Comedy Olympics Show - BBC Comedy Entertainment , United Kingdom
2011 - Director
I devised this show which BBC optioned from me and has now been commissioned.

DuPont Horizons - Two Four EP. Dan Adamson / Ogilvy & Mather US , United Kingdom
2011 - Director
14x2min Mini-Doc Ads BBC World.
They look as glossy as an advert, but with a human documentary narrative. I directed Desert Oasis - the world's first carbon neutral city and Safe Footing - a revolution prothetic limb for land mine victims.

The Apprentice - Talkback Thames. Series Editor - Mark Saben. , United Kingdom
2010 - Producer/Director
12x1hr BBC1
Directed 3 episodes through the shoot (including big final task) and 2 episodes through the edit. This time Lord Alan is looking for business partners - the prize is £250000 investment in a company run by the winner.

Famous, Rich, Jobless - Love Productions. Exec Prod. Elliot Reed , United Kingdom
2010 - Producer/Director
BBC1 2 x 1 hour Primetime Documentary.
Four Celebrities discover the reality of being jobless. Helped shoot both episodes and edited episode 2. TX Easter 2010.

Mary Queen of Charity Shops Revisit - Optomen TV. EP: Becky Clarke , United Kingdom
2009 - Producer/Director
1x1Hr
Mary Portas overhauls charity shops. Retold story of series and launched major new drop in volunteering trial across 20 shops to attract younger volunteers. TX Apr 2010.
BAFTA Nominated

The Restaurant - Ep1, Series 3. - BBC Factual Entertainment. EP Chloe Solomon. , United Kingdom
2009 - Producer/Director
BBC2
8 x 1 hr Primetime Factual Entertainment
I did the opening episode of this big BBC2 series. Raymond Blanc's on the hunt for partners to open a restaurant in tough times. For 9 couples, the gruelling selection begins. TX late 09 / early 2010.

I'm Running Sainsburys - Ep1 - Silver River Productions. EP: Dan Adamson , United Kingdom
2009 - Producer/Director
C4
4 x 1 hr Primetime Documentary.
An experiment in Sainsburys to hothouse shopfloor staff with great business ideas.
My film told the story of a lowly Watford store trainer trying to change the way we shop with a new product. Comm Ed described every frame as a Rembrandt?!

Around The World In 80 Trades - Tigress Productions. EP: Dick Colthurst. , United Kingdom
2008 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
C4
4 x 1 hr Primetime Adventure Doc Series
Ex-City Dealer attempts to trade his way around the world buying and selling local commodities. Filmed and Directed episode 3 as well as putting finishing touches to other episodes. Almost every pick of day and received critical acclaim in reviews.

Make Me A Christian - Wildcard Productions. EP: Narinda Minhas , United Kingdom
2008 - Producer/Director
C4
3 x 1 hr Formatted Documentary
4 Christian Mentors believe Britain needs to regain Christian values. 10 volunteers in Leeds try living by their rules.

Rough Guide To... - Lion TV. EP: Nick Catliff, Rick Shaw , United Kingdom
2008 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
C5
15 x 30min Travel Show. Major Channel 5 commission to turn around 15 episodes in 5 months. Media Guardian suggested Julia Bradbury as the best presenter on British TV after our Berlin feature. Series recommissioned.
See a couple of items here...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4CKol5ezu0
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbMgXJDU7B0&feature=channel_page



Worlds Lost Tribes - Mek - Cicada Films. EP: Frances Berrigan , United States of America
2007 - Producer/Director
Travel Channel & Discovery
8 x 1hr Presenter led Anthropology.
Explorers Mark Anstice and Olly Steeds live with one of world's last tribes to be
touched by modernity. I filmed and directed episodes 1 and 2.

Kill It, Cook It, Eat It - Firefly Productions. EP: Nick Curwin , United Kingdom
2007 - Producer/Director
BBC3. 4 x 1 hour Controversial Live Event. We invited an audience to a dining room in an abattoir. Directed various items and
produced one show.

The Man from Spurt - Provokateur Brand Agency , United Kingdom
2006 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
Comedy Web Viral www.unlimited-spurt.org. Mock anti global warming campaign. Provoked national coverage & 25k hits.

Worlds Lost Tribes - Kombai - Cicada Films. EP: Frances Berrigan , United States of America
2006 - Producer/Director
Discovery / Discovery Travel. 6 x 60min.
Explorers Mark Anstice and Olly Steeds live with last allegedly cannibalistic tribe. Self shot HDCAM project. I filmed two episodes and edited 1.

Ghetto Britain - Maverick TV. EP: Tommy Nagra , United Kingdom
2006 - Producer/Director
More4. 1x60min. Cheeky authored critique of our 'Race Relations Industry' with Robert Beckford. We develop a 'Manifesto for Change' and present it to the Commission for Racial Equality on their 30th anniversary year. Received 5 picks of the day.

African School - Lion TV. EP: Richard Bradley, Bill Locke , United Kingdom
2005 - Producer/Director
BBC4/BBC2. 10 x 30min
Made 3 episodes of doc series on teacher and pupils in small town Uganda. Gordon Brown requested copies, BBC presented it to the Queen and winner at Monte Carlo TV festival. Runner-up in Japan Education Award.

Let 'Em All In - Diverse Productions. EP: Narinda Minhas , United Kingdom
2005 - Producer
C4. 1x60min. Presenter led polemic on immigration. Worked with Director.

Going Straight - Lion TV. EP: Hilary Rosen , United Kingdom
2004 - Location Director
C4. 3 x 60min. Reality docs on criminals trying to reform.

Rude Britannia - Betty TV. EP: Dave Nath , United Kingdom
2004 - Producer/Director
5 x 30min Documentary for C4 Learning. Made 1st episode of series on teenage anti-social behaviour.

Passport To The Sun - Lion TV. EP: Bridget Sneyd , United Kingdom
2003 - Producer/Director
BBC1 Daytime. 25 x 30/45mins. Popular series on British in Mallorca and Ibiza presented by Nadia Sawalha.

Why I Hate Karaoke - Ed Kellie Productions , United Kingdom
2002 - Writer/Director
1 x 10 min Musical Drama. Directed 16 person crew and 3 professional actors. Shown in festivals at NFT & ICA Cinemas.

12 Days in Bethlehem - Lion TV. EP: Cassian Harrison , United Kingdom
2002 - Producer/Director
C4. 12 x 3 min. Ob docs from holy warzone.

COMEDY COMMISSION (BBC3 Sports Relief)
MINI-DOC ADVERTS (Ogilvy & Mather / BBC World)
THE APPRENTICE (BBC1)
MARY QUEEN OF SHOPS (BBC2)
THE RESTAURANT (BBC2) EP1
I'M RUNNING SAINSBURYS (C4) EP1
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 TRADES (C4) EP3
THE ROUGH GUIDE (C5)
WORLDS LOST TRIBES (DISCOVERY)
AFRICAN SCHOOL (BBC4/2)

In TV since 1998 and Producer Director since 2002. Began as self shooter mainly at Lion TV and have branched out into all sorts of factual programmes in many production houses since. In 2008 I made a concious decision to do more primetime mainstream work, but now I'm there I'm open to all projects on all channels and just want to tell the best story.

1994-97
Cambridge University, Selwyn College
MA Hons Archaeology & Anthropology - 2.1
Specialised in Social Anthropology
Produced 1st Class dissertation

1988-93
Oakham School, Leicestershire
A Level:
Maths(A) Physics(A) Chemistry(A) Philosophy(B)

GCSE:
7 Grade A (incl. English & Maths), 4 Grade B

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