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David G.Croft has many years experience in television. He joined the BBC on their Trainee Assistant Producer scheme in 1982 after two years working in documentaries as an assistant film editor. Prior to this he gained an MA in Film & TV Studies from the Royal College of Art, following a BA Honours degree in Sociology from Liverpool University.
He quickly began directing multi-camera studio programmes and outside broadcasts and directed a wide range of Arts & Entertainment programmes including Riverside, Whistle Test, Wogan and Acting; the latter series he co-produced with actress and writer Maria Aitken and included the highly regarded Acting in Film with Michael Caine.
At the BBC David also directed several rock concert series such as Pop Carnival and Sight and Sound in Concert and, in particular, a number of major events including Live Aid , which won a BAFTA, The Prince�s Trust and The Free Nelson Mandela Concert all from Wembley Stadium. David also directed a trilogy of one-hour documentary specials for BBC2 on Bryan Ferry, Mick Jagger and Paul McCartney. His final project for the BBC was to produce and direct the music documentary series That was Then This is Now.
David went freelance in 1988 and continued to direct and produce a varied range of entertainment programmes. In comedy Jo Brand�s Hot Potatoes, Bremner Bird & Fortune (BAFTA Nomination), It�s only TV but I like It, Shooting Stars, Reeves & Mortimer�s Christmas Special (Silver Rose of Montreaux Award)
He also produced and directed all six series of Channel 4�s highly acclaimed action adventure show Crystal Maze (Two BAFTA Nominations) and was also instrumental in developing the format. Other action adventure credits include Shock Treatment for Sky, Crossfire for C4 and Inside Clyde for Disney which was nominated for a Broadcast Award.
In recent years he has regularly directed Top of the Pops and in July 2000, Michael Flatley�s Feet of Flames before a crowd 80 thousand people in the Olympic Stadium in Hungary. He has directed magic shows with Paul Zennon; Stuff the White Rabbit and Extreme Magic Extreme Danger.
Documentary drama includes The Situation Room shot in Washington and featuring several top US politicians and government aids. Two dramas shot at the Edinburgh Festival, The House with the Green Shutters and Variety.
In situation comedy he directed the cult-hit series Give My Head Peace (2000) for BBC Northern Ireland and several episodes of The Baddiel Syndrome (2002) sit-com for Sky.
In 2005 there was something of a return to 1985 when David was the Supervising Director at Edinburgh Live8 Concert broadcast from Murrayfield.
He has received 1 BAFTA Award, 3 BAFTA Nominations, SILVER ROSE OF MONTREAUX Award, 1 RTS Nomination, 1 BROADCAST Nomination.
In 2006 he directed The World Cinema Awards with Jonathan Ross, a new series for Channel 4 titled Codex with Tony Robinson and Children In Need for BBC Northern Ireland.
Reviews
The Jack Bull (1999)
Wronged rancher seeks common law justice
Excellent Western and I was surprised it was made for TV. Well directed and superbly acted. John Cusack is a convincing rancher whose rights have been wronged. The movie seemed, to this English viewer, to have a solid ring of authenticity about it. It made a real change to see a legal dispute in the 'old West' result in the parties using the law and not the gun. John Goodman was an excellent Judge whose commitment to the law meant in the end he had to sentence Cusack to hang. We are left with the feeling that, despite it all, justice was served. I was particularly impressed with the art direction and the costume. The locations were also beautiful and evoked a longing for those Western wide open spaces