Phil Ashton CV
Credits
Jack in Time
Director - Jackpot/ Amazon Originals
New 1 x 90 min special for Amazon Originals starring Jack Whitehall and special guests. Overseeing a mixture of unscripted and scripted scenes. Shoot & Edit.
Rob Brydon’s Honky Tonk Road Trip
Series Director - Salamanda/ BBC Music/ BBC2
New 3 x 60 min comedy travelogue for BBC starring Rob Brydon touring the USA.
Breaking Dad: S6: Japan & Thailand
Series Director - Hungry Bear Media/ ITV 1
7 x 30 min comedy travelogue series for ITV following Bradley Walsh and his son on a road trip around through Japan & Thailand. Overseeing location & edit.
Gino & Fred eMission Impossible
Series Director - Objective Media/ ITV 1
New 2 x 75 min new adventure/ travelogue series for ITV 1 starring Gino D’Acampo & Fred Sirieix travelling through Europe.
David & Jay’s Touring Toolshed
Series Director - Hungry Jay Media/ BBC 2
15 x 30 min fact ent series for BBC2. Following Sir David Jason & Jay Blades MBE as they travel the country sharing their passion for amazinginventions and incredible machines. Responsible for directing high profile talent, setting series style and editing the first episode of the first series.
Eurovision Calling? Jason Manford’s Ultimate Guide
Director - Little Gem TV/ BBC 1
1 x 60 min documentary special for BBC 1. Following Jason Manford & Chelcee Grimes on a voyage of discovery to find out what makes Eurovision arguably the greatest show on earth. Filmed all over the UK & Sweden.
Breaking Dad: S5: Latin America
Series Director - Hungry Bear Media/ ITV 1
7 x 30 min comedy travelogue series for ITV following Bradley Walsh and his son on a road trip around through Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica & Panama. Overseeing location & edit.
David Mitchell’s Outsiders
Series Director - Renegade Pictures/ Dave
16 x 60 min comedy show for Dave. Hosted by David Mitchell as he challenges 6 comedians to live in the wild for a week. Running a large camera team and directing studio shoot on location.
Mary Berry’s Platinum Pudding
Director - Sydney St/ BBC 1
1 x 60 min ob doc special for BBC 1. Following Fortnum & Mason, Mary Berry & the countries best chefs on the search for a platinum pudding to celebrate the Queens Jubilee. Directing large scale multi camera shoots plus presenter links.
On Yer Bike with Bradley Wiggins - Unicef/ Soccer Aid
Director - Crackit Productions/ ITV
1 x 90 min feature for ITV following Bradley Wiggins & 8 celebrities take part in a charity cycle race across Yorkshire in conjunction with Unicef’s Soccer Aid. Directing all aspects of the show from training through to the race itself choreographing multiple crews filming from tracking vehicles, drones and motorbikes..
Beauty And The Geek
Series Director - Initial/ Discovery Plus
8 x 60 min series for Discovery. Directing large scale multi camera shoot plus presenter links.
The Rap Game UK
Series Director - Naked TV/ BBC Three/ BBC One
6 x 60 min Fact Ent/ Music series for BBC3. Directing the multi camera, musical performance aspect of the series in addition to overseeing a team of self shooting PD’s.
Busby - Feature Documentary
Creative Producer - Fulwell 73 Productions/ Altitude
Feature length documentary for cinema release charting the life & legacy of Sir Matt Busby the mastermind behind the famous Busby Babes. Working in partnership with the director to create a strong narrative and look for the film plus running day-to-day logistics of the production team.
Twinnie - Social Babies (Music Video)
Director - Fulwell 73 Productions/ BMG
Music video for UK country artist Twinnie.
Sunderland Till I Die
Edit Producer - Fulwell 73/ Netflix
New 8 x 60 min observational documentary series for Netflix following Sunderland Football Club and the city that so loyally supports it. Working across individual episodes cutting character driven stories as well as directing the finish suites to develop the series style..
Breaking Dad: S4: Scandinavia
Series Director - Hungry Bear Media/ ITV 1
6 x 30 min comedy travelogue series for ITV following Bradley Walsh and his son on a road trip around through Croatia, Hungary, Poland, Denmark, Sweden & Norway. Overseeing location & edit.
Breaking Dad: An Icelandic Adventure
Series Director - Hungry Bear Media/ ITV 1
1x 60 min Christmas special for ITV following Bradley & Barney Walsh on an adrenaline fuelled road trip around Iceland. Overseeing location & edit.
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