Amigo Productions

Luke has series directed and produced countless prime time TV programmes for leading terrestrial broadcasters around the world. His credits include landmark co-pro documentaries like the double RTS award winning BBC series Space with Sam Neill, the Emmy award winning Ultimate Guide: The Human Body, one of ITV’s highest rating documentaries Dallas – After They Were Famous, and Channel 4’s Real Wizards – The Search For Harry’s Ancestors.  Luke also helped develop and series produce Explorations, a science based barter series for Duracell hitting 800 million viewers globally. Luke also boasts an extensive portfolio of one-off documentary specials like Half Ton Mum (Channel 4’s highest rated doc in last two years) and The Girl Who Lives In The Dark, as well as credits on global entertainment and travelogue hit series including Urban Legends, Impossible Heists, Lonely Planet, Fortean TV, Eurotrash, Mysteries with Carol Vorderman and The Word.

FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT I BROADCAST CREDITS

“URBAN LEGENDS” I FIVE / FX CHANNEL / A&E TV / HISTORY TELEVISION
SERIES DIRECTOR,15 x 30 mins factual drama & moc-u-mentary, 45 extraordinary stories
from the world of urban legend. Marc Dolan presents  from a totally anarchic virtual set,
each show contains 3 amazing tall tales; so far fetched we’re dying to believe them, so
outrageous they can’t be true.  One actually did happen, the other two are urban legends -
geddit! Drama shot on location in Canada and around the world on HD.
CINEFLIX PRODUCTIONS,  EXEC PRODUCERS: DAVID TIBBALLS / PETER JAMIESON

“SINGLE SHOT SECOND CHANCE”  I TLC / DISCOVERY
PRODUCER/DIRECTOR, 1hr documentary/drama re-con about the life of A.J. Reed who shot
himself in the head with a shotgun aged 16.  Miraculously A.J. survived.   The re-
construction of A.J.’s face and the transformation of his life is a powerful account of
teenage recovery.  A.J. now counsels troubled youth in juvenile correction halls in the hope
his story might help them.
AT IT PRODUCTIONS,  EXEC PRODUCERS: CHRIS FOURACRE / SHELDON LAZARUS

“THE GIRL WHO LIVES IN THE DARK” I SKY ONE
PRODUCER/DIRECTOR, observational documentary following the moving story of Wan Lao
Yang a 9 year old girl from a remote mountain village in China suffering a rare form of skin
cancer.  The sun has already eaten most of her face, but a doctor from Gt. Ormond St
Children’s Hospital travels to her village and escorts the girl to Shanghai where a team of
surgeons embark on a desperate bid to save her.
AT IT PRODUCTIONS, EXEC PRODUCERS: CHRIS FOURACRE / SHELDON LAZARUS
“DEATH BY EXCESS – HOLLYWOOD GODS”  I SKY ONE
PRODUCER/DIRECTOR,1hr factual drama reconstruction & documentary utilising CGI to go
inside the body as we explore the deadly damage of excessive living  in tinsel town. This
film reveals the biochemistry of Hollywood:  featuring  slacker heart throb River Phoenix,
Animal House bad boy and Blues Brother John Belushi,  heartthrob icon James Dean and
Don Simpson, the most successful movie producer ever who spent more than a million
dollars a year on drugs and prostitutes.
OXFORD SCIENTIFIC FILMS,  EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: PAUL SEN

“IMPOSSIBLE  HEISTS” I COURT TV & DISCOVERY
SERIES PRODUCER/DIRECTOR, 5 x 1 hours. Real, exciting and dramatic: think the reality TV
genre meets the heist movie genre. “Ocean’s Eleven” meets “Big Brother”! Two teams of
skilled professionals attempt to execute a series of complex and physically demanding
heists while trying to elude high tech security – against each other and the clock. Studio &
location shoots re-create the scenes of five of histories most audacious heists.  Nothing is
scripted and anything can go wrong.
OUTLINE PRODUCTIONS, EXEC PRODUCERS: SIMON LLOYD / RUPERT PARKER

“A WIFE FOR WILLIAM” I CHANNEL 4
DIRECTOR, presenter links on finale show, a worldwide hunt for a bride for Prince William.
Presented by the one and only Vernon Kaye in various spoof links lampooning royalty.
Mar 04 PRINCESS PRODUCTIONS, EXEC PRODUCERS: SEBASTIAN SCOTT / HENRIETTA CONRAD

