Simon Dale 1st Assistant Director Phone: 07957 392 701 E-Mail: [email protected] British Full Clean Driving Licence Movie Magic Scheduling Final Draft
1st Assistant Director ‘Bounty’ (Big Talk Productions) C4 Comedy Blaps November 2018 (Manchester) Dir: George Kane Pro: Lara Singer LP: Helen Blyth ‘Timewasters – Series 2’ (Big Talk Productions) ITV2 July – September 2018 (Liverpool) Dir: George Kane Pro: Jim Poyser LP: Katie Kearney ‘God’s Own County’ (Guilty Party Pictures) C4 Comedy Blaps May 2018 (Holmfirth) Dir: Jim Archer Pro: Spencer Millman LP: David Finnigan ‘Biggleton – Series 1’ (CBeebies) CBeebies July 2017 – Sept 2017 (Manchester) Dir: Iwan Watson / Luk Ying Yick ‘Scallywagga – Series 2’ (BBC) BBC3 July 2009 – Sept 2009 (Manchester) Dir: David Sant LP: David Noble ‘Britannia High: Block 4’ (ITV Productions) ITV1 Sept 2008 – Nov 2008 (Manchester) Dir: Brian Grant LP: Howard Ella Recent 1st AD Dailies & Commercials APRIL 2019: ‘Sanditon’ (Red Planet Pictures / ITV) Main Unit (1 Day) / LP Ian Hogan APRIL 2019: ‘PUMA’ Commercial (Green Room / Revolution) Pro: Jack Suckling MARCH/APRIL 2019: ‘Coronation Street’ (ITV) Main Unit (Multiple 5+) JAN – APRIL 2019: ‘Hollyoaks’ (Lime Pictures / C4) Main Unit (Multiple 15+) MARCH 2019: ‘PUMA’ Commercial (Green Room / Revolution) Pro: Jack Suckling / PM: Lee Meredith MARCH 2019: ‘EFC / Davanti Tyres’ Commercial (The Mob Film Company) Dir: Martin McGreal / PM: Michael Evans NOV 2018: FEATURE ‘Military Wives’ (Koliko Films) 2nd Unit (4 Days) / PM Claire Campbell NOV 2018: ‘Peaky Blinders – Series 5’ (Tiger Aspect Drama / BBC) Main Unit Cover (2 Days) / PM Rachel Jones OCT – DEC 2018: ‘Hollyoaks’ (Lime Pictures / C4) Main Unit (Multiple 15+) JULY 2018: ‘In The Valley Of The Fox’ (UFA Fiction / German Market) Main Unit Cover (2 Days) / LP Sarah Lewis JUNE 2018: ‘Curfew’ (Tiger Aspect Drama / Sky) 2nd Unit (2 Days) / LP Claire Campbell / PM Rachel Jones MAY 2018: ‘The War Of The Worlds’ (Mammoth Screen / BBC) VFX Unit (2 Days) / PM Kate Larking NOV 2016: ‘The Trial: A Murder In The Family’ (Dragonfly / C4) 2nd Unit (1 Day) / LP Kasia Malipan
2nd Assistant Director ‘World On Fire’ (Mammoth Screen) BBC *Crowd 2nd* Jan 2019 – Feb 2019 (Manchester) Dir: Chanya Button / Andy Wilson Pro: Chris Clough / Nickie Sault / LP: Phillipa Cole 1st: Peter Agnew / Marcus Collier Recent 2nd AD Dailies & Commercials JUNE 2018: FEATURE ‘Official Secrets’ (Classified Films Ltd / Feature) Additional Photography (4 Days) MAY / JUNE 2018: ‘Gentleman Jack’ (Lookout Point / BBC) Main Unit (4 Days) *Crowd 2nd* MAY / JUNE 2018: ‘Cold Feet – Series 8’ (Big Talk / ITV) 2nd Unit & Main Unit Cover (5 Days), APRIL 2018: ‘The War Of The Worlds’ (Mammoth Screen / BBC) Main Unit Cover (1 Day) 2016: ‘The Witness For The Prosecution’ (Mammoth Screen / BBC) Main Unit Cover (1 Week) ‘No Offence – Series 3’ (Abbott Vision) C4 *Crowd 2nd* Feb 2018 – March 2018 (Manchester) Dir: Catherine Morshead / Misha Manson – Smith Pro: Phil Leach / LP: Tracie Wright 1st: Ursula Haworth / Mick Ward ‘Mrs Lowry & Son’ (Genesius Pictures) Feature Dec 2017 – Feb 2018 (Manchester) Dir: Adrian Noble Pro: Debbie Gray / LP: Clare Shepherd 1st: Jack Casey CAST: Timothy Spall, Vanessa Redgrave ‘The League Of Gentlemen – Series 4’ (BBC Comedy) BBC Sept 2017 – Oct 2017 (Manchester) Dir: Steve Bendelack Pro: Adam Tandy / LP: Emily Shapland 1st: Jim Imber CAST: Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith ‘Bancroft – Series 1’ (Tall Story Pictures) ITV1 March 2017 – May 2017 (Manchester) Dir: John Hayes Pro: Phil Collinson / LP: Des Hughes 1st: Simon Noone CAST: Sarah Parish, Faye Marsay, Linus Roache, Amara Karan, Ade Edmondson, Art Malik ‘Mount Pleasant Special’ (Tiger Aspect) Sky Living Jan 2017 – March 2017 (Manchester) Dir: Dermot Boyd Pro: Serena Cullen / LP: Rachel Jones 1st: Lee Trevor CAST: Sally Lindsay, Daniel Ryan, Bobby Ball, Neil Fitzmaurice, Paula Wilcox ‘The Trial: A Murder In The Family’ (Dragonfly) C4 Oct 2016 – Nov 2016 (Newbury) Dir: Nick Holt / Kath Mattock Pro: Andrew Litvin / LP: Kasia Malipan 1st: Sarah White CAST: Michael Gould, Emma Lowndes, Fern Deacon, Kevin Harvey, Laura Elphinstone ‘National Treasure’ (The Forge) C4 Jan 2016 – April 2016 (Leeds) Dir: Marc Munden Pro: John Chapman / LP: Yvonne Ibazebo 1st: Natalie Segal CAST: Robbie Coltrane, Julie Walters, Andrea Riseborough
2nd Assistant Director ‘Houdini & Doyle’ (Big Talk Productions) ITV *Crowd 2nd* June 2015 – Nov 2015 (Manchester) Dir: Stephen Hopkins / Daniel O’Hara / Ed Bazalgette / Rob Lieberman Pro: Adrian Sturges LP: Mags Conway 1st: Nickie Sault / Simon Turner / Matt Scrivener ‘Fresh Meat – Series 4’ (Objective Productions) C4 March 2015 – May 2015 (Manchester) Dir: Jamie Jay Johnson Pro: Rhonda Smith / LP: Angela Murray 1st: Natalie Segal CAST: Zawe Ashton, Greg McHugh, Kimberley Nixon, Charlotte Ritchie, Joe Thomas, Jack Whitehall ‘Top Coppers’ (Roughcut TV) BBC3 Feb 2015 – March 2015 (London) Dir: Cein McGillicuddy Pro: Bertie Peek / LP: Ian Hogan 1st: Simon J Aguirre ‘Bugsplat’ (Fresh One / Celtic Productions) C4 December 2014 (London) Dir: Guy Jenkin Pro: Philippa Collie Cousins / LP: Angie Daniell 1st: Alex Berwick ‘I Live With Models – Series 1’ (Roughcut TV) Comedy Central November 2014 (London) Dir: Ben Kellett Pro: Seb Barwell / LP: Emma Lawson 1st: Simon J Aguirre ‘Cucumber’ (Red Productions) C4 July 2014 – Sept 2014 (Manchester) Dir: Alice Troughton / Euros Lyn Pro: Matt Strevens / LP: Angie Daniell 1st: Chris Stoaling / Alex Mercer CAST: Vincent Franklin, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Freddie Fox, Cyril Nri ‘The Village – Series 2’ (Company Pictures) BBC1 March 2014 – July 2014 (Derbyshire) Dir: Luke Watson / Jamie Stone / Dominic Leclerc Pro: Tim Whitby / LP: Di Barton 1st: John Bennett / Mark Fenn CAST: Maxine Peake, John Simm, Charlie Murphy, Rupert Evans, Juliet Stevenson ‘Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell’ (Cuba Pictures) BBC1 *Crowd 2nd* Nov 2013 – Feb 2014 (Leeds) Dir: Toby Haynes Pro: Nick Hirschkorn / LP: Willy Wands 1st: Lee Trevor ‘Jamaica Inn’ (Origin Pictures) BBC1 Sept 2013 – Nov 2013 Dir: Philipa Lowthorpe LP: Matthew Patnick 1st: Matt Hanson / Simon Maloney (Cornwall / Huddersfield) CAST: Jessica Brown Findlay, Matthew McNulty, Sean Harris, Joanne Whalley, Ben Daniels ‘Fresh Meat – Series 3’ (Objective Productions) C4 May 2013 – Aug 2013 (Manchester) Dir: Gordon Anderson / Jamie Jay Johnson LP: Mags Conway 1st: Natalie Segal CAST: Zawe Ashton, Greg McHugh, Kimberley Nixon, Charlotte Ritchie, Joe Thomas, Jack Whitehall ‘Mount Pleasant – Series 3’ (Tiger Aspect) Sky Living Feb 2013 – May 2013 (Manchester) Dir: Ian Barnes LP: Brett Wilson / PM: Mike Noble 1st: Scott Bates ‘Skins – Redux’ (Company Pictures) C4 Oct 2012 – Feb 2013 (Manchester) Dir: Charles Martin / Paul Gay / Jack Clough LP: Letitia Knight 1st: Lee Trevor / Natalie Segal CAST: Jack O’Connell, Kaya Scodelario, Hannah Murray, Craig Roberts ‘The Village – Series 1’ (Company Pictures) BBC1 Sept 2012 – Oct 2012 (Derbyshire) Dir: Antonia Bird LP: Claudine Sturdy 1st: Simon J Aguirre CAST: Maxine Peake, John Simm, Charlie Murphy, Rupert Evans, Juliet Stevenson ‘Fresh Meat – Series 2’ (Objective Productions) C4 May 2012 – Aug 2012 (Manchester) Dir: David Kerr / Annie Griffin LP: Rhian Griffiths 1st: Scott Bates / Lee Trevor CAST: Zawe Ashton, Greg McHugh, Kimberley Nixon, Charlotte Ritchie, Joe Thomas, Jack Whitehall ‘The Secret of Crickley Hall’ (BBC) BBC1 Feb 2012 – May 2012 (Manchester) Dir: Joe Ahearne LP: Alison Loose 1st: Claire McCourt CAST: Suranne Jones, Tom Ellis, Douglas Henshall, David Warner, Olivia Cooke, Maisie Williams ‘Upstairs Downstairs – Series 2’ (BBC) BBC1 Nov 2011 – Feb 2012 (Cardiff) Dir: Brendan Maher / Anthony Byrne LP: Mags Conway 1st: Nickie Sault CAST: Keeley Hawes, Ed Stoppard, Anne Reid, Claire Foy, Art Malik, Laura Haddock ‘Waterloo Road – Series 7B’ (Shed Productions) BBC1 June 2011 – Nov 2011 (Rochdale) Dir: Julie Edwards / Jonathan Fox Bassett LP: Emily Russell 1st: Debbie Bowser ‘The Other Child’ (Teamworx) ARD Feb 2011 – June 2011 (Newcastle) Dir: Urs Egger LP: Chris Evert / Will Nicholson 1st: Lars Gmehling ‘The Street – Series 3’ (ITV Productions) BBC1 Nov 2008 – March 2009 (Manchester) Dir: David Blair / Terry McDonough LP: Ian Hogan 1st: Amanda Neal / Vinny Fahy CAST: Liam Cunningham, Bob Hoskins, Anna Friel, Daniel Mays, Stephen Graham, Maxine Peake ‘Britannia High’ (ITV Productions) ITV1 May 2008 – Sept 2008 (Manchester) Dir: Brian Grant / Minkie Spiro LP: Howard Ella 1st: Mark Fenn / Kas Braganza ‘Waterloo Road – Series 3’ (Shed Productions) BBC1 May 2007 – Nov 2007 (Rochdale) Dir: Dermot Boyd / Julie Edwards LP: Jonathan Leather 1st: Sam Ferguson / Andi Coldwell ‘Rebus’ (SMG) ITV1 May 2005 – Aug 2005 (Glasgow) Dir: Matthew Evans LP: Willy Wands 1st: Patrick Conroy CAST: Ken Stott, Claire Price, Jennifer Black, Natalie Dormer
1st AD References Jim Poyser (07775 780 175) Producer – Timewasters Katie Kearney (07951 686 276) LP – Timewasters Helen Blyth (07989 555 714) LP – Bounty