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David Upshal

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Writer
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David Upshal is known for African Apocalypse (2020), Victorian Farm Christmas (2009) and Outbreak Investigation (2006).
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 2 nominations total

    Known for

    African Apocalypse (2020)
    African Apocalypse
    7.2
    • Producer
    • 2020
    Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn, and Alex Langlands in Victorian Farm Christmas (2009)
    Victorian Farm Christmas
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Outbreak Investigation (2006)
    Outbreak Investigation
    8.8
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Secret History (1991)
    Secret History
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Producer

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    Producer

    • Paid in Full: The Battle for Black Music (2024)
      Paid in Full: The Battle for Black Music
      5.5
      TV Mini Series
      • showrunner
      • 2024
    • Bettany Hughes' Treasures of the World (2021)
      Bettany Hughes' Treasures of the World
      7.7
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • 8 Bar - The Evolution of Grime (2021)
      8 Bar - The Evolution of Grime
      7.4
      • producer
      • 2021
    • African Apocalypse (2020)
      African Apocalypse
      7.2
      • producer
      • 2020
    • A Greek Odyssey with Bettany Hughes (2020)
      A Greek Odyssey with Bettany Hughes
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • Aretha Franklin in Aretha Franklin: Respect (2018)
      Aretha Franklin: Respect
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2018
    • The Seven Ages of Elvis (2017)
      The Seven Ages of Elvis
      6.9
      • producer
      • 2017
    • Secrets of Great British Castles (2015)
      Secrets of Great British Castles
      7.7
      TV Series
      • series editor
      • 2016
    • Genius of the Modern World (2016)
      Genius of the Modern World
      7.6
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2016
    • Ireland with Simon Reeve (2015)
      Ireland with Simon Reeve
      7.4
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2015
    • Nova (1974)
      Nova
      8.7
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2015
    • Secret History (1991)
      Secret History
      6.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2000–2015
    • Guédelon, Renaissance d'un château médiéval
      7.4
      • executive producer
      • 2015
    • Niobe Thompson and Sarika Suzuki in The Nature of Things (1960)
      The Nature of Things
      8.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer: for Lion Television
      • 2015
    • Secrets of the Castle (2014)
      Secrets of the Castle
      8.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2014

    Director

    • Voices of the Dead (2022)
      Voices of the Dead
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Aretha Franklin in Aretha Franklin: Respect (2018)
      Aretha Franklin: Respect
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Tap America: How a Nation Found Its Feet
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2018
    • The Seven Ages of Elvis (2017)
      The Seven Ages of Elvis
      6.9
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Heroes of Black Comedy
      5.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2002
    • Kings of Black Comedy (2002)
      Kings of Black Comedy
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2002
    • Secret History (1991)
      Secret History
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2000
    • The Hip Hop Years (1999)
      The Hip Hop Years
      9.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 1999
    • Windrush (1998)
      Windrush
      8.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 1998
    • Jim Carter and Jessica Marshall-Gardiner in The Late Show (1988)
      The Late Show
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1990

    Writer

    • Voices of the Dead (2022)
      Voices of the Dead
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Writer
      • 2022

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