Paul Holmes is a British freelance

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and lecturer at

Napier University Edinburgh Napier University () is a public university in Edinburgh, Scotland. Napier Technical College, the predecessor of the university, was founded in 1964, taking its name from 16th-century Scottish mathematician and philosopher John Napie ...

in Edinburgh, Scotland. Holmes wrote and directed a short film '' Sniper 470'', starring actors

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and

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. Holmes was nominated for a

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for producing the short ''A Small Deposit'', along with director Eleanor Yule. He also produced and directed a short film ''Going Down''. Holmes previously worked in children's television, directing drama series such as

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-based ''

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''. He also worked on the children's programme ''

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'', and between 2005 and 2006 Holmes directed several episodes of BBC Scotland's Glasgow-based

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.''

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Holmes, Paul British television directors Academics of Edinburgh Napier University Living people Year of birth missing (living people)