Francis George "Franc" Roddam (born 29 April 1946) is an English film director, businessman, screenwriter, television producer and publisher, best known as the creator of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet and Masterchef and as the director of Quadrophenia (1979). He is a graduate of the London Film School.
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| Born | Francis George Roddam 29 April 1946 Norton, County Durham, England |
| Alma mater | London Film School |
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| Years active | 1969–present |
| Television | Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1983–86, 2002–04) MasterChef (1990–2001, 2005–present) |
| Website | Ziji Publishing |
Career
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Roddam's films include Quadrophenia,[1] K2, Aria, The Lords of Discipline and War Party. He created the worldwide TV franchise, MasterChef,[2][3] which is shown in 200 countries worldwide and there are over 50 locally-produced versions.[4][5]
He also produced formats for Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, Making Out, and Harry, all of which were highly successful TV dramas. He directed the award-winning TV drama Dummy, which won the prestigious Prix Italia Drama Prize. He directed the Grammy-nominated/Golden Globe nominated US mini-series Moby Dick and Cleopatra.[6]
Roddam won awards for his BBC documentaries Mini and The Family.[7] He is the Director of Ziji Publishing,[8] whose titles include the bestseller The Last Templar.[9] He is a sponsor and former Governor of the London Film School,[9] and is an active member of the Greenworld Campaign.[10]
Filmography
editFilms
edit- Quadrophenia (1979) – director/co-writer
- The Lords of Discipline (1983) – director
- The Bride (1985) – director
- Aria (1987) – segment director
- War Party (1988) – director
- K2 (1991) – director
Television
edit- Birthday (1969) – Director
- The Fight (1973) – Executive Producer
- The Family (1974) – co-director
- Mini (1975) – Director (episode of Inside Story documentary series)
- Dummy (1977) – director/producer
- Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1983–2004) – format creator, executive producer, writer
- Johnny Oddball (1985) – director (episode of 40 Minutes documentary series; sequel to Mini)
- Making Out (1989) – format creator
- An Ungentlemanly Act (1992) – executive producer
- Harry (1993–1995) – format creator, executive producer
- The Crow Road (1996) – executive producer
- Cleopatra (1999) – director (two episodes)
- Moby Dick (1998) – director (two episodes)
- The Canterbury Tales (2003) – format creator, executive producer
- MasterChef (2005–to date) – format creator, executive producer (until 2015)
References
edit- ^ "Franc Roddam: from parkas to the perfect souffle". The Guardian. 9 November 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Endemol Shine lands multiple 'MasterChef' deals in Nordics". TBI Vision. 16 April 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ Dams, Tim (2 March 2020). "Endemol Shine Cooks Up 'MasterChef' Deals Across Asia". Variety. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "MasterChef Canada's Alvin Leung: 'Untalented people need not apply'". thestar.com. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ "MasterChef". Banijay. Banijay Group. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ Welford, Joanne (14 May 2022). "Norton born Auf Wiedersehen Pet creator sets up £60,000 scholarship to help wannabe film makers on Teesside". Teesside Live. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ Glynn, Stephen (2014). Quadrophenia. Wallflower Press. p. 29. ISBN 9780231167413.
Roddam's twelve-part 'fly-on-the-wall' documentary series followed the everyday dealings of the Wilkins family of Reading and won both healthy viewing figures and the 1974 Critics Award. Roddam won the award again in 1975 for Mini
- ^ "Francis George RODDAM". Companies House. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Patrons". London Film School. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ "Green World, Meet the Team, BOARD OF DIRECTORS". 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2021.