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Theatre, Film and TV
Joe Phillips
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Theatre, Film and TV
Jenn Lambert
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Toby
Haynes
Director for Television and Film
Toby is currently working on the Rogue One spinoff series for Lucasfilm/Disney +. He recently directed the pilot and three further episodes of Utopia, written by Gillian Flynn for Amazon Studios, and was also executive producer across the series.
He directed the critically acclaimed Black Mirror episode 'USS Callister' which won four Primetime Emmy Awards including the award for Oustanding Television Movie. Toby recently directed James Graham's Brexit: The Uncivil War, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, which was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Television Movie and two BAFTAs for Best Director and Best Single Drama.
Prior to this Toby directed and exec produced all seven parts of an adaptation of the acclaimed novel by Susanna Clarke, Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, for Cuba Pictures and BBC One. Prior to that he directed the opener of the BBC's reworking of The Musketeers.
Toby directed the audacious finale to series Sherlock Series 2: The Reichenbach Fall, which was the third most watched TV programme of the decade and ignited a media frenzy around Sherlock’s apparent death plunge. In his review of the episode Andrew Billen of The Times wrote, "This detective story so transcended its genre, it should be considered alongside British TV drama’s highest achievements."
He also opened the first series of the hit BBC 3 show Being Human, starring Russell Tovey, Aidan Turner and Leonora Crichlow. The series won the Broadcast Award for Best New Programme.
Further credits include Wallander Series 3 starring Kenneth Branagh and Five Days II for BBC1 starring Suranne Jones and David Morrissey. Toby has directed multiple episodes of Doctor Who including the series 5 finale The Pandorica Opens/The Big Bang, which won the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation (Short Form), followed by the one-off special A Christmas Carol starring Michael Gambon and the opening to series 6 The Impossible Astronaut and The Day of the Moon.
Toby is a graduate of The National Film & Television School.
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Theatre, Film and TV
Joe Phillips
+44 (0)20 7393 4459
Email Joe Phillips -
Theatre, Film and TV
Jenn Lambert
+44 (0) 207 393 4459
Email Jenn Lambert
CV
Television
Director & Executive Producer
Director
Science Fiction Television Series
A festive edition of the time-travelling adventure.
Inspired by the classic Dumas novel, the BBC adaptation sees Aramis, Porthos and Athos embarking on new adventures in a gritty portrayal of 17th Century France.
'The Baader Meinhof Gang Show'