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Brian is an award-winning British director. Recent lead director credits for television include five seasons of ALL CREATURES GREAT & SMALL (C5/Playground) and the opening season of DOWNTON ABBEY (ITV/Carnival), for which he won the BAFTA TV Award and Primetime Emmy for Best Director. He was nominated for a second Primetime Emmy for his episodic directing on the second season. He directed all episodes of miniseries DARK ANGEL (ITV/World) and NORTH & SOUTH (BBC) and five single films for television, including Frank McGuinness’ A SONG FOR JENNY (BBC); Adrian Hodges’ adaptation of THE RUBY IN THE SMOKE (BBC); and David Nicholls’ retelling of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (BBC), for which he won another BAFTA Award for Best Director. His debut studio feature THE BOOK THIEF (20th Century Fox), based on the novel by Marcus Zusak and starring Geoffrey Rush and Emily Watson, received BAFTA Award, Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for its score by John Williams. His short film ABOUT A GIRL (Silver Films) won the BAFTA Award for Best Short Film.
Credits
Credits
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DateProduction (role)CompanyProject details
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Date: 2022Production (role): ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL (S3)Company: Playground/C5Project details: Lead Director
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Date: 2021Production (role): ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL (S2)Company: Playground / C5Project details: Lead Director
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Date: 2020Production (role): ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALLCompany: Playground / C5Project details: Lead Director
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Date: 2016Production (role): DARK ANGELCompany: ITVProject details: Lead Director
Two part drama -
Date: 2015Production (role): A SONG FOR JENNYCompany: BBCProject details: TV Movie
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Date: 2010-12Production (role): DOWNTON ABBEYCompany: ITV / CarnivalProject details: Lead Director
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Date: 2011Production (role): DOWNTON ABBEY: CHRISTMAS SPECIALCompany: ITVProject details:
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Date: 2009Production (role): GRACIE!Company: BBC 4Project details: TV Movie
Starring Jane Horrocks and Tom Hollander -
Date: 2007Production (role): THE OLD CURIOUSITY SHOPCompany: ITVProject details: TV Movie
Andrew Davies adaptation
starring Derek Jacobi -
Date: 2006Production (role): RUBY IN THE SMOKECompany: BBC 1Project details: TV Movie
Adrian Hodges’s adaptation of the Philip Pullman novel
Starring Billie Piper and Julie Walters
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Date: 2005Production (role): MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHINGCompany: BBC 1 (Single Film)Project details: David Nicholls’s reworking of the Shakespeare classic
Starring Damian Lewis and Sarah Parrish
BAFTA 2005 and RTS 2005 nominated
BAFTA Craft Awards 2005 Winner Best Director -
Date: 2004Production (role): NORTH & SOUTHCompany: BBC 1Project details: 4 X 1 hour episodes
Adapted by Sandy Welch -
Date: 2003Production (role): PLEASURELANDCompany: Kudos / Channel 4 (Single Film)Project details: Wr. Helen Blakeman
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Date: 2002Production (role): CLOCKING OFFCompany: BBC / RedProject details: 3 x 60 minute episodes
Wr. Daniel Brocklehurst (Episode 1)
Wr. John Fay (Episode 5)
Wr. Richard Zajdlic (Episode 6)
BAFTA Best Series Nomination -
Date: 2003Production (role): OUTSIDE INCompany: GRANADAProject details: 1 X 30 minutes
New single drama, shot February 2003
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DateProduction (role)CompanyProject details
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Date: 2018Production (role): DOWNTON ABBEY THE MOVIECompany: CARNIVAL FILM & TVProject details:
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Date: 2013Production (role): THE BOOK THIEFCompany:Project details: First Feature Film
Based on the best selling novel by Marcus Zusak
Prod. Karen Roselfelt
Starring Geoffrey Rush and Emily Watson
Score John Williams -
Date: 2009Production (role): A BOY CALLED DADCompany:Project details: Debut Film
Starring Ian Hart
Shown at the 2009 Edinburg Film Festival
Released May 2010
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DateProduction (role)Project details
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Date: 2002Production (role): ABOUT A GIRLProject details: Debut Short Film
BAFTA Winner for Best Short Film 2002
Best Short Film Shine Awards 2002 National Museum of Film and Photography
Official Jury Selection Sundance Film Festival 2002
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2001 Winner Best British Short Film (shared)
Raindance Film Festival London 2001 Winner Best Short Film
Official Jury Selection Kino Film Festival 2001, City Life Award for Best Short Film
Granada Television 2001 Best North West Short Film
Turner Classic Movies London 2001 Winner Best British Short Film