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Charles Sturridge

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TELEVISION
Production (role):
Cobra Series 3
Company:
Sky Studios / Sky
Project details:
Lead Director
Production (role):
SANDITON Series 2
Company:
Red Planet / ITV
Project details:
Lead Director
Production (role):
SANDITON
Company:
ITV
Project details:
Directed Eps 7-8
Production (role):
MOTHERFATHERSON
Company:
BBC
Project details:
Directed Eps 3-6
Production (role):
MARCELLA (Series 2 - Episodes 4, 5 & 6)
Company:
Buccaneer Media / ITV
Project details:
3x 60 minutes

Starring Anna Friel
Production (role):
CAREER OF EVIL
Company:
Bronte Film & Television / BBC 1 / HBO
Project details:
2 x 60 minutes

Adapted by Tom Edge from Strike series of books by JK Rowling

Starring Tom Burke and Holliday Grainger
Production (role):
THE CHURCHILL SECRET
Company:
Daybreak / ITV 1 (Single Film)
Project details:
Starring Michael Gambon, Lindsay Duncan and Romola Garai
Production (role):
DA VINCI’S DEMONS (Opening Director)
Company:
Starz / Fox (Series 2)
Project details:
2 x 60 minutes
Production (role):
DATES
Company:
Balloon / Channel 4
Project details:
2 x 30 minutes

Created by Bryan Elsley
Production (role):
THE SCAPEGOAT (Writer / Director)
Company:
Island Pictures / ITV 1
Project details:
90 minutes

Starring Matthew Rhys, Sheridan Smith and Andrew Scott
Production (role):
THE ROAD TO CORONATION STREET
Company:
ITV Studios / BBC 4
Project details:
1 x 75 minutes

Prod. Rebecca Hodgson

Winner of Best Single Drama at the BAFTA Television Awards 2011

Nominated for Best Single Drama at the RTS Awards 2011

Awarded a Gold Medal at the New York Television and Film Awards

Winner of Best Scripted Programme at The Broadcast Digital Awards 2011
Production (role):
THE NO.1 LADIES’ DETECTIVE AGENCY
Company:
BBC 1 / HBO / Weinstein Company
Project details:
3 x 60 minutes

Prod. Tim Bricknell
Production (role):
SHACKLETON (Writer / Director)
Company:
Firstsight Films / A&E / Channel 4
Project details:
2 x 90 minutes

Prod. Selwyn Roberts

Starring Kenneth Branagh

2 BAFTAs including Best Drama Serial

Best Drama 2002 (Radio Times)

2 Emmys, 2002 (nominated for five including Outstanding Writing)
Production (role):
LONGITUDE (Writer / Director)
Company:
Granada / A&E / Channel 4
Project details:
Prod. Selwyn Roberts

Starring Michael Gambon, Jeremy Irons and Ian Hart

5 BAFTAs including Best Drama Serial 2001

Best Series 2001 BANFF TV Festival

Best Drama (Broadcast Press Guild)
Production (role):
GULLIVER’S TRAVELS
Company:
Channel 4 / NBC
Project details:
2 x 90 minutes

Prod. Duncan Kenworthy

Starring Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, Alfre Woodard James Fox, Omar Sharif and Peter O’Toole

5 Emmys including Outstanding Mini Series

2 BAFTAs 1997

2 RTS Awards 1997
Production (role):
SCREEN ONE – A FOREIGN FIELD
Company:
Fingertip / BBC 1
Project details:
1 x 90 minutes

Prod. Steve Lanning

Starring Alec Guinness, Jeanne Moreau, Leo McKern, Geraldine Chaplin and Lauren Bacall
Production (role):
THE STORYTELLER: 'A STORY SHORT'
Company:
ATV / Henson
Project details:
1 x 30 minutes

Prod. Duncan Kenworthy

Wr. Anthony Minghella

Starring John Hurt and Brenda Blethyn
Production (role):
SOFT TARGETS
Company:
BBC
Project details:
1 x 90 minutes

Prod. Ken Trod

Wr. Stephen Poliakoff

Starring Ian Holm and Helen Mirren
Production (role):
BRIDESHEAD REVISITED (Co-Writer / Director)
Company:
Granada
Project details:
2 x 90 minutes and 9 x 60 minutes

Prod. Derek Granger

Starring Anthony Andrews, Jeremy Irons, Clair Bloom, Laurence Olivier and John Gielgud

7 BAFTAs including Best Series

17 international awards including 1 Emmy (11 Nominations) 2 Golden Globes, 1982
Production (role):
THE SPOILS OF WAR
Company:
Granada
Project details:
1 x 60 minutes
Production (role):
STRANGERS
Company:
Granada
Project details:
1 x 60 minutes
Production (role):
CROWN COURT
Company:
Granada
Project details:
3 x 30 minutes
Production (role):
CORONATION STREET
Company:
Granada
Project details:
16 x 30 minutes
Production (role):
WORLD IN ACTION SPECIAL: 'THE SUMMIT'
Company:
Granada
Project details:
Prods. Brian Lapping and Norma Percy
Production (role):
WORLD IN ACTION: 'THE ROAD TO AMSTERDAM', 'CHELYABINSK' and 'THE VERY PUBLIC DEATH OF ENRICO SIDOLI'
Company:
Granada
FEATURE FILM
Production (role):
THE SCAPEGOAT
Company:
Island Pictures
Project details:
Director & Writer
Production (role):
LASSIE (Writer / Director)
Company:
Odyssey / Firstsight / Element Films
Project details:
Prod. Ed Guiney

