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NIGEL WALTERS BSC |
Born: 21 October 1941, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK.
Education: BBC-tv Regional Training Scheme [1963].
Career: Worked as c.asst at BBC's Ealing Studios. Became c.op working with doph Peter Sargent [1916-2001], a.o. Became cameraman on film items for 'Nationwide' [current affairs series, 1969-83], 'Tonight' [current affairs series] & 'Panorama' [current affairs doc series, 1953-present]. Became the first resident BBC-tv staff ph in the USA in 1974. Returned for a second stint in 1982. After thirty years with the BBC Film Department he went freelance in 1992.
Member of the BSC since 1999.
President of IMAGO [2008-2016].
President of the International Competition Jury, Ostrava Kamera Oko [2014].
Awards: Miskolici Television Festival, Hungary, Best Cinematography Award [1988] for 'Standing Up for Joe'; BAFTA TV Award nom [1990] for 'Around the World in 80 Days' [ep 5-7].
FILMS |
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2000 |
One of the Hollywood Ten [Karl Francis] c |
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2008 |
Hope Eternal [Karl Francis] c; ph Wales: Zoran Veljkovic; ph Zimbabwe: Mark Boucher |
TELEVISION |
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Ph numerous film items for news/current affairs programs. [See Career above.] |
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1972 |
Cobbett's Rural Rides: A Thorn in the Flesh [John Bird] tvm/49m |
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1975 |
The Money Programme [ep 'The Wild-Catters' dir by John Dekker & 'The Second Gold Rush' (prod: David Lloyd)] doc series for BBC-tv |
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1976 |
Mass Communication and Society [ep 'Also Starring...'] doc/?m; cph: Colin Deehan; doc series for Open University |
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1977 |
Wings [various] 26-part drama series, 1977-78 |
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1977 |
Everyman [ep 'Here Comes Gospel' dir by Norman Stone & 'Rastaman' dir by Vanya Kewley] doc series for BBC-tv |
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1977 |
The Hollywood Greats [presenter: Barry Norman] 15-part doc series, 1977-79; other ph: ? |
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1977 |
The Seagull [Michael Lindsay-Hogg] tvm/126m; ep #103 of BBC-tv series 'Play of the Month' |
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1978 |
My Son, My Son [Peter Cregeen] 8-part miniseries; other ph: Kenneth MacMillan |
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1978 |
[Christmas Ghost Story:] The Ice House [Derek Lister] tvm/34m |
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1979 |
Pete Seeger on the Hudson [Geoffrey Baines] mus perf/48m |
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1979 |
Ray Bradbury - The Illustrated Man [prod: David Wheatley] doc + dram seq/49m; ep BBC-tv arts doc series 'Omnibus' |
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1979 |
The Story of Rama [prod: Michael MacIntyre] doc/60m; ep #4 of 8-part BBC-tv series 'Spirit of Asia' |
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1980 |
Sons and Lovers [Stuart Burge] 7-part series, 1981 |
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1980 |
The Flipside of Dominick Hide [Alan Gibson] tvm; ph film seq; ep #233 of BBC-tv series 'Play for Today' |
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1981 |
Rough Justice [Karl Francis] 1st ep of BBC-tv doc series 'Forty Minutes' |
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1982 |
My Village, My Life [prod: Bill Morton] doc/49m |
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1982 |
A Gentle Way with Cancer [exec prod: Roger Mills] 6-part doc for BBC-tv doc series 'Forty Minutes' (1983) |
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1983 |
Neutrino Hunting [prod: Pieter Morpurgo] doc/18m; ep BBC-tv series 'The Sky at Night' |
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1983 |
Aristocrats [ep #2 'England: The Duke of Westminster' (prod: Ruth Jackson) & #5 'Germany: Prince Johannes Von Thurn und Taxis' (prod: Ann Paul)] 5-part doc series |
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1983 |
The Blue Dress [Peter Hammond] tvm/66m |
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1983 |
To Be a Matador [prod: Clem Vallance] doc/48m; ep BBC-tv series 'The World About Us' |
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1983 |
Sun City [exec prod: Roger Mills] ep BBC-tv doc series 'Forty Minutes' (1984) |
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1985 |
Elisabeth Frink, Sculptor [Bob Lockyer] doc/34m |
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1985 |
Amazing Bass [prod: David Buckton] mus doc/59m; cph: Ian Punter |
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1985 |
The Treble [Angela Pope] mus doc/64m; cph: Nigel Denman; ep BBC-tv arts doc series 'Omnibus' |
