Colin Teague is a British film and television director. Born 1970 He grew up in

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and studied at Redroofs Theatre School
Redroofs Theatre School alumni page. Retrieved 2 December 2012 and the London International Film School. He is most associated with '' Doctor Who'', being the first person to have directed for the main series and both of its spin-offs, ''

Torchwood ''Torchwood'' is a British science fiction television programme created by Russell T Davies. A spin-off of the 2005 revival of '' Doctor Who'', it aired from 2006 to 2011. The show shifted its broadcast channel each series to reflect its growin ...

'' and the pilot episode of ''

The Sarah Jane Adventures ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' is a British science fiction television programme that was produced by BBC Cymru Wales for CBBC, created by Russell T Davies, and starring Elisabeth Sladen. The programme is a spin-off of the long-running BB ...

''. Due to a fall he took down some stairs in 2007, he was known on the ''Doctor Who'' set as "Tumblin' Teague". In 2009 and 2011, Teague was

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-nominated for '' Being Human''. In 2011, he directed ''Frankenstein's Wedding'', broadcast live from Leeds on

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, and ''Shirley'', a biopic on the singer

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which won a Cymru Bafta for Best Single Drama. In 2012, he directed '' The Town'', a three-part drama for ITV. In 2013, he directed '' The White Queen'' for BBC/

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, which gained three

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nominations.

Selected filmography

* '' The Last Drop'' (2005) * ''

Holby City ''Holby City'' (stylised on-screen as HOLBY CIY) is a British medical drama television series that aired weekly on BBC One. It was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama '' Casualty'', and ...

'' (2003–2006) * ''

'' ** " Ghost Machine" (2006) ** " Greeks Bearing Gifts" (2006) ** "

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" (2008) ** " Meat" (2008) * ''

'' ** " Invasion of the Bane" (2007) * '' Doctor Who'' ** "

The Sound of Drums "The Sound of Drums" is the twelfth episode of the third series Third or 3rd may refer to: Numbers * 3rd, the ordinal form of the cardinal number 3 * , a fraction of one third * 1⁄60 of a ''second'', or 1⁄3600 of a ''minute'' Places ...

" (2007) ** " Last of the Time Lords" (2007) ** "

The Fires of Pompeii "The Fires of Pompeii" is the second episode of the fourth series of the British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. It was broadcast on BBC One on 12 April 2008. Set shortly before and during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD ...

" (2008) * '' Being Human'' ** Series 1, Episode 5 (2009) ** Series 1, Episode 6 (2009) ** Series 2, Episode 1 (2010) ** Series 2, Episode 2 (2010) * ''Shirley'' (2011) * '' Sinbad'' ** "Kuji" (2012) ** "Eye of the Tiger" (2012) ** "For Whom the Egg Shatters" (2012) * '' The Town'' (three-part TV drama, 2012) * '' The White Queen'' ** BBC/Starz TV series (2013) * '' Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse'' (2015) * '' Spotless'' ** Not a Place, a Circumstance (2015) ** Someone's Son, Somebody's Daughter (2015) * '' Da Vinci's Demons'' ** Alis Volat Propriis (2015) ** La Confessione Della Macchina (2015) * '' Jekyll & Hyde'' ** The Harbinger (2015) ** Mr Hyde (2015) ** The Cutter (2015) * '' Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands'' ** Episode #1.6 (2016) ** Episode #1.7 (2016) * '' Hooten & the Lady'' ** The Amazon (2016) ** Rome (2016) * ''James Patterson's Murder Is Forever'' ** Murder Interrupted (2018) ** Mother of All Murders (2018) * ‘’Rashash (2021) ** Session 1

References

External links

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Interviews about directing Torchwood
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