Draft:Edward Bazalgette

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Edward Bazalgette (also known professionally as Ed Bazalgette) is a BAFTA nominated British director and former musician.{{Cite web|title=BAFTA: Through the Years|url=https://www.bafta.org/awards/tvcraft/editing-factual-tvcraft|website=BAFTA|access-date=1 January 2025|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Ed Bazalgette|url=https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/ed-bazalgette|website=Curtis Brown|access-date=1 January 2025|language=en}}

Career

Bazalgette was the lead guitarist in the rock group The Vapors.{{cite news|author=McGrath, Paul|date=23 December 1980|title=Vapors start slow, but hit full stride with up-tempo rock|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|page=15}} He later became a film editor, television producer and director. In 2003, the BBC commissioned a seven part series of documentaries called The Seven Wonders of the Industrial World. Edward Bazalgette directed and produced the documentary The Sewer King which charted his great-great-grandfather Sir Joseph Bazalgette's design and engineering of the London sewers.{{cite news|author=Sutcliffe, Thomas|date=3 October 2003|title=The sweet smell of success: Seven Wonders of the Industrial World|newspaper=The Independent|page=37}}

He has also directed two drama documentaries for the BBC, Genghis Khan (2005) and Hannibal (2006). He then transitioned into commercial{{Cite web|title=Mazda collaborates with BAFTA nominated director Ed Bazalgette to create short film about the natural wonder of Lake Baikal|url=https://www.insidemazda.co.uk/2018/04/05/mazda-collaborates-with-bafta-nomimated-director-ed-bazalgette-to-create-short-film-about-the-natural-wonder-of-lake-baikal/|website=Inside Mazda|access-date=1 January 2025|language=en}} and fictional television, directing episodes of EastEnders and Holby City.{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/author/edward-bazalgette|title=Profile: Edward Bazalgette |website=Huffington Post|access-date=1 January 2025}} In 2013, he directed The Guilty{{Cite web|title=The Guilty ITV Murder Mystery|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2013/sep/05/guilty-itv-murder-mystery-broadchurch/ |website=Drama Quarterly|date=5 September 2013 |access-date=1 January 2025|language=en |last1=Lawson |first1=Mark }}{{Cite web|title=Review: 'The Guilty' Chases a Missing Child Down a Familiar Path|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/24/arts/television/review-the-guilty-chases-a-missing-child-down-a-familiar-path.html |website=The New York Times|date=23 October 2015 |access-date=1 January 2025|language=en |last1=Hale |first1=Mike }} and an episode of the first series of Endeavour, and in 2014 directed Poldark with Will McGregor.

In 2015, he directed two episodes of the ninth series of Doctor Who ("The Girl Who Died" and "The Woman Who Lived"){{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/entries/38990615-a32e-41b5-9765-137ecd727f86 |title=Game of Thrones Star to Guest in Doctor Who |date=30 March 2015 |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |access-date=13 September 2015}} as well as "The Doctor's Meditation",{{cite web|url=http://www.cultbox.co.uk/features/guides/doctor-who-news-summary-everything-we-know-so-far-about-series-9 |title=Everything we know so far about Doctor Who' Season 9 |publisher=CultBox |date=10 September 2015|access-date=16 September 2015}} a prequel for the series. He also directed the 2016 Christmas special of Doctor Who, "The Return of Doctor Mysterio". In addition, he directed the first three episodes of the Doctor Who spinoff Class in 2016.{{Cite web|title=Directing the Doctor|url=https://dramaquarterly.com/directing-the-doctor/|website=Drama Quarterly|access-date=1 January 2025|language=en}}

In 2019 he directed four episodes of the historical drama The Last Kingdom, based on the book series by Bernard Cornwell. Bazalgette then went on to direct multiple episodes of The Witcher for Netflix before returning to The Last Kingdom franchise to direct the 2023 follow up feature film Seven Kings Must Die.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/film/reviews/the-last-kingdom-seven-kings-must-die-review-1235582593/|title='The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die' Review: Long-Running Historical TV Saga Ably Concludes With a Feature-Length Finale|website=Variety.com|date=14 April 2023 |access-date=1 January 2025}}

In 2023 Bazalgette directed Season 2 of Marie Antoinette created by Deborah Davis of The Favourite.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2023/bbc-airing-second-series-of-marie-antoinette|title=BBC to air second series of hit historical drama Marie Antoinette|website=BBC.com|access-date=1 January 2025}} The series will release internationally this year on BBC, PBS, Canal+ and Disney+.{{Cite web|title='The Night Manager,' 'Doctor Who' and 26 More BBC Shows Airing in 2025|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/bbc-2025-shows-the-night-manager-doctor-who-1236091549/|website=Hollywood Reporter|date=27 December 2024 |access-date=1 January 2025|language=en}}

Bazalgette is currently filming Lynley, a new adaptation of the Inspector Lynley novel series by Elizabeth George starring Leo Suter which previously was depicted on television in the 2001-2008 BBC One series starring Nathaniel Parker.{{Cite web|title=Inspector Lynley Series In The Works At BritBox International & 'Wolf Hall' Producer Playground|url=https://deadline.com/2024/07/inspector-lynley-mysteries-series-britbox-bbc-studios-playground-entertainment-1236021286/|website=Deadline|date=26 July 2024 |access-date=10 August 2024|language=en}}

Filmography

Vera (2012) (1 episode)
A Mother's Son (2012) (2 episodes)
Endeavour (2013) (1 episode)
The Guilty (2014), 3 episodes)
Poldark (2015), (5 episodes)
Doctor Who (2016) (3 episodes){{Cite web|title=Meet the man who directed Doctor Who at Christmas – and Aidan Turner's topless scything in Poldark|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/meet-the-man-who-directed-doctor-who-at-christmas-and-aidan-turners-topless-scything-in-poldark/|website=Radio Times|access-date=1 January 2025|language=en}}
Versailles (2018) (3 episodes)
The Last Kingdom (2018-2020) (6 episodes)
The Witcher (2021) (3 episodes)
Fate: The Winx Saga (2022) (3 episodes)
The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die (2023) (Feature Film){{Cite web|title=The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die review – gripping spin-off from Netflix show|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/apr/14/the-last-kingdom-seven-kings-must-die-review-gripping-spin-off-from-netflix-show|website=The Guardian|date=14 April 2023 |access-date=1 January 2025|language=en |last1=Felperin |first1=Leslie }}
Marie Antoinette (2025) (Season 2){{Cite web|title='Marie Antoinette,' Canal+'s Lavish Costume Drama, Renewed for Season 2 (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/global/marie-antoinette-season-2-canal-1235557515/|website=Variety|date=17 March 2023 |access-date=17 March 2023|language=en}}
Lynley (TBC) (Season 1){{Cite web|title=Lynley reboot, toplined by Leo Suter and Sofia Barclay, filming in Ireland|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/465879/|website=Cineuropa|date=23 August 2024 |access-date=1 January 2025|language=en}}

References

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{{IMDb name|0063279}}
[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/edward_bazalgette Rotten Tomatoes]
[https://www.metacritic.com/person/edward-bazalgette/ Metacritic]