Edward Bazalgette
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Edward Bazalgette (also known professionally as Ed Bazalgette) is a BAFTA nominated British director and former musician.[1][2]
Career
Bazalgette was the lead guitarist in the rock group The Vapors.[3] He later became a film editor, television producer and director. In 2003, the BBC commissioned a seven part series of documentaries called The Seven Wonders of the Industrial World. Edward Bazalgette directed and produced the documentary The Sewer King which charted his great-great-grandfather Sir Joseph Bazalgette's design and engineering of the London sewers.[4]
He has also directed two drama documentaries for the BBC, Genghis Khan (2005) and Hannibal (2006). He then transitioned into commercial[5] and fictional television, directing episodes of EastEnders and Holby City.[6] In 2013, he directed The Guilty[7][8] and an episode of the first series of Endeavour, and in 2014 directed Poldark with Will McGregor.
In 2015, he directed two episodes of the ninth series of Doctor Who ("The Girl Who Died" and "The Woman Who Lived")[9] as well as "The Doctor's Meditation",[10] a prequel for the series. He also directed the 2016 Christmas special of Doctor Who, "The Return of Doctor Mysterio". In addition, he directed the first three episodes of the Doctor Who spinoff Class in 2016.[11]
In 2019 he directed four episodes of the historical drama The Last Kingdom, based on the book series by Bernard Cornwell. Bazalgette then went on to direct multiple episodes of The Witcher for Netflix before returning to The Last Kingdom franchise to direct the 2023 follow up feature film Seven Kings Must Die.[12]
In 2023 Bazalgette directed Season 2 of Marie Antoinette created by Deborah Davis of The Favourite.[13] The series will release internationally this year on BBC, PBS, Canal+ and Disney+.[14]
Bazalgette is currently filming Lynley, a new adaptation of the Inspector Lynley novel series by Elizabeth George starring Leo Suter which previously was depicted on television in the 2001-2008 BBC One series starring Nathaniel Parker.[15]
Filmography
- Vera (2012) (1 episode)
- A Mother's Son (2012) (2 episodes)
- Endeavour (2013) (1 episode)
- The Guilty (2014), 3 episodes)
- Poldark (2015), (5 episodes)
- Doctor Who (2016) (3 episodes)[16]
- Versailles (2018) (3 episodes)
- The Last Kingdom (2018-2020) (6 episodes)
- The Witcher (2021) (3 episodes)
- Fate: The Winx Saga (2022) (3 episodes)
- The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die (2023) (Feature Film)[17]
- Marie Antoinette (2025) (Season 2)[18]
- Lynley (TBC) (Season 1)[19]
References
- ↑ "BAFTA: Through the Years". BAFTA. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ↑ "Ed Bazalgette". Curtis Brown. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ↑ McGrath, Paul (23 December 1980). "Vapors start slow, but hit full stride with up-tempo rock". The Globe and Mail. p. 15.
- ↑ Sutcliffe, Thomas (3 October 2003). "The sweet smell of success: Seven Wonders of the Industrial World". The Independent. p. 37.
- ↑ "Mazda collaborates with BAFTA nominated director Ed Bazalgette to create short film about the natural wonder of Lake Baikal". Inside Mazda. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ↑ "Profile: Edward Bazalgette". Huffington Post. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ↑ Lawson, Mark (5 September 2013). "The Guilty ITV Murder Mystery". Drama Quarterly. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ↑ Hale, Mike (23 October 2015). "Review: 'The Guilty' Chases a Missing Child Down a Familiar Path". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ↑ "Game of Thrones Star to Guest in Doctor Who". Bbc.co.uk. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ↑ "Everything we know so far about Doctor Who' Season 9". CultBox. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ↑ "Directing the Doctor". Drama Quarterly. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ↑ "'The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die' Review: Long-Running Historical TV Saga Ably Concludes With a Feature-Length Finale". Variety.com. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ↑ "BBC to air second series of hit historical drama Marie Antoinette". BBC.com. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ↑ "'The Night Manager,' 'Doctor Who' and 26 More BBC Shows Airing in 2025". Hollywood Reporter. 27 December 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ↑ "Inspector Lynley Series In The Works At BritBox International & 'Wolf Hall' Producer Playground". Deadline. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ↑ "Meet the man who directed Doctor Who at Christmas – and Aidan Turner's topless scything in Poldark". Radio Times. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ↑ Felperin, Leslie (14 April 2023). "The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die review – gripping spin-off from Netflix show". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ↑ "'Marie Antoinette,' Canal+'s Lavish Costume Drama, Renewed for Season 2 (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ↑ "Lynley reboot, toplined by Leo Suter and Sofia Barclay, filming in Ireland". Cineuropa. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
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