Jennie Darnell

Director

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Film, TV & Theatre

Agent: Dan Usztan

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Assistant: Isobel Davis (Maternity Cover)

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Film, TV & Theatre

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Jennie trained at Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, the University of Sheffield and on a year long Training and Directing Bursary with the Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme.

In 2017 she took part in the Directors UK High End TV Drama Programme Scheme.

In Development

Production	Company	Notes
THE CHELSEA DETECTIVE 3 2024	Expectation/Acorn	Lead Director 2 x 90' episodes

Television

Production	Company	Notes
PAYBACK 2023	HTM Television/ITV	Lead Director Written by Debbie O'Malley Crime thriller starring Morven Christie, Peter Mullan and Prasanna Puwanarajah
TRIGGER POINT 2022	Hat Trick/ITV	Eps 4, 5 and 6 National Television Award for Best New Drama
LINE OF DUTY 2021	World Productions/BBC One	Series 6, eps 5, 6 and 7 National Television Awards for Returning Drama and Special Recognition Award Nominated for RTS NI Award for Drama
DEATH IN PARADISE 2019	Red Planet/BBC One	Series 9, eps 7 and 8
MIDSOMER MURDERS 2019	Bentley Productions/ITV	Series 21, ep 2
HOLBY CITY 2011 - 2019	BBC	19 episodes
BODYGUARD 2018	World Productions/BBC One	Second Unit Director, dir. John Strickland Eps 4, 5 and 6
HETTY FEATHER 2018	CBBC	Series 5, eps 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
EASTENDERS 2007 - 2018	BBC	95 episodes 3 episodes nominated for BAFTA Continuing Drama Award, winning in 2011 for 'Billie’s Death' 9 episodes nominated for RTS Award, winning twice
COMIC RELIEF 2011	BBC	A ten minute special Eastenders episode created in conjunction with Richard Curtis and Comic Relief
LAST TANGO IN WALFORD 2010	BBC	DVD release to celebrate EastEnders 25th Anniversary
DOCTORS 2007	BBC	Series 9, eps 43, 44 and 45

Theatre

Production	Company	Notes
POPPY AND GEORGE 2016	Watford Palace Theatre	By Diane Samuels
MERIT 2015	Plymouth Theatre Royal	By Alexandra Wood
BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS 2010	Watford Palace Theatre	By Neil Simon
THE NEW STATESMAN 2006 - 2007	Ambassadors Theatre Group/ Tour/ Trafalgar Studios	By Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran
ONE UNDER 2005	Tricycle Theatre	By Winsome Pinnock
CLOUDS 2004	ACT Productions/ Tour	By Michael Frayn
US AND THEM 2003	Hampstead Theatre	By Tamsin Oglesby
THE DEAD EYE BOY 2002	Hampstead Theatre	By Angus MacLachlan
LIFE X 3 2002	Savoy Theatre	By Yasmina Reza Original Direction by Matthew Warchus
ART 1999 - 2001	Wyndhams Theatre/ Whitehall Theatre	By Yasmina Reza Original Direction by Matthew Warchus for David Pugh Ltd
MUSIK 2000	Plymouth Theatre Royal	By Wedekind Adapted by Neil Fleming
UNION STREET 2000	Plymouth Theatre Royal	By Nick Stimsom
THE IMPOSTER 1999	Plymouth Theatre Royal	By Pete Lawson
TRUE WEST 1998	Plymouth Theatre Royal	By Sam Shepard
ALL MY SONS 1998	Plymouth Theatre Royal	By Arthur Miller
THE WOMAN WHO COOKED HER HUSBAND 1997	Plymouth Theatre Royal	By Debbie Isitt
THE MESSIAH 1996	West Yorkshire Playhouse	By Patrick Barlow
OFFICE SUITE 1996	West Yorkshire Playhouse	By Alan Bennett