James Cooper
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Selected Credits
Hank Zipzer 6 x 30’ Comedy Drama Kindle Ent /BBC
Avid Offline. A comedy drama series based on the books of Henry (The Fonz) Winkler and his comical childhood struggling with dyslexia and a disfuctional family.
Series Producer: Jim Poyser
The Chase Series 7 & 8 60’ Game Show Series ITV/ITV1
Avid Off & Online. Members of the public are teamed up to compete for a cash prize of up to £100,000. The team has to answer a string of general knowledge questions to win the cash, but standing in the way is a quiz genius - the chaser.
Celebrity and daytime shows.
Executive Producer: Martin Scott, Series Producer: Helen Tumbridge
Fifteen To One 60’ Game Show Series Remedy/CH4
Avid Offline. 15 members of the public compete for a place in the grand final. Daytime shows hosted by Sandi Toksvig, celebrity shows by Adam Hill.
Executive Producer: Tom Blakeson, Series Producer: Ed DeBurgh
Celebrity Big Brother CBB/C5
Avid Offline. Insert packages for Celebrity main show and Behind the Scenes.
Deadly Dilemmas 30’ Science Series October Films/Discovery
Avid Offline. In each episode of Deadly Dilemmas they simply have to decide which course of action will leave them dead or alive.
Watson & Oliver Series 2 30’ Comedy Sketch Show Series Magnum Media/BBC2
FCP Offline. Sketch show starring female comedy duo Lorna Watson and Ingrid Oliver.
Director: Simon Gibney
SPY Series 2 10 x 30’ & 1 x 60’ Comedy Drama Series Hat Trick/Sky 1
Avid & FCP Offline. Sitcom about a man accidentally recruited as a trainee spy for MI5, starring Darren Boyd, Robert Lindsay and Jude Wright.
Director: John Henderson
Pointless 60’ Game Show Series Endemol/BBC2
Avid Offline. Presented by comedian Alexander Armstrong, Pointless sees five pairs of contestants compete for a cash prize – by winning the fewest points.
Executive Producer: Michelle Woods, Series Producer: John Ryan
Love Machine: Love Bites 6 x 30’ Light Entertainment Princess//Sky Living
Avid Offline & Online. The latest couples discuss what happened during their romantic getaways, and reveal whether the trip has sparked a potential romance.
Stephen Fry: Gadget Man 30’ Factual Entertainment Series North One/Ch. 4
Avid Online. Stephen Fry shares his passion for the wonderful world of gadgets and new technology.
Director: Mark McQueen.
Hit The Road Jack 6 x 30’ Comedy Entertainment Magnum Media/Ch. 4
Avid Offline. Stand-up comedian Jack Whitehall packs his bags and goes on a comedy tour of the country to find the best that Britain has to offer, joined along the way by celebrities and comedians who hail from each week's featured city.
Executive Producer: Dean Nabarro
World Cup Epic Fails and Xmas Epic Fails 1 hr Entertainment ITV
Avid Off & Online. Angus Deyton hosts a clip based shows, the clue is in the titles.
Producer: Simon Withington
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Arthur Christmas 1 x 93’ Feature Film Sony Columbia/Aardman Prods.
Avid. On Christmas night at the North Pole, Santa's youngest son looks to use his father's high-tech operation for an urgent mission.
Director: Sarah Smith
Goldenballs 60’ Game Show Series Endemol/BBC2
Avid Off & Online. Presented by Jasper Carrot, it’s a game of luck, intuition and bluff. Player avoid the killer balls and avoid being voted off for a chance to compete in the split or steal final.
Executive Producer: Shaun Miller, Series Producer: John Ryan
Tales Of The Riverbank 1 x 82’ Feature Film TOTR Productions
VFX Editor. Tales of the Riverbank tells the story of three friends - Hammy Hamster, Roderick Rat and GP the Guinea Pig - who, having swept down the river in a violent storm, embark on an epic journey in search of their lost homes.
Director: John Henderson
Sunday Night Project Various 60’ Comedy Entertainment Princess Productions/Ch. 4
Avid Offline; main show edit & stitch. Hosts Justin Lee Collins and Alan Carr squeeze up on the sofa to present their award-winning mix of topical comedy and irreverent celebrity chat.
