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JOY

2024

Pathe UK / Netflix

Director: Ben Taylor
Producers: Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey Netflix/ Wild Gaze
Cast: Bill Nighy, Thomasin McKenzie and James Norton

WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT

2022

StudioCanal / Working Title Films / Instinct Productions

Dir: Shekhar Kapur
Prods: Nicky Kentish Barnes, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner & Jemima Khan

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPEN

2021

BBC Films / Baby Cow Productions / BFI

Dir: Craig Roberts
Prods: Kate Glover, Nichola Martin & Tom Miller
Cast: Mark Rylance, Rhys Ifans and Sally Hawkins

BLITHE SPIRIT

2019

British Lion Films / Fred Films

Dir: Edward Hall
Prods: Hilary Bevan Jones, Meg Leonard, Nick Moorcroft, Peter Snell & James Spring
Cast: Judi Dench, Dan Stevens and Isla Fisher

GREED

2018

Revolution Films

Dir: Michael Winterbottom
Prod: Damian Jones and Melissa Parmenter Revolution Films
Cast: Steve Coogan, Isla Fisher, Shirley Henderson, Stephen Fry, David Mitchell and Sophie Cookson

THE KING OF THIEVES

2017

Working Title Films

Dir: James Marsh
Exec Prods: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner
Cast: Michael Caine, Tom Courtenay, Ray Winstone, Charlie Cox, Jim Broadbent
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DAD'S ARMY

2016

DA Productions / Universal

Dir: Oliver Parker
Prod: Damien Jones, Phil Robertson
Cast: Bill Nighy, Toby Jones, Tom Courtenay, Daniel Mays, Michael Gambon, Alison Steadman and Catherine Zeta Jones

Period: 1944

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LAST DAYS ON MARS

2016

Qwerty Films / Universal

Dir: Ruairi Robinson
Prod: Michael Khun, Andrea Cornwell
Cast: Liev Schreiber, Romola Garai, Tom Cullen, Olivia Williams and Elias Koteas

Period: 2030

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GINGER & ROSA

2012

Adventure Pictures / BBC Films

Dir: Sally Potter
Prod: Christopher Sheppard
Cast: Elle Fanning, Annette Bening, Alessandro Nivola, Christina Hendricks, Oliver Platt and Timothy Spall

Period: 1945-1962

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SUBMARINE

2010

Warp Films / Red Hour Films / Film4

Dir: Richard Ayoade
Prod: Mark Herbert, Andy Stebbing, Ben Stiller
Cast: Paddy Considine, Sally Hawkins, Craig Roberts, Noah Taylor and Yasmin Paige

Period: 1980

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THE HEAVY

2010

Heavy Productions

Dir: Marcus Warren
Prod: John Cairns
Cast: Vinnie Jones, Christopher Lee, Stephen Rea and Shannyn Sossamon

Period: Contemporary

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ITS A FREE WORLD

2007

Sixteen Films / Film 4

Dir: Ken Loach
Prod: Rebecca O'Brien
Cast: Kierston Wareing

Period: Contemporary

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STARDUST

2007

Marv Films / Parmount Pictures

Dir: Matthew Vaughn
Prod: Lorenzo Di Bonaventura
Cast: Charlie Cox, Sienna Miller and Robert De Niro

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GOAL! THE DREAM BEGINS

2005

Buena Vista Pictures / Milkshake Productions

Dir: Danny Cannon
Prod: Matt Barrelle and Mike Jeffries
Cast: Kuno Becker, Anna Friel and Stephen Dilane

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MY SUMMER OF LOVE

2004

Apocalypso Films / BBC Films

Dir: Pawel Pawlikowski
Prod: Tanya Seghatchian and Chris Collins
Cast: Emily Blunt, Natalie Press and Paddy Considine

Period: Contemporary
BAFTA Winner: Best British Film

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VIPERE AU POING

2004

Angoa Aicoa (France) / France 3 Cinema

Dir: Philippe De Broca
Prod: Philippe Liegeois and Juanita Doyle
Cast: Catherine Fort and Jacque Villeret

Period: 1940's Film Noir

Hair Stylist UK

H3 (STORY OF BOBBY SANDS)

2001

Metropolitan Films (Ireland)

Dir: Les Blair
Prod: James Flynn and Juanita Doyle
Cast: Dean Lennox Kelly and Brendan Mackey

Period: Set during 1981 Hunger Strike

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SAVING PRIVATE RYAN

1998

Dreamworks / Millenium Effects

Dir: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Tom Hanks and Matt Damon

Make-up Effects technician

Television

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BLACK MIRROR S6

2023

Zeppotron / Netflix

Ep 4
Dirs: Ally Pankiw & Uta Briesewitz
Prod: Georgina Lowe

WEDNESDAY

2022

MGM / Netflix

Dir: Tim Burton
Prods: Alfred Gough, Miles Millar & Carmen Pepelea
Winner: Outstanding Contemporary Makeup (Non-Prosthetic), Primetime Emmy Awards 2023

ROADKILL

2020

BBC / The Forge

Dir: Michael Keillor
Prod: Andrew Litvin

SUMMER OF ROCKETS

2018

BBC/ Little Island

Dir: Stephen Poliakoff
Prod: Helen Flint
Cast: Toby Stephens, Linus Roache, Keeley Hawes and Timothy Spall.

