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David Giles

Director · Died January 6, 2010, aged 83 · Shipley, Yorkshire, England, UK

David Giles (18 October 1926 – 6 January 2010) was a British television director. Giles was born on October 18, 1926 in Shipley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He was a director, known for The Barchester Chronicles (1982), The Forsyte Saga (1967) and The Dance of Death (1969). He died on January 6, 2010 in London, England, UK.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 18, 1926
Died
January 6, 2010 (aged 83)
From
Shipley, Yorkshire, England, UK
Works as
Director
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 43 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 59% in 30 days

What are David Giles' films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
32%
Bonds
28%
Power
20%
Self
14%
Society
6%
Redemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
3
Tense
2
Contemplative
2
Hopeful
2
Warm
1

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch David Giles' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on BritBox (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David Giles' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

43 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • Hetty Wainthropp Investigates(1995)

    Show 7 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Just William (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 12 episodes · Director

  • The Darling Buds of May(1991)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Forever Green (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Hannay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • London Embassy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • The Fools on the Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director

  • Twelfth Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director

  • Drummonds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Miss Marple (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Life and Death of King John(1984)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Mansfield Park(1983)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • The Barchester Chronicles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 7 episodes · Director

  • On Approval (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director

  • Fame Is the Spur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

  • The Potsdam Quartet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Director

  • Airport Chaplain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Henry V (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director

  • Henry IV Part II(1979)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Henry IV Part I(1979)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Richard II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director

  • The BBC Television Shakespeare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • The Mayor of Casterbridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 7 episodes · Director

  • The Winslow Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director

  • Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Strauss Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • Country Matters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Craven Arms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director

  • Sense and Sensibility (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Hamlet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director

  • A Family at War(1970)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • The First Churchills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 12 episodes · Director

  • The Dance of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director

  • Vanity Fair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • ITV Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Forsyte Saga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 20 episodes · Director

  • BBC Play of the Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Newcomers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Flying Swan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Compact (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · Director

Career shape

A full career of 43 titles from 1962 to 1996.

Highest rated

Mansfield Park (1983)

Midcredits 29th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing43 of 43: 43 only directing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score79th

By decade

1960s10 · crew1970s14 · crew1980s16 · crew1990s3 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do David Giles' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 93rd percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 91st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

22ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 7 titles divides audiences: 4 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed1

Most loved · director

Henry IV Part II (1979)

Midcredits 95th · 80% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 62/100 and the pacing 57/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does David Giles work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Giles' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Stan Pow shares the most, 4.

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers