DUBAI ONE & ABU DHABI TV - United Arab Emirates - Producer & Director of ALL the channel's new Studio and OB Shows abd Arabic Food Series x 2.
SUPERHUMAN SHOWDOWN - SCIENCE ENTERTAINMENT SERIES (Multi Camera Location Studio - Discovery Channel)
WOULD I LIE TO YOU - COMEDY PANEL SHOW - Multi Camera Studio (BBC 1 - Zeppotron)
THE STIRLING PRIZE - KEVIN McCLOUD LIVE EVENT - Multi Camera OB (LIVE C4 OB - Talkback)
CELEBRITY BRITAIN'S BEST DISH - FOOD SERIES - Multi Camera Studio (ITV 1 - ITV Productions)
SCRAPHEAP CHALLENGE FACTUAL ENTERTAINMNET - Multi Camera Location (C4 - RDF West)
JAMES MARTIN'S EATING WITH THE ENEMY FOOD SERIES - Multi Camera Location (BBC 1 - RDF West)
ARGUMENTAL - JOHN SARGEANT - COMEDY PANEL SHOW - Multi Camera Studio (DAVE - Tiger Aspect)
COOKING THE BOOKS - VARIOUS CELEBRITY CHEFS - Multi Camera Studio (C5 - TalkbackTHAMES)
PROJECT CATWALK- KELLY OSBOURNE - FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT - Multi Camera Studio (SKY 1 - Shine)
THE LIFE & TIMES OF VIVIAN VYLE - JENNIFER SAUNDERS - COMEDY - Multi Camera Studio (BBC 1)
MANHUNT - MARK AUSTIN - FACTUAL - Multi Camera Studio (LIVE - ITV 1 - TAlkbackTHAMES)
THE RICHARD HAMMOND 5 O CLOCK SHOW - ENTERTAINMENT - Multi Camera Studio (LIVE - ITV 1 - SOTV)
THE GREAT BRITISH MENU - FOOD SERIES - VARIOUS CHEFS - Multi Camera Location (BBC 2 - Optomen)
SCHOOLS OUT - DANNY WALLACE - COMEDY PANEL SHOW - Multi Camera Studio (BBC 1 - SOTV)
SUDO -Q - EAMONN HOLMES - QUIZ SHOW - Multi Camera Studio (BBC 1 - BBC Manchester)
HELP MY DOG IS AS FAT AS ME - FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT - Multi Camera Location(BBC 3 - RDF Scotland)
ABRIDGED CV
"WOULD I LIE TO YOU?" (Zeppotron for BBC 1)
SERIES DIRECTOR for Series 3 of this popular comedy panel show hosted by Rob Bryden alongside team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell. Multi Camera Studio recorded at Pinewood (Producers: Ruth Phillips, Peter Holmes)
"BUILDING OF THE YEAR - LIVE THE STILRING PRIZE 2008 (TalkbackThames for C4)
OB DIRECTOR/PRODUCER for the 5th year of this live 60 minute prestigious event presented by Kevin McCloud deciding
on Europe's most popular building voted by the Royal Institute Of British Architects. (Producers: Paddy Haycocks, Charlie Bunce)
"CELEBRITY BRITAIN'S BEST DISH" (ITV Productions for ITV 1)
SERIES STUDIO DIRECTOR of this cookery series presented by Mark Nicholas and judges by Jilly Gordon, Ed Baines and John Burton Race featuring celebrities chefs cooking their signature dishes. (Producers: Tim Miller, Matt Calais, Juliet Leith)
"SCRAPHEAP CHALLENGE" (RDF for C4)
SERIES OB DIRECTOR/PRODUCER of this renowned series with home engineering teams competing against the presenter Dick Stawbridge and his team in the ultimate of scrapheap challenges. (Producers: Mark Hill, Jane Lomas, John MacNish)
"ARGUMENTAL" (TIGER ASPECT for DAVE)
STUDIO DIRECTOR of this new improvised comedy show presented by John Sargeant with Marcus Brigstocke and Rufus Hound and celebrity teams battling it out to be crowned the King or Queen of comedy debate. (Producer: Gary Chippington.)
"COOKING THE BOOKS" (TalkbackTHAMES for Channel 5)
SERIES DIRECTOR/PRODUCER of this new daytime 60 episode multi camera studio cookery series presented by Jeremy Edwards featuring 2 top chefs competing against each other in a culinary cook. (Producers: John Comerford, Tania Fallon.)
"PROJECT CATWALK" (SHINE TV for SKY 1)
OB DIRECTOR of this 3rd series taking 16 would be fashion designers and mentoring them with the winner getting a job in the fashion industry. Multi Camera studio shot at Greenford Sound Stage presented by Kelly Osbourne (Producer: David Ambler)
"JAMES MARTIN'S EATING WITH THE ENEMY" (RDF West for BBC1)
SERIES OB DIRECTOR/PRODUCER of this new daytime 20 episode multi camera cookery series presented by James Martin featuring members of the general public battling it to be crowned Britain's best home cook (Producers: Mark Hill, Anne Clements)
"MANHUNT" (Talkback THAMES for ITV 1)
STUDIO DIRECTOR of this live 90 minute peak time Crimewatch style programme presented by Mark Austin and Sarah Heaney with live studio demonstrations including the firing of a live gun. Plus drama reconstructions (Sally Dixon, Camilla Lewis)
"THE VIVIEN VYLE SHOW starring Jennifer Saunders" (BBC 2 Entertainment)
STUDIO DIRECTOR of this new comedy drama with Jennifer playing a daytime talkshow host who has more problems than the guests who appear on her show. I directed the Studio elements with a 2nd Director on HD (Producers: Jo Sargent & Jon Plowman)
"THE GREAT BRITISH MENU" SERIES 1 & 2 (OPTOMEN TV for BBC 2)
OB SERIES MULTI CAMERA DIRECTOR/PRODUCER for this location based cookery show presented by Jennie Bond with the UK's leading chefs cooking for the Queen's 80th Birthday & a Banquet in Paris. ( Producers: Nicola Moody, Gary Broadhurst.)
"SCHOOL'S OUT" - SERIES 1 & 2 (SO TV for BBC 1)
SERIES DIRECTOR of this panel entertainment show presented by Danny Wallace. Featuring celebrity guests answering questions from their old school curriculum with surprises from their teachers (Producers: Graham Stuart, Jeremy Salsby)
"HELP! MY DOG IS AS FAT AS ME" (ENDEMOL/INITIAL for BBC 3)
OB SERIES MULTI CAMERA DIRECTOR/PRODUCER of location based multi camera reality show presented by Julian Bennett with 8 overweight dogs and owners battling it out to lose the most weight. (Producers: Paul Murray, David Flynn)
"CAR DUELS" (ATTABOY TV FOR UKTV)
SERIES DIRECTOR / PRODUCER of this multi camera location based car racing show featuring top name celebrities competing to avoid their car being unceremoniously destroyed at the end of the show (Producers: Michael Wood & Daniel Allum)
"SUDO-Q" (BBC Entertainment for BBC 2)
STUDIO DIRECTOR of this second series entertainment show presented by Eamonn Holmes. Contestants compete answering general knowledge questions to and solve Sudo-Q grids and puzzles. (Producers: Pam Cavanagh, Sumi Connock, Martin Scott.)
"V GRAHAM NORTON" (SO TV for Channel 4)
STUDIO DIRECTOR of this award winning irreverent as live evening talk show presented by Graham Norton & featuring live performances from Sheryl Crow, Sharleen Spiterri & Diana Ross. (Executive Producers: Jon Magnusson & Graham Stuart.)
"RICHARD HAMMOND'S 5 O' Clock Show" (SO TV for ITV 1)
SERIES DIRECTOR of this live 60 minute multi camera entertainment show presented by Richard Hammond & Mel Giedroyc featuring topical chat, competitions, VT inserts and audience interaction, guests included Joan Collins, Russell Watson, Sean Wilson, Bonnie Langford & music from Westlife (Producers: Graham Stuart, Jeremy Salsby. & Tania Fallon.)
"THE CRAIG HILL SHOW" (BBC 1 Entertainment Scotland)
SERIES DIRECTOR/PRODUCER ~ Studio & Location PSC of this live 60 min show presented by Craig Hill featuring celebrity guests, and performances from Hue & Cry, Kubb, Athlete, (Producers: Abi Judge & Alan Tyler.)
"HITCHED OR DITCHED" (TIGER ASPECT - Pilot for ITV 1)
STUDIO DIRECTOR of this marriage gameshow & talkshow presented by Vanessa Feltz. (Producers: Tania Fallon, Jo McGrath.)
"DAILY COOKS" (PROSPECT PICTURES for ITV 1)
Studio Director/Vision Mixer of this daily live cookery show presented by Antony Worrall Thomson featuring celebrity chefs, wine experts & cookery master classes from one of the guest chefs. (Producers: Elaine Bancroft, Anthony Worrall Thomson)
"THE SATURDAY SHOW" (BBC 1)
SERIES DIRECTOR ~ Studio, OB & Location PSC of this live 90 minute entertainment show presented by Jake Humphrey, Simon Grant and Angellica Bell featuring games, mayhem and studio surprises. (Series Producer: Donald McInness.)
