Next came the multi-award-winning Le Week-End, another collaboration with Hanif Kureishi, starring Jim Broadbent and Lindsay Duncan, set and filmed in Paris. After working with Ellie Goulding on the mini rom-com How Long Will I Love You?, Michell directed the much-lauded two-part TV drama The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies, written by Peter Morgan, and telling the true-life story of a retired schoolteacher accused of murder.
Following the success of "Le Week-End," another collaboration with Hanif Kureishi starring Jim Broadbent and Lindsay Duncan, Michell directed the acclaimed two-part TV drama "The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies." This drama, written by Peter Morgan, tells the true story of a retired schoolteacher accused of murder.