Biography

I am proud of my northern, working class roots. I worked as an actor for twenty years, before setting up Big Buddha Films in 2006. My latest BFI Network short film, Safe, has screened at 50 film festivals worldwide and won ‘Best Screenplay’ and ‘Best Director’ at the BAFTA qualifying Aesthetica Short Film Festival and is currently picking up many awards and nominations on the film festival circuit. My critically acclaimed, feature documentary Still Loved, was BIFA long listed. I have Directed around 100 episodes of TV including Sister Boniface Mysteries, The World According to Grandpa which was nominated for a RTS Award and a Rockie, Coronation Street, Emmerdale and Doctors. I am a full voting member of BAFTA and BIFA and champion women in the film and TV industry.
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Credits

Sister Boniface Mysteries, The 2 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 4, Episode 5   Director 2024
Series 4, Episode 6   Director 2024
Safe 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2023
Emmerdale 13 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Episode 9624   Director 2023
Episode 9625   Director 2023
Episode 9626   Director 2023
Episode 9790   Director 2023
Episode 9791   Director 2023
Episode 9792   Director 2023
Episode 9793   Director 2023
Episode 10029   Director 2024
Episode 10030   Director 2024
Episode 10032   Director 2024
Episode 10260   Director 2025
Episode 10261   Director 2025
Episode 10262   Director 2025
Coronation Street 4 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Episode 11017   Director 2023
Episode 11015   Director 2023
Episode 11216   Director 2024
Episode 11218   Director 2024
World According To Grandpa, The 20 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 2, Episode 1   Director 2022
Series 2, Episode 2   Director 2022
Series 2, Episode 3   Director 2022
Series 2, Episode 4   Director 2022
Series 2, Episode 5   Director 2022
Series 2, Episode 6   Director 2022
Series 2, Episode 7   Director 2022
Series 2, Episode 8   Director 2022
Series 2, Episode 9   Director 2022
Series 2, Episode 10   Director 2022
Series 2, Episode 11   Director 2022
Series 2, Episode 12   Director 2022
Series 2, Episode 13   Director 2022
Series 2, Episode 14   Director 2022
Series 2, Episode 15   Director 2022
Series 2, Episode 16   Director 2022
Series 2, Episode 17   Director 2022
Series 2, Episode 18   Director 2022
Series 2, Episode 19   Director 2022
Series 2, Episode 20   Director 2022
Absent From Our Own Wedding 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2017
Doctors 51 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 19, Episode 175   Director 2017
Series 19, Episode 176   Director 2017
Series 19, Episode 177   Director 2017
Series 19, Episode 209   Director 2018
Series 19, Episode 210   Director 2018
Series 19, Episode 211   Director 2018
Series 19, Episode 254   Director 2018
Series 19, Episode 256   Director 2018
Series 19, Episode 255   Director 2018
Series 20, Episode 22   Director 2018
Series 20, Episode 23   Director 2018
Series 20, Episode 24   Director 2018
Series 20, Episode 85   Director 2019
Series 20, Episode 86   Director 2019
Series 20, Episode 87   Director 2019
Series 20, Episode 190   Director 2019
Series 20, Episode 191   Director 2019
Series 20, Episode 192   Director 2019
Series 21, Episode 16   Director 2019
Series 21, Episode 17   Director 2019
Series 21, Episode 18   Director 2019
Series 21, Episode 104   Director 2020
Series 21, Episode 105   Director 2020
Series 21, Episode 106   Director 2020
Series 21, Episode 159   Director 2020
Series 21, Episode 160   Director 2020
Series 21, Episode 161   Director 2020
Series 22, Episode 10   Director 2020
Series 22, Episode 11   Director 2020
Series 22, Episode 12   Director 2020
Series 22, Episode 49   Director 2021
Series 22, Episode 50   Director 2021
Series 22, Episode 51   Director 2021
Series 22, Episode 29   Director 2021
Series 22, Episode 30   Director 2021
Series 22, Episode 31   Director 2021
Series 22, Episode 108   Director 2021
Series 22, Episode 107   Director 2021
Series 22, Episode 106   Director 2021
Series 22, Episode 77   Director 2021
Series 22, Episode 75   Director 2021
Series 22, Episode 128   Director 2021
Series 22, Episode 137   Director 2021
Series 22, Episode 132   Director 2021
Series 22, Episode 74   Director 2021
Series 23, Episode 32   Director 2022
Series 23, Episode 33   Director 2022
Series 23, Episode 34   Director 2022
Series 23   Director 2023
Series 23   Director 2023
Series 23   Director 2023
Still Loved 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2015
Girl With The World In Her Hair, The 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2011
Pussy 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2009
Bring Me Joy 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2007
Black Or White? 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2006

Awards

  • Soho London Independent Film Festival

    Best Director - Safe - 2025

  • Wimbledon Short Film Festival

    Best UK Film - Safe - 2024

  • Imagine This Women's Film Festival - New York

    Best Drama - Safe - 2024

  • Oxford Shorts

    Best Director - 2024

  • Short & Sweet Yorkshire

    Best Short Film - Safe - 2024

  • Seville Indie Film Festival

    Best Actor for James Nelson Joyce - Safe - 2024

  • Aeshetica Short Film Festival

    Best Director - Safe - 2023

  • Aeshetica Short Film Festival

    Best Screenplay - Safe - 2023

  • Impact Doc Awards

    Award of Excellence - Still Loved - 2017

  • High Peak Film Festival

    Best Documentary - Still Loved - 2017

  • Underwire Film Fest

    Best Producer - Pussy - 2011

  • Wood Green Int Film Festival

    Best comedy - Bring Me Joy - 2008

  • One Minute Wonders

    Best scripted piece - Black or White? - 2007

Skills

  • Arts
  • HD
  • Lecturing
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