Born: 21 October 1941, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK.

Education: BBC-tv Regional Training Scheme [1963].

Career: Worked as c.asst at BBC's Ealing Studios. Became c.op working with doph Peter Sargent [1916-2001], a.o. Became cameraman on film items for 'Nationwide' [current affairs series, 1969-83], 'Tonight' [current affairs series] & 'Panorama' [current affairs doc series, 1953-present]. Became the first resident BBC-tv staff ph in the USA in 1974. Returned for a second stint in 1982. After thirty years with the BBC Film Department he went freelance in 1992.

Member of the BSC since 1999. Vice-president of the BSC and president of IMAGO [2008].

Awards: Miskolici Television Festival, Hungary, Best Cinematography Award [1988] for 'Standing Up for Joe'; BAFTA TV Award nom [1990] for 'Around the World in 80 Days' [ep 5-7].

2000        One of the Hollywood Ten [Karl Francis] c

2003        Millions [Danny Boyle] c; co-c.op addph; addph: Brian Tufano; ph: Anthony Dod Mantle

2008        Hope Eternal [Karl Francis] c; ph Wales: Zoran Veljkovic; ph Zimbabwe: Mark Boucher

Ph numerous film items for news/current affairs programs. [see Career]

1972        Cobbett's Rural Rides: A Thorn in the Flesh [John Bird] tvm/49m

1975        The Money Programme [ep 'The Wild-Catters' dir by John Dekker & 'The Second Gold Rush' (prod: David Lloyd)] doc

                    series for BBC-tv

1976        Mass Communication and Society [ep 'Also Starring...'] doc/?m; cph: Colin Deehan; doc series for Open University

1977        Wings [various] 26-part drama series, 1977-78

1977        Everyman [ep 'Here Comes Gospel' dir by Norman Stone & 'Rastaman' dir by Vanya Kewley] doc series for BBC-tv

1977        The Hollywood Greats [presenter: Barry Norman] 15-part doc series, 1977-79; other ph: ?

1977        The Seagull [Michael Lindsay-Hogg] tvm/126m; ep #103 of BBC-tv series 'Play of the Month'

1978        My Son, My Son [Peter Cregeen] 8-part miniseries; other ph: Kenneth MacMillan

1978        [Christmas Ghost Story:] The Ice House [Derek Lister] tvm/34m

1979        Pete Seeger on the Hudson [Geoffrey Baines] mus perf/48m

1979        Ray Bradbury - The Illustrated Man [prod: David Wheatley] doc + dram seq/49m; ep BBC-tv arts doc series

                    'Omnibus'

1979        The Story of Rama [prod: Michael MacIntyre] doc/60m; ep #4 of 8-part BBC-tv series 'Spirit of Asia'

1980        Sons and Lovers [Stuart Burge] 7-part series, 1981

1980        The Flipside of Dominick Hide [Alan Gibson] tvm; ph film seq; ep #233 of BBC-tv series 'Play for Today'

1981        Bergerac [various] 87-part series, 1981-91; other ph: Remi Adefarasin, Ian Hilton, Mike Southon, Ken Westbury, a.o.

1981        Rough Justice [Karl Francis] 1st ep of BBC-tv doc series 'Forty Minutes'

1982        My Village, My Life [prod: Bill Morton] doc/49m

1982        A Gentle Way with Cancer [exec prod: Roger Mills] 6-part doc for BBC-tv doc series 'Forty Minutes' (1983)

1983        Neutrino Hunting [prod: Pieter Morpurgo] doc/18m; ep BBC-tv series 'The Sky at Night'

1983        Aristocrats [ep #2 'England: The Duke of Westminster' (prod: Ruth Jackson) & #5 'Germany: Prince Johannes Von Thurn

                    und Taxis' (prod: Ann Paul)] 5-part doc series

1983        The Blue Dress [Peter Hammond] tvm/66m

1983        To Be a Matador [prod: Clem Vallance] doc/48m; ep BBC-tv series 'The World About Us'

1983        Sun City [exec prod: Roger Mills] ep BBC-tv doc series 'Forty Minutes' (1984)

1985        Elisabeth Frink, Sculptor [Bob Lockyer] doc/34m

1985        Amazing Bass [prod: David Buckton] mus doc/59m; cph: Ian Punter

1985        The Treble [Angela Pope] mus doc/64m; cph: Nigel Denman; ep BBC-tv arts doc series 'Omnibus'

1985        Nada [David Wheatley] dram doc/67m; ep BBC-tv series 'Global Report'

1985        Star Quality [Alan Dossor] tvm; ph film seq

1986        Standing Up for Joe [Ann Paul] doc/59m for BBC-tv

1986        The Last Moguls [Christopher Sykes] doc/60m; ep BBC-tv arts doc series 'Omnibus'

1986        Claws [Mike Vardy] tvm; ep BBC-tv series 'Sunday Premiere' (1987)

1986        Call Me Mister [ep #5 'Something in the City' dir by Mike Vardy] 10-part series; other ph: Elmer Cossey, David Feig,

                    Alec Curtis, a.o.