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1985 |
Nada [David Wheatley] dram doc/67m; ep BBC-tv series 'Global Report' |
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1985 |
Star Quality [Alan Dossor] tvm; ph film seq |
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1986 |
Standing Up for Joe [Ann Paul] doc/59m for BBC-tv |
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1986 |
The Last Moguls [Christopher Sykes] doc/60m; ep BBC-tv arts doc series 'Omnibus' |
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1986 |
Claws [Mike Vardy] tvm; ep BBC-tv series 'Sunday Premiere' (1987) |
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1986 |
Call Me Mister [ep #5 'Something in the City' dir by Mike Vardy] 10-part series; other ph: Elmer Cossey, David Feig, Alec Curtis, a.o. |
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1987 |
The RKO Story: Tales from Hollywood [prod: Charles Chabot & Rosemary Wilton] 6-part doc series; cph: Ian Kennedy |
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1987 |
Do You Mean There Are Still Real Cowboys? [Jon Blair] doc/54m & 74m; in USA ep (60m) PBS-tv series 'American Experience' |
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1987 |
To Hungary with Love [Ann Paul] doc/50m |
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1987 |
The Venturers [ep #2 (39m) 'The Oriental Option' (prod: Marie Thomas)] 3-part doc series; cph: Henry Farrar, Chris Openshaw, a.o. |
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1987 |
The Temptation of Eileen Hughes [Tristram Powell] tvm/69m; ep BBC-tv series 'Screen Two' (1988) |
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1987 |
Holiday 88 [ep #2 (29m) 'Happy Birthday, Oz' dir by Linda Nash] 14-part doc series, 1988 |
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1988 |
The Bell-Run [Alan Dossor] tvm; ep BBC-tv series 'Sunday Premiere' |
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1988 |
National Geographic on Assignment [prod: Clem Vallance] doc/49m; cph: John Howarth; ep BBC-tv series 'Wideworld' |
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1988 |
Death of a Son [Ross Devenish] tvm; ep BBC-tv series 'Screen Two'; also released theatrically |
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1988 |
Campion [2-part ep #3 'The Case of the Late Pig' dir by Robert Chetwyn] series (8x 2-part ep), 1989-90; 1st series, 1989; other ph: John Baker & Ian Punter |
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1989 |
Fascist Legacy [Ken Kirby] 2-part doc (2x 50m) for BBC-tv: #1 'A Promise Fulfilled' & #2 'A Pledge Betrayed' |
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1989 |
Mother Love [Simon Langton] 4-part miniseries; cph: Simon Maggs; in USA 3-part ep PBS-tv series 'Mystery!', 1990 |
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1989 |
Campion [2-part ep #8 'Mystery Mile' dir by Ken Hannam] 2nd series, 1990; other ph: John Baker & Peter Chapman; see 1988 |
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1989 |
[Michael Palin:] Around the World in 80 Days [Roger Mills] 7-part doc series; ph journey Hong Kong-London; other ph: Nigel Meakin |
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1990 |
Kremlin Farewell [Tristram Powell] tvm; ep BBC-tv series 'Screen Two' |
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1990 |
The Butterflies of Zagorsk [Ann Paul] doc/59m; ep 3-part BBC-tv doc series 'The Transformers' |
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1990 |
Spender [ep #1 'Homecoming' dir by Mary McMurray] 20-part (+ 1 special) series, 1991-93; 1st season, 1991 (8 ep) |
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1990 |
For the Greater Good [Danny Boyle] 3-part miniseries, 1991 |
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1990 |
Mr. Wakefield's Crusade [Angela Pope] 3-part miniseries, 1992 |
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1991 |
The Count of Solar [Tristram Powell] tvm; ep BBC-tv series 'Screen Two' (1992) |
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1991 |
Alive and Kicking [Robert Young] tvm; ep BBC-tv series 'Screen One' |
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1991 |
Spender [6 ep dir by various] 2nd season, 1992 (6 ep); see 1990 |
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1992 |
Kissing the Gunner's Daughter [Mary McMurray] 4-part ep of 'The Ruth Rendell Mysteries' |
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1992 |
The Healer [Mike Hodges] 2-part tvm |
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1992 |
A Year in Provence [David Tucker] 12-part series, 1993 |
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1993 |
Stanley's Dragon [Gerry Poulson] 4-part miniseries |
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1994 |
The Knock [ep dir by Gerry Poulson] 37-part series, 1994-2000/s16; other ph: John Simmons |
