Agent: Edward Hughes
Jonathan Gershfield is an award-winning director for television and film. His first feature film Three and Out, starring McKenzie Crook, won prizes at several international film festivals.
In television, Jonathan has had a long career in comedy, working on iconic shows such as BBC2’s Big Train and Dead Ringers. Jonathan has also directed on two series of the Bafta-nominated CBBC show, Sadie J plus episodes of Sky1’s primetime sitcom Trollied, for Roughcut TV, as well as series two of Hebburn for Channel X and the BBC.
Television:
DANNY AND MICK – Tiger Aspect/C BBC
Series 5 of popular kids comedy show
GOLDIE’S OLDIES – Channel 5/Nickelodeon/Viacom International
Lead director on new youth comedy series
SECRET LIFE OF BOYS – Zodiak Kids/C BBC
Multiple episodes of popular kids series
TROLLIED – Roughcut/Sky1
Episodes of the seventh series plus Christmas Special.
DEATH IN PARADISE – Red Planet Pictures/BBC
Lead director on Series 7
MARLEY’S GHOSTS Objective Fiction/John Stanley Productions/UKTV
Series 2 of comedy series starring Sarah Alexander, Jo Joyner and John Hannah
TROLLIED CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2015 – Roughcut/Sky1
60 minute festive edition of the hit sitcom
TROLLIED – Roughcut/Sky1
Episodes of the fifth series.
HEBBURN – Channel X / BBC 2
Second series of the sitcom starring Chris Ramsey, Vic Reeves and Gina McKee.
TROLLIED – Roughcut/Sky1
Episodes of the third series.
TROLLIED CHRISTMAS SPECIAL – Roughcut/Sky1
60-minute festive edition of the hit sitcom.
TROLLIED – Roughcut/Sky1
Four episodes for the second series of the hit sitcom.
BEAUTIFUL DAY – Objective/BBC1
Comedy pilot starring Darren Boyd.
SADIE J (Series 1 and 2) – BBC
Children’s comedy show for CBBC.
Nominated for BAFTA for Best Children’s Comedy.
MY ALMOST FAMOUS FAMILY – BBC
Children’s musical comedy for CBBC.
MY LIFE AS A POPAT (Series 2) – Feelgood Fiction/ITV
Children’s comedy drama series.
STRUTTER – Objective Productions/MTV
Comedy series starring Paul Kaye.
RICH HALL’S CATTLE DRIVE – Open Milk/BBC4
Comedy drama.
TWISTED TALES – BBC3
Three stand-alone dramas.
DEAD RINGERS (Series 1, 2 and 3) – BBC2
Impressions series starring Jon Culshaw.
MITCHELL AND WEBB – BBC
BBC non-broadcast sketch show pilot.
WILD WEST (Series 1) – BBC1
Comedy series starring Catherine Tate and Dawn French.
BIG TRAIN (Series 2) – Talkback/BBC2
Sketch show starring Simon Pegg, Mark Heap, Julia Davis and Kevin Eldon.
THE 11 O’CLOCK SHOW (Series 5) – Talkback/Channel 4
Topical comedy series.
Film:
THREE AND OUT – Rovinge Motion Pictures
Comedy drama feature starring Mackenzie Crook and Imelda Staunton
Winner – Best Feature Film Comedy at California Independent Film Festival 2009
Winner – Jury Award, Best International Feature Length Comedy at Garden State Film Festival 2009
Winner – Special Mention, Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures, Honolulu Film Festival 2009