Paul Seed

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Paul Seed (1947-2026) was 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 later 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul S…

Directed

1. House of Cards (1990) — Director
2. Doc Martin (2004) — Director
3. A Touch of Frost (1992) — Director
4. New Tricks (2004) — Director
5. To Play the King (1993) — Director
6. Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1983) — Director
7. Lark Rise to Candleford (2008) — Director
8. Blandings (2013) — Director
9. The Affair (1995) — Director
10. A Rather English Marriage (1998) — Director
11. Dirty Tricks (2000) — Director
12. Play for Today (1970) — Director
13. Christmas Lights (2004) — Director
14. Heat of the Sun (1998) — Director
15. Screen Two (1985) — Director
16. Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster (1992) — Director
17. Just William (2010) — Director
18. The Booze Cruise (2003) — Director
19. Screen One (1989) — Director
20. The Booze Cruise (2003) — Director
21. A Risk Worth Taking (2008) — Director
22. Capital City (1989) — Director
23. The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt (2005) — Director
24. The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering (2006) — Director
25. Ready When You Are, Mr McGill (2004) — Director
26. Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes (2000) — Director
27. Clash of the Santas (2008) — Director
28. A Matter of Choice for Billy (1983) — Director
29. Ex (1991) — Director
30. A Coming to Terms for Billy (1984) — Director
31. Fighting Back (1986) — Director
32. Across the Water (1983) — Director
33. Too Late to Talk to Billy (1982) — Director
34. Strange Relations (2001) — Director
35. The Picnic (1989) — Director
36. Inappropriate Behaviour (1987) — Director
37. Wynne and Penkovsky (1985) — Director
38. Roman Road (2004) — Director
39. Long Term Memory (1985) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Doctor Who (1963) — Graff Vynda-K
2. Tales of the Unexpected (1979) — Director of Commercial
3. The Human Factor (1979) — Shop Assistant
4. Survivors (1975) — Grant
5. Secret Army (1977) — Dominique
6. Doomwatch (1970) — Michael Pratt
7. Doctor Who: The Ribos Operation (1978) — Graff Vynda-K
8. Nearly a Happy Ending (1980) — Tony
9. Playhouse (1974) — TV Director
10. Preview (1982) — TV Director
11. A Matter of Time (2007)
12. The Ribos File (2007)
13. Darkness & Light: The Life of Graham Williams (2024) — Self
14. A Thinking Man as Hero (1973) — Chris
15. Escape (1980)