Michael Lacey
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Director
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Bio
Michael is an multi award winning Director of Television Drama with over thirteen years of experience, helming memorable and enduring episodes of 'Silent Witness', 'Waterloo Road', 'Casualty', 'Holby City', 'Father Brown', 'Coronation Street' and 'Emmerdale'.
He graduated from Manchester Metropolitan Film School and is technically refined with SFX and VFX Set Pieces. He is at his best with intimate character driven drama and is obsessed with subtext and capturing emotional truth. Michael has an innate ability to craft story and character through action into a highly moving piece of work.
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SILENT WITNESS Series 30 Episodes 9 & 10 ‘Critical Thinking’ Special 30th Anniversary Episodes |
BBC Studios |
2026 Producer: Sean Gleeson, Matthew Bird |
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CASUALTY Series 30 Episodes 1 & 2 ‘Tender’ TX in 2027 |
BBC Studios |
2026 Series Producer: Liza Mellody |
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SILENT WITNESS Series 29 60’ Drama, 4 Episodes Episodes 9 & 10 ‘Shame’ Episodes 1 & 2 ‘The Enemy Within’ |
BBC Studios |
2025 Lead Director Producer: Sean Gleeson |
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WATERLOO ROAD Series 16 2 Episodes - Series Finale |
Wall to Wall Warner Bros |
2024 Producers: Lindsay Williams, Laurie Kirkham |
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FATHER BROWN Series 10, 11 & 12 6 Episodes - Series Finale |
BBC Studios |
2022 Series Producers: Sean Gleeson, David Innes Edwards |
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CASUALTY 14 Episodes including: - ‘Charlie’ (Charlie’s exit 2024) ‘Trauma’ (Charlie’s exit 2024) ‘Too Young Too Soon’ (Series Finale 2023) ‘No Good Deed’ (Series Finale 2022) ‘Special Tender Episodes’ |
BBC Studios |
2019-2025 Producers: Liza Mellody, Nest Gwenllian Roberts, Jon Sen Winner: RTS Award 2025 |
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HOLBY CITY 8 Episodes 'Gods and Monsters' 'Circle of life' |
BBC Studios |
2018 - 2021 Producers: Jane Wallbank, Sean Gleeson, Ailsa Macaulay, Chris Clenshaw, Ray McBride BAFTA Award nominated episodes in the continuing drama category 2020 |
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CORONATION STREET Over 70 Episodes including: - - Daisy’s ‘Acid attack’ (Winner: Best scene, best single episode, British Soap Awards 2023) - The Death of Sinead Osbourne (Nomination: BAFTA’s must see moment of the year 2020) - Bethany’s Grooming Storyline (Nomination: RTS award, Broadcast award, and Scene of the year, British Soap Awards) |
ITV Studios | 2012 - Present |
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EMMERDALE Over 70 Episodes including: - - Marlon’s Stroke episode (Winner: Broadcast Award 2023, BAFTA nominated 2023 - ‘Big Night Out’ Flashback Episodes (Winner: BAFTA 2020 - Emmerdale Best Soap and Continuing drama) - Robert and Aaron special / Misery episode. (Winner: RTS Award 2017) - Aaron, Chas abuse episodes - shot on location in Filey (Winner: 2017 BAFTA Award. Winner: Broadcast Award 2017) - John Barton's death - car crash onto cliff edge. (Winner: Spectacular Scene of the year, British Soap Awards 2012) - Whitby Location Special - Jackson's sky dive and fishing trip (May 2012) |
ITV Studios | 2010 - Present |
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IS THERE ANYBODY THERE? (Short Film - 17 mins) |
2026 Producers: Justine Glenton, Vanja Penca |
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GRACE'S STORY (Short Film - 20 mins) |
2013 Uncompressed 4k Shortlisted at various film festivals around the world |
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TOUCH DOWN (Short Film - 10 mins) |
2009 British Film Council Super 16 mm Shortlisted at various film festivals around the world |
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COMMERCIALS: -
Lacoste, McDonald's, John Lewis, Starbuck's, Go Outdoors
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Silent Witness
2025
Waterloo Road
2024
Father Brown
2024