Daniel Percival is a British

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-winning

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and

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Career

Having originally trained as a film editor Percival started directing documentaries for the BBC in the mid 1990s. One of his earliest successes was a two-part series about depression for Channel 4 in England, ''New Britain on the Couch'', presented by psychologist Oliver James, as well as ''

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''. Percival would transition into drama work over the 2000s. writing on '' Waking the Dead'' and co-writing and directing the political thriller ''

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''. The series, a joint production between BBC Films and

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, follows Sir Mark Brydon (

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), the

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, who is caught in the centre of a political conspiracy threatening to depose Western governments. As such, he must prevent a war, all whilst facing his own personal dilemmas. The series was nominated for two

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in the categories 'Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television' and 'Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Film'. Other work includes ''

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'' and Jimmy McGovern's ''

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'', and several

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productions, such as '' Chris Ryan's Strike Back'', ''

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,'' '' Hunted'' and '' Leonardo''.

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