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- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- September 18, 1947
- Place of Birth
- Bideford, Devon UK
- Died
- March 7, 2026
Paul Seed
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 …
Filmography
movieDarkness & Light: The Life of Graham Williams
2024 · Self
tvBlandings
2013 · Director
tvJust William
2010 · Director
movieClash of the Santas
2008 · Director
movieA Risk Worth Taking
2008 · Director
tvLark Rise to Candleford
2008 · Director
movieA Matter of Time
2007
movieThe Ribos File
2007
movieThe Booze Cruise III: The Scattering
2006 · Director
movieThe Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt
2005 · Director
movieRoman Road
2004 · Director
movieChristmas Lights
2004 · Director
tvDoc Martin
2004 · Director
movieReady When You Are, Mr McGill
2004 · Director
tvNew Tricks
2004 · Director
movieThe Booze Cruise
2003 · Director
tvThe Booze Cruise
2003 · Director
movieStrange Relations
2001 · Director
movieDirty Tricks
2000 · Director
movieMurder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
2000 · Director
movieA Rather English Marriage
1998 · Director
tvHeat of the Sun
1998 · Director
movieThe Affair
1995 · Director
tvTo Play the King
1993 · Director
tvA Touch of Frost
1992 · Director
movieDead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster
1992 · Director
movieEx
1991 · Director
tvHouse of Cards
1990 · Director
tvCapital City
1989 · Director
tvScreen One
1989 · Director
movieThe Picnic
1989 · Director
movieInappropriate Behaviour
1987 · Director
movieFighting Back
1986 · Director
movieLong Term Memory
1985 · Director
movieWynne and Penkovsky
1985 · Director
tvScreen Two
1985 · Director
movieA Coming to Terms for Billy
1984 · Director
tvAuf Wiedersehen, Pet
1983 · Director
movieAcross the Water
1983 · Director
movieA Matter of Choice for Billy
1983 · Director
movieToo Late to Talk to Billy
1982 · Director
moviePreview
1982 · TV Director
Escape
tvEscape
1980
movieNearly a Happy Ending
1980 · Tony
movieThe Human Factor
1979 · Shop Assistant
tvTales of the Unexpected
1979 · Director of Commercial
movieDoctor Who: The Ribos Operation
1978 · Graff Vynda-K
tvSecret Army
1977 · Dominique, Van Hoyt
tvSurvivors
1975 · Grant
tvPlayhouse
1974 · TV Director
movieA Thinking Man as Hero
1973 · Chris
tvPlay for Today
1970 · Director
tvDoomwatch
1970 · Michael Pratt
tvDoctor Who
1963 · Graff Vynda-K