Starring Samantha Morton, Peter O’Toole and Peter Dinklage

Winner of a Golden Tomato for 92% average critic approval rating
Production (role):
FAIRYTALE: A TRUE STORY
Company:
Icon / Paramount
Project details:
Prods. Wendy Finerman and Bruce Davey

Starring Harvey Keitel, Peter O’Toole, Bill Nighy and Phoebe Nicholls

Winner of the BAFTA for Best Children’s Film 1998
Production (role):
WHERE ANGELS DARE TO TREAD (Director / Co-Writer)
Company:
Sovereign
Project details:
Adaptation of E.M. Forster’s novel

Prod. Derek Granger

Starring Helen Bonham Carter, Helen Mirren and Judy Davis
Production (role):
A HANDFUL OF DUST (Co-Writer / Director)
Company:
New Line
Project details:
Adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s novel

Prod. Derek Granger

Starring Kristen Scott Thomas, James Wilby, Angelica Huston and Alec Guinness
Production (role):
ARIA - Segment: LA VERGINE DEGLI ANGELI (Writer / Director)
Company:
RCA / Miramax
Project details:
Prod. Don Boyd

Other segment directors included John Luc Goddard, Robert Altman, Ken Russell and Derek Jarman
Production (role):
RUNNERS
Company:
Goldcrest
Project details:
Wr. Stephen Poliakoff

Prod. Barry Hanson

Starring James Fox, Jane Asher and Kate Hardie
SHORT FILM
Production (role):
ASTONISH ME
Company:
WWF
Project details:
7 minutes

Wr. Stephen Poliakoff

Starring Bill Nighy, Gemma Arterton and Christian Mckay
Production (role):
OHIO IMPROMPTU
Company:
BBC
Project details:
16 minutes

Based on the Play by Samuel Beckett

Prods. Michael Colgan and Alan Maloney

Starring Jeremy Irons

Winner of Best Drama LWT Awards 2000

Credits

  • Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Production (role): Cobra Series 3
    Company: Sky Studios / Sky
    Project details: Lead Director
  • Production (role): SANDITON Series 2
    Company: Red Planet / ITV
    Project details: Lead Director
  • Production (role): SANDITON
    Company: ITV
    Project details: Directed Eps 7-8
  • Production (role): MOTHERFATHERSON
    Company: BBC
    Project details: Directed Eps 3-6
  • Production (role): MARCELLA (Series 2 - Episodes 4, 5 & 6)
    Company: Buccaneer Media / ITV
    Project details: 3x 60 minutes

    Starring Anna Friel
  • Production (role): CAREER OF EVIL
    Company: Bronte Film & Television / BBC 1 / HBO
    Project details: 2 x 60 minutes

    Adapted by Tom Edge from Strike series of books by JK Rowling

    Starring Tom Burke and Holliday Grainger
  • Production (role): THE CHURCHILL SECRET
    Company: Daybreak / ITV 1 (Single Film)
    Project details: Starring Michael Gambon, Lindsay Duncan and Romola Garai
  • Production (role): DA VINCI’S DEMONS (Opening Director)
    Company: Starz / Fox (Series 2)
    Project details: 2 x 60 minutes
  • Production (role): DATES
    Company: Balloon / Channel 4
    Project details: 2 x 30 minutes

    Created by Bryan Elsley
  • Production (role): THE SCAPEGOAT (Writer / Director)
    Company: Island Pictures / ITV 1
    Project details: 90 minutes

    Starring Matthew Rhys, Sheridan Smith and Andrew Scott
  • Production (role): THE ROAD TO CORONATION STREET
    Company: ITV Studios / BBC 4
    Project details: 1 x 75 minutes

    Prod. Rebecca Hodgson

    Winner of Best Single Drama at the BAFTA Television Awards 2011

    Nominated for Best Single Drama at the RTS Awards 2011

    Awarded a Gold Medal at the New York Television and Film Awards

    Winner of Best Scripted Programme at The Broadcast Digital Awards 2011
  • Production (role): THE NO.1 LADIES’ DETECTIVE AGENCY
    Company: BBC 1 / HBO / Weinstein Company
    Project details: 3 x 60 minutes

    Prod. Tim Bricknell
  • Production (role): SHACKLETON (Writer / Director)
    Company: Firstsight Films / A&E / Channel 4
    Project details: 2 x 90 minutes

    Prod. Selwyn Roberts

    Starring Kenneth Branagh

    2 BAFTAs including Best Drama Serial

    Best Drama 2002 (Radio Times)

