Alan Wareing

Biography

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)_ (qv), _"Blake's 7" (1978)_ (qv), _"Juliet Bravo" (1980)_ (qv), _"EastEnders" (1985)_ (qv), and _"Casualty" (1986)_ (qv). He had worked on _"Doctor Who" (1963)_ (qv) as a PA on _"Doctor Who" (1963) {The Keeper of Traken: Part One (#18.21)}_ (qv) and _"Doctor Who" (1963) {Timelash: Part One (#22.10)}_ (qv) before returning to the show as a freelance director to handle _"Doctor Who" (1963) {The Greatest Show in the Galaxy: Part One (#25.11)}_ (qv), _"Doctor Who" (1963) {Ghost Light: Part One (#26.5)}_ (qv) and _"Doctor Who" (1963) {Survival: Part One (#26.12)}_ (qv). Since then he has continued to direct, including Ghoul-Lashed! for Sky TV.