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    An award-winning and highly experienced SP and PD (also self-shooting) on a wide range of primetime factual output for the BBC, C4, and ITV, including: presenter-led programmes; constructed, observational, and archive-driven documentaries; biographical films; specialist factual; current affairs; factual drama. Experienced in gaining and maintaining difficult access; working with big institutions; substantial legal and editorial policy issues. Development experience: generating ideas, writing treatments, and making tasters, which have won commissions. Qualified journalist. CRB checked.
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    Credits

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    My Dad is a Woman  - Wild Pictures for ITV1 , United Kingdom
    2011 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
    TX TBA ITV1
    What happens when your dad drops the bombshell that he wants to be a woman? 60' documentary with intimate access to the lives of two families, in which a father becomes the woman he's always wanted to be, including the irreversible surgery that will change his sex forever.

    Farewell The Bill - Talkback Thames for ITV1 , United Kingdom
    2010 - Producer/Director
    A 60' documentary telling the story of television's longest running police drama. With exclusive access to The Bill's final shoot, it captures the laughter and tears, as cast and crew bid an emotional farewell to 27 years on the beat.
    Pick of the Day: Guardian, Independent, Telegraph, Times, Express, Mail, Mirror.
    'An hour celebrating the greatest moments at Sun Hill and the legacy of drama it's given to British screen.' The Mail
    'A fond look back at the series.' The Telegraph


    Time Team Documentary Special: Nelson's Hospital - Videotext Communications for Channel 4 , United Kingdom
    2010 - Producer/Director
    60' documentary presented by Tony Robinson on Britain's first naval hospital. An archaeological dig to exhume bodies from the cemetery offers a close-up inspection of life and death in the Georgian navy. Channel 4.
    'Reveals a life of appalling hardship in Nelson's Navy.' The Times
    'Chilling...Teases out the threads of the history with skill and sensitivity.' Radio Times
    'An extraordinary insight into life in the 18th century Navy.' The Express

    Five Daughters, factual Drama, BBC1 - BBC Drama , United Kingdom
    2009 - Other
    Factual producer: three-part (3 x 60') factual drama based on the personal testimonies of those caught up in the Suffolk serial murders case. Writer: Stephen Butchard (House of Saddam); Director: Philippa Lowthorpe (The Other Boleyn Girl); Exec Producer: Sue Hogg (Survivors).
    'Exceptional drama; powerful, thoughtful, profoundly affecting.' Radio Times
    'Alongside classics like Cathy Come Home...It wrenches your heart.' Libby Purves
    'Brilliant television...A masterclass in how to dramatise a recent news event.' The Guardian
    'Primetime drama doesn't get better than this.' The Independent

    The Story of Maths - BBC Vision Productions , United Kingdom
    2008 - Series Producer
    Four-part (4 x 60') series, BBC4.
    Executive Producer: David Okuefuna.
    Series presented by Professor for the Public Understanding of Science, Marcus du Sautoy, on the history of mathematics, examining how mathematical ideas underpin the science, technology, and culture that shape our world.
    2007-2008.
    'Brilliantly made, constantly fascinating.' The Times.
    'A fascinating four-parter.' The Guardian

    Tribute Film on the Life of a Senior Member of the Royal Family - BBC Events , United Kingdom
    2006 - Producer/Director
    TX TBA, BBC1.
    Executive Producer: Nick Vaughan-Barratt.


    Patrick Moore: A Tribute  - BBC Events , United Kingdom
    2005 - Producer/Director
    TX TBA, BBC1.
    Executive Producer: Nick Vaughan- Barratt.
    Archive-driven tribute film on the life and work of Britain's best-known astronomer.

    Beyond Murder: Convicting Jane's Killer  - BBC Documentaries and Specialist Features , United Kingdom
    2004 - Producer/Director
    1 x 60', BBC1.
    Executive Producer: Owen Gay.
    Documentary following the prosecution of Graham Coutts for the murder of teacher Jane Longhurst. With unprecedented access to the Crown Prosecution Service and QC as they prepare a live, high-profile case for trial, this is the story of how Coutts was brought to justice.

    The Trouble with Sleep  - BBC Documentaries and Specialist Features , United Kingdom
    2003 - Producer/Director
    1 x 60', BBC1.
    Executive Producer: Simon Ford.
    The first film in this two-part documentary series using new night vision filming techniques to explore the lives of people who sleepwalk, suffer from night terrors, or act out their dreams.
    'The footage makes for extraordinary viewing.' Radio Times.
    'Intriguing stuff.' The Observer

    Measuring Evil  - BBC Documentaries , United Kingdom
    2002 - Producer/Director
    1 x 60', BBC1.
    Executive Producer: Simon Ford.
    Documentary on the Public Inquiry investigating the crimes of former GP Harold Shipman, Britain's worst serial killer. Includes use of GIS technology.

