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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1947-09-18 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Bideford, Devon UK

Paul Seed

Biography:

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Paul Seed (born 18 September 1947) is a British television director and former actor.

Born in Bideford in Devon, he began his career as an actor, appearing in numerous television series, including Z Cars, Softly Softly: Task Force, Survivors, Doctor Who, Secret Army, Coronation Street, Crown Court and Tales of the Unexpected.

In the late 1970s, Seed chose to pursue a career in TV drama directing and completed the BBC Directors' course, following which he directed numerous TV plays, series and serials during the 1980s. He is perhaps best known for directing the BBC's smash-hit 1990 mini-series House of Cards and its sequel To Play the King, adapted by Andrew Davies from Michael Dobbs' novels and famously starring Ian Richardson as Francis Urquhart.

He continued to direct for television drama series throughout the 1990s including A Touch of Frost and Playing the Field, and in 2002 directed all six episodes of the revival of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet.

In recent years, he has directed episodes of New Tricks, Northern Lights and Lark Rise to Candleford, and in 2010 directed the BBC adaptation of Just William.

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Known For

Acting

2007

1982

Preview as TV Director

1980

1979

The Human Factor as Shop Assistant
Tales of the Unexpected as Director of Commercial

1978

1977

Secret Army as Dominique
Secret Army as Van Hoyt

1975

Survivors as Grant

1970

Doomwatch as Michael Pratt

1963

Doctor Who as Graff Vynda-K

Directing

2013

Blandings as Director

2010

Just William as Director

2004

Christmas Lights as Director
Roman Road as Director
Doc Martin as Director
New Tricks as Director

2003

The Booze Cruise as Director
The Booze Cruise as Director

1998

1995

The Affair as Director

1993

To Play the King as Director

1991

Ex as Director

1990

House of Cards as Director

1989

The Picnic as Director
Capital City as Director

1987

1986

Fighting Back as Director

1985

1970

Play for Today as Director