Biography
Michael Owen Morris was a British television director and production manager. He began his career as an actor before joining the BBC as an assistant floor manager. He later worked as a production assistant on series including Doctor Who (on The Pirate Planet, 1978) and Blake's 7, and as production manager on Tenko (1981). After completing the BBC's directors' course, he directed his first episodes, including Angels and the Doctor Who serial The Awakening (1984).
Morris directed extensively across British television, with credits on Coronation Street (1994), Campion (1989–1990), Casualty (from 1988), The Bill, Wycliffe, Holby City and others. He became a regular director on EastEnders from 2003, helming more than 240 episodes through 2023, as well as the spin-off EastEnders: Pat and Mo (2004) and serving as producer on several episodes in 2004. He died on 5 July 2026 in the United Kingdom.
