Agent: Edward Hughes
Sandy Johnson’s career in television spans a range of genres, from directing crime drama such as BBC1’s Jonathan Creek (BAFTA winner -Best Drama Series) starring Alan Davies and Inspector Morse for ITV; to short form comedy such as the BAFTA award-winning Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse sketch show Harry & Paul, and The Comic Strip Presents which starred French & Saunders amongst many others; to comedy dramas such as BBC’s Auf Weidersehen Pet and six series of Tiger Aspect’s flagship ITV1 show Benidorm.
Television:
BEYOND PARADISE – Red Planet Pictures/BBC/Britbox
Lead director on Series 1 and 2 of comedy drama series spin-off of DEATH IN PARADISE
Starring Kris Marshall
THE RING – Tidy Productions/BBC 1
Comedy pilot starring Ruth Jones and Rob Brydon
BUMPS Kudos/BBC
Comedy pilot starring Amanda Redman
IN THE LONG RUN Sky/Green Door
Lead director on second and third series of comedy created, starring and produced by Idris Elba
HOLD THE SUNSET – BBC
Six part romantic comedy series for BBC1 starring Alison Steadman, John Cleese, Jason Watkins, Rosie Cavaliero, Jo Scanlan, Anne Reid, James Cosmo and Shobna Gulati
THE INDIAN DETECTIVE – Big Light Productions/Blue Ice Pictures/Wonderfilms
Four part comedy drama starring Russell Peters
Winner of the Golden Screen Award from the Canadian Screen Academy
JONATHAN CREEK: DAEMONS’ ROOST BBC
Christmas Special of the popular crime show.
YOUNG HYACINTH – BBC
One off prequel to Keeping Up Appearances starring Kerry Howard. Part of BBC1’s landmark sitcom season.
HARRY HILL IN PROFESSOR BRANESTAWM RETURNS – BBC
One off Christmas Special starring Harry Hill, Steve Pemberton and Diana Rigg
CRADLE TO GRAVE – ITV Studios/BBC 2
Series based on the book by Danny Baker and starring Peter Kay
Nominated for Best Comedy Series at the Monte Carlo Television Festival 2016
THE INCREDIBLE ADVENTURES OF PROFESSOR BRANESTAWM – BBC
One off Christmas Special starring Harry Hill
Nominated – BAFTA for Best Children’s Comedy in 2015
BENIDORM 7 – Tiger Aspect Productions/ITV 1
Episodes of the hit comedy series.
EDGE OF HEAVEN – Hartswood Films/ITV 1
Three episodes of comedy drama series.
BENIDORM 6 – Tiger Aspect Productions/ITV 1
Episodes of the hit comedy series.
BIG BAD WORLD – Comedy Central/Objective
Comedy series starring Blake Harrison.
THE SPA – Tiger Aspect Productions/Sky Living
Seven-part comedy series starring Rebecca Front.
BENIDORM 5 – Tiger Aspect Productions/ITV1
Episodes of the fifth series of the hit comedy series.
STELLA – Tidy Productions/Sky One
Two episodes of the Ruth Jones comedy drama series.
BENIDORM 4 – Tiger Aspect Productions/ITV1
Fourth series of popular comedy.
HARRY & PAUL 3 – Tiger Aspect Productions/BBC
Sketch show series starring Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse.
Winner – 2011 TV BAFTA for Best Comedy Programme.
BENIDORM 3 – Tiger Aspect Productions/ITV1
Third series of the popular comedy.
HARRY & PAUL 2 – Tiger Aspect Productions/BBC
Sketch show series starring Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse.
Winner – Best Sketch Show at the British Comedy Awards 2009.
Winner – 2009 TV BAFTA for Best Comedy Programme .
BENIDORM 2 – Tiger Aspect Productions/ITV1
Second series of holidaymaker comedy starring Johnny Vegas.
LOVE SOUP 2 – BBC
Six episodes of the comedy drama series starring Tamsin Greig
Written by David Renwick and produced by Verity Lambert.
KINGDOM – Parallel Film &TV/ ITV1
Two episodes of drama series starring Stephen Fry, Karl Davies and Celia Imrie.