GUILT

2016

Lionsgate / Freeform

Dir: Gary Fleder, Larry Shaw and Mairzee Almas
Prod: Suz Reid
Cast: Billy Zane, Anthony Head and Emily Tremaine

Period: Contemporary

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CLOSE TO THE ENEMY

2016

Little Island Productions / BBC

Dir: Stephen Poliakoff
Prod: Helen Flint and Hilary Bevan Jones
Cast: Jim Sturgess, Alfred Molina, Angela Bassett, Alfie Allen, Charlotte Riley and Freddie Highmore

Period: 1947

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AGATHA RAISIN

2016

Mammoth Screen / Sky

Dir: Geoffrey Sax
Prod: Matthew Mulot
Cast: Ashley Jenson, Hermione Norris and Matthew Horne

Period: Contemporary
Pilot

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BABYLON

2014

Nightjack LTD / Channel 4

Dir: Jon S Baird and Sally El Hosaini
Prod: Danny Boyle, Derrin Schlesinger and Robert Jones
Cast: James Nesbit, Brit Marling, Bertie Carvel and Nicola Walker

Period: Contemporary

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THE PSYCHOPATH NEXT DOOR

2013

ITV Drama / Sky Living

Dir: Kieron Walsh
Prod: Myar Craig Brown
Cast: Anna Friel, Eva Birthistle, Claire Keelan and Kathryn Drysdale

Pilot for Sky Living's Love Matters series

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30 AND COUNTING

2013

Bwark Films / Sky Living

Dir: Ben Taylor
Cast: Brett Goldstein, Dan Clark and Daniel Lawrence Taylor

Pilot for Sky Living's Love Matters series

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APHRODITE FRY

2013

Ruby Films / Sky Living

Dir: Vanessa Caswell
Cast: Sarah Solimani and Rosamund Hanson

Pilot for Sky Living's Love Matters series

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PRISONERS WIVES

2012

Tiger Aspect / BBC

Dir: Harry Bradbeer and Damon Thomas
Prod: Anna Ferguson and Abi Bach
Cast: Polly Walker, Iain Glen and Pippa Haywood

Series 1

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THE POISON TREE

2012

STV / ITV

Dir: Marek Losey
Prod: Madonna Baptiste
Cast: Matthew Goode, Myanna Buring and Ophelia Lovibond

Period: 1997 - Present Day

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CARDINAL BURNS

2012

Left Bank / Channel 4

Dir: Ben Taylor
Prod: Jenna Jones
Cast: Seb Cardinal and Dustin Demri Burns

Series 1 and 2
Award Winning Sketch Show

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UNCLE

2012

Baby Cow Productions / BBC

Dir: Oliver Refson
Prod: Ali McPhail
Cast: Nick Helm, Daisy Haggard

Period: Contemporary
Series 1

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THE RECKONING

2011

TXTV / ITV

Dir: Jim O'Hanlon
Prod: Jeremy Gwilt
Cast: Ashley Jensen and Max Beesley

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WHATEVER IT TAKES

2009

Twenty Twenty TV / ITV

Dir: Andy Hay
Prod: Nick Pitt
Cast: Shane Ritchie and Amy Beth Hayes

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FREEFALL

2009

Origin Pictures / BBC

Dir: Dominic Savage
Prod: David M Thompson
Cast: Rosamond Pike, Aiden Gillen, Dominic Savage, Joseph Mawles, Alfie Allen and Anna Maxwell Martin

Film for Television

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MI HIGH

2007

Kudos / BBC

Dir: Toby Haynes
Prod: Emma Kingsman Lloyd and Kerry Appleyard
Cast: Bel Powley, Danny John Jules and Jonny Freeman

Series 1-5

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ROBIN HOOD

2006

Tiger Aspect / ITV

Dir: John McKay and Richard Standeven
Prod: Foz Allen and Dominic Minghella
Cast: Jonas Armstrong, Keith Allen, Richard Armitage, Lucy Griffiths and Harry Lloyd

Series 1

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HUSTLE

2005

Kudos / BBC

Dir: Alrick Riley and John Strickland
Prod: Simon Crawford Collins
Cast: Adrian Lester, Marc Warren and Robert Vaughn

Series 2

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OPEN WIDE

2005

Talkback Thames / ITV

Dir: Juliet May
Prod: Margot Gavan Duffy
Cast: Alexander Armstrong, Nigel Havers and Angela Griffin

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LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON

2005

Ecosse Film / ITV

Dir: Nick Laughland
Prod: Jeremy Gwilt and Douglas Rae
Cast: Robson Green, Jemma Redgrave and Tara Fitzgerald

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SEX AND LIES

2004

Blast! Films / BBC

Dir: Jeremy Lovering
Prod: Madonna Baptiste
Cast: Keeley Hawes and Simon Pegg

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ENGLAND EXPECTS

2004

BBC Drama / BBC

Dir: Tony Smith
Prod: Ruth Caleb
Cast: Steven Mackintosh and Camille Coduri

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Short Films

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TO EACH HIS OWN CINEMA

Cannes Film Festival

Dir: Ken Loach
Cast: Bradley Walsh

Segment: Happy Ending

SKIN DEEP

APT Films

Dir: Yousaf Ali Khan
Prod: Andy Porter

BAFTA Nominated

Promos

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JAMES BLUNT 'I REALLY WANT YOU'

HSI Films / Atlantic Records

Dir: Jim Canty
Prod: Juliette Larthe

SHANIA TWAIN ft MARK MCGRATH 'PARTY FOR TWO'

Mercury Records

Dir: Marcus Raboy
Prod: Stuart Le Marechal