Jamie Robert Campbell''University of Durham Congregation, Wednesday 30 June 1999'', Durham: Durham University, p. 1. (born 18 May 1977) is an English television producer and film maker.

Early life

Campbell studied at Radley College and

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, where he read English Literature and was a member of the Durham Revue.

Career

He has produced, directed, and appeared in prime time documentaries including Martha and Me (

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), Osama and US (

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), Come Home Gary Glitter (

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), and Candid Cameron (

), in which he interviewed the future Prime Minister

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over the course of a month. In 2007, Campbell hosted his own prime time chat show for ITV1, entitled 24 Hours With. His interviewees included Bobby Brown, Steve-O, Stan Collymore, Lawrence Llewelyn Bowen, David Gest, and Lee Ryan. He has been described as "a kind of Louis Theroux for the post-geek lady viewer." Eleven, the television production company founded in 2006 by Campbell and Joel Wilson, has made a number of notable scripted series including ''

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'', '' The Enfield Haunting'', '' Cast Offs'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. Campbell has written cover stories for the

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, and

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.Campbell, Jamie
"Running Scared"
''The Guardian''. 10 July 2002

Personal life

On 10 September 2011 he married Amber Sainsbury on the island of Paxos in Greece.

External links

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Campbell, Jamie 1977 births Living people English television producers British documentary film directors Alumni of St John's College, Durham People educated at Radley College Sony Pictures Television employees