"SUSPECT" (BBC 1)
SERIES DIRECTOR ~ Studio & PSC of this children's entertainment show presented by Simon Grant. With children solving a crime using interrogation, forensics and a lot of detective work & observation. (Producers: Matthew Napier, Uzma Mir-Young.)
"NIGELLA" (Prospect Pictures - Pilot for ITV 1)
STUDIO DIRECTOR of this daytime magazine and cookery show presented by Nigella Lawson featuring topical chat, celebrity interviews and of course Nigella's very own inimitable style of cooking (Producers: Barry Lynch, Elaine Bancroft.)
"A QUESTION OF SPORT" (BBC 1 Entertainment)
STUDIO DIRECTOR of this classic entertainment sport quiz presented by Sue Barker, featuring team captains Ally McCoist,
Neil Ruddock, Frankie Dettori & Michael Owen. 3 shows recorded per day. (Producers: Carl Doran & Caroline Roberts.)
"SATURDAY KITCHEN & GREAT FOOD LIVE (BBC 1 & UKTV Food)
Studio Director/Vision Mixer of these live 90 & 60 minute cookery and product demonstration programmes presented by Anthony Worrall Thomson (Saturday Kitchen) and Jeni Barnett (Great Food Live) (Editors: Elaine Bancroft, Nicki Cooper, Michael Kelpie)
"JUST LIKE WATCHING BRAZIL" (SO TV - Pilot for ITV 1)
STUDIO DIRECTOR of this topical sport comedy game show presented by Angus Deayton featuring the comic talents Sean Lock, Rhona Cameron, John Oliver & Ron Atkinson. (Producers: Dan Patterson, Bill Matthews: Executive Producer; Graham Stuart.)
"HELL'S KITCHEN" (ITV 1)
OB VM/Director of this live mammoth multi camera OB (40 cameras - Peds & Hot Heads) presented by Angus Deayton (ITV1) and Mark Durden Smith (ITV2) and featuring Gordon Ramsay and 10 celebrities (Jennifer Ellison, Matt Goss, and James Dreyfuss,) battling it out daily to become king or queen of the kitchen. (Producers: Natalka Znak, Richard Cowles, Layla Sabih, Rachel Arnold.)
"DESIGN WARS" (TalkbackTHAMES for ITV 1)
OB SERIES DIRECTOR of this daily live monthly multi camera OB lifestyle/reality show from Nottingham presented by Lorraine Kelly & Mark Durden Smith (Series Producers: Sean Murphy, Ruth Wrigley, Wendy Rattray, Paddy Haycocks, Daisy Goodwin.)
"THE ALL TIME AWARD SHOW" (Ealing Studios Pilot)
Studio Producer/ Director of this evening talk show pilot presented by Jonathan Ross featuring Ricky Gervais discussing their favourite Films, Book, & CD's, giving an insight into the guests personality. (Exec Producers: Rob Moore & Ricky Gervais.)
"BEAT THE NATION" (Endemol UK for C4)
SERIES DIRECTOR of this new 120 episode C4 daytime quiz show presented by legendary comedy duo Graham Garden and
Tim Brooke-Taylor. Recorded 4 shows a day at Carlton in Nottingham. (Producers: Richard Hague, Tim Hincks, Richard Osman.)
"NOBODY LIKES A SMARTASS" (RDF Media for BBC Entrertainment)
SERIES DIRECTOR of this comedy game show presented by Jo Brand. Smartass experts included Michael Winner, Jeremy Beadle, Gyles Brandreth & Janet Street Porter. 2 shows a day recorded with a live contributing audience. (Producer: Sam Anthony.)
OTHER SHOWS ON CV
STUDIO DISNEY (LIVE SHOW + MUSIC - Studio Director)
HELLS KITCHEN (ITV 1 - OB/VM Director)
JUST LIKE WATCHING BRAZIL (ANGUS DEAYTON PILOT FOR ITV 1)
QUESTION OF SPORT (BBC 1 - Studio Director)
GRAHAM NORTON (SO TV/C4 - Studio Director)
DESIGN WARS (ITV 1/TALKBACK - OB Series Director)
FINAL VERDICT (Drama Pilot for ITV 1 - Studio Director)
BEAT THE NATION (120 EP QUIZ ENDEMOL/C4 - Series Director)
ALL TIME AWARD SHOW (PILOT - RICKY GERVAIS/JONATHAN ROSS - Studio Director)
STUPID (CHANNEL X PILOT - VIC REEVES & Wife Nancy Sorrell - Studio Director)
STUDIO DISNEY (Disney Channel Live Daily show from 4-7 pm)
LIVING LIVE (LIVING TV PILOT with MELINDA MESSENGER AND RICHARD ARNOLD
RED HERRING (Clive Anderson - Hat Trick Pilot for C4 - Studio Director)
YOUR FACE OR MINE? (Talkback for E4/C4)
Series Director presented by June Sarpong & Jimmy Carr - 20 Shows)
TOPRANKO! (Radar Productions for C5)
Series Director of this general knowledge quiz presented by Tony Wilson and Charlotte Hudson - 16 Shows.
