Peter is an experienced television director and writer. From inception, pre-production, shoot to post.

 

Selected credits:

NAZI MEGASTRUCTURES: AMERICA’S WAR

 

Drama director and writer

 

The drama weaves major war stories and battles with true biographical personal stories. From scenes in the Japanese imperial palace to the battle of Pearl Harbor, naval warfare on ships, deep caves, and maritime locations, plus a banzai charge depicted 3500 soldiers. SFX, stunts and GCI. TX: Disney +, National Geographic, C4.

 

Four episodes. SP: Ashley Morris. Endemol for Disney+ / National Geographic

 

EMMERDALE

 

Drama director.

It was an enormous privilege to work in the 50th year of this hugely popular series. I was allowed to embrace an evolving stylistic look towards more mainstream drama, while maintaining the essence of what makes it so successful. Location and studio shoots included the finale of a large and complex courtroom crime special.

Three episodes + three ancillary episodes. Producer Laura Shaw. ITV Studios for ITV 1

AUTOPSY – THE LAST HOURS OF

 

Drama director, writer, doc producer.

Episodes: Kate Spade, Dennis Hopper, Glen Campbell, Burt Reynolds, Luke Perry, Elizabeth Montgomery.

Their death certificates list one cause of death, but what is the actual truth? These devastating tales span suicide to cancer to heart disease. From story research and empathetic adaptation, to creating cinematic and impressionistic television. Key interviewer.

Six episodes. Exec & SP: Suzy Davis. ITV Studios for Reelz.

DOCTORS

 

Drama director.

Continuing drama revolving around a GP doctors’ surgery, plus story of the day.

Exec: Mike Hobson. BBC Production for BBC 1.

OBSESSION: DARK DESIRES

 

Drama director and writer.

True crime: A lawyer saves a mentally ill woman from incarceration only to be stalked by her for 28 years. Another woman’s jilted boyfriend seeks revenge, then stalks and shoots her. Key interviewer. American dialogue, SFX & stunts.

Two episodes. Exec & SP: Steve Murphy. October Films for Investigation Discovery.

THE KILLER BESIDE ME

 

Drama director and writer.

True crime. When a new employee joins a workforce the last thing they expect to meet is a friend who kills them. American dialogue.

Two episodes. Exec: Steve Murphy. October Films for Investigation Discovery.

BRITAIN’S BRAVEST COPPER

 

Drama director and writer.

Three seasons of re-enactments chronicling Britain’s most heroic police. The British bobbies brave fireball petrol bombs, guns, stabbings, bullets, exploding car, smashes, crashes, handbrake turns to underwater rescue. SFX, Stunts and GCI.

Twenty episodes.

YOU BE THE JUDGE

 

Drama director and writer.

In conjunction with The Lord Chief Justice’s office. Four real courtroom sentencing verdicts were dramatised. Crimes of: murder, one-punch manslaughter, drug possession and juvenile crime. Shot in real crown courts across multiple weekends.

Four episodes.

ANOTHER GREEN WORLD

Drama director and writer.

Patsy Palmer stars as a young woman searching for her urban nirvana but discovers an allotment.

*** Multi award winner: Soho Shorts and Greenwich Film Festival ***

COMMERCIALS AND BRANDING

 

Director.

Many titles and campaigns including:

ARCADIA
BONGELA
CARBON TRUST
DULUX PAINT
FUJITSU SIEMENS
HSBC
SONY
PORSCHE

 

 

ALSTROM
CITY BREAKS
ENERGIS
MOVELAT
NEX
RBS
VTB CAPITAL
WORLD STEEL