1987        The RKO Story: Tales from Hollywood [prod: Charles Chabot & Rosemary Wilton] 6-part doc series; cph: Ian Kennedy

1987        Do You Mean There Are Still Real Cowboys? [Jon Blair] doc/54m & 74m; in USA ep (60m) PBS-tv series 'American

                    Experience'

1987        To Hungary with Love [Ann Paul] doc/50m

1987        The Venturers [ep #2 (39m) 'The Oriental Option' (prod: Marie Thomas)] 3-part doc series; cph: Henry Farrar, Chris

                    Openshaw, a.o.

1987        The Temptation of Eileen Hughes [Tristram Powell] tvm/69m; ep BBC-tv series 'Screen Two' (1988)

1987        Holiday 88 [ep #2 (29m) 'Happy Birthday, Oz' dir by Linda Nash] 14-part doc series, 1988

1988        The Bell-Run [Alan Dossor] tvm; ep BBC-tv series 'Sunday Premiere'

1988        National Geographic on Assignment [prod: Clem Vallance] doc/49m; cph: John Howarth; ep BBC-tv series 'Wideworld'

1988        Death of a Son [Ross Devenish] tvm; ep BBC-tv series 'Screen Two'; also released theatrically

1988        Campion [2-part ep #3 'The Case of the Late Pig' dir by Robert Chetwyn] series (8x 2-part ep), 1989-90; 1st series, 1989;

                    other ph: John Baker & Ian Punter

1989        Fascist Legacy [Ken Kirby] 2-part doc (2x 50m) for BBC-tv: #1 'A Promise Fulfilled' & #2 'A Pledge Betrayed'

1989        Mother Love [Simon Langton] 4-part miniseries; cph: Simon Maggs; in USA 3-part ep PBS-tv series 'Mystery!', 1990

1989        Campion [2-part ep #8 'Mystery Mile' dir by Ken Hannam] 2nd series, 1990; other ph: John Baker & Peter Chapman; 

                    see 1988

1989        [Michael Palin:] Around the World in 80 Days [Roger Mills] 7-part doc series; ph journey Hong Kong-London; other

                    ph: Nigel Meakin

1990        Kremlin Farewell [Tristram Powell] tvm; ep BBC-tv series 'Screen Two'

1990        The Butterflies of Zagorsk [Ann Paul] doc/59m; ep 3-part BBC-tv doc series 'The Transformers'

1990        Spender [ep #1 'Homecoming' dir by Mary McMurray] 20-part (+ 1 special) series, 1991-93; 1st season, 1991 (8 ep)

1990        For the Greater Good [Danny Boyle] 3-part miniseries, 1991

1990        Mr. Wakefield's Crusade [Angela Pope] 3-part miniseries, 1992

1991        The Count of Solar [Tristram Powell] tvm; ep BBC-tv series 'Screen Two' (1992)

1991        Alive and Kicking [Robert Young] tvm; ep BBC-tv series 'Screen One'

1991        Spender [6 ep dir by various] 2nd season, 1992 (6 ep); see 1990

1992        Kissing the Gunner's Daughter [Mary McMurray] 4-part ep of 'The Ruth Rendell Mysteries'

1992        The Healer [Mike Hodges] 2-part tvm

1992        A Year in Provence [David Tucker] 12-part series, 1993

1993        Stanley's Dragon [Gerry Poulson] 4-part miniseries

1994        The Knock [ep dir by Gerry Poulson] 37-part series, 1994-2000/s16; other ph: John Simmons

1994        Kavanagh QC [ep #1 'Nothing But the Truth' dir by Colin Gregg (CG), #2 'Heartland' dir by CG, #3 'A Family Affair' dir by

                    Renny Rye & #4 'The Sweetest Thing' dir by Paul Greengrass] 29-part series, 1995-99 + 2001/16mm; 1st series, 1995

