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Karl Neilson
Born1971 (age 52–53)
Liverpool, England
OccupationTelevision director
AwardsTV Moments 2004

Karl Neilson (born 1971 in Liverpool) is a British television director.

He left school and started work as a van driver for an electrical goods company in

Liverpool Community College. He won a place on the Media Production Bachelor of Arts course at Bournemouth University, and graduated with first class honours in 1996.[citation needed
]

Neilson's television career began as an assistant director on EastEnders back in 1998.[1] Alongside EastEnders, he was also the assistant director for Silent Witness.[2] It was then in September 2001 that Neilson appeared officially in the credits as a director, when he directed his first episode of EastEnders.[3] In 2004, a double episode set in the launderette with Dot Cotton telling Den Watts she had cancer won a TV Moments award, named as 'Best Popular Drama Moment' of 2004.[4]

As well as directing for the BBC, he has also directed episodes of

FIVE[5][6] which was later axed due to poor viewing figures.[7]

In 2015, EastEnders celebrated its thirtieth anniversary with a Live Week. Neilson directed the live week episodes along with the flashback episode.[8][9][10] Commenting upon directing the dramatic culmination of the week, Neilson said: "As a director it's an absolute gift of a week, because it's a story where the audience are continually looking for meaning in every line and every reaction. Because of that I was determined to get very specific performances which would steer the story as I wanted it to be steered throughout the week."[11]

Filmography

The following is a table of notable episodes and television shows directed by Neilson.

Show Episode Date Reference
Kat & Alfie: Redwater Episode 6
Kat & Alfie: Redwater Episode 5
Casualty "A History of Violence" 6 July 2013 [12]
EastEnders Episode dated 17 February 2015 17 February 2015 [8]
EastEnders Episode dated 18 February 2015 18 February 2015 [13]
EastEnders Thirtieth Anniversary: "Look Back in Anger" 19 February 2015 [14]
EastEnders Flashback 19 February 2015 [9]
EastEnders Fully live 20 February 2015 [10]
Family Affairs Episode dated 2 December 2005 2 December 2005 [15]
Holby City "The Science of Imaginary Solutions" 3 November 2014 [16]
Holby City "Chaos in Her Wings" 10 November 2014 [17]
Holby City "Good Girls Don't Lie" 2 February 2015 [18]
Holby City "The Beat Goes On" 9 February 2015 [19]
Holby City "Blue Christmas" 22 December 2015 [20]
Holby City "Beginnings" 29 December 2015 [21]
Hollyoaks Episode dated 23 June 2015 23 June 2015 [22]
Hollyoaks Episode dated 24 June 2015 24 June 2015 [23]
Hollyoaks Episode dated 25 June 2015 25 June 2015 [24]
Minder "The Art of the Matter" 18 February 2009 [25]
Minder "Thank Your Lucky Stars" 4 March 2009 [26]

References

  1. ^ "Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  2. ^ "An Academic Exercise: Part One – Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Episode dated 2 September 2001". IMDb. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Winners of 2004 TV Moments announced". BBC. 26 January 2004. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Five searches for Arthur Daley magic with Minder remake". Brand Republic. 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2008.
  6. ^ "Revived Minder will stick to original's principles, says Five". Broadcast. 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2008.
  7. ^ "Shane Richie Five remake of Minder axed after ratings flop". Daily Mirror. 31 May 2009. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  8. ^ a b "17/02/2015". BBC. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  9. ^ a b "19/02/2015 - Flashback". BBC. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  10. ^ a b "20/02/2015 (Fully live)". BBC. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  11. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (18 February 2015). "EastEnders director shares teasers on Live Week and 'Who Killed Lucy?'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  12. ^ "A History of Violence". BBC. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  13. ^ "18/02/2015". BBC. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  14. ^ "'Look Back in Anger'" (PDF). BBC. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  15. ^ "Episode #1.2265". IMDb. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  16. ^ "The Science of Imaginary Solutions". BBC. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  17. ^ "Chaos in Her Wings". BBC. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  18. ^ "Good Girls Don't Lie". BBC. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  19. ^ "The Beat Goes On". BBC. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  20. ^ "Blue Christmas". BBC. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  21. ^ "Beginnings". BBC. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  22. ^ "Episode #1.4157". IMDb. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  23. ^ "Episode #1.4158". IMDb. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  24. ^ "Hollyoaks 25th June 2015 HD". YouTube. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  25. ^ "110. The Art of the Matter – Written by Tim Loane #11.3 Directed by Karl Neilson". Minder. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  26. ^ "112. Thank Your Lucky Stars – Written by Tim Loane and Jeff Povey #11.5 Directed by Karl Neilson". Minder. Retrieved 23 January 2016.

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