NO WIN NO FEE! (Hat Trick for BBC 1 -
Studio Director of the second series of this quiz show presented by Paul Ross 40 episodes made in 10 days.
DIRTY MONEY (12 Yard/Hat Trick for Sky)
Series Director 32 episode quiz show.
479 BREAKFAST SHOW (Talkback pilot pitched for the new C4 breakfast show)
Studio Director/Producer of one of the 4 breakfast show pilots made to replace the Big Breakfast on Channel 4. Presented by Adrian Chiles.
GHOSTWATCH (UK Horizons for the BBC)
OB Director of this unique live broadcast from the Tower of London. Filmed live at midnight with 4 OB cameras.
WORLD WIDE WOMEN (For the Oxygen Channel New York USA -
Studio Director of this live transatlantic 90 minute show shown across America, responding to the September 11th tragedy.
TASTE TODAY WITH ANTHEA & MARK (Carlton TV for Taste CFN)
Series Director of this daily live 60-minute magazine and cookery show presented by Anthea Turner and Mark Curry.Over 100 episodes broadcast live.
MENTAL! (Talkback Productions for Play UK.) Series Director of this music comedy quiz presented by Iain Lee - 16 Shows.
CELEBRITY! (Carlton Entertainment ~ ITV Network.) Series Director of the daily live entertainment show presented by Penny Smith & Andi Peters. 65 consecutive live shows broadcast.
THE NATIONAL LOTTERY ~ LUCKY 7's. (Pilot for BBC Entertainment.)
Studio & PSC Producer/Director for a quiz based National Lottery pilot presented by Bob Monkhouse.
MUSIC LIVE (BBC 1&2 - Entertainment)
Producer/Studio Director of the final 4 hours of this live 24-hour Music programme.
T4/E4. (Channel 4 & E4)
Studio Director of this daily live 3 hour show.
2000 TODAY (BBC 1 ~ The final show of the last Millennium.)
OB Producer/Director broadcasting live from the Millennium Dome in London with a purpose built studio inside the Dome. Anchored by David Dimbleby & Juliet Morris.
CRUFTS 2000 & 2001 (BBC 2 Features & Events.) OB Director at the world's biggest dog show directing the Obedience Event.
PSC Producer/Director : of over a dozen PSC films with Crufts presenters, Gaby Roslin & Shauna Lowry. And in 2001 with Phillipa Forester.
KAYE.(BBC Scotland for BBC 2.)
Series Director of this Esther/Trisha style talk show featuring Kaye Adams as the presenter - 32 Shows
BLUE PETER. (BBC TV)
Studio & PSC Director
TV COMMERCIAL (For Scotland's Daily Mail Dream Cottage Giveaway.) Director of a TV commercial filmed on the Isle of Arran. DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME (LWT ~ ITV Network.) Multi-Camera PSC Director on this stunt and challenge based programme.
JACK DOCHERTY SHOW & MELINDA'S BIG NIGHT IN (Absolutely for C5.)
Studio Director of these zoo like chat & music shows recorded live in front of 200 people, Presented on alternate nights by Jack Docherty & Melinda Messenger.
THIS MORNING WITH RICHARD & JUDY (Granada TV ~ ITV Network.)
Studio Director of this live 2 hour multi camera programme.
NOEL'S HOUSE PARTY (BBC 1 ~ Entertainment.)
OB Director & Vision Mixer for the NTV part of theshow when broadcast live from Universal Studios in Florida.
GMTV (ITV Network.)
Studio Director of the main show.I also worked on many of the OB's into the main programme including directing the whole show from the Dunblane tragedy.
FOR CHILDREN'S TV CREDITS PLEASE LOOK IN WORD CV FOR COMPREHENSIVE LISTINGS ON SHOWS SUCH AS "BLUE PETER - SOOTY - JACKANORY" - AND MANY MORE.
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