Joseph Bullman is an English documentary and drama director, known for his political films, including factual dramas ''

Killed By My Debt ''Killed by My Debt'' is a 2018 BBC Three drama based on the life of Jerome Rogers who died by suicide aged twenty having accrued debts of over £1,000, the debt was pursued by Andrew Maughan of The London Borough of Camden, & Mike Marrs of Marst ...

'' (2018), ''The Left Behind'' (2019) and ''

Life and Death in the Warehouse ''Life and Death in the Warehouse'' is a 2022 British television drama film, inspired by real stories of warehouse workers in Britain and the poor conditions they work in. It is written by Helen Black, and stars Poppy Lee Friar and Aimee-Ffion ...

'' (2022), and documentaries ''The Man Who Bought Mustique'' (2000), ''The Seven Sins of England'' (2007) and ''

The Secret History of Our Streets ''The Secret History of Our Streets'' is a BBC documentary series that examined the social history of streets. It was a co-production between the BBC and The Open University. The first series showed how London has changed since Charles Booth' ...

'' (2012-14). Bullman's films have received six BAFTA nominations.

Career

''The Man Who Bought Mustique'' (2000), about

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, an English lord, was nominated for BAFTA and Royal Television Society (RTS) awards and was a favourite of

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. ''England is Mine/Dogumentary'' (2002), made with

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movement, is a film about an English football hooligan finding love and redemption at the

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in Japan. ''The Seven Sins of England'' (2007), shot in Bullman’s home town, filmed modern day binge drinkers and hooligans delivering the real words of Edwardian yobs, 12th century binge drinkers and Victorian louts. It was BAFTA-nominated and won the Grierson Innovation Award and a RTS Award. Each episode of ''

'' (2012-14) depicted the history of a single London street. It was BAFTA-nominated and won a RTS award for the Best History Series and the Grierson Audience Award. In 2018 Bullman turned to scripted drama, dramatising real life stories. His first drama, ''

Killed by my Debt ''Killed by My Debt'' is a 2018 BBC Three drama based on the life of Jerome Rogers who died by suicide aged twenty having accrued debts of over £1,000, the debt was pursued by Andrew Maughan of The London Borough of Camden, & Mike Marrs of Marst ...

'' (2018), was the true story of Jerome Rogers, a young gig economy worker, who, overwhelmed by the pressure of debt arising from two traffic fines, took his own life. The film led to a national campaign and calls for reform in the UK Parliament. It won the BAFTA and

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awards for Best Single Drama, and ''

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'' awards for Best Single Drama, Best Digital Drama and Best Multichannel Drama. Bullman dedicated the BAFTA to Rogers' family who campaigned for a change to the law. ''The Left Behind'' (2019) tells the story of Gethin, who, with no secure job, housing or future, gets drawn into a far-right hate crime. The film is based on research in Britain’s ‘left behind’ communities, and the work of professor Hilary Pilkington, who spent three years embedded with an

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group. The film won BAFTA and RTS awards for Best Single Drama, and was nominated for five

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awards – Best Television Drama, Best Director: Fiction, Best Actor, Best Screenplay, Best Make Up. In 2022, Bullman created and directed ''

''. It was written by Helen Black.

Filmography

Documentaries

Dramas

References

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