Dale Elena McCready

Dale Elena McCready
Biographical information
Birthname	Dale McCready
Nationality	New Zealander
Gender	Female (formerly male)
Official website	dalemccready.com
IMDb record	Dale McCready
Attendance in Merlin series
Role	Director
Number	41
Serie(s):	1, 2, 3, 4 & 5

Dale Elena McCready is a New Zealand born cinematographer working internationally, although she is based in the UK. She also specialises in drama and visual effects photography. She has worked on 41 episodes of BBC's Merlin, from Series 1 through to Series 5.

McCready has worked on the following episodes:

Series 1

• The Poisoned Chalice
• Lancelot
• A Remedy to Cure All Ills
• The Gates of Avalon
• The Beginning of the End
• Excalibur
• The Moment of Truth
• Le Morte d'Arthur

Series 2

• The Curse of Cornelius Sigan
• The Once and Future Queen
• The Nightmare Begins
• Lancelot and Guinevere
• Beauty and the Beast: Part One
• Beauty and the Beast: Part Two
• The Witchfinder
• The Sins of the Father
• The Lady of the Lake
• Sweet Dreams
• The Witch's Quickening
• The Fires of Idirsholas
• The Last Dragonlord

Series 3

• The Tears of Uther Pendragon: Part One
• The Tears of Uther Pendragon: Part Two
• Goblin's Gold
• The Crystal Cave
• The Eye of the Phoenix
• Love in the Time of Dragons
• Queen of Hearts
• The Sorcerer's Shadow
• The Coming of Arthur: Part One
• The Coming of Arthur: Part Two

Series 4

• The Darkest Hour: Part One
• The Darkest Hour: Part Two
• The Wicked Day
• The Secret Sharer
• Lamia
• Lancelot Du Lac
• A Herald of the New Age
• The Hunter's Heart

Series 5

• Arthur's Bane: Part One
• Arthur's Bane: Part Two

Gallery

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McCready, circa 2020

Trivia

• According to her Twitter page, McCready is a transgender woman.
• On April 4th, 2020, McCready began uploading a series of never-before-seen behind-the-scenes images from the show to her website .