    2 Emmys, 2002 (nominated for five including Outstanding Writing)
  • Production (role): LONGITUDE (Writer / Director)
    Company: Granada / A&E / Channel 4
    Project details: Prod. Selwyn Roberts

    Starring Michael Gambon, Jeremy Irons and Ian Hart

    5 BAFTAs including Best Drama Serial 2001

    Best Series 2001 BANFF TV Festival

    Best Drama (Broadcast Press Guild)
  • Production (role): GULLIVER’S TRAVELS
    Company: Channel 4 / NBC
    Project details: 2 x 90 minutes

    Prod. Duncan Kenworthy

    Starring Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, Alfre Woodard James Fox, Omar Sharif and Peter O’Toole

    5 Emmys including Outstanding Mini Series

    2 BAFTAs 1997

    2 RTS Awards 1997
  • Production (role): SCREEN ONE – A FOREIGN FIELD
    Company: Fingertip / BBC 1
    Project details: 1 x 90 minutes

    Prod. Steve Lanning

    Starring Alec Guinness, Jeanne Moreau, Leo McKern, Geraldine Chaplin and Lauren Bacall
  • Production (role): THE STORYTELLER: 'A STORY SHORT'
    Company: ATV / Henson
    Project details: 1 x 30 minutes

    Prod. Duncan Kenworthy

    Wr. Anthony Minghella

    Starring John Hurt and Brenda Blethyn
  • Production (role): SOFT TARGETS
    Company: BBC
    Project details: 1 x 90 minutes

    Prod. Ken Trod

    Wr. Stephen Poliakoff

    Starring Ian Holm and Helen Mirren
  • Production (role): BRIDESHEAD REVISITED (Co-Writer / Director)
    Company: Granada
    Project details: 2 x 90 minutes and 9 x 60 minutes

    Prod. Derek Granger

    Starring Anthony Andrews, Jeremy Irons, Clair Bloom, Laurence Olivier and John Gielgud

    7 BAFTAs including Best Series

    17 international awards including 1 Emmy (11 Nominations) 2 Golden Globes, 1982
  • Production (role): THE SPOILS OF WAR
    Company: Granada
    Project details: 1 x 60 minutes
  • Production (role): STRANGERS
    Company: Granada
    Project details: 1 x 60 minutes
  • Production (role): CROWN COURT
    Company: Granada
    Project details: 3 x 30 minutes
  • Production (role): CORONATION STREET
    Company: Granada
    Project details: 16 x 30 minutes
  • Production (role): WORLD IN ACTION SPECIAL: 'THE SUMMIT'
    Company: Granada
    Project details: Prods. Brian Lapping and Norma Percy
  • Production (role): WORLD IN ACTION: 'THE ROAD TO AMSTERDAM', 'CHELYABINSK' and 'THE VERY PUBLIC DEATH OF ENRICO SIDOLI'
    Company: Granada
    Project details:
  • Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Production (role): THE SCAPEGOAT
    Company: Island Pictures
    Project details: Director & Writer
  • Production (role): LASSIE (Writer / Director)
    Company: Odyssey / Firstsight / Element Films
    Project details: Prod. Ed Guiney

    Starring Samantha Morton, Peter O’Toole and Peter Dinklage

    Winner of a Golden Tomato for 92% average critic approval rating
  • Production (role): FAIRYTALE: A TRUE STORY
    Company: Icon / Paramount
    Project details: Prods. Wendy Finerman and Bruce Davey

    Starring Harvey Keitel, Peter O’Toole, Bill Nighy and Phoebe Nicholls

    Winner of the BAFTA for Best Children’s Film 1998
  • Production (role): WHERE ANGELS DARE TO TREAD (Director / Co-Writer)
    Company: Sovereign
    Project details: Adaptation of E.M. Forster’s novel

    Prod. Derek Granger

    Starring Helen Bonham Carter, Helen Mirren and Judy Davis
  • Production (role): A HANDFUL OF DUST (Co-Writer / Director)
    Company: New Line
    Project details: Adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s novel

    Prod. Derek Granger

    Starring Kristen Scott Thomas, James Wilby, Angelica Huston and Alec Guinness
  • Production (role): ARIA - Segment: LA VERGINE DEGLI ANGELI (Writer / Director)
    Company: RCA / Miramax
    Project details: Prod. Don Boyd

    Other segment directors included John Luc Goddard, Robert Altman, Ken Russell and Derek Jarman
  • Production (role): RUNNERS
    Company: Goldcrest
    Project details: Wr. Stephen Poliakoff

    Prod. Barry Hanson

    Starring James Fox, Jane Asher and Kate Hardie
  • Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Production (role): ASTONISH ME
    Company: WWF
    Project details: 7 minutes

    Wr. Stephen Poliakoff

    Starring Bill Nighy, Gemma Arterton and Christian Mckay
  • Production (role): OHIO IMPROMPTU
    Company: BBC
    Project details: 16 minutes

    Based on the Play by Samuel Beckett

    Prods. Michael Colgan and Alan Maloney

    Starring Jeremy Irons

    Winner of Best Drama LWT Awards 2000

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