Peter Coventry –Series Director/PD
07545 023 853
I am a confident director, creative shooterand strong story producer with 15 years broadcast experience. I enjoy working on a wide range of projects and am happy directing crews and presenters or self shooting. I have experience shooting on most formats; Full HD PDW cameras, Sony F5, Canon C300, Sony PMW300 and Canon 5D. I have a current US visa.
Series Director/ Mind Over Marathon (BBC)
Series Producer 2 x 60 min Fact/Ent series documenting ten people, suffering with
mental health issues, training to run the London Marathon. Filmed
over 6 months with Presenter Nick Knowles. Oversaw edit and delivery.
Series Director The Choir: Gareth’s Best in Britain (TwentyTwenty/BBC)
6 x 60 min Fact/Ent series documenting Gareth Malone’s search for the
best Choir in the country. Casting, story producing,directed set piece
performances. Scripted and edited 1 hour.
Series Director Paul O’Grady: The Sally Army and Me (Potato/BBC1)
6 x 30 min Fact/Ent series. Paul O’Grady explores a life long
fascination with the Salvation Army. Filmed and story produced.
Senior The Naked Choir (TwentyTwenty/BBC)
Producer/Director 6 x 60 min Fact/Ent series documenting Gareth Malone’s search for the
UK’s most entertaining A Cappella singing group. Casting, story
producing and filming. Scripted and edited 1 hour.
Producer/Director Richard the Third: The Reburial (DSP/C4)
3 x Live events covering the procession, repose and re-burial of King
Richard the Third. Shot and directed all VT inserts, covering historical
elements and personal stories, before and during the week of
commemoration. Live producing of presenters.
Series Director Gareth’s All Star Choir (TwentyTwenty/BBC Children in Need)
2 x 60 min Fact/Ent series. Gareth Malone gathers together 12 celebs,
not known for their singing, to produce the Children in Need single.
Producer/Director The Choir: New Military Wives (TwentyTwenty/BBC)
2 x 60 min Fact/Ent series. Gareth Malone re-unites the Military Wives
choir for their biggest challenge, performing with War horse at a special
WW1 commemoration prom. Story producing and filming.
Producer/Director Choccywoccydoodah: Starstruck1 & 2 (Twofour/UKTV)
20 x 60 min Returning ob doc series with a celebrity cake challenge
in each episode. Story producing and filming (PDW 800) with A list
celebrities across Europe and the US.
Producer/Director The Choir: Sing While You Work 2 (TwentyTwenty/BBC)
8 x 60 min BAFTA nominatedFact/Ent series. Choirmaster Gareth
Malone searches for the years best workplace choir. Story producing
and shooting across all companies. Scripted/directed Semi-Final ep.
Producer/Director Railroad Alaska (Windfall Films/Discovery)
6 x 60 min Character driven ob-doc series based on the great Alaskan
Railroad. Story producing and filming in extreme Alaskan weather.
Producer/Director The Lock Up (BBC Bristol/BBC One)
6 x 40 min Ob-doc series filmed in a custody suite in Hull. Working
closely with the Police and dealing with volatile characters in a
claustrophobic atmosphere. Story producing/shooting/directed 1 edit.
Shooting Director Safari Vet School (Anglia/ITV1)
12 x 30 min Character driven series following safari vet students on
an intense training course in South Africa. Filmed on Sony EX3.
Producer/Director DIY SOS: The Big Build Series 22 and 23 (BBC One)
3 x 60 min BAFTA Nominated, Prime time entertainment series on
BBC 1 presented by Nick Knowles. Directed 2 Camera shoot on 10
day build. Scripted and directed hour edits.
Shooting Director Animal Cops: Houston 6, 7 and 8 (Anglia/Animal Planet)
25 x 60 min Ob-doc series following the cruelty investigators of the
Houston SPCA. Shot on location using Sony F900 Cameras.
Director Roar! and Roar 2! (Cheetah Films/CBBC/BBC1)
50 x 1 hour 1st and 2nd series of hugely popular Children’s Fact Ent
series for BBC2 and CBBC presented by Matt Skilton and Rani Price.
Directed all presenter ‘As Live’ inserts, directed and edited film inserts.
Producer/Director Boardfree OZ (Badgerboy Productions/Extreme)
1 x 100 min Funded, directed and edited fly on the wall film following a
British man’s attempt to skate across Australia. Filmed as a 2 man
team, the project was official selection at the Delray Beach Film Fest.
Director Animal Park 6 (Endemol/BBC1)
15 x 1 hour Fact/Ent series for BBC1 with Kate Humble and Ben Fogle.
Directedpresenter ‘As Live’ inserts, directed and edited film inserts.
Other Credits: 24 Hours in the Past (BBC – Presenter links), Bait Car Chicago (TRU TV), Big Brother 6: WTHMDN (C4), Domestic Army (ITV 1 9pm), Beat the Burglar (BBC Daytime), Brighton Rocks (Music Doc – Meridian), Crimestoppers (Meridian region), Chimp Diaries (Nat Geo)
SHORT FILMS
Writer/Director Beachcomber (2014 - 14 mins)
Selected as part of Film London’s London Calling programme.
Starring Larry Lamb, it played at BFi, BAFTA and across the country.
Writer/Director Supply (2012 - 11 mins)
/Editor Ben Lambert stars as a supply teacher on his first day back at work after
a long break. Played in festivals across the country.
EDUCATION
1997-2000 King Alfred’s College, Winchester
BA Film Studies/English Studies - 2nd class with Honours