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Geoffrey Sax (sometimes credited as Geoff Sax) is a British film and
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, who has worked on a variety of drama productions in both the United Kingdom and the United States.


Life and career

He began his directing career in the late 1970s, initially working in comedy, directing episodes of a number of sketch shows such as '' Cannon and Ball'' and ''
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''. He made the move into directing drama in the early 1980s, working on episodes of popular BBC dramas such as '' Bergerac'' and '' Lovejoy''. Later in the decade he worked on
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programmes such as ''
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'' and ''
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''. In the early 1990s he worked for a time in America, directing
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s and miniseries for various networks there. His most noted production during this time was the
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TV movie version of the popular
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series '' Doctor Who'', screened in 1996 and starring
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as the
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. In 1998 Sax returned to the UK. He helmed
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's adaptation of her own novel ''Killer Net'' that year, and later gained credits on
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's acclaimed ''
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'', a
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series for
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. In 2001 he directed a modern-day adaptation of the story of '' Othello'', produced by
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for the
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network and starring
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, Christopher Eccleston and
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. The adaptation was written by Andrew Davies, who Sax worked with again the following year when he directed Davies' adaptation of
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' novel ''
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'' for
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and BBC Two. This was not the only connection between the two productions: Keeley Hawes also co-starred in ''Tipping the Velvet'' with
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, who had a smaller role in ''Othello''. Sax's first theatrically released feature film, ''
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'', was released in January 2005, entering the US Box Office top ten at No. 2. His second feature, ''
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'' — based on
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's ''
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'' novel of the same name — was released in the summer of 2006. He also directed the film ''
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'' in 2010. In 2011, Sax directed a television film entitled ''
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''. He directed the Sky1 television film television film adaptation of the M. C. Beaton novel '' Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death''.


Filmography


Films

* '' The Disputation'' (1986) * '' Circle of Deceit'' (1993) * '' Doctor Who'' (1996) * '' Othello'' (2001) * '' Margery and Gladys'' (2003) * ''
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'' (2005) * ''
Stormbreaker ''Stormbreaker'' is a young adult action-adventure book written by British author Anthony Horowitz, and is the first novel in the ''Alex Rider'' series. The book was released in the United Kingdom on the 4th of September 2000, and in United S ...
'' (2006) * ''
Frankie & Alice ''Frankie & Alice'' is a 2010 Canadian drama film directed by Geoffrey Sax, starring Halle Berry. Filming began in Vancouver, British Columbia, in November 2008, and ended in January 2009. To qualify for awards season, the film opened in a limited ...
'' (2010) * ''
Christopher and His Kind ''Christopher and His Kind'' is a 1976 memoir by Anglo-American writer Christopher Isherwood, first printed in a 130-copy edition by Sylvester & Orphanos, then in general publication by Farrar, Straus & Giroux. In the text, Isherwood candidly e ...
'' (2011)


Television

* ''
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'' (1979) * ''
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'' (1979–1980) * ''
Spitting Image ''Spitting Image'' is a British satirical television puppet show, created by Peter Fluck, Roger Law and Martin Lambie-Nairn. First broadcast in 1984, the series was produced by 'Spitting Image Productions' for Central Independent Television ...
'' (1986) * ''
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'' (1987–1990) * '' Bergerac'' (1988–1990) * ''
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'' (1991) * '' Framed'' (1992) * '' Lovejoy'' (1992–1993) * ''
Killer Net ''Killer Net'' is a British television crime drama mini series, first broadcast on Channel 4 in May 1998. The drama was written and produced by Lynda La Plante, directed by Geoffrey Sax and featured a cast of up and coming actors. One of the ma ...
'' (1998) * ''
Tipping the Velvet ''Tipping the Velvet'' (1998) is a historical novel by Sarah Waters; it is her debut novel. Set in England during the 1890s, it tells a coming of age story about a young woman named Nan who falls in love with a male impersonator, follows her ...
'' (2002) * ''
Murder on the Home Front ''Murder on the Home Front'' is a two-part British television crime drama, written by David Kane and directed by Geoffrey Sax, that first broadcast on ITV on 9 May 2013. The series, which stars Patrick Kennedy and Tamzin Merchant in the princi ...
'' (2013) * ''
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'' (2014) * '' Endeavour'' (2014, 2018) * '' Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death'' (2014) * '' Us'' (2020)


References


External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sax, Geoffrey British film directors British television directors Living people Year of birth missing (living people)