Richard Laxton (born 5 July 1967 in London)Short biography of Laxton in German and English (bottom left of the page)
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Career

Richard Laxton started his career with the short film '' I Bet It Will Rain'' in 1992. Initially he mainly worked for TV production, and was nominated for British Academy Film Awards for several of his TV episodes. In 2006 he made his first feature film ''

Life and Lyrics ''Life and Lyrics'' is a 2006 British film directed by Richard Laxton and starring Ashley Walters, a former member of the garage band So Solid Crew. A variation on the ''Romeo and Juliet'' theme, it is set in modern-day South London. It tells ...

''. His next feature films were '' Grow Your Own'' in 2007, ''

An Englishman in New York "An Englishman in New York" is a song by Godley & Creme, from their 1979 album '' Freeze Frame''. It is memorable for an innovative self-produced music video which involved Godley singing in front of Creme, as Creme conducted mannequins dresse ...

'' in 2009 and ''

Effie Gray Euphemia Chalmers Millais, Lady Millais (''née'' Gray; 7 May 1828 – 23 December 1897) was a Scottish artists' model and the wife of Pre-Raphaelite painter John Everett Millais. She had previously been married to the art critic John Ruskin ...

'' in 2012. His last production for TV were the twelve episodes of the series ''

Him & Her ''Him & Her'' is a British television sitcom about a lazy twenty-something couple: Steve and Becky, who live in Walthamstow, London. It was first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC Three on 6 September 2010. It is written by Stefan Golasz ...

'' in 2011. In 2013 he realised a biographical film entitled ''

''.

Filmography

* 1992: '' I Bet It Will Rain'' (short) * 1993: '' EastEnders'' (TV series), 1 episode: Episode dated 1 April 1993 (1993) * 1994: '' Lovejoy'' (TV series), 1 episode: Fair Exchange (1994) * 1995: '' Band of Gold'' (TV series), 3 episodes: Sold (1995); Damaged (1995); Revenge (1995) * 1995: '' Out of the Blue'' (TV series), 2 episodes: Episode; 1.3 (1995); Episode; 1.4 (1995) * 1996: ''

The Hello Girls ''The Hello Girls'' is a British comedy-drama that originally aired on BBC One for two series from 5 September 1996 to 13 August 1998. It was inspired by the novel ''Switchboard Operators'' written by Carol Lake. The series is set in and around ...

'' (TV series) * 1996: ''

Poldark ''Poldark'' is a series of historical novels by Winston Graham, published from 1945 to 1953 and continued from 1973 to 2002. The first novel, '' Ross Poldark'', was named for the protagonist of the series. The novel series was adapted twice ...

'' (TV film) * 1997: '' McCallum'' (TV series), 1 episode: Dead But Still Breathing (1997) * 1997: ''

Wing and a Prayer ''Wing and a Prayer, The Story of Carrier X'' (also known as ''Queen of the Flat Tops '' and ''Torpedo Squadron Eight'') is a black-and-white 1944 war film about the heroic crew of an American aircraft carrier in the desperate early days of Wor ...

'' (TV series), 5 episodes: Hello, Goodbye (1997); A Sense of Belonging (1997); Looking After Number One (1997); A Fair Exchange (1997); The Greater Good (1997) * 1998: '' Invasion: Earth'' (TV mini-series), 3 episodes: The Fall of Man (1998); The Battle More Costly (1998); The Shatterer of Worlds (1998) * 1999: '' Life Support'' (TV series), 3 episodes: Where Angels Fear to Tread (1999); Trust (1999); The Price of Love (1999) * 2000: '' Border Cafe'' (TV mini-series) * 2001–2002: ''

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries ''The Inspector Lynley Mysteries'' is a British crime drama television series that aired on BBC One from 12 March 2001 to 1 June 2008, consisting of six series and 24 episodes. The protagonist, Detective Inspector Thomas "Tommy" Lynley, 8th Earl o ...

'' (TV series), 3 episodes: A Great Deliverance (2001); For the Sake of Elena (2002); Missing Joseph (2002) * 2003: '' Hearts of Gold'' (TV film) * 2004: ''

Sea of Souls ''Sea of Souls'' is a BBC paranormal drama series, recounting the fictional activities of a group of investigators into psychic and other paranormal events. Produced in-house by BBC Scotland and for the final season by Carnival Films, init ...

'' (TV series), 2 episodes: That Old Black Magic: Part 1 (2004); That Old Black Magic: Part 2 (2004) * 2004: ''

Bodies Bodies may refer to: * The plural of body * ''Bodies'' (2004 TV series), BBC television programme * Bodies (upcoming TV series), an upcoming British crime thriller limited series * "Bodies" (''Law & Order''), 2003 episode of ''Law & Order'' * ...

'' (TV series), 2 episodes: Episode; 1.3 (2004); Episode; 1.4 (2004) * 2004: '' Outlaws'' (TV series), 4 episodes: The Soft Spot (2004); Sins of the Father (2004); Three Monkeys (2004); The Power and the Glory (2004) * 2005: ''

The Ghost Squad ''The Ghost Squad'' is a British crime drama series produced by Company Pictures, for Channel 4, broadcast from 15 November to 27 December 2005. Created by Tom Grieves, the series was inspired by the real life "Ghost Squad" that existed betwee ...

'' (TV series), 3 episodes: One of Us (2005); Necessary Means (2005); Colour Blind (2005) * 2006: ''

'' * 2007: '' Grow Your Own'' * 2007: '' Free Agents'' (TV film) * 2008: ''

Hancock and Joan ''Hancock and Joan'' is a 2008 British biographical television film based on the affair between the comedian Tony Hancock and Joan Le Mesurier, the third wife of actor John Le Mesurier. It was first transmitted on BBC Four on 26 March 2008 as p ...

'' (TV film) * 2009: ''

'' * 2010: '' Accused'' (TV series), 2 episodes: Helen's Story (2010); Liam's Story (2010) * 2011: ''

The Night Watch ''Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq'', also known as ''The Shooting Company of Frans Banning Cocq and Willem van Ruytenburch'', but commonly referred to as ''The Night Watch'' ( nl, De Nachtwacht), i ...

'' (TV film) * 2011: ''

'' (TV series), 12 episodes: The Toast (6 September 2010); The Birthday (13 September 2010); The Fancy Dress Party (20 September 2010); The Football (27 September 2010); The Parents (4 October 2010); The Argument (11 October 2010); The Sleep-over (8 November 2011); The Get-together (15 November 2011); The Fight (22 November 2011); The Rollover (29 November 2011); The Cinema (6 December 2011); The Split (13 December 2011) * 2013: ''

'' * 2018: ''

Mrs Wilson ''Mrs Wilson'' (formerly known as ''The Wilsons'') is a 2018 British historical drama serial, executive-produced by and starring Ruth Wilson. The actress plays her real-life grandmother, a widow who uncovers a mysterious and secret life followi ...

'' * 2020: ''

Honour Honour (British English) or honor (American English; see spelling differences) is the idea of a bond between an individual and a society as a quality of a person that is both of social teaching and of personal ethos, that manifests itself as a ...

'' (TV Drama)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Laxton, Richard British film directors 1967 births Living people English-language film directors