Andrew J. Piddington (born October 18, 1949 in

Romford Romford is a large town in east London and the administrative centre of the London Borough of Havering. It is located northeast of Charing Cross and is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan. Historically, Romfo ...

, Essex) is an English film and television director, screenwriter, and producer.

Career

He directed films such as '' Shuttlecock'' (1991), '' The Fall'' (1999), '' The Dinosaur Hunters'' (2002) and ''

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'' (2006). The low-budget ''The Killing of John Lennon'' starred Jonas Ball as Lennon's killer

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, and was screened at the

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and

Rotterdam Film Festival The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is an annual film festival held at the end of January in various locations in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Since its foundation in 1972, it has maintained a focus on independent and experimental fi ...

s. In 1990 he directed the documentary '' Hidden Heritage: The Roots of Black American Painting'' featuring

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, funded by the Arts Council of Great Britain and produced by Maureen McCue. In 1996 he directed the series '' SAS: The Soldiers' Story'', featuring soldiers in different wars and locations in each of the seven episodes, including the Falklands War, the

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, and in Northern Ireland.

Personal life

Piddington was first married to Christine Spencer. He is currently married to Pearl Morrison, who has worked as a script adviser on his films, and the couple have two children.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Piddington, Andrew English film directors English television directors English screenwriters English male screenwriters English film producers 1949 births Living people People from Romford