Tim Fywell is an English

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and

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, ...

. In 2003 he made his first feature debut with '' I Capture the Castle'', an adaptation of the novel of the same title by

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. Fywell directed his first

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feature, '' Ice Princess'' starring

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, in 2005. Fywell started his career in British television, directing episodes of '' Brookside''. Fywell recently directed the award-winning '' Happy Valley'' 2 episodes (2014).

Selected filmography

*'' Brookside'' (TV Series, unknown episodes) *'' Bergerac'' (TV Series, one episode: "All the Sad Songs", 1990) *'' Gallowglass'' (TV, 1993) *'' Cracker'' (TV series, episodes: 1994–95; serials: "To Be A Somebody" and "True Romance") *'' Norma Jean & Marilyn'' (TV, 1996) *'' The Woman in White'' (TV, 1997) *''

Madame Bovary ''Madame Bovary'' (; ), originally published as ''Madame Bovary: Provincial Manners'' ( ), is a novel by French writer Gustave Flaubert, published in 1856. The eponymous character lives beyond her means in order to escape the banalities and em ...

'' (TV, 2000) *'' I Capture the Castle'' (2003) *''

Cambridge Spies ''Cambridge Spies'' is a four-part British drama miniseries written by Peter Moffat and directed by Tim Fywell, that was first broadcast on BBC Two in May 2003 and is based on the true story of four brilliant young men at the University of Camb ...

'' (TV, 2003) * '' Hear the Silence'' (TV, 2003) *'' Ice Princess'' (2005) *'' Half-Broken Things'' (TV, 2007) *'' Waking the Dead'' (TV, 8 episodes, 2007–2011) *'' Affinity'' (TV, 2008) *'' The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency'' (TV, 2009) *''

The Turn of the Screw ''The Turn of the Screw'' is an 1898 horror novella by Henry James which first appeared in serial format in ''Collier's Weekly'' (January 27 – April 16, 1898). In October 1898, it was collected in ''The Two Magics'', published by Macmilla ...

'' (TV, 2009) *'' Happy Valley'' (TV, 2 episodes, 2014) *''

The English Game ''The English Game'' is a British historical sports drama television miniseries developed by Julian Fellowes for Netflix about the origins of modern association football in England. The six-part series was released on 20 March 2020. Premise ...

'' (TV, 2020)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fywell, Tim 1951 births Living people People educated at St Paul's School, London English film directors English television directors