Biography

TV drama writer and director. Directing credits include: IN THE CLUB (series 2): 2 x 60' for Rollem - written by Kay Mellor, starring Hermione Norris, Jill Halfpenny, Katherine Parkinson, Will Mellor, Taj Atwal, Sacha Dhawan. THE COMMANDER ("WITNESS"): 2 x 60’ for Lynda LaPlante Productions/ITV – written and directed, starring Amanda Burton, Mark Lewis Jones, Gary Stretch, Gerard Kearns and Toby Kebbell. ROCKET MAN: directed episodes 3 and 4 of Alison Hume drama comedy for Coastal/Touchpaper/BBC Wales starring Robson Green. THE FUGITIVES: 7 part children’s drama serial for Shed Productions / Childrens ITV. Cast includes Maureen Lipman. LIVING IT: directed first 5 episodes of new CBBC series. Producer May Gibson. BETWEEN THE SHEETS: directed second block (3 episodes) of Kay Mellor series for Rollem Productions/ Producer Yvonne Francas. Stars Julie Graham, Brenda Blethyn, Alun Armstrong, Liz Smith and Norman Wisdom. GREEN-EYED MONSTER: directed 2 part drama from own screenplay for Film & General/ BBC-1 (Jane Tranter). Producer Gillian Gordon. Emma Fielding, Fay Ripley and Hugo Speer star. THE GREATEST STORE IN THE WORLD: directed film for Film and General/ BBC TV based on Alex Shearer’s novel. Broadcast Christmas Eve ‘99. Cast: Dervla Kirwan, Ricky Tomlinson and Peter Capaldi. Nominated for Best Children’s Drama BAFTA 2000. SUNNY’S EARS: Directed 4 x 30’ children's serial for Film & General Productions(producer Gillian Gordon)/Carlton .TX: Winner of Royal Television Society Best Children’s programme award. Pascal Blackburn playing Sunny won the One in Eight Award (highlighting roles and performances for the disabled in film &TV) for best performance. Screened at the Chicago International Children’s Film Festival. THE BILL: directed four episodes for Thames Television; Playing with Fire (stars Letitia Dean); Alternative Therapies; Paying For It and Grey Area. Also writes and directs theatre. Most recent, A ROUND-HEELED WOMAN at London's Aldwych Theatre, starring Cagney and Lacey's Sharon Gless. www.aroundheeledwoman.com

Credits

Bill, The 4 episodes View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 1996
-   Director 1996
Episode 1178   Director 1997
-   Director 1997
Craig Ferguson Story, The 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 1989
Sunny's Ears 4 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 1   Director 1996
Series 1, Episode 2   Director 1996
Series 1, Episode 3   Director 1996
Series 1, Episode 4   Director 1996
Greatest Store In The World, The 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 1999
Green Eyed Monster 3 episodes View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2001
Episode 1   Director 2001
Episode 2   Director 2001
Giselle 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 1995
Commander, The 2 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 4, Episode 5   Director 2007
Series 4, Episode 6   Director 2007
Between The Sheets 3 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 4   Director 2003
Series 1, Episode 5   Director 2003
Series 1, Episode 6   Director 2003
Playground, The 5 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Episode 1   Director 2004
Episode 2   Director 2004
Episode 3   Director 2004
Episode 4   Director 2004
Episode 5   Director 2004
Fugitives, The 7 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Episode 1   Director 2005
Episode 2   Director 2005
Episode 3   Director 2005
Episode 4   Director 2005
Episode 5   Director 2005
Episode 6   Director 2005
Episode 7   Director 2005
Rocket Man 2 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 3   Director 2005
Series 1, Episode 4   Director 2005
Living It 5 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Episode 1   Director 2005
Episode 4   Director 2005
Episode 5   Director 2005
Episode 6   Director 2005
-   Director 2005
In The Club 2 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 2, Episode 3   Director 2016
Series 2, Episode 4   Director 2016

Skills

  • HD
  • CGI
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