TV Drama Credits

Shackleton    CAS Winner - Cinema Audio Society - Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing 2002

The incredible story of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s 1914 expedition to cross the Antarctic. Shot in the UK, Iceland and Greenland, an epic adventure charting the 2 year journey of a 27 man team by ship, sledge and open boat from South Georgia through The World’s most inhospitable seas and finally back to safety. Produced by Selwyn Roberts and Directed by Charles Sturridge. Deva.

Longitude        BAFTA Nominated - Best Sound
Two 100 minute films. Flag-ship drama for Channel 4. The screen adaptation of Dava Sobel's best-selling book. The story of the eighteenth century inventor, John Harrison (Michael Gambon) and the British race for supremacy at sea. Stars include: Michael Gambon, Jeremy Irons and Frank Findlay. Produced by Selwyn Roberts for Granada Films. Written and Directed by Charles Sturridge. Broadcast during The Millennium New Year celebrations. **See a Picture**

Einstein & Eddington  
Set against the backdrop of a World at War, this is the story of two men's quest to unravel the secrets of the universe. Filmed on location in The UK and Hungary  Directed by Philip Martin and Produced by Mark Pybus. Deva IV

The Lost Prince      International Emmy Winner   
Two ninety-minute films for BBC TV.  The amazing story of King George V and Queen Mary's son, Prince John who was both epileptic and autistic. With the First World War and Russian Revolution as dramatic backdrops, events are seen through the child's eyes during a period when his physical infirmities led to his being hidden well away from the public gaze. Starring Miranda Richardson, Michael Gambon, Gina McKee, Tom Hollander and Frank Findlay. Produced by John Chapman and Directed by Stephen Poliakoff.  Deva II

Miss Marple      
Miss Marple investigates the murders. Starring Geraldine McEwan and amongst many others, Ken Russell, Harry Enfield, Dawn French, Martin Kemp, Paul McGann, Russ Abbott, Geraldine Chaplin, John Sessions  Directed by Ed Hall, Tom Shanklin, Peter Medak & Paul Unwin and Produced for Granada by Matthew Read. Deva IV

Henry VIII      International Emmy Winner
Two 100 minute films for Granada and the ITV network.  Starring Ray Winstone as Henry, The story of his six wives seen through the eyes of The King. Co-starring Helena Bonham-Carter, David Suchet, Sean Bean and many others. Directed by Pete Travis and Produced by Francis Hopkinson. Deva II

Little Britain Abroad - International Emmy Winner
Matt Lucas and David Walliams star in this Christmas Special for 2006. Special Guests include Dawn French & Ronnie Corbett. Shot on location in UK and Majorca. Produced by Jeff Pozner and Directed by Matt Lypsey.  Deva IV

Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky  
Period Drama for BBC Television. Shot on the latest Hi-Definition video cameras. Directed by Simon Curtis and Produced by Kate Harwood Deva IV

Spooks    BAFTA Nominated - Best Sound
Primetime BBC Television Drama. Action-packed MI-5 series made by Kudos. Produced by Andrew Woodhead. Directed by Antonia Bird & Julian Simpson. Deva IV

Primeval  
Primetime ITV Television Drama. Action-packed family fantasy drama series. Directed by Cilla Ware & Jamie Payne. Shot in UK and The Canary Islands. Deva IV

Class of '76  
A serial killer is on the loose in this race against time to piece together the clues and catch the killer before they can kill again. Produced by Matthew Bird for Zenith and Directed by Ashley Pearce. Deva IV

Murphy's Law II 
James Nesbitt stars as the undercover cop who solves a different mystery each week. 4 Episodes for BBC/Tiger Aspect. Diected by Ed Fraiman and Phil John. Deva II

Frances Tuesday   
Tamsin Outhwaite stars at the centre of this high-octane drama where staying one step ahead of the underworld is a matter of life and death.  Deva II

Murder City   
Two Episodes of a six part series for the ITV network. Amanda Donohoe as DI Alembic investigating a London murder each week. Directed by Ashley Rowe.  Deva II

