Biography
Michael Simpson was a British television director and producer. He began his career at the BBC directing educational drama programmes and episodes of series including Z-Cars and Play for Today.
His credits include episodes of Coronation Street (1976) and Rumpole of the Bailey (1991). He also directed for The Bill, where he later served as a producer on many episodes, and worked on adaptations and theatre productions such as Prince Regent.
Simpson was married to actress Jane Freeman. He died in England in 2007.