    The Stanford Prison Experiment - BBC Documentaries , United States of America
    2002 - Producer/Director
    1 x 30' documentary, BBC2.
    Executive Producer: Nick Mirsky.
    Film on the 1970's American psychological study examining the nature of tyranny and oppressive regimes.
    'The highlight of a weekend of prison-themed documentaries.' The Times

    Hollywood Knives: The Secret History of Tinseltown under the Scalpel - BBC Documentaries , United States of America
    2001 - Producer/Director
    1 x 60', BBC1.
    Executive Producer: Alex Holmes.
    Archive-driven documentary exploring how the quest for stardom became irrevocably linked to the plastic surgeon's blade. The film examines how the careers of some of the biggest names in showbusiness such as Marilyn Munroe, John Wayne, Gary Cooper, and Frank Sinatra, led to the operating table.
    'Hopelessly engrossing.' The Express.
    'Shamelessly watchable.' The Times


    Burgled - BBC Documentaries , United Kingdom
    1999 - Series Producer
    Six-part (6 x 30') series, BBC1.
    Executive Producer: Olivia Lichtenstein.
    Series producer and director: documentary series examining all aspects of burglary - the victims, police and offenders, who talk candidly and to camera about their methods and what drives them to commit the crime. Series part-self shot.
    'Essential viewing.' The Independent. 'Engrossing and pacey.' Evening Standard.


    The Clampers: Tales from the Parking Frontline - BBC Documentaries , United Kingdom
    1998 - Series Producer
    Six-part (6 x 30') series, BBC1.
    Executive Producer: Stephen Lambert.
    Series producer and director: series following the teams of wardens, bailiffs, and lawyers, who enforce Britain's unpopular parking laws, including first-time access to Britain's first 'parking court'. Series part self-shot. 'Hugely entertaining.' The Independent.
    'Brilliant.' The Telegraph



    Firefighters  - BBC Documentaries , United Kingdom
    1997 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
    Six-part (6 x 30')series, BBC1.
    Series Producer: Ben Gale; Executive Producer: Jeremy Mills.
    PSC and self-shooting director: series on life and work as part of a Fire Service rescue team using specially-designed cameras to give a previously unseen insight into rescue operations. Films in this series part self-shot.


    The Verdict  - BBC Current Affairs , United Kingdom
    1996 - Producer/Director
    Six-part presenter-led series on lawyers and the law, BBC2.
    'Fascinating and cautionary.' The Guardian

    Public Eye - BBC Current Affairs , United Kingdom
    1995 - Producer/Director
    Reporter-led network current affairs and investigations strand, BBC2.

    3D - Yorkshire Television for ITV , United Kingdom
    1994 - Producer/Director
    ITV network documentary series.

    Current affairs and political programmes - Meridian Broadcasting (ITV) , United Kingdom
    1992 - Producer/Director
    Current affairs and political programmes presented by Vincent Hanna and Andrew Rawnsley

    Ambulance  - Peter Williams Television for ITV , United Kingdom
    1992 - Researcher
    Seven-part documentary series. Winner: Indie award, Best Regional Programme

    The London Programme  - London Weekend Television (ITV) , United Kingdom
    1992 - Researcher
    Current affairs series presented and edited by Trevor Phillips.

    Facing South  - TVS , United Kingdom
    1990 - Assistant Producer
    Researcher and assistant producer: investigative current affairs series.

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    Employment History

    2011 - Producer/Director: My Dad is a Woman, Wild Pictures, TX TBA ITV1
    What happens when your dad drops the bombshell that he wants to be a woman? 60' documentary with intimate access to the lives of two families, in which a father becomes the woman he's always wanted to be, including the irreversible surgery that will change his sex forever.

