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Colin Teague is a British film and television director. Born 1970 He grew up in
High Wycombe
High Wycombe, often referred to as Wycombe ( ), is a market town in Buckinghamshire, England. Lying in the valley of the River Wye surrounded by the Chiltern Hills, it is west-northwest of Charing Cross in London, south-southeast of Ayl ...
,
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire (), abbreviated Bucks, is a ceremonial county in South East England that borders Greater London to the south-east, Berkshire to the south, Oxfordshire to the west, Northamptonshire to the north, Bedfordshire to the north-ea ...
and studied at
Redroofs Theatre School
Redroofs Theatre School is an independent part-time theatre training school in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England.
The school was established in 1947 in London and moved to Littlewick Green in 1964 into a house that was once the home of Ivor Novello ...
Redroofs Theatre School alumni page. Retrieved 2 December 2012 and the London International Film School
London Film School (LFS) is a film school in London and is situated in a converted brewery in Covent Garden, London, neighbouring Soho, a hub of the UK film industry. It is the oldest film school in the UK. .
He is most associated with ''Doctor Who
''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...
'', being the first person to have directed for the main series and both of its spin-offs, ''Torchwood
''Torchwood'' is a British science fiction television programme created by Russell T Davies. A spin-off of the 2005 revival of ''Doctor Who'', it aired from 2006 to 2011. The show shifted its broadcast channel each series to reflect its growing ...
'' and the pilot episode of ''The Sarah Jane Adventures
''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' is a British science fiction television programme that was produced by BBC Cymru Wales for CBBC, created by Russell T Davies, and starring Elisabeth Sladen. The programme is a spin-off of the long-running BBC sc ...
''. Due to a fall he took down some stairs in 2007, he was known on the ''Doctor Who'' set as "Tumblin' Teague". In 2009 and 2011, Teague was BAFTA Award
The British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTA Film Awards is an annual award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to honour the best British and international contributions to film. The cer ...
-nominated for '' Being Human''. In 2011, he directed ''Frankenstein's Wedding'', broadcast live from Leeds on BBC3, and ''Shirley'', a biopic on the singer Shirley Bassey
Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey (; born 8 January 1937) is a Welsh singer. Best known for her career longevity, powerful voice and recording the theme songs to three James Bond films, Bassey is widely regarded as one of the most popular vocalists ...
which won a Cymru Bafta for Best Single Drama. In 2012, he directed '' The Town'', a three-part drama for ITV
ITV or iTV may refer to:
ITV
*Independent Television (ITV), a British television network, consisting of:
** ITV (TV network), a free-to-air national commercial television network covering the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islan ...
. In 2013, he directed '' The White Queen'' for BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
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Starz, which gained three
Golden Globe Award
The Golden Globe Awards are accolades bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association beginning in January 1944, recognizing excellence in both American and international film and television. Beginning in 2022, there are 105 members of t ...
nominations.
Selected filmography
* ''
The Last Drop
''The Last Drop'' is a 2006 British-Romanian adventure war film by Colin Teague that was released direct to video. Teague teamed up with Gary Young, with whom he had previously collaborated on the British crime drama films '' Shooters'' and ...
'' (2005)
* ''
Holby City'' (2003–2006)
* ''
Torchwood
''Torchwood'' is a British science fiction television programme created by Russell T Davies. A spin-off of the 2005 revival of ''Doctor Who'', it aired from 2006 to 2011. The show shifted its broadcast channel each series to reflect its growing ...
''
** "
Ghost Machine" (2006)
** "
Greeks Bearing Gifts" (2006)
** "
Sleeper" (2008)
** "
Meat
Meat is animal flesh that is eaten as food. Humans have hunted, farmed, and scavenged animals for meat since prehistoric times. The establishment of settlements in the Neolithic Revolution allowed the domestication of animals such as chic ...
" (2008)
* ''
The Sarah Jane Adventures
''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' is a British science fiction television programme that was produced by BBC Cymru Wales for CBBC, created by Russell T Davies, and starring Elisabeth Sladen. The programme is a spin-off of the long-running BBC sc ...
''
** "
Invasion of the Bane
"Invasion of the Bane" is the first episode of the British science fiction television series ''The Sarah Jane Adventures''. It was written by series creator Russell T Davies with Gareth Roberts and was directed by Colin Teague. It was originally ...
" (2007)
* ''
Doctor Who
''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...
''
** "
The Sound of Drums
"The Sound of Drums" is the twelfth episode of the third series of the revived British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. It was broadcast on BBC One on 23 June 2007. It is the second of three episodes that form a linked narrati ...
" (2007)
** "
Last of the Time Lords
"Last of the Time Lords" is the thirteenth and final episode of the third series of the revived British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. It was broadcast on BBC One on 30 June 2007. It is the last of three episodes that form a ...
" (2007)
** "
The Fires of Pompeii
"The Fires of Pompeii" is the second episode of the fourth series of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It was broadcast on BBC One on 12 April 2008. Set shortly before and during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD ...
" (2008)
* ''
Being Human''
**
Series 1, Episode 5 (2009)
**
Series 1, Episode 6 (2009)
**
Series 2, Episode 1 (2010)
**
Series 2, Episode 2 (2010)
* ''Shirley'' (2011)
* ''
Sinbad''
** "Kuji" (2012)
** "Eye of the Tiger" (2012)
** "For Whom the Egg Shatters" (2012)
* ''
The Town'' (three-part TV drama, 2012)
* ''
The White Queen''
** BBC/Starz TV series (2013)
* ''
Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse'' (2015)
* ''
Spotless''
** Not a Place, a Circumstance (2015)
** Someone's Son, Somebody's Daughter (2015)
* ''
Da Vinci's Demons
''Da Vinci's Demons'' is a historical fantasy drama series that presents a fictional account of Leonardo da Vinci's early life. The series was conceived by David S. Goyer and stars Tom Riley in the title role. It was developed and produced in ...
''
** Alis Volat Propriis (2015)
** La Confessione Della Macchina (2015)
* ''
Jekyll & Hyde
''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'' is a 1886 Gothic novella by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. It follows Gabriel John Utterson, a London-based legal practitioner who investigates a series of strange occurrences between his old ...
''
** The Harbinger (2015)
** Mr Hyde (2015)
** The Cutter (2015)
* ''
Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands''
** Episode #1.6 (2016)
** Episode #1.7 (2016)
* ''
Hooten & the Lady
''Hooten & the Lady'' is a British adventure drama television series that follows the story of two treasure hunter partners, British Museum curator Lady Alexandra (Ophelia Lovibond) who teams up with charismatic, roguish American adventurer Hoot ...
''
** The Amazon (2016)
** Rome (2016)
* ''James Patterson's Murder Is Forever''
** Murder Interrupted (2018)
** Mother of All Murders (2018)
* ‘’Rashash (2021)
** Session 1
References
External links
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Interviews about directing Torchwood
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British television directors
Living people
People educated at Redroofs Theatre School
People from High Wycombe
1970 births