Forty   
A web of sex, lies and deceit unravels as forty year old ex-pupils are thrown together at their school reunion. Starring Joanne Whalley, Hugo Speer, Eddie Izzard and Kerry Fox. Produced for Channel 4 by Company Pictures and Directed by David Moore. Deva II

Hawkins   
Two fifty-minute episodes for BBC TV. A pilot for an six episode series, Robert Lindsay plays a disaffected university professor with a weakness for danger who investigates the mysterious disappearance of a boxer in fish-and-chip-shop mafia controlled North London. Directed by Robin Sheppard. Deva II

Anorak of Fire   
Made for BBC Screen Two, a comedy based around the story of love and a train-spotter. Shot in Ilkley for transmission at Christmas. Time coded DAT sound tracks with stereo effects. Directed by Elijah Moschinsky and Produced by Tatiana Kennedy and Elizah Mellor.

Love Hurts - Series 1  
A series of ten episodes made for BBCtv by Alomo Productions. Starring Adam Faith, Zöe Wannamaker and Jane Lapotaire. Shot at Elstree Studios, around London and in Senegal, West Africa. A full stereo soundtrack recorded on Timecode Nagras with Digislate sync. Post-Production Sound was at Videosonics and Dennis Weinrech the Dubbing Mixer. Directed by Carol Wiseman, Guy Slater and Roger Bamford.

Silent Witness VI   
Perennial pathology drama series for BBC 1 prime time slots. Starring Amanda Burton and Directed by John Duthie.  Deva

Gypsy Fires   
A Christmas Story for children shot on location in West Wales starring James Coburn and Edward Woodward. Two DAT recorders used with post-production on Lightworks. Produced for Peakviewing and SABAN. Directed by David Hemmings.

The Sight  

An American Architect comes to England to oversee a building project but rapidly becomes involved in the race-against-time hunt for a copy-cat serial killer. Made as the pilot for a series by Fox Television and Sky, Produced by Jeremy Bolt & Chris Symes and Directed by Paul Anderson.

Sarah

The story of the romance and marriage but eventual separation of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson. Shot on location in the UK and at Pinewood Studios for Rosemont Productions in the USA. Shown on American Television and available in Britain on home video. Mono Nagras used on location with all rushes sent to New York for Post-Production. Produced by Norman Rosemont.

She Wolf of London    tv series

Fifteen fifty-minute episodes for Universal Pictures Television. A supernatural mystery adventure series starring Neil Dickson and Kate Hodge with different guest stars each week. Every episode was shot within eight days. Sound recorded on both stereo and mono Nagras using Schoeps microphones. Production and Post-Production sound was to feature standard. When reviewed in America by Variety Magazine the verdict was "Sound is Excellent!". Directors: Denis Abey, Roger Chieveley, Gerry Mill and Brian Grant.

Indiscreet     tv movie

A modern remake of the Cary Grant classic starring Robert Wagner and Lesley-Anne Down. Shot for American TV and the "Movie of the Week" slot. Directed by Richard Michaels.

The Woman He Loved     tv movie

The film of the Edward and Mrs. Simpson story which led to the abdication of King Edward VIII. Starring Olivia deHavilland, Jane Seymour and Anthony Andrews. Directed by Charles Jarrett.

Burning Ash     pilot

A short film for Cinema Release with proceeds in aid of Children in Need starring Charlie Drake. Recorded on location with full stereo soundtrack. Produced by Jeanne Ferber.

Diamond Robbery    tv movie

UK shooting for an American TV Movie starring Brooke Shields, Twiggy and Howard Hesseman. Directed by Don Taylor.

99-1   
Twenty Weeks shooting in and around London on the last series starring Leslie Grantham. Produced by Zenith for Carlton and the ITV Network. Directed by Anthony Simmons, Patrick Lau, David Penn and Anthony Quinn.

Lyddie 
The story of a Canadian girl who has to leave her family home, farming during the depression of the 1860s in Saskatchewan and go to work in the cotton mills. Shot on Super 16 with Digislate onto Timecode DAT with all post-production work carried out in Canada. Produced by Wall-to-Wall and Bear Necessities Productions for BBC and Canadian TV. Producer Alex Graham.