1994        A Lady Does Not Write: Edith Wharton's American Life [Tim Niel] doc/49m; ep BBC-tv series 'Bookmark'

1995        Saigon Baby [David Attwood] tvm; ep BBC-tv series 'Screen Two'; also released theatrically

1995        Streetlife [Karl Francis] tvm/s16; ep BBC-tv series 'Screen Two'; also released theatrically

1995        Silent Witness [ep (2 parts) 'Buried Lies' dir by Harry Hook] series, 1996-present; 1st season, 1996

1995        Kavanagh QC [ep #5 'True Commitment' dir by Andrew Grieve (AG), #6 'Men of Substance' dir by Charles Beeson (CB),

                    #7 'The Burning Deck' dir by CB & #9 'A Stranger in the Family' dir by AG] 2nd series, 1996/16mm; see 1994

1996        Kavanagh QC [ep #11 'Mute of Malice' dir by Jack Gold (JG), #12 'Blood Money' dir by JG, #14 'Diplomatic Baggage' dir

                    by Ken Grieve, #15 'The Ties That Bind' dir by Charles Beeson (CB) & #16 'In God We Trust' dir by CB] 3rd series,

                    1997/16mm; see 1994

1996        Midsomer Murders [pilot 'The Killings at Badger's Drift' dir by Jeremy Silberston] series & specials, 1997-2003; other

                    ph: Graham Frake, Doug Hallows, Chris O'Dell, a.o.

1997        Midsomer Murders [ep #3 'Death of a Hollow Man' dir by Jeremy Silberston, #4 'Faithful Unto Death' dir by Baz Taylor

                    (BT) & ep #5 'Death in Disguise' dir by BT] 1st series, 1998; see 1996

1997        Real Women [Philip Davis] 1st series (3 ep), 1998

1997        Silent Witness [2-part ep 'An Academic Exercise' dir by Jonas Grimas] 3rd season, 1998; other ph: John McGlashan,

                    Simon Maggs & Barry McCann; see 1995

1997        This Could Be the Last Time [Gavin Millar] tvm

1998        Queer as Folk [various] 10-part series, 1999-2000

1999        Real Women II [Philip Davis] 2nd series (4 ep)

2000        My Fragile Heart [Gavin Millar] 2-part tvm

2000        Hotel! [Alan Nixon] tvm

2000        Two Thousand Acres of Sky [ep #1, 2 & 3 dir by Robert Knights] 22-part series, 2001-03; 1st series, 2001; other ph:

                    Graham Frake (3 ep)

2001        Trafalgar Square [?] series for Channel 4

2001        Night and Day [Dave Moore, a.o.] series/DigiBeta, 2001-03, for ITV

2001        Waking the Dead [ep #5 & 6 'Blind Beggar' dir by Robert Knights] 26-part series, 2000-03; other ph: Graham Frake,

                    Mike Spragg, a.o.

2001        Two Thousand Acres of Sky [ep #7, 8 & 9 dir by Roger Gartland & #12, 13 & 14 dir by Renny Rye] 2nd series, 2002;

                    other ph: Derek Suter (2 ep)

2002        Two Thousand Acres of Sky [ep #15, 16, 17 & 18 dir by Dermot Boyd] 3rd series, 2003

2002        Twisted Tales/Spine Chillers [ep #1 'Goths' dir by Philip John, #2 'Love Gods' dir by David Garfath (DG) & #5 'Fairy

                    Godfather' dir by DG] 6-part series, 2002-03

2003        King of Fridges [Gavin Millar] tvm/60m; 3rd part of 'Trapped'-trilogy

2004        Twisted Tales [4 ep dir by various] 14-part series, 2005; other ph: Len Gowing & John Sorapure

2004        Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage [Charles Palmer] tvm; ep ITV/PBS-tv series 'Marple/Agatha Christie's Miss

                    Marple', 2004-present; 1st series; other ph: Sue Gibson & Martin Fuhrer

2004        William and Mary [ep #13 & #14 dir by Matthew Evans & #15 dir by Hettie MacDonald] 18-part series, 2003-05; 3rd

                    season, 2005; other ph: Tony Marsh

2005        Pickles: The Dog Who Won the World Cup [Gavin Millar] tvm

2006        Trial and Retribution XIII: Curriculum Vitae [Tristram Powell] tvm; ep series, 1997-present

Was c.op on ep of the series 'Z Cars' [800-part series, 1962-78], 'Dixon of Dock Green' [434-part series, 1955-76], 'Doctor Who' [158 ep (in 700 parts) series, 1963-89], 'The Expert' [62-part series, 1968-71 & 1976] & '[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's] Sherlock Holmes' [16-part series, 1968, with Peter Cushing] and on the first 'Wednesday Plays' to be shot on film.