Riding for Gold - TwoFour , United Kingdom
2011 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
C4 documentary on rivalry between Lee Pearson MBE and Ricky Bulshaw his adversary in elite, competitive world of para-dressage. TX 2012.

Band of Sisters - TwoFour , United Kingdom
2010 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
C4 documentary on new GB Women's Sitting Volley Ball Squad as they attempt to qualify for 2012. 1 hr. TX 2012.

My Child Is A Monkey - ZigZag , United Kingdom
2009 - Producer/Director
1 hr documentary for National Geographic on families who adopt primates as surrogate children. Won Genesis award for Outstanding Documentary 2011.

Embarrassing Bodies Special - Maverick for C4 , United Kingdom
2008 - Producer/Director
Channel 4 women's health special.

The Real Sleeping Beauty - ZigZag for Five , United Kingdom
2007 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
Five 'Extraordinary People' documentary on Sarah Scantlin who awoke from a coma after 20 years.

I Love You. And You. And You. - Firecracker Films for C4 , United Kingdom
2007 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
C4 Documentary following two Polyamory families in America.

Masturbate-A-Thon - ZigZag for C4 , United Kingdom
2006 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
C4 documentary exploring taboo.

Gypsy Woman - BBC Current Affairs , United Kingdom
2005 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
BBC Ob Doc following gypsy family as they struggle to preserve their way of life.

The Unseen David Blunkett - BBC Current Affairs , United Kingdom
2005 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
Doc following the then Home Sec. Presented by Peter White.

The Kid - BBC Current Affairs , United Kingdom
2004 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
Doc on Kevin Lewis who suffered abuse due to social services neglect.

WifeSwap - RDF , United Kingdom
2004 - Location Director
C4 formatted series. Australian and UK wives swap.

Can't Take It With You - BBC Bristol , United Kingdom
2003 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
BBC2 series on doomed legacies of icons. I made three programmes on Picasso; Howard Hughes and Conrad Hilton.

Death of a Curator - Illuminations TV , United Kingdom
2002 - Producer/Director
Documentary on Joshua Compston for BBC2 TX series.

Sex Rules - Raw TV , United Kingdom
2002 - Producer/Director
C4 series testing modern morality and sexuality. My film followed two characters exploring non-monogamy.

Future Sex - Ricochet , United Kingdom
2001 - Series Director
C4 series on contemporary sexual behaviour.

Very experienced Producer/Director/Shooter of documentary C4, BBC2 and Five primetime and distinctive programmes.

PRODUCER/DIRECTOR (self-shooting): Band of Sisters for C4. Shooting on HD, Tapeless. TwoFour Broadcast. 2010 - 11.

PRODUCER/DIRECTOR (self-shooting): The Farm. BBC2. New formatted series. Shot on DSR500. Splash Media.

PRODUCER/DIRECTOR: 'My Child Is A Monkey'. National Geographic. 1 hr. Documentary on dark side of private primate ownership. Shot on full HD with crew. ZigZag.

PRODUCER/DIRECTOR: 'Embarrassing Bodies'. Channel 4. 1 hr.
Women's health special. Maverick TV.

PRODUCER/DIRECTOR(self-shooting): 'The Real Sleeping Beauty'. Extraordinary People strand. Five. 1 hr Doc.
Documentary about Sarah Scantlin from mid-west America who woke up from a coma after 20 years and began to speak again despite lobotomy of part of brain that governs speech. I shot in Kansas on DSR 450. ZigZag Productions.
"A touching film." Watch This. The Guardian.

PRODUCER/DIRECTOR (self-shooting): 'I Love You. And You. And You'. Channel 4. 1 hr.
Observational/stylised documentary about two Polyamory families in the U.S. I shot on DSR 450. 60' Firecracker Films.
"A slyly witty portrait...for viewers it was a treat." Financial Times. "The simmering psychodrama...provided some of the best TV in ages." The Independent. "A riveting, deadpan doc...smacks of early Mike Leigh or futurist Ayckbourn." The Times. "It's an inquiring hour, which reveals much through pertinent questioning. It also artfully captures the gulf between what's being said and what's being felt." Telegraph.

PRODUCER/DIRECTOR (self-shooting): 'Masturbate-A-Thon'. Channel 4. 1 hr. Documentary exploring taboo of masturbation for C4's 'Wank Week'. I authored and shot on Z1. Yet to be aired due to controversial nature. ZigZag productions.

