Michael E. Briant (born in Bournemouth, Hampshire, England on 14 February 1942) is an English television director, producer and actor, best known for his work as a director for BBC television drama in the 1970s and 1980s.At the age of 21 he joined the BBC as an assistant floor manager in the drama department and a year later became a Production Assistant. In 1966, he took a Directors Course and he subsequently directed series such as Z-Cars and Doctor Who.For Doctor Who, he directed two actors to play the Doctor, Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker, and six serials, Colony in Space, The Sea Devils, The Green Death, Death to the Daleks, Revenge of the Cybermen and The Robots of Death. He went on to direct several episodes from the first season of Blakes 7 in 1978, and Secret Army between 1978 and 1979. He later directed four of the six episodes of its sequel, Kessler, and the thriller series Blood Money, in which he cast many of the actors from Secret Army.Briants other work included a BBC adaptation of Robert Louis Stevensons Treasure Island, the Emmy-award-winning BBC adaptation of Charles Dickenss story A Tale of Two Cities, the feature film Tangiers, the series Hideaway and many more productions, including Howards Way and EastEnders. He also spent time directing television in the Netherlands.Briant has been involved with DVD releases of his Doctor Who episodes, appearing on various documentaries and commentary tracks. He has also become a successful author. His autobiography Who is Michael Briant? has been published by Classic Press and his books French Canal Routes to the Mediterranean, The Gentle Sailing Route to the Mediterranean, Strait Sailing to Gibraltar and Living Aboard Around the World have been published by EdwinEditions.
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