Colin Blumenau, Nula Conwell, Peter Ellis, Trudie Goodwin, Jon Iles, Gary Olsen, Eric Richard, John Salthouse, Tony Scannell, Jeff Stewart, and Mark Wingett in The Bill (1984)
      The Bill
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1989–1990
    • Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who (1963)
      Doctor Who
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1988–1989
    • Rockliffe's Folly (1988)
      Rockliffe's Folly
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1988

    Production Management



    • EastEnders (1985)
      EastEnders
      4.8
      TV Series
      • production manager
      • 1986
    • Ian McShane in Lovejoy (1986)
      Lovejoy
      7.8
      TV Series
      • production manager
      • 1986
    • Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who (1963)
      Doctor Who
      8.4
      TV Series
      • production manager
      • 1985
    • Samantha Bond, John Castle, Paola Dionisotti, Joan Hickson, Elaine Ives-Cameron, Mary Kerridge, Ralph Michael, Simon Shepherd, Joan Sims, Matthew Solon, Sylvia Syms, and Kevin Whately in Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced (1985)
      Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • production manager (as Alan Waring)
      • 1985
    • Peter Egan in The Dark Side of the Sun (1983)
      The Dark Side of the Sun
      7.6
      TV Mini Series
      • production manager
      • 1983
    • Stephanie Cole in Tenko (1981)
      Tenko
      8.5
      TV Series
      • production manager
      • 1982
    • Stephanie Turner in Juliet Bravo (1980)
      Juliet Bravo
      6.7
      TV Series
      • production manager
      • 1981–1982

    Additional Crew



    • Peter Gilmore and Anne Stallybrass in The Onedin Line (1971)
      The Onedin Line
      7.6
      TV Series
      • assistant floor manager
      • 1979
    • Blake's 7 (1978)
      Blake's 7
      8.1
      TV Series
      • assistant floor manager (uncredited)
      • 1978
    • Ian McCulloch and Carolyn Seymour in Survivors (1975)
      Survivors
      8.0
      TV Series
      • assistant floor manager
      • 1975–1977

    Production Department



    • Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who (1963)
      Doctor Who
      8.4
      TV Series
      • production assistant
      • 1981

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Alan Waring
    • Born
      • August 16, 1943
      • Chorley, Lancashire, England, UK

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      He was regarded by colleagues as one of the most visually imaginative directors to have worked on the original run of Doctor Who (1963) during its final years.

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