Michael Ferguson

Born: 1937-06-14, New Malden, Surrey, England, UK

Died: 2021-10-04

Biography

Michael Ferguson (14 June 1937 — 4 October 2021) was an English director who worked primarily in television. He is best known for his work on such series as Doctor Who (serving as one of few to work on three consecutive eras, directing one First Doctor serial, one Second Doctor serial, and two Third Doctor serials), Casualty, and EastEnders. Ferguson served as executive producer of the latter from 1989 to 1991, and is credited with revitalising the show.

Filmography

• EastEnders (1985)
• Z-Cars (1962)
• Out of the Unknown (1965)
• Churchill's People (1974)
• The Main Chance (1969)
• Hadleigh (1969)
• Flambards (1979)
• Affairs of the Heart (1974)
• Nobody's House (1976)
• Taste of Evil (1971)
• 1+1=1.5 (1969)
• Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death (1970)
• Return of the Unknown (2014)
• Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos (1971)
• Doctor Who: The War Machines (1966)
• Doctor Who: The Seeds of Death (1969)
• The Yellow Pill (1969)
• Warriors of Mars (2010)
• Axon Stations! (2012)
• Regenerations: From Black and White to Colour (2011)
• Stargazy on Zummerdown (1978)