PRODUCER/DIRECTOR (self-shooting): 'Gypsy Woman'. BBC2 primetime. Observational documentary following gypsy family as they struggle against hostility, discrimination and social policy to try and preserve their way of life. BBC Current Affairs in-house.
"Insightful" Radio Times. "Thought-provoking" Daily Telegraph. Pick of the day. The Guardian. "Filthy, foul-mouthed rant" The Times.

PRODUCER/DIRECTOR(self-shooting): 'The Unseen David Blunkett' BBC2/4. Documentary on the ex-Home Sec explores how the one-time leader of the 'Socialist Republic of Yorkshire' introduced policies even Michael Howard thinks are too right-wing. BBC Current Affairs. Shot on DSR500.
"Best political insight" The Sunday Times. Pick of the Day - The Independent.

PRODUCER/DIRECTOR (self-shooting): 'The Kid' BBC Current Affairs for 'Taking Care' season on BBC2. Documentary on Kevin Lewis - social services survivor - explores why the abuse was allowed to happen. Shot on DSR500.
"Watch This" Weekend Guardian.

DIRECTOR/CAMERA: 'WifeSwap' C4. Successful formatted documentary series goes global. Australian and UK wives swap. 1 x 60'. RDF Media. I shot UK half on DSR500.
"another brilliantly entertaining hour" heat. "today's episode excels at making conflict entertaining" Time Out

PRODUCER/DIRECTOR: 'Can't Take It With You'. Primetime series for BBC2 on the doomed legacies of cultural icons. BBC Bristol Docs. My 3 x 30' films were on Picasso, Howard Hughes and The Hilton Family. I shot on DSR500.
"director liz friend has brought us one of the best documentaries I've seen this year, fuelled by well-founded contempt and an agreeable sense of mischief". Victor Lewis-Smith. The Evening Standard.

PRODUCER/DIRECTOR: 'Sex Rules' 1 x 30' film for series on sex and modern morality. My film was about two people who had moral dilemma about monogamy. Raw TV/October Films for C4.

PRODUCER/DIRECTOR: 'Death of a Curator'. 1 x 50' film for BBC2 acclaimed TX series. I made a personal film about a friend, Joshua Compston, who died in mysterious circumstances with the harsh backdrop of the artworld implicated in his death.
"something between genius and a pain in the arse" The Telegraph. "Comment on shallowness and pretensions of arts clan" The Financial Times. "Imaginative and entertaining" The Evening Standard.

SERIES DIRECTOR: 'Future Sex' Presenter-led documentary series about modern sexuality for C4. The series explored gender and alternative relationship dynamics. 6 x 30'. Ricochet Digital.
"Eyebrow raising" Time Out.

PRODUCER/DIRECTOR: 'Posh Rock' C4/E4. documentary series about public school teenagers. 10 x 30'. Shot on PD150. Ricochet Digital.

PRODUCER/DIRECTOR: 'art school'. C4 The Slot. 4 x 3'. Graduating art students. Illuminations TV.

SERIES DIRECTOR: 'Dope Sheet'. C4. Series II & III. Arts series all about animation. 6 x 30'. 5 x 30'. 'Celebrates the ouevre' The Guardian.

PRODUCER/DIRECTOR: 'Tomato' Documentary on eccentric design group. C4 youth arts series. 1 x 30'. - 'Cool Britannia'. LWTP. 'Quirky, energetic and appealing.' Time Out. 'Deserves three arty cheers.' AA Gill. Sunday Times.

PRODUCER/DIRECTOR: 'The Hanging Picnic' Documentary on art entrepeneur Joshua Compston and BritArt scene in Hoxton. LWT youth arts series 'Opening Shot'. 'paints a picture of a vibrant city at its creative peak' Time Out.

DIRECTOR: 'Suede' - C4 one-off rockumentary on indie band as they try and break America. 1 x 40'. LWTP.

DIRECTOR: 'Searching for the Groove'. LWT. Doc on 15 yr old DJ. LWT Arts.

PRODUCER/DIRECTOR/SHOOTER: 'Classic Adventure' BBC1. Documentary following underprivileged Glaswegian youths on an expedition in Zimbabwe. Mosaic Pictures.

Bournemouth Film School
HND Film/TV

HND Film/TV

Cameras: DSR 450/500/570; PD150/170 Canon XL1, VX 1000/2000, Z1, Z7, Full HD: Exe 1 & 2, Varicam, Tapeless; P2, Canon HD.

Sound: Nagra, DAT, SQN.

Edit: Final Cut Pro