“SECONDS FROM DISASTER – TUNNEL INFERNO” I NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
PRODUCER/DIRECTOR, 1 hr factual drama / doc, the second by second chain of events that
led to the terrifying and deadly inferno deep beneath a mountain in the Mont Blanc Tunnel.
CGI inter-cuts with expert and witness testimony, and dramatic re-con to explain how the
catastrophe occurred.
DARLOW SMITHSON PRODUCTIONS, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:  JOHN SMITHSON

“IMPOSSIBLE HEISTS” I COURT TV & DISCOVERY
PRODUCER/DIRECTOR, 1hr broadcast pilot leading to commission of $3million 5 part series.
OUTLINE PRODUCTIONS, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:  SIMON LLOYD

“EXPLORATIONS powered by DURACELL” I GLOBAL BARTER SERIES / NAT
GEO
SERIES PRODUCER/DIRECTOR, 6 part series of 1 hr docs featuring unprecedented access to
BBC Worldwide archive. Short packages present gripping explorations in human innovation
and endeavour in the fields of science, technology and lifestyle.  The shows dramatic style
and execution totally redefine the archive genre.  Hit primetime audience in excess of 800
million with a major broadcast deal in every country in the world.
BROADCAST MARKETING / BBC WORLDWIDE, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: BILL ORDE

“DALLAS: AFTER THEY WERE FAMOUS” I ITV1
PRODUCER/DIRECTOR, 50-minute documentary featuring the cast of the most successful
soap in the world.  With a cast reunion at Southfork Ranch and JR & Bobby carving up Santa
Monica in a Ferrari, this is a candid celebration of the eventful times the cast spent
together doing Dallas.
GRANADA TELEVISION, EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS:  CLARE PIZEY/MATT COLE

“50 GREATEST MAGIC TRICKS” I CHANNEL 4
DIRECTOR, 2 hr extravaganza, featuring the best tricks in the world, as voted for by
members of the Magic Circle. Adam and Joe.
OBJECTIVE PRODUTIONS, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:  ANDREW O’CONNOR

“NAOMI: THE NIGHTMARE” I FIVE
DIRECTOR, 50 min doc exploring the issues raised by the case of Naomi Campbell Vs The
Mirror, this film asks why Naomi risked her reputation for a token moral victory in the high
court, and looks at the implications for celebrity privacy in the future. Kelvin Mackenzie
presents.
3BM TELEVISION, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: DAN KORN

“REAL WIZARDS – THE SEARCH FOR HARRY’S ANCESTORS” I CHANNEL 4
“SORCERERS & WIZARDS” I DISCOVERY CHANNEL
DIRECTOR, 90 min UK / 50 min USA.  Factual drama/doc. Imagine a world where anything
can happen and magic is real. A time when danger and mystery filled the air, sorcerers and
wizards were there. In legends, these mystical and magical people could turn broomsticks
into flying objects with a special potion or the flick of a magic wand! This mythical world
comes alive in this journey into the landscape of the imagination using CGI combined with
live action & real animals.
LION TELEVISION, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:  RICHARD BRADLEY
DISCOVERY EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:  STEVE MANUEL

“SPACE – WITH SAM NEILL” I BBC 1
“HYPERSPACE” I DISCOVERY / TLC
SERIES PRODUCER/DIRECTOR, 6 X 30 min for UK / 3 X 60 min for USA.    From the birth of
the universe to the end of the world, Sam Neill is the guide on an awe-inspiring virtual
journey as he explores the wonders and terrors that lie beyond our world. Experience the
beautiful, astonishing and often dangerous phenomena of the universe as state-of-the-art
computer grahpics take you from the vast clouds where stars are born to the edge of a
planet-guzzling black hole.
BBC EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: PHILLIP DOLLING & EMMA SWAIN
TLC EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: MICHAEL KLIEN
Royal Television Society Award Winner X 2:  Design & Craft Innovation/Visual FX
THE WORLDS TALLEST BUILDINGS – EXTREME MACHINES I DISCOVERY /
TLC
“FEAR OF HEIGHTS” & “REACH FOR THE SKY”
CO- PRODUCER/DIRECTOR, 2 X 1 hour specials for Extreme Machines Series 5.  Features
stunts, dramatic re-constructions and special effects.  Skyscraper heaven  & hell.
PIONEER PRODUCTIONS, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: STUART CARTER
TLC EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:  STEVE SCHWARTZ

