Jennie Darnell

Director

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Biography

Jennie trained at Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, the University of Sheffield and on a year long Training and Directing Bursary with the Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme. 

In 2017 she took part in the Directors UK High End TV Drama Programme Scheme. 

Credits

In Development

Production Company Notes
TRIGGER POINT 4
2025 		Hat Trick/ITV

Lead Director
Eps 1, 2 and 3
LINE OF DUTY 7
2026 		World Productions/BBC One

Lead Director

Television

Production Company Notes
THE CHELSEA DETECTIVE 3
2024 		Expectation/Acorn

Lead Director
2 x 90′ episodes
PAYBACK
2023 		HTM Television/ITV

Lead Director
Written by Debbie O’Malley
Crime thriller starring Morven Christie, Peter Mullan and Prasanna Puwanarajah
TRIGGER POINT
2022 		Hat Trick/ITV

Eps 4, 5 and 6
National Television Award for Best New Drama
LINE OF DUTY 6
2021 		World Productions/BBC One

Eps 5, 6 and 7
National Television Awards for Returning Drama and Special Recognition Award
Nominated for RTS NI Award for Drama
DEATH IN PARADISE 9
2019 		Red Planet/BBC One

Eps 7 and 8
MIDSOMER MURDERS 21
2019 		Bentley Productions/ITV

Ep 2
HOLBY CITY
2011 – 2019 		BBC

19 episodes

BODYGUARD
2018 		World Productions/BBC One

Second Unit Director, dir. John Strickland
Eps 4, 5 and 6

HETTY FEATHER 5
2018 		CBBC

Eps 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
EASTENDERS
2007 – 2018 		BBC

95 episodes
3 episodes nominated for BAFTA Continuing Drama Award, winning in 2011 for ‘Billie’s Death’
9 episodes nominated for RTS Award, winning twice
COMIC RELIEF
2011 		BBC

A ten minute special Eastenders episode created in conjunction with Richard Curtis and Comic Relief
LAST TANGO IN WALFORD
2010 		BBC

DVD release to celebrate EastEnders 25th Anniversary
DOCTORS
2007 		BBC

Series 9, eps 43, 44 and 45

Theatre

Production Company Notes
POPPY AND GEORGE
2016 		Watford Palace Theatre

By Diane Samuels
MERIT
2015 		Plymouth Theatre Royal

By Alexandra Wood
BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS
2010 		Watford Palace Theatre

By Neil Simon
THE NEW STATESMAN
2006 – 2007 		Ambassadors Theatre Group/ Tour/ Trafalgar Studios

By Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran
ONE UNDER
2005 		Tricycle Theatre

By Winsome Pinnock
CLOUDS
2004 		ACT Productions/ Tour

By Michael Frayn
US AND THEM
2003 		Hampstead Theatre

By Tamsin Oglesby
THE DEAD EYE BOY
2002 		Hampstead Theatre

By Angus MacLachlan
LIFE X 3
2002 		Savoy Theatre

By Yasmina Reza
Original Direction by Matthew Warchus
ART
1999 – 2001 		Wyndhams Theatre/ Whitehall Theatre

By Yasmina Reza
Original Direction by Matthew Warchus for David Pugh Ltd
MUSIK
2000 		Plymouth Theatre Royal

By Wedekind
Adapted by Neil Fleming
UNION STREET
2000 		Plymouth Theatre Royal

By Nick Stimsom
THE IMPOSTER
1999 		Plymouth Theatre Royal

By Pete Lawson
TRUE WEST
1998 		Plymouth Theatre Royal

By Sam Shepard
ALL MY SONS
1998 		Plymouth Theatre Royal

By Arthur Miller
THE WOMAN WHO COOKED HER HUSBAND
1997 		Plymouth Theatre Royal

By Debbie Isitt
THE MESSIAH
1996 		West Yorkshire Playhouse

By Patrick Barlow
OFFICE SUITE
1996 		West Yorkshire Playhouse

By Alan Bennett
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