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'''Michael E. Briant''' [[direct]]ed several ''[[Doctor Who]]'' stories. He was invited to a meeting to view the new [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]] costumes for ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'', and suggested the idea of them having inbuilt [[Energy weapon|guns]]. This was incorporated into the design. | '''Michael E. Briant''' [[direct]]ed several ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television stories. He had earlier been the uncredited production assistant on three television stories featuring [[William Hartnell]] and [[Patrick Troughton]]. | ||
He was invited to a meeting to view the new [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]] costumes for ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'', and suggested the idea of them having inbuilt [[Energy weapon|guns]]. This was incorporated into the design. ([[INFO]]: ''Revenge of the Cybermen'') | |||
Briant had originally been an actor, working under the stage name Michael Tennant, as there was already a Michael Bryant registered with Equity. Having started using his own name as a director, Briant later added the initial "E" to avoid confusion with the aforementioned actor, after the pair apparently began receiving each other's mail. | Briant had originally been an actor, working under the stage name Michael Tennant, as there was already a Michael Bryant registered with Equity. Having started using his own name as a director, Briant later added the initial "E" to avoid confusion with the aforementioned actor, after the pair apparently began receiving each other's mail. | ||
He also provided several voices on the serials he directed. He provided the voice of the [[IMC]] console in ''[[Colony in Space (TV story)|Colony in Space]]'' ([[DWM 238]]), a [[DJ]] in ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]'' (DWM 192) and a [[Nerva Beacon]] console in ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'' ([[DWM 297]]). | He also provided several voices on the serials he directed. He provided the voice of the [[IMC]] console in ''[[Colony in Space (TV story)|Colony in Space]]'' ([[DWM 238]]), a [[DJ]] in ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]'' ([[DWM 192]]) and a [[Nerva Beacon]] console in ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'' ([[DWM 297]]). | ||
He is married to [[Monique Briant]], who had uncredited roles in several ''Doctor Who'' episodes. | |||
== Filmography == | |||
=== As production assistant === | |||
* ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'' ([[DWM 263]]) | |||
* ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'' (DWM 263) | |||
* ''[[Fury from the Deep (TV story)|Fury from the Deep]]'' (DWM 263) | |||
== | === As director === | ||
* ''[[Colony in Space (TV story)|Colony in Space]]'' (as Michael Briant) | * ''[[Colony in Space (TV story)|Colony in Space]]'' (as Michael Briant) | ||
* ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]'' (as Michael Briant) | * ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]'' (as Michael Briant) | ||
Revision as of 19:11, 14 June 2016
Michael E. Briant directed several Doctor Who television stories. He had earlier been the uncredited production assistant on three television stories featuring William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton.
He was invited to a meeting to view the new Cybermen costumes for Revenge of the Cybermen, and suggested the idea of them having inbuilt guns. This was incorporated into the design. (INFO: Revenge of the Cybermen)
Briant had originally been an actor, working under the stage name Michael Tennant, as there was already a Michael Bryant registered with Equity. Having started using his own name as a director, Briant later added the initial "E" to avoid confusion with the aforementioned actor, after the pair apparently began receiving each other's mail.
He also provided several voices on the serials he directed. He provided the voice of the IMC console in Colony in Space (DWM 238), a DJ in The Sea Devils (DWM 192) and a Nerva Beacon console in Revenge of the Cybermen (DWM 297).
He is married to Monique Briant, who had uncredited roles in several Doctor Who episodes.
Filmography
As production assistant
- The Daleks' Master Plan (DWM 263)
- The Power of the Daleks (DWM 263)
- Fury from the Deep (DWM 263)
As director
- Colony in Space (as Michael Briant)
- The Sea Devils (as Michael Briant)
- The Green Death (as Michael Briant)
- Death to the Daleks
- Revenge of the Cybermen
- The Robots of Death
