Tristram Powell
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Tristram Powell is a television and film director. He was educated at Eton College. His credits include American Friends
, episodes of series five
and six
of Foyle's War
, and adaptations of the novels The Ghost Writer
and Falling.
Powell is the son of the novelist Anthony Powell
and Lady Violet Powell (nee Pakenham).
American Friends
American Friends is a 1991 film starring Michael Palin. It was written by Palin and Tristram Powell, and directed by Powell.-Plot:Palin plays Francis Ashby, a senior Oxford professor on holiday in the Swiss Alps in 1861. There he meets the American Caroline Hartley and her 18-year old ward Elinor...
, episodes of series five
Foyle's War Series Five
Series Five of the ITV programme Foyle's War was first aired in 2007. It comprised two episodes. It is set in 1942-3. Series Five was broadcast in the United States on PBS on Mystery! on July 1 and 8, 2007...
and six
Foyle's War Series Six
Series Six of the ITV programme Foyle's War was first aired in 2008, and comprised three episodes. It is set in the period from April 1944 to May 1945. Series Six was broadcast in the United States on PBS stations on Masterpiece Mystery! as Foyle's War V on July 13, 20 and 27, 2008...
of Foyle's War
Foyle's War
Foyle's War is a British detective drama television series set during World War II, created by screenwriter and author Anthony Horowitz, and was commissioned by ITV after the long-running series Inspector Morse came to an end in 2000. It has aired on ITV since 2002...
, and adaptations of the novels The Ghost Writer
The Ghost Writer
The Ghost Writer is the first novel by Philip Roth to be narrated by Nathan Zuckerman, one of Roth's alter egos, and constitutes the first book in his Zuckerman Bound trilogy. The novel touches on themes common to many Roth works, including identity, the responsibilities of authors to their...
and Falling.
Powell is the son of the novelist Anthony Powell
Anthony Powell
Anthony Dymoke Powell CH, CBE was an English novelist best known for his twelve-volume work A Dance to the Music of Time, published between 1951 and 1975....
and Lady Violet Powell (nee Pakenham).
Director
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | The Lively Arts The Lively Arts The Lively Arts was a weekly half-hour CBC Television programme about arts and culture. It ran from October 1961 to June 1964. The show was composed of filmed and studio interviews, either produced by the CBC or purchased from the BBC and others.... |
Episode: "A Haunted Man" |
| 1981 | No Country for Old Men | (TV) |
| 1984 | The Ghost Writer | (TV) |
| 1985 | Arena | Episode: "From an Immigrant's Notebook" |
| 1987–1993 | Screen Two | 5 episodes |
| 1988 | Number 27 | |
| Talking Heads | Episode: "Soldiering On Soldiering On Soldiering On is a dramatic monologue written by Alan Bennett in 1987 for television, as part of his Talking Heads series for the BBC. The series became very popular, moving onto BBC Radio, international theatre, becoming one of the best-selling audio book releases of all time and included as part... " |
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| 1991 | American Friends American Friends American Friends is a 1991 film starring Michael Palin. It was written by Palin and Tristram Powell, and directed by Powell.-Plot:Palin plays Francis Ashby, a senior Oxford professor on holiday in the Swiss Alps in 1861. There he meets the American Caroline Hartley and her 18-year old ward Elinor... |
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| 1992 | The Old Devils The Old Devils The Old Devils is a novel by Kingsley Amis, first published in 1986. The novel won the Booker Prize. It was adapted for television by Andrew Davies for the BBC in 1992, starring John Stride, Bernard Hepton, James Grout and Ray Smith... |
Episodes: "Love, Lust and Litre Bottles", "Rhiannon's Boys", "Clapped-Out Casanovas" |
| 1993 | Selected Exits | (TV) |
| 1995 | Tears Before Bedtime | 4 episodes |
| 1997 | Drovers' Gold | TV mini-series |
| 1997–1998 | Kavanagh QC Kavanagh QC Kavanagh QC is a British television series made by Carlton Television for ITV between 1995 and 2001. It has been shown on ITV3 as recently as August 2011; series 1–6 are available on Region 2 DVDs.... |
Episodes: "Ancient History", "Previous Convictions", "End Game" |
| 1998 | Talking Heads 2 | Episode: "Nights in the Gardens of Spain" |
| 2000 | Telling Tales | |
| Without Motive | (unknown episodes) | |
| 2001 | Anybody's Nightmare Anybody's Nightmare Anybody's Nightmare is a 2001 television film starring Patricia Routledge and Nicola Redmond. It tells the true story of music teacher Sheila Bowler who was falsely arrested, tried and convicted for the murder of her elderly aunt in 1993... |
(TV) |
| 2003 | Sparkling Cyanide | (TV) |
| 2005 | Falling | (TV) |
| 2005–2006 | Judge John Deed Judge John Deed Judge John Deed is a British legal drama television series produced by the BBC in association with One-Eyed Dog for BBC One. It was created by G.F. Newman and stars Martin Shaw as Sir John Deed, a High Court judge who tries to seek real justice in the cases before him. It also stars Jenny Seagrove... |
Episodes: "In Defence of Others", "My Daughter, Right or Wrong" |
| 2005–2008 | Trial & Retribution Trial & Retribution Trial & Retribution is a feature-length ITV police proceduraltelevision drama series that began in 1997. It was devised and written by Lynda La Plante as a follow-on from her successful television series Prime Suspect. Each episode of the Trial & Retribution series is broadcast over two nights. The... |
Episodes: "The Lovers: Part 1", "Curriculum Vitae: Part 1", "Tracks: Part 1" |
| 2006 | The Commander: Blacklight | (TV) |
| 2007–2008 | Foyle's War Foyle's War Foyle's War is a British detective drama television series set during World War II, created by screenwriter and author Anthony Horowitz, and was commissioned by ITV after the long-running series Inspector Morse came to an end in 2000. It has aired on ITV since 2002... |
Episodes: "Casualties of War", "Plan of Attack", "All Clear" |
| 2008 | Law & Order: UK | Episode: "Paradise" |