Residence London, United Kingdom Ethnicity White British Name Franc Roddam Spouse Leila Ansari | Nationality British Years active 1969–present Role Film director Education London Film School | |
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Full Name Francis George Roddam Born 29 April 1946 (age 78) ( 1946-04-29 ) Norton, County Durham, England Occupation Screenwriter, film director,
businessman, publisher,
television producer Television Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1983–86, 2002–04)
MasterChef (1990–2001, 2005–present) Nominations Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series, BAFTA Award for Best Short Film Movies and TV shows Quadrophenia, MasterChef, Cleopatra, K2, Masterchef (UK) Similar People Phil Daniels, Mark Wingett, Leslie Ash, Phil Davis, Martin Stellman | ||
Franc Roddam 'Quadrophenia' // HiBrow
Francis George "Franc" Roddam (born 29 April 1946) is an English film director, businessman, screenwriter, television producer and publisher.
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Career
Roddam's films include Quadrophenia, K2, Aria, Lords of Discipline and War Party. He created the worldwide TV phenomenon, Masterchef, which is shown in 200 countries worldwide and there are 47 locally-produced versions.
He also produced formats for Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, Making Out, and Harry, all of which were highly successful TV dramas. He directed the award-winning TV drama Dummy, which won the prestigious Prix Italia Drama Prize. He directed the Grammy-nominated/Golden Globe nominated US mini-series Moby Dick and Cleopatra.
He won awards for his BBC documentaries, Mini and The Family. He is the founder and Chairman of Ziji Publishing, whose many titles include The Last Templar which sold over 5 million copies worldwide. He is a sponsor and former Governor of the London Film School and is an active member of the Greenworld Campaign.
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Television
Commercials
Director on numerous accounts, including: