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 scripted drama project is Royal Autopsy, exploring the lives and deaths of our British Monarchs, interweaving sumptuous scripted historical drama with as-real autopsies. Paul is currently developing a number of historical dramas and a children's drama series.
Drama Showreel
Albert:The Power Behind Victoria
94 mins Elephant House Studios for Channel 5
Writer/Director
Starring Gareth David-Lloyd (Torchwood ) and Olivia Hallinan (Larkrise ), this scripted docudrama explores Prince Albert's rise to power and Victoria's dependence on her husband, as seen through his eyes. Narrated by Samantha Bond (Downton )
Royal Autopsy S1: Charles II
46 mins Phoenix Tv for Sky History
Writer/Director and Creator
Scripted historical drama scenes bringing to life the final dying days of King Charles II. Staring Mark Wingett (The Bill )
Royal Autopsy S1: Elizabeth I
46 mins Phoenix Tv for Sky History
Writer/Director and Creator
Scripted historical drama scenes bringing to life the final dying days of Queen Elizabeth I. Staring Linda Marlowe (Eastenders)
Wallis:The Queen that Never Was
94 mins Elephant House Studios for Channel 5
Writer/Director
Georgina Rich (Black Mirror ) stars as Wallis Simpson in this scripted docudrama 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 )
Doctors: Tenderness
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 (Lovejoy)
Doctors: Men at Work
29 mins BBC Studios for BBC1
Director
Misunderstandings between best friends as one man readies himself to battle prostate cancer. Featuring Jeff Rawle (Drop the Dead Donkey)
Doctors: A Lighter Note
29 mins BBC Studios for BBC1
Director
Sibling pressure causes agony when a skin whitening cream burns a young girl. Featuring Gurlaine Sidhu (Eastenders)
The Genius Sperm Bank
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
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: The Were Witch
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
Monsters Behind the Iron Curtain
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
44 mins Potato (ITV Studios) for Reelz
Writer/Director & Producer
Drama doc investigation into what killed Bee Gee Maurice Gibb using clues drawn from his autopsy report
Eyewitness: D-Day
44 mins Rare Tv for National Geographic
Writer & Edit Producer
The story of five heroes that changed the course of D-Day
Doctors: Heston's Last Testament
29 mins BBC Studios for BBC1
Director
While Heston deals with a family will, the team at the Mill need to source a guinea pig
Doctors: The Collectors
29 mins BBC Studios for BBC1
Director
A phone engineer suffers a heart attack while working at the Mill and the doctors run to save him
Nasa's Unexplained Files (S3)
8 x 45 mins WagTv for The Science Channel
Series Drama Director
Wrote & Directed 130 dramatic scenes to bring to life alien sightings, UFOs, strange visions and covert secrets