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name: "Michael Owen Morris"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-owen-morris"
roles: ["Director"]
died: "5 July 2026"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T18:09:23.324884+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Michael Owen Morris

Director. Died 5 July 2026.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Died:** 5 July 2026
- **Active:** 1963–1981
- **Works often with:** Clare Douglas, Colin Shaw, Pennant Roberts

## 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.

*Sources: imdb.com, shannonsullivan.com, tardis.wiki, eastenders.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Doctor Who* (1963), Fi1m 81, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *Tenko* (1981), Director

## Also known for

- *EastEnders* (1985), Director
- *Casualty* (1986), Director

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