Karl Neilson

Karl Neilson (born 1971 in Liverpool) is a British television director.

Karl Neilson
Born1971 (age 49–50)
Liverpool, England
OccupationTelevision director
AwardsTV Moments 2004

He left school and started work as a van driver for an electrical goods company in Southport. Harbouring an ambition to be a director, he returned to education at the Liverpool Community College. He won a place on the Media Production Bachelor of Arts course at Bournemouth University, and graduated with first class honours in 1996.

Neilson's television career began as an assistant director on EastEnders all the way back in 1998.[1] Alongside EastEnders, he was also the assistant director for Silent Witness.[2] It was then in September 2001 that Neilson appeared officially in the credits as a director, when he directed his first episode of EastEnders.[3] In 2004, a double episode set in the launderette with Dot Cotton telling Den Watts she had cancer won a TV Moments award, named as 'Best Popular Drama Moment' of 2004.[4]

As well as directing for the BBC, he has also directed episodes of The Bill and Family Affairs for TalkbackThames. In 2008 he began directing the new series of Minder for FIVE[5][6] which was later axed due to poor viewing figures.[7]

In 2015, EastEnders celebrated its thirtieth anniversary with a Live Week. Neilson directed the live week episodes along with the flashback episode.[8][9][10] Commenting upon directing the dramatic culmination of the week, Neilson said: "As a director it's an absolute gift of a week, because it's a story where the audience are continually looking for meaning in every line and every reaction. Because of that I was determined to get very specific performances which would steer the story as I wanted it to be steered throughout the week."[11]

Filmography

The following is a table of notable episodes and television shows directed by Neilson.

Show Episode Date Reference
Kat & Alfie: Redwater Episode 6
Kat & Alfie: Redwater Episode 5
Casualty "A History of Violence" 6 July 2013 [12]
EastEnders Episode dated 17 February 2015 17 February 2015 [8]
EastEnders Episode dated 18 February 2015 18 February 2015 [13]
EastEnders Thirtieth Anniversary: "Look Back in Anger" 19 February 2015 [14]
EastEnders Flashback 19 February 2015 [9]
EastEnders Fully live 20 February 2015 [10]
Family Affairs Episode dated 2 December 2005 2 December 2005 [15]
Holby City "The Science of Imaginary Solutions" 3 November 2014 [16]
Holby City "Chaos in Her Wings" 10 November 2014 [17]
Holby City "Good Girls Don't Lie" 2 February 2015 [18]
Holby City "The Beat Goes On" 9 February 2015 [19]
Holby City "Blue Christmas" 22 December 2015 [20]
Holby City "Beginnings" 29 December 2015 [21]
Hollyoaks Episode dated 23 June 2015 23 June 2015 [22]
Hollyoaks Episode dated 24 June 2015 24 June 2015 [23]
Hollyoaks Episode dated 25 June 2015 25 June 2015 [24]
Minder "The Art of the Matter" 18 February 2009 [25]
Minder "Thank Your Lucky Stars" 4 March 2009 [26]

References
  1. "Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  2. "An Academic Exercise: Part One – Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  3. "Episode dated 2 September 2001". IMDb. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  4. "Winners of 2004 TV Moments announced". BBC. 26 January 2004. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  5. "Five searches for Arthur Daley magic with Minder remake". Brand Republic. 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2008.
  6. "Revived Minder will stick to original's principles, says Five". Broadcast. 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2008.
  7. "Shane Richie Five remake of Minder axed after ratings flop". Daily Mirror. 31 May 2009. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  8. "17/02/2015". BBC. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  9. "19/02/2015 - Flashback". BBC. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  10. "20/02/2015 (Fully live)". BBC. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  11. Kilkelly, Daniel (18 February 2015). "EastEnders director shares teasers on Live Week and 'Who Killed Lucy?'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  12. "A History of Violence". BBC. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  13. "18/02/2015". BBC. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  14. "'Look Back in Anger'" (PDF). BBC. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  15. "Episode #1.2265". IMDb. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  16. "The Science of Imaginary Solutions". BBC. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  17. "Chaos in Her Wings". BBC. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  18. "Good Girls Don't Lie". BBC. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  19. "The Beat Goes On". BBC. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  20. "Blue Christmas". BBC. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  21. "Beginnings". BBC. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  22. "Episode #1.4157". IMDb. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  23. "Episode #1.4158". IMDb. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  24. "Hollyoaks 25th June 2015 HD". YouTube. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  25. "110. The Art of the Matter – Written by Tim Loane #11.3 Directed by Karl Neilson". Minder. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  26. "112. Thank Your Lucky Stars – Written by Tim Loane and Jeff Povey #11.5 Directed by Karl Neilson". Minder. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
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