Juliet May facts for kids

Juliet May is a talented British television director. She helps create many TV shows you might know! She has directed popular series like New Tricks and Miranda. She also worked on shows like Dalziel and Pascoe and Hope and Glory.

About Juliet May

Juliet May grew up in a creative family. Her father, Val May, was a famous theatre director. This means he helped put on plays in theaters.

Her Directing Career

Juliet May has directed many different types of TV shows. In 1990, she worked on a sitcom called Heil Honey I'm Home!. Only the first episode of this show was ever shown.

She has also been recognized for her amazing work. In 1995, she was nominated for a BAFTA award. This is a very important award for film and TV in Britain. She was nominated for the show Rory Bremner, Who Else?.

Later, in 1999, she won a BAFTA Children's Award! This was for a show called Microsoap. She often works with a producer named Andy Rowley.

Juliet May directed all the episodes of a school-based comedy show called Chalk in 1997. She also directed actors like Robert Bathurst in My Dad's the Prime Minister. She worked with famous comedians Dawn French and Catherine Tate on their show Wild West.

She even directed some episodes of the science fiction comedy Red Dwarf. However, she found the special effects and science fiction parts challenging. So, she left the show before it was finished. Other directors took over for the remaining episodes.

In 2008, Juliet May directed a BBC film called Dustbin Baby. This was a special movie for television.

One of her most well-known directing jobs is the popular BBC sitcom Miranda. This show stars the comedian Miranda Hart. Juliet May helped bring Miranda's funny ideas to life on screen.

More recently, in 2015, she directed several episodes of the British drama series Ordinary Lies. This show was broadcast on BBC One.

Selected Films and TV Shows

• The Treasure Seekers (1996)