SUPERNOVA 2 – Hartswood Films/Fox Australia
Six part series starring Rob Brydon.
THE LAST DETECTIVE – Granada Television
Episode of comedy drama series starring Peter Davidson and Sean Hughes.
LOVE SOUP – BBC
Three episodes of the comedy drama series starring Tamsin Greig and Michael Landes.
Written by David Renwick and produced by Verity Lambert.
WILLIAM & MARY – Granada Television/ITV1
Two episodes of the popular comedy drama series.
AUF WIEDERSEHEN PET – BBC
Two part special set in Thailand for Easter 2005.
THE BRIEF – Carlton Television
Drama series starring Alan Davies as a barrister.
JONATHAN CREEK – BBC
Three series plus two Christmas Specials.
Comedy drama starring Alan Davies.
GOODBYE MR STEADMAN – Alibi/ITV
Feature length romantic comedy about a man who returns from holiday to discover that he is literally dead to the world.
ADRIAN MOLE: THE CAPPUCCINO YEARS X4 – Tiger Aspect/BBC
Series charting the ongoing adventures of Adrian Mole.
A MANY SPLINTERED THING – BBC/Lucky Dog Productions
Comedy series starring Alan Davies.
DIRTY WORK – Alomo Productions
Drama series set in Wales starring Neil Pearson.
LOVE IN THE 21ST CENTURY – Red Productions
Producer: Matthew Bird.
BIG BAD WORLD – Carlton Television
Comedy drama series starring Ardal O’Hanlon.
A TOUCH OF FROST – Yorkshire Television
Two episodes of detective series starring David Jason.
THE RUTH RENDELL MYSTERIES – Blue Heaven Productions/ Meridian
Episodes: ‘Front Seat,’ ‘Dark Blue Perfume,’ ‘Achilles Heel,’ ‘Put on by Cunning,’ ‘Some Lie and Some Die’.
BUGS – Carnival Films for BBC
Episodes of sci-fi series.
SOUL SURVIVORS – BBC/Trisquare Productions
Two part film starring Ian McShane set in Atlanta and Liverpool.
ROUGHNECKS – First Choice Productions/BBC
Episodes of drama series.
A PINCH OF SNUFF – Producer: Emma Hayter for YTV
Adaptation of the novel by Reginald Hill.
Starring award winning comedians Gareth Hale and Norman Pace in their first dramatic roles.
GONE TO SEED – Producer: Tim Whitby for Central Films
A follow up to Gone To The Dogs, six part comedy/drama by Tony Grounds, starring Alison Steadman, Jim Broadbent and Warren Clarke.
GONE TO THE DOGS – Producer: Michelle Buck for Central Films
Starring Alison Steadman , Warren Clarke, Jim Broadbent and Harry Enfield.
INSPECTOR MORSE – ITV
Episode “Driven to Distraction”, written by Anthony Minghella
THE WEEKENDERS – Producer: Mark Robson. Executive Producer: David Liddiment for Granada
Surreal comedy starring Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer.
THE WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY – BBC Producer: Norman McAndlish
Starring Tam White, Lyn Anderson and Clare Grogan.
DEFROSTING THE FRIDGE – BBC
Romantic comedy starring Joe Don Baker and Phyllis Logan.
LEAVING – BBC
A tragi-comic story about three Greenock boys facing life (and death) after school in the 1960’s.
COAST TO COAST – BBC
An English road movie set to Tamla Motown music of the 1960’s.
Starring Lenny Henry and John Shea.
THE COMIC STRIP PRESENTS…
Directed five films for the Channel Four series starring Adrian Edmonson, Rik Mayall, Dawn French & Jennifer Saunders.
THE MAGNIFICENT ONE – Channel 4/ Rocking Horse Films
A comic-fantasy about a ghostly Samurai warrior who hunts the streets of Fulham.
Starring Adrian Edmondson, David Heyman, Burt Kwouk and Sarah Lam.
NEVER SAY DIE – The National Film School
A Glaswegian film noir comedy, starring James Gant, David Heyman and Morag Hepburn.