    2010 - Producer/Director: Farewell The Bill, Talkback Thames for ITV1.
    60' documentary telling the story of television's longest-running police drama. With exclusive access to The Bill's final shoot, it captures the laughter and tears, as cast and crew bid an emotional farewell to 27 years on the beat.
    Pick of the Day: Guardian, Independent, Telegraph, Times, Express, Mail, Mirror.
    'An hour celebrating the greatest moments at Sun Hill and the legacy of drama it's given to British screen.'  The Mail
    'A fond look back at the series.'  The Telegraph

    2010 - Producer/Director: Nelson's Hospital, A Time Team Documentary Special, Channel 4
    60' documentary presented by Tony Robinson on Britain's first naval hospital. An archaeological dig to exhume bodies from the cemetery offers a close-up inspection of life and death in the Georgian Navy.
    'Reveals a life of appalling hardship in Nelson's Navy.'  The Times
    'Chilling...Teases out the threads of the history with skill and sensitivity.'  Radio Times

    'An extraordinary insight into life in the 18th century Navy.' The Express

    2006-2009 Factual Producer: Five Daughters, BBC Drama, BBC1.
    Writer: Stephen Butchard (House of Saddam). Director: Philippa Lowthorpe (The Other Boleyn Girl); Exec Producer: Sue Hogg (Survivors, Larkrise To Candleford). Three-part (3 x 60') factual drama based on the personal testimonies of those caught up in the Suffolk serial murders case.
    'Exceptional drama; powerful, thoughtful, profoundly affecting.' Radio Times
    'Alongside classics like Cathy Come Home...It wrenches your heart.' Libby Purves
    'Brilliant television...A masterclass in how to dramatise a recent news event.' The Guardian
    'Primetime drama doesn't get better than this.' The Independent


    2007-2008 Series Producer: The Story of Maths, BBC4.
    Exec Producer: David Okuefuna. Four-part (4 x 60') series presented by Professor for the Public Understanding of Science, Marcus du Sautoy, on the history of mathematics, examining how mathematical ideas underpin the science, technology, and culture that shape our world.
    'Brilliantly made, constantly fascinating.' The Times   'A fascinating four-parter.' The Guardian

    2006 Producer/Director: Archive-driven tribute film on the Life of a Senior Member of the Royal Family, TX TBA BBC1.
    Exec Producer: Nick Vaughan-Barratt.

    2005-2006 Producer/Director. Patrick Moore: A Tribute, TX TBA BBC1.
    Exec Producer: Nick Vaughan-Barratt. Archive-driven film on Britain's best-known astronomer.

    2004 Producer/Director. Beyond Murder: Convicting Jane's Killer, BBC1.
    Exec Producer: Owen Gay. 60' documentary with unprecedented access to prosecution lawyers and QC as they prepare a high-profile murder case for trial.

    2003 Producer/Director. The Trouble with Sleep, BBC1.
    Exec Producer: Simon Ford. Two-part documentary series (2 x 60') using new night vision filming techniques to explore the lives of people who sleepwalk, suffer from night terrors, or act out their dreams.
    'Extraordinary viewing.' Radio Times 'Intriguing stuff.' The Observer
    2002 Producer/Director.

    Harold Shipman: Measuring Evil, BBC1.

    Exec Producer: Simon Ford. 60' documentary on the Public Inquiry investigating the crimes of former GP Harold Shipman, Britain's worst serial killer. Includes use of GIS technology.

    2002 Producer/Director. The Stanford Prison Experiment, BBC2.
    Exec Producer: Nick Mirsky. 30' documentary on the 1970's American psychological study examining the nature of
    tyranny and oppressive regimes.
    'Highlight of a weekend of prison-themed documentaries.' The Times

    2001 Producer/Director. Hollywood Knives, BBC1.
    Exec Producer: Alex Holmes. 60' archive-driven documentary exploring the secret history of Tinseltown under the scalpel. The film examines how the careers of some of the biggest names in film history such as Marilyn Monroe, John Wayne, Gary Cooper, and Frank Sinatra, led to the operating table.
    'Hopelessly engrossing.' The Express   'Shamelessly watchable.' The Times

    1999-2000 Series Producer and Director. Burgled, BBC1.
    Exec Producer: Olivia Lichtenstein. Six-part documentary series (6 x 30') on all aspects of burglary - the victims, police, and offenders, who talk candidly about their methods and motivation. Part self-shot.
    'Essential viewing.' The Independent 'Engrossing and pacey.' Evening Standard.

    1998 Series Producer and Director. The Clampers: Tales from the Parking Frontline, BBC1.
    Exec Producer: Stephen Lambert. Six-part documentary series (6 x 30') on the wardens, bailiffs, and lawyers, who enforce Britain's unpopular parking laws, including first-time access to Britain's first `parking court'. Part self-shot.
    'Brilliant... A rare docusoap with attitude, asking proper journalistic questions.' The Telegraph
    'Hugely entertaining.' The Independent 'Transfixing.' Sunday Times


    1997 Producer/Director. Firefighters, BBC1.
    Series Producer: Ben Gale; Exec Producer: Jeremy Mills. Six-part documentary series (6 x 30') on the Fire Service, using specially-designed cameras to give a previously unseen insight into rescue operations. Programmes part self-shot.

