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Comment: Sources don't give significant coverage to Bazalgette's career, only credit-level mentions. AngusW🐶🐶F (bark • sniff) 16:52, 9 January 2025 (UTC)
Edward Bazalgette | |
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| Nationality | British |
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| Known for | The Vapors |
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Edward Bazalgette (also known professionally as Ed Bazalgette) is a BAFTA nominated British director and former musician.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Bazalgette was the lead guitarist in the rock group The Vapors.[3] He later became a film editor, television producer and director. In 2003, the BBC commissioned a seven part series of documentaries called The Seven Wonders of the Industrial World. Edward Bazalgette directed and produced the documentary The Sewer King which charted his great-great-grandfather Sir Joseph Bazalgette's design and engineering of the London sewers.[4]
He has also directed two drama documentaries for the BBC, Genghis Khan (2005) and Hannibal (2006). He then transitioned into commercial[5] and fictional television, directing episodes of EastEnders and Holby City.[6] In 2013, he directed The Guilty[7][8] and an episode of the first series of Endeavour, and in 2014 directed Poldark with Will McGregor.[9]
In 2015, he directed two episodes of the ninth series of Doctor Who ("The Girl Who Died" and "The Woman Who Lived")[10] as well as "The Doctor's Meditation",[11] a prequel for the series. He also directed the 2016 Christmas special of Doctor Who, "The Return of Doctor Mysterio". In addition, he directed the first three episodes of the Doctor Who spinoff Class in 2016.[12]
In 2019 he directed four episodes of the historical drama The Last Kingdom, based on the book series by Bernard Cornwell.[13] Bazalgette then went on to direct multiple episodes of The Witcher for Netflix before returning to the The Last Kingdom franchise to direct the 2023 follow up feature film Seven Kings Must Die.[14]
In 2023 Bazalgette directed Season 2 of Marie Antoinette created by Deborah Davis of The Favourite.[15] The series will release internationally this year on BBC, PBS, Canal+ and Disney+.[16]
Bazalgette is currently filming Lynley, a new adaptation of the Inspector Lynley novel series by Elizabeth George starring Leo Suter which previously was depicted on television in the 2001-2008 BBC One series starring Nathaniel Parker.[17]
Filmography
[edit]- Vera (2012) (1 episode)
- A Mother's Son (2012) (2 episodes)
- Endeavour (2013) (1 episode)
- The Guilty (2014), 3 episodes)
- Poldark (2015), (5 episodes)
- Doctor Who (2016) (3 episodes)[18]
- Versailles (2018) (3 episodes)
- The Last Kingdom (2018-2020) (6 episodes)
- The Witcher (2021) (3 episodes)
- Fate: The Winx Saga (2022) (3 episodes)
- The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die (2023) (Feature Film)[19]
- Marie Antoinette (2025) (Season 2)[20]
- Lynley (TBC) (Season 1)[21]
External links
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References
[edit]- ^ "BAFTA: Through the Years". BAFTA. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
- ^ "Ed Bazalgette". Curtis Brown. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
- ^ McGrath, Paul (23 December 1980). "Vapors start slow, but hit full stride with up-tempo rock". The Globe and Mail. p. 15.
- ^ Sutcliffe, Thomas (3 October 2003). "The sweet smell of success: Seven Wonders of the Industrial World". The Independent. p. 37.
- ^ "Mazda collaborates with BAFTA nominated director Ed Bazalgette to create short film about the natural wonder of Lake Baikal". Inside Mazda. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
- ^ "Profile: Edward Bazalgette". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
- ^ "The Guilty ITV Murder Mystery". Drama Quarterly. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
- ^ "Review: 'The Guilty' Chases a Missing Child Down a Familiar Path". The New York Times. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
- ^ "Poldark (TV Series 2015– )". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
- ^ "Game of Thrones Star to Guest in Doctor Who". Bbc.co.uk. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
- ^ "Everything we know so far about Doctor Who' Season 9". CultBox. 2015-09-10. Retrieved 2015-09-16.
- ^ "Directing the Doctor". Drama Quarterly. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
- ^ "Edward Bazalgette". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
- ^ "'The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die' Review: Long-Running Historical TV Saga Ably Concludes With a Feature-Length Finale". Variety.com. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
- ^ "BBC to air second series of hit historical drama Marie Antoinette". BBC.com. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
- ^ "'The Night Manager,' 'Doctor Who' and 26 More BBC Shows Airing in 2025". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
- ^ "Inspector Lynley Series In The Works At BritBox International & 'Wolf Hall' Producer Playground". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
- ^ "Meet the man who directed Doctor Who at Christmas – and Aidan Turner's topless scything in Poldark". Radio Times. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
- ^ "The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die review – gripping spin-off from Netflix show". The Guardian. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
- ^ "'Marie Antoinette,' Canal+'s Lavish Costume Drama, Renewed for Season 2 (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- ^ "Lynley reboot, toplined by Leo Suter and Sofia Barclay, filming in Ireland". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2025-01-01.