Since the BBC gave me a start through its new talent scheme in 2007, I’ve directed 20 television documentaries, some of which received RTS and Celtic Media Awards, and special commendations or nominations for BAFTA, Grierson, Broadcast, RTS Northern Ireland and Sandford Awards.
Directing credits
BOMBING BRIGHTON (75 mins) BBC, Keo Films
THE FALL: SKYDIVE MURDER PLOT (3 x 47mins) Channel 4, Story Films
OUR FALKLANDS WAR: THE FRONTLINE STORY (90 mins) BBC, The Garden Productions
DIFFERENT LEAGUE: THE DERRY CITY STORY (60 & 82 mins versions) BBC, RTE & cinema, Stray Bear Productions & State Of Grace Films
HOMETOWN: A KILLING, UPDATES 1 & 2 (2 x 40 mins) BBC, Forest
SUPERKIDS: BREAKING AWAY FROM CARE (56 mins) Channel 4, Expectation Factual
BORDER COUNTRY: WHEN IRELAND WAS DIVIDED (60 mins) BBC & RTE, Rogan Productions & Erica Starling Productions
THE UNBREAKABLES (3 x 60 mins) (Episodes 1 &3) BBC, Minnow Films
LOVE & DEATH IN CITY HALL (60 mins) BBC & RTE, Erica Starling Productions
A BLACK & WHITE KILLING (2 X 60 mins) BBC, Expectation Factual
LIFE ON THE PSYCH WARD (47 mins) Channel 4, Rare Day Films
STACEY DOOLEY INVESTIGATES THE DUP (24 mins) (BBC)
THE JOB HUNT (30 mins) (BBC NI)
THE FISHING TRIP (30 mins) (BBC NI)
MY INJURED BRAIN (30 mins) (BBC NI)
I LOVE LARNE (60 mins) (BBC NI)
RECORDING WALTHAMSTOW (10 mins) (Cinema)
FILTHY CLEAN (20 mins) (Festival)
ELVIS IS IN THE VAN (12 mins) (Festival)
NOT A F***ING HORROR STORY (90 mins) (Additional Directing) Sky Docs, Story Films
Assistant Producer
Inside Spitalfields Market by Daniel Vernon for BBC2
A Very British Holiday by Philippa Robinson for BBC2 Wonderland
The Road: Stories Of Life And Death by Marc Isaacs for BBC4 Storyville
Outside The Court by Marc Isaacs for BBC4’s Justice season
My Kid Loves Burning by Vanessa Stockley for BBC2 Wonderland
Law And Disorder in Lagos by Louis Theroux for BBC2
Oxygen by Marc Isaacs, a short film for the Wellcome Trust
Men Of The City by Marc Isaacs for BBC4 Storyville
A Place For Paedophiles by Louis Theroux for BBC2 (BAFTA nomination)
Law And Disorder: Philadelphia by Louis Theroux for BBC2
Life And Death On The NHS by Fergus O’Brien for ITV
The Madness Of Dancing Daniel by Fergus O’Brien for BBC2’s Wonderland
The 92-Year-Old Danger Junkie by Daniel Vernon for BBC2’s Wonderland
The Curious World Of Frinton-On-Sea by Marc Isaacs for BBC2’s Wonderland
The Man Who Eats Badgers by Daniel Vernon for BBC2’s Wonderland
Maxwell by Colin Barr for BBC2
Cyberspace Love by Fergus O’Brien for BBC2’s Wonderland