Codename Kyril   
A four hour spy thriller serial shown in two two-hour episodes on the ITV Network. Starring Ian Charleson, Edward Woodward and Richard E Grant. Shot on location in the UK, Holland and Norway. An HTV Production in association with Incito. Produced by Beryl Vertue and Directed by Ian Sharp.

Maigret   
Made for Robert Cooper Entertainment. A pilot for the series which later starred Michael Gambon. Starring Richard Harris in the title role for this pilot, locations included the UK, France, The Canary Islands, North Africa, Madeira and a Cruise Liner.

Earthstars  
A two hour BBC Natural History Unit Drama starring Max Wall.

Some Other Spring 
A two hour thriller shown on the ITV Network. Starring Jenny Seagrove shot in the UK and Istanbul. Directed by Peter Duffell.

Howard's Way  
Second Unit shooting for the last series.

London's Burning  
Second Unit for series' five, six and seven.

plus numerous factual programme credits including:

Paddington Green    Digital BetaCam    BAFTA Nominated - Best Sound.
Series one & two of this popular fly-on-the-wall series which follows the lives of not-so ordinary West Londoners.  See a Picture

Airport I & II    BetaCam    BAFTA Winner - Best Sound.
Sixteen half-hour programmes taking a look behind the scenes at The World's Busiest Airport. Shot on BetaCam, but with a full DAT soundtrack. Sound and Camera could work independently because of my development and introduction of a transmitted time code and programme sound link. This allows a new flexibility in the shooting of quality documentaries on the video format. 

Equinox    Digital BetaCam
The Science of Stress. Shooting in UK and New York for this "Drama-Doc". Produced by Bridget Sneyd at Lion Television and Directed by Michael Samuels.

100 Years of Hurt    Digital BetaCam
The history, triumphs and disappointments of international football matches played between England and Germany. Broadcast during the Euro 2000 tournament.  A Shearman Productions film for BBC Sport.

Chicken Soup & Netball    Digital BetaCam
Modern Attitudes to Orthodox Judaism seen through the lives and attitudes of members in a women's netball team.  Lion Television.

The Late Show    BetaCam
Location shooting for the BBC2 Music & Arts series with an emphasis on stylish production and quality editorial. Productions have included six weeks in India for a number of programmes - Cricket, Advertising, Satellite Television and Charles Correa (architect). Two weeks shooting in Russia on the story of "lost" German Art Treasures. A fifty-minute documentary on Alastair Gray in Glasgow. "Architecture Armageddon" presented by Martyn Pauley - a look at Modern and Post-Modern Architecture as well as numerous shorter items.

Art Zone    BetaCam
BBC2 Flag-ship arts programme. Three weeks' shooting in Florence on the work of Michaelangelo.

Trial by Jury I & III    Digital BetaCam
Six forty-minute programmes for BBC television. Actors play the defendant and witnesses before a "real" judge, prosecution and defense counsel and jury. Lion Television.

Rough Justice    BetaCam
The Birmingham Six.

Vet School    BetaCam
Highly popular BBC series on the training of future Vets.

Vets in Practice    BetaCam
The newly-qualified vets find themselves out in the real world.

Under the Blue Flag    BetaCam
A fifty-minute film for a series to mark the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations. Shot in Angola under extremely difficult and dangerous conditions following the work of UN patrols and interviews with victims of a 30 year war.

The Travel Show    BetaCam
Travel Programmes for both BBC and ITV. Locations have included Bulgaria, Cyprus, Tunisia, Spain, Italy, Belgium, France and Ireland. Often with stereo soundtracks recorded on BetaCam & DAT.

Home Front    BetaCam
Recording for the first two series of the very popular BBC2 show on Practical Interior Design. The first presented by Caroline Quentin.

Going Live!    BetaCam
BBC Children's Production. Shooting has included following Philip Schofield from his first singing lesson to his appearance on stage as "Joseph" at the London Palladium. A series of Cookery Items with Emma Forbes and Consumer Features with Emma Freud.

Gambling for Gorillas    16mm Film
The story of Professional Gambler John Aspinall and his fight for the survival of Lowland Gorillas in The Congo. Shot on 16mm with a stereo digital soundtrack. Produced by BBC Bristol. Three weeks filming in Southern West Africa.

