DRAMA
Paul has directed BBC tv serial drama, written and directed feature length scripted drama docs for UK and USA networks and made 12 independent short film dramas. He has worked with actors including Gareth David-Lloyd (Torchwood ), Olivia Hallinan (Larkrise to Candleford ), Iain Glen (Game of Thrones ), Georgina Rich (Black Mirror ), Dudley Sutton (Lovejoy ), Jeff Rawle (Drop the Dead Donkey ) and Ivanno Jeremiah (Humans ). He has attended the Raindance Film School, the Robert McKee story seminar plus actors' workshops and writers' rooms. His most recent tv drama project was exploring how Elizabeth I and Charles II died. Paul is currently developing a number of historical dramas and scripted drama docs.
Drama Showreel
Albert:The Power Behind Victoria
1 x 94 mins Elephant House Studios for Channel 5
Writer/Director
Starring Gareth David-Lloyd (Torchwood ) and Olivia Hallinan (Larkrise ), this scripted drama doc explores Prince Albert's rise to power and Victoria's dependence on her husband, as seen through his eyes. Narrated by Samantha Bond (Downton )
Wallis:The Queen that Never Was
1 x 94 mins Elephant House Studios for Channel 5
Writer/Director
Georgina Rich (Black Mirror ) stars as Wallis Simpson in this scripted drama doc examining the life of Wallis and her relationship with Edward VIII from her point of view, revealing a victim not a villain. Narrated by Ivano Jeremiah (Humans )
The Genius Sperm Bank
1 x 49 mins BBC Studios for BBC 2
Writer/Director & Producer
A playfully scripted drama doc exploring the life of Robert Clarke Graham who wanted to breed intelligence through his Repository for Germinal Choice, including interviews with his former staff, the families that came to him and the children he helped to create
Autopsy:The Last Hours of Rodney King
1 x 44 mins Potato (ITV Studios) for Reelz
Writer/Director & Producer
Drama doc exploring the violent life and tragic death of Rodney King whose cruel beating by LA Cops kicked off the LA Riots, using clues drawn from his autopsy report and testimony from close friends. Starring Wayne Gordon (Doom from Gladiators)
Doctors: Tenderness
1 x 29 mins BBC Studios for BBC 1
Director
Exploring themes of loneliness and what it is like to be old and gay. Featuring Dudley Sutton
Doctors: Men at Work
1 x 29 mins BBC Studios for BBC1
Director
Misunderstandings between best friends as one man readies himself to battle prostate cancer. Featuring Jeff Rawle
NASA's Unexplained Files
Wag Tv for The Science Channel
Drama Director
Wrote and directed 130 drama sequences for this popular series, including UFO sightings and government cover ups
Monsters Behind the Iron Curtain
1 x 94 mins Pioneer for Animal Planet & National Geographic
Writer/Director & Producer
Drama doc investigating strange creatures, unsolved deaths, mysterious and violent occurrences hidden behind the Iron Curtain. Narrated by Iain Glen
Autopsy: The Last Hours of Maurice Gibb
1 x 44 mins Potato (ITV Studios) for Reelz
Writer/Director & Producer
Investigation into what killed Bee Gee Maurice Gibb using clues drawn from his autopsy report
Doctors: The Were Witch
1 x 29 mins BBC Studios for BBC1
Director
As husband Sam lies at death's door, Emma continues to fight her son Chris over taking responsibility
Eyewitness: D-Day
1 x 44 mins Rare Tv for National Geographic
Writer & Producer
The story of five heroes that changed the course of D-Day