Director: Steve Smith
8 Out of 10 Cats 3 x 24’ Comedy Panel Show Zeppotron/Ch. 4
Avid Offline. An irreverent, irrelevant, revealing, knockabout half hour as two regular teams of fearless, hard-hitting analysts compete to see who best understands what's really going on in today's Britain.
Thin Ice 6 x 30’ Comedy Drama Phil McIntyre /BBC2
Avid Offline & Online. Comedy revolving around the intense rivalry which exists between an amateur ice-skating trainer and her nemesis.
Director: Sarah Smith
Al Murray’s Happy Hour 6 x 60’ Comedy Chat Show Avalon Productions/ITV1
Avid Offline; main show edit & stitch. Comedy chat show hosted by the Guv'nor, Al Murray.
Director: Peter Orton
Charlotte Church Show Series 1 & 2 60’ Comedy Entertainment Series Monkey Kingdom/Ch. 4
Avid Offline (Online resolution). Charlotte Church's award-winning entertainment show, featuring a cheeky mix of celebrity guests, hidden camera stunts, comedy sketches and top music acts.
Director: John FD Northover
The Frank Skinner Show 6 x 60’ Comedy Chat show Avalon Productions/ITV1
Avid Offline (Online resolution). Weekly topical comedy show hosted by Frank Skinner. The comic and his guests unpick arguments in front of an audience.
Director: John FD Northover
The Graham Norton Show 30’ Comedy Chat Show Series SOTV/BBC1
Avid Offline (Online resolution). Graham Norton presents a show focusing on the people, trends, stories and aspects of celebrity culture that interest him most, featuring trademark Norton comedy monologues and celebrity chat.
Director: Steve Smith
Mee-Shee: The Water Giant 1 x 99’ Feature Film WG Productions
VFX Editor. Mac, a fun loving nine-year old, has the adventure of a lifetime when he uncovers the world’s biggest secret: Mee-Shee, a loveable water giant.
Director: John Henderson
Arabian Nights 175’ Feature Drama Hallmark/BBC1
VFX Editor. When Sultan Said discovers his wife locked in a passionate embrace with his only brother, he flings his sword at the prince and accidentally murders his adulterous queen. Tortured by his wife's ghost, the maniacal and cowardly sultan must marry another to save his kingdom.
Director: Steve Barron
Dead Man Weds 6 x 30’ Comedy Red Production/ ITV1
Avid Offline. Dark comedy series set in the world of local newspapers.
Director: Sarah Smith
Daisy Daisy:
“Metal” & “Pageant” 2 x 30’ Comedy Documentary Talkback/Ch. 4
Avid Offline. Irreverent, tongue in cheek series fronted by Daisy Donovan.
Gulliver’s Travels 1 x 186’ Feature Drama Hallmark/BBC1
VFX Editor. This extraordinary story follows the journey of Dr. Lemuel Gulliver, lost at sea for nine years, and his incredible experiences through strange and wonderful lands.
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The Keith Barrett Show 30’ Comedy Chat Show Series Baby Cow/ITV1
Avid Offline; main show edit & stitch. Keith (Rob Brydon) welcomes star guests into the studio to talk about their experiences of life together and attempts to answer the eternal question: what are the essential ingredients for a successful relationship?
Director: Tony Dow
Cruise Of The Gods 1 x 90’ Comedy Drama Baby Cow/BBC2
Avid Offline; second editor. The former heroes of a cult 80s futuristic TV show are invited on a cruise by fans of the show. Starring Rob Brydon, Steve Coogan and David Walliams.
Director: Declan Lowney
Nighty Night Series 1 6 x 30’ Sitcom Series Baby Cow/ITV1
Avid Offline. Cult dark sitcom series starring Julia Davis as Jill, the unhinged owner of a small town beauty salon. Pretending that her hospitalised husband is dying, Jill is on a mission to find a man…
Director: Tony Dow
V Graham Norton 60’ Comedy Chat Show Series SOTV/Ch. 4
Avid Offline (Online resolution). Chat show full of sexual innuendos, crude stories and glamorous guests.
Director: Steve Smith
Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years 6 x 30’ Comedy Drama Series Tiger Aspect/BBC1
Avid Offline. An accidental celebrity, with a spreading bald patch, despairing of current family values, Mole is still worrying: Is Viagra cheating? Why won't BBC1 produce The White Van, his serial killer comedy? Will the Millennium Wheel EVER turn? And will Adrian himself find the fulfillment he seeks as celebrity offal chef, single parent, and celibate novelist?
