Jane Prowse

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