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, Buckinghamshire, River Wye surrounded by the Chiltern Hills, it is west-northwest of Charing Cross in London, ...

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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 ...

'', 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 growin ...

'' 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 ...

''. 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

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-nominated for '' Being Human''. In 2011, he directed ''Frankenstein's Wedding'', broadcast live from Leeds on

BBC3 BBC Three is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It was first launched on 9 February 2003 with programmes targeting 16 to 34-year-olds, covering all genres including animation, comedy, curre ...

, and ''Shirley'', a biopic on the singer

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which won a Cymru Bafta for Best Single Drama. In 2012, he directed '' The Town'', a three-part drama for ITV. In 2013, he directed '' The White Queen'' for BBC/

Starz Starz (stylized as STARZ since 2016; pronounced "stars") is an American premium cable and satellite television network owned by Lions Gate Entertainment, and is the flagship property of parent subsidiary Starz Inc. Programming on Starz cons ...

, 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 ...

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 ''Holby City'' (stylised on-screen as HOLBY CIY) is a British medical drama television series that aired weekly on BBC One. It was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama '' Casualty'', and ...

'' (2003–2006) * ''

'' ** "

Ghost Machine Ghost Machine was an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, known for featuring two members from Motograter, vocalist Ivan Moody, also vocalist for Five Finger Death Punch, and drummer Chris "Crispy" Binns, as well as John Stevens ...

" (2006) ** " Greeks Bearing Gifts" (2006) ** " Sleeper" (2008) ** "

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" (2008) * ''

'' ** " Invasion of the Bane" (2007) * ''

'' ** "

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'' ** 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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