“ULTIMATE GUIDE – THE HUMAN BODY” I CHANNEL 4 / DISCOVERY
PRODUCER/DIRECTOR, 50-minute documentary shot on super 16.  It’s the ultimate
machine we all have in common and take for granted.  A scored soundtrack & computer-
generated animation combine with live action to create a tour de force through the
workings of the human body.
WINDFALL FILMS, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: IAN DUNCAN
DISCOVERY EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: GAYNELLE EVANS
EMMY Award Winner for “outstanding achievement in an individual craft”

“MYSTERIES – WITH CAROL VORDERMAN” I BBC1
DIRECTOR, more drama-re-constructions for this popular prime time series.  A treasure
hunt set in the Wild West circa 1820.  A modern day diamond dowser, set in Cape Town,

South Africa & a report investigating seizure alert dogs.May 99-Jul 99

BBC TV, EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: CLARE PIZEY / CHARLIE BUNCE

“FREAK OUT” I CHANNEL 4
DIRECTOR,  25-minute broadcast pilot – subsequently commissioned for a six part series. A
mould-breaking programme in the genre of disabled TV.  Studio links and short stories
swerve through stereotypical pre-conceptions.   Features Matt Fraser, Ash Atalla & Sara
Cox.
Jan 99-Apr 99 RAPIDO TV, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: PETER STUART
Nominated for Broadcast Award “best factual entertainment series”

“HERE’S JOHNNY” I CHANNEL 4
DIRECTOR, 7 X 30-min hilarious chat show featuring comedy VT packages – presented by
Johnny Vaughn.
RAPIDO TV, EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: MARK FORD / PETER STUART

“PRIDE DIVIDE” I CHANNEL 4
DIRECTOR, 30-minute documentary exploring issues on the Gay Pride march presented by
Graham Norton.
RAPIDO TV, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: MARK FORD
“PREDICTIONS” I BBC 1
DIRECTOR, 25-min broadcast pilot.  Report investigating how tissue damage caused by
cryogenic freezing might one day be reversed.  Part of a re-versioning of the hit series
“Mysteries” but this time focusing on medical mysteries & science dilemmas of the future.
BBC TV, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: CLARE PIZEY

“MYSTERIES – WITH CAROL VORDERMAN” I BBC 1
DIRECTOR, drama-re-constructions for BBC1 prime time series. The tragic story of three
children who went missing from an Australian beach in the 1960’s.  An American truck
driver with amazing strength who saved a girl pinned below an upturned car. A period re-
construction report on the disappearance of Roaul Wallenberg after World War Two.
May 98-Nov 98 BBC TV, EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: CLARE PIZEY / CHARLIE BUNCE

“FORTEAN TV” I CHANNEL 4
SERIES DIRECTOR, 8x 25 mins, totally cult pop-paranormal magazine show, presented by
Father Lionel Fanthorpe. Multi format media.
RAPIDO TV, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: PETER STUART

“LONELY PLANET- PAKISTAN” I CHANNEL 4 / DISCOVERY CHANNEL
DIRECTOR, 50 minute doc – Neil Gibson presents the ultimate “out there” travel show.
PILOT PRODUCTIONS, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: IAN CROSS

“EUROTRASH – UNDER THE KIMONO” I CHANNEL 4
DIRECTOR, various lewd stories over the years and 2×25 min special episodes on “Euro-Jap”
sex stories… the ultimate in smut, titillation & sleaze.
RAPIDO TV, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:  PETER STUART

“THE BIG TRIP” I BBC 2
DIRECTOR, 8 X 15 minutes shot on two DV’s.  Fly on the wall travelogue following two
backpacking presenters around the Caribbean – from Guyana to Cuba, non-stop for ten
weeks.
BBC TV, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: NICOLA MOODY

“THE SERIES FROM HELL” I BBC 2
DIRECTOR, 4 X 15 minute films shot on beta SP and super 8. Experiences like driving test or
first job, explored and recounted with dramatic links & celebrity tales. Presented by Mark
Lamarr.
BBC TV, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:  SPENCER CAMPBELL