Mai Po Marshes    16mm Film
A film about the work of the Worldwide Fund for Nature and their efforts in Hong Kong protecting the wetlands for migrating birds which travel from Siberia to Northern Australia each year to breed. Three months filming in the Far East.

What's That Noise?    16mm Film
Filming in the UK and America for the Children's music series - the first to be shot on DAT for the BBC Stereo TV Experiments.

Troubleshooter    16mm Film
Sir John Harvey Jones at the Morgan Sports Car Factory in Malvern.

Southbank Show    16mm Film
Two fifty-minute films on contemporary musicians Olivier Messiaen and Steve Reich.

General Election    BetaCam
Four Weeks Filming in Newcastle-upon-Tyne looking at people's attitudes towards Political Parties around the time of the General Election.

Zero    16mm Film
Health Education Council Film Drama on Drug Abuse.

Bookmark    16mm Film
"Skinhead, Chopper & Friends" Boots & Bikes pulp novels of the 1970s re-assessed for cult status and collectability in the 90s. (BBC2 Super 16 Widescreen).

Walkie-Talkie    16mm Film
Muriel Gray walked and talked with Bianca Jagger.

BBC
That's Life!, Tomorrow's World, Panorama, Newsnight, Top Gear, The Money Programme, Crimewatch UK, The Money Programme, Watchdog, Desmond Morris' "Naked Eye", Gardener's World and many others. People Today interviews with: Lionel Blair, Cynthia Payne, Murray Walker, Michael Caine, Jeffrey Archer, Nina Miskow, Michael Winner and David Frost.

LWT
Surprise! Surprise!, Beadle's About, You Bet!, How Do They Do That?

Budget Titles
Sync sequences for the BBC budget coverage titles.

Grace Jones
Promo.

David Essex
Promo.

Commercials
Erasure Album, Admiral Insurance, Hill Leigh, Boglins.

Blue Peter
Behind the scenes on the set of "A Muppet Christmas Carol" at Shepperton and on location with "Toad of Toad Hall" Directed by Terry Jones. Plus countless magazine items for the programme over the years.

Pigsty
Popular children's drama series featuring characters in prosthetic pig masks playing opposite humans. The sound requirement included playback of dialogue and 'on location' editing of pre-recorded master tapes.

Jackanory
Two weeks' programmes shot in a London Studio for the popular children's series.

Reportage
Various magazine items for the show including Drugs and Homelessness. These often included filming in difficult circumstances, at night and with hostile participants.

The Maltese Election
Covert filming on the abuse of the electoral system by the then Conservative Government.

Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married
Sixteen half-hour dramas for the ITV network. Based on the best-selling book and produced by Carnival Films for Carlton Television.

Topics
BBC Schools Television series. Subjects covered included Death, Kissing, Shoes and Spots.

Granada
World in Action.

Channel 4
Various Productions including: The Goldring Audit, Equinox, Love Talk, A Week in Politics and Dispatches.

S4C
Numerous programmes have included: Cefn Gwlad, Y Byd ar Bedwar, Matinee, Rap and Jackpot!

Paid a Deud
Welsh Drama series of six half hour films produced by Elidir for the S4C Network. Plays by Contemporary writers translated into Welsh.

Cyw Haul
Welsh Comedy. Two series of six episodes. Shot in North Wales each over a seven week period. Produced by Elidir for the S4C Network.

Iechyd Da
Environmental Health Drama Series shot for S4C by Lluniau Lliw.

Non-Broadcast

Perspectives
Central Office of Information films on: Computer Graphics, Microlites and The Whitechapel Bell Foundry.

Corporates
Numerous clients include: British Airways, British Aerospace, American Express, Marks & Spencer, IBM, Shell, Esso, Rover, Renault, Saab and many others.

I have filmed in the following countries:
America, Angola, Antigua, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, The Congo, The Canaries, The Caymen Islands, Cyprus, Croatia, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Greenland, Hong Kong, Holland, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ibiza, Italy, Ireland, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Monaco, Morocco, Madeira, Majorca, Malta, Menorca, Poland, Russia, Spain, Senegal, Scotland, Turkey, Tunisia and Wales.