    1995-1996 Producer/Director. The Verdict, BBC2.
    Six-part series on lawyers and the law.
    'Fascinating and cautionary.' The Guardian

    Producer/Director. Public Eye, BBC2.
    Current affairs and investigations strand.

    1994 Yorkshire Television: Documentaries Department.
    Producer/Director. 3D: ITV network documentary series.


    1992-1994 Meridian Broadcasting: Current Affairs
    Producer/Director: Current affairs series and political programmes presented by Vincent Hanna and Andrew Rawnsley.

    1992 Peter Williams Television for ITV
    Researcher: Ambulance. Seven-part documentary series.
    Winner: Indie Award: Best Regional Programme.

    1992 London Weekend Television: Current Affairs.
    Researcher: The London Programme. Current affairs series presented and edited by Trevor Phillips.

    1990-1991 TVS: Current Affairs.

    Assistant Producer (1991), Researcher (1990). Investigative current affairs series.

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    Industry Qualifications

    • National Council for the Training of Journalists: Qualified Journalist
    • Self shooter: Canon XF 305, Z7, Z1, VX2000/1000, PD150
    • Sound for Self-Shooters
    • BBC DV Lighting and Safety
    • Direction (Single Camera)
    • BBC Safe Management of Productions
    • Robert McKee Story course
    • CRB Checked
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    Technical Equipment

    I have shot on: Canon XF 305, Z7, Z1, VX 2000/1000, PD150.
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    Affiliations

    Directors UK
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    Referees

    Mobile numbers for all referees available on request

    Simon Ford - Freelance Executive Producer

    Credits include: The Tower A Tale of Two Cities; The Secret Policeman; The Lost World of Mitchell and Kenyon; The Hospital; Jamie's American Road Trip; Kevin McCloud Slumming It.
    Email: simonford645@btinternet.com

    Philippa Lowthorpe - Writer/Director
    Credits include: Five Daughters; The Other Boleyn Girl; Sex, The City and Me.
    Email: philippa.lowthorpe@btinternet.com

    Nick Vaughan-Barratt - Head of Studio, BBC Vision Productions
    Email: nick.vaughan-barratt@bbc.co.uk
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    Industry Awards

    Five Daughters:
    Royal Television Society 2010: Winner Serial Drama
    Prix Europa 2010
    Raindance Film Festival 2010: Best UK Feature

     



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    Additional Information

    Industries

    • TV

    Programme Types

    • Arts, 
    • Biography, 
    • Business, 
    • Community Progs, 
    • Current Affairs, 
    • Development, 
    • Documentary, 
    • Docusoap, 
    • Drama Reconstruction, 
    • Dramatised Documentary, 
    • Education, 
    • Environment, 
    • Health, 
    • Historical Documentary, 
    • Investigative, 
    • Leisure, 
    • Live TV, 
    • Magazine, 
    • Mental Health, 
    • Observational Documentary, 
    • Outside Broadcast, 
    • Reality TV, 
    • Science, 
    • Social Action, 
    • Studio Debate, 
    • Youth

    Organizations

    • Directors UK

    Specialisms

    • Archaeology, 
    • Celebrity, 
    • Cinema/Film, 
    • Community, 
    • Crime, 
    • Current Affairs, 
    • Digi Beta, 
    • Drama, 
    • Drugs, 
    • Education, 
    • Environment, 
    • Health, 
    • Heritage, 
    • High-Definition, 
    • History, 
    • Human Rights, 
    • Industry, 
    • Journalism, 
    • Languages, 
    • Legal/Business Affairs, 
    • Literature, 
    • Location Filming, 
    • Medicine, 
    • Mental Health, 
    • News & Current Affairs, 
    • Parenting, 
    • People Finding, 
    • Photography, 
    • Police, 
    • Politics, 
    • Popular Culture, 
    • Programme Development, 
    • Psychology, 
    • Science, 
    • Sex Industry, 
    • Sexuality, 
    • Social Issues, 
    • Sociology, 
    • Transport, 
    • Womens Issues, 
    • Youth Culture

    Languages

    • French, 
    • German, 
    • Spanish

    Licenses

    • Basic Driving (PLG)
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