Directors: Sandy Johnson & Sarah Smith
Ricky Tomlinson: Laughter My Arse 1 x 90’ Stand Up Comedy Special Acer Productions/VHS
Avid Offline. Royle Family star Ricky Tomlinson stars in this live comedy performance in his home town.
The Armando Ianucci Show 1 x 30’ Comedy Entertainment Talkback/Ch. 4
Avid Offline. Pilot for series that sees Armando Ianucci focusing on specific themes relating to human nature and existentialism, around which he weaves a series of surreal sketches and monologues.
Director: Armando Ianucci
News Knight with Sir Trevor Macdonald 30’ Comedy Panel Show Series Hat Trick/ITV1
Avid Offline; main show edit & show stitch. News Knight sees Sir Trevor McDonald deliver the top news stories of the week in his own inimitable style, inviting his news team to present their own reports on what has got Great Britain talking over the last seven days.
The Borrowers 6 x 30’ Children’s Drama BBC/BBC1
Avid Offline. Family adventure based on Mary Norton's classic children's books about a race of tiny people who live under the floorboards, resourcefully surviving by borrowing bits and pieces from the large residents who dwell above.
Director: John Henderson
Spitting Image 6 x 30’ Comedy Sketch Show ITV/ITV1
Linear Online. Legendary satirical comedy series starring latex puppets.
The British Soap Awards 1 x 120’ Awards Ceremony ITV/ITV1
Avid Offline & Online. The British Soap looks back over another year of tears, trials, tribulations and tantrums from the nation’s biggest TV shows.
The National Television Awards 1 x 120’ Awards Ceremony Indigo TV/ITV1
Avid. Award ceremony celebrating the public’s choices.
Codex 6 x 60’ Quiz Show Diverse/Ch. 4
Avid Offline / Online. Locked in the British Museum overnight, a team of intrepid contestants must turn historical detectives to crack the mysterious Codex. Along the way they need to solve puzzles based around some of the world’s most important and mysterious treasures, including the Rosetta Stone and the Flood Tablet.
Come Dine with Me 4 x 60’ Factual Entertainment ITV/Ch.4
Avid. Series in which contributors compete for the title of ultimate dinner party host.
Golden Balls 60’ Game Show Series Endemol/ITV1
Offline & Online. Game show presented by Jasper Carrott.
Made In Chelsea: End Of Season Party 1 x 60’ Reality Entertainment Monkey Kingdom/E4
Avid Offline. Rick Edwards goes to SW3 to meet the Made in Chelsea cast. There are heated chats, a musical surprise, fantasy scenes, the traditional girls v. boys showdown, and plenty of Chelsea gossip.
Don’t Move Improve 60’ Factual Entertainment Series Shine/ITV1
Avid Offline. Series helping homeowners realise their dream property might be nearer than they think … they might actually be living in it.
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Weakest Link 60’ Quiz Show Series BBC/BBC1
Avid Offline / Online. Anne Robinson hosts the quick-fire general knowledge quiz in which contestants must decide at the end of each round which of their number should be eliminated.
Property Ladder 60’ Factual Entertainment Series Talkback/Ch. 4
Avid Offline. Property expert Sarah Beeny offers professional experience and practical suggestions to budding property developers.
The Late Lick 30’ Music Entertainment Series MTV/MTV UK
Avid Offline & Online. Show full of the latest and most exclusive interviews, behind the scenes footage and live music on the urban scene.
Food & Drink 30’ Cookery Entertainment Series Bazal Productions/BBC2
Avid Offline. Series that highlights British food as well as current trends, nostalgic classics and recipes from around the world.
Location, Location, Location 30’ Factual Entertainment Series Ideal World Prods./Ch. 4
Avid Offline. No floorboard is left unturned as dynamic property experts Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer help house hunters find the perfect home in the perfect location.
Grand Designs 2 x 60’ Factual Entertainment Talkback/Ch. 4
Avid Offline. Presenter Kevin McCloud follows some of Britain's most ambitious self-building projects, as intrepid individuals attempt to design and construct the home of their dreams.
Eurovision Song Contest: Kiev 2005 VT Inserts- Music Entertainment BBC/BBC1
Avid Offline & Online. Producer: Russell Minton, Executive Producer: Phil Parsons