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1994 |
Kavanagh QC [ep #1 'Nothing But the Truth' dir by Colin Gregg (CG), #2 'Heartland' dir by CG, #3 'A Family Affair' dir by Renny Rye & #4 'The Sweetest Thing' dir by Paul Greengrass] 29-part series, 1995-99 + 2001/16mm; 1st series, 1995 |
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1994 |
A Lady Does Not Write: Edith Wharton's American Life [Tim Niel] doc/49m; ep BBC-tv series 'Bookmark' |
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1995 |
Saigon Baby [David Attwood] tvm; ep BBC-tv series 'Screen Two'; also released theatrically |
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1995 |
Streetlife [Karl Francis] tvm/s16; ep BBC-tv series 'Screen Two'; also released theatrically |
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1995 |
Kavanagh QC [ep #5 'True Commitment' dir by Andrew Grieve (AG), #6 'Men of Substance' dir by Charles Beeson (CB), #7 'The Burning Deck' dir by CB & #9 'A Stranger in the Family' dir by AG] 2nd series, 1996/16mm; see 1994 |
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1996 |
Kavanagh QC [ep #11 'Mute of Malice' dir by Jack Gold (JG), #12 'Blood Money' dir by JG, #14 'Diplomatic Baggage' dir by Ken Grieve, #15 'The Ties That Bind' dir by Charles Beeson (CB) & #16 'In God We Trust' dir by CB] 3rd series, 1997/16mm; see 1994 |
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1996 |
Midsomer Murders [pilot 'The Killings at Badger's Drift' dir by Jeremy Silberston] series & specials, 1997-2003; other ph: Graham Frake, Doug Hallows, Chris O'Dell, a.o. |
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1997 |
Midsomer Murders [ep #3 'Death of a Hollow Man' dir by Jeremy Silberston, #4 'Faithful Unto Death' dir by Baz Taylor (BT) & ep #5 'Death in Disguise' dir by BT] 1st series, 1998; see 1996 |
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1997 |
Real Women [Philip Davis] 1st series (3 ep), 1998 |
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1997 |
Silent Witness [ep #17/18 'An Academic Exercise' dir by Jonas Grimås] series, 1996-present; 3rd season, 1998; other ph: Simon Maggs (#19/20), John McGlashan (#21/22) & Barry McCann (#23/24) |
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1997 |
This Could Be the Last Time [Gavin Millar] tvm |
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1998 |
Queer as Folk [various] 10-part series, 1999-2000 |
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1999 |
Real Women II [Philip Davis] 2nd series (4 ep) |
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2000 |
My Fragile Heart [Gavin Millar] 2-part tvm |
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2000 |
Hotel! [Alan Nixon] tvm |
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2000 |
Two Thousand Acres of Sky [ep #1, 2 & 3 dir by Robert Knights] 22-part series, 2001-03; 1st series, 2001; other ph: Graham Frake (3 ep) |
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2001 |
Trafalgar Square [?] series for Channel 4 |
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2001 |
Night and Day [Dave Moore, a.o.] series/DigiBeta, 2001-03, for ITV |
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2001 |
Waking the Dead [ep #5 & 6 'Blind Beggar' dir by Robert Knights] 26-part series, 2000-03; other ph: Graham Frake, Mike Spragg, a.o. |
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2001 |
Two Thousand Acres of Sky [ep #7, 8 & 9 dir by Roger Gartland & #12, 13 & 14 dir by Renny Rye] 2nd series, 2002; other ph: Derek Suter (2 ep) |
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2002 |
Two Thousand Acres of Sky [ep #15, 16, 17 & 18 dir by Dermot Boyd] 3rd series, 2003 |
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2002 |
Twisted Tales/Spine Chillers [ep #1 'Goths' dir by Philip John, #2 'Love Gods' dir by David Garfath (DG) & #5 'Fairy Godfather' dir by DG] 6-part series, 2002-03 |
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2003 |
King of Fridges [Gavin Millar] tvm/60m; 3rd part of 'Trapped'-trilogy |
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2004 |
Twisted Tales [4 ep dir by various] 14-part series, 2005; other ph: Len Gowing & John Sorapure |
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2004 |
Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage [Charles Palmer] tvm; ep ITV/PBS-tv series 'Marple/Agatha Christie's Miss Marple', 2004-present; 1st series; other ph: Sue Gibson & Martin Fuhrer |
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2004 |
William and Mary [ep #13 & #14 dir by Matthew Evans & #15 dir by Hettie MacDonald] 18-part series, 2003-05; 3rd season, 2005; other ph: Tony Marsh |
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2005 |
Pickles: The Dog Who Won the World Cup [Gavin Millar] tvm |
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2006 |
Trial and Retribution [ep #25-26 'Curriculum Vitae' dir by Tristram Powell] 44-part series, 1997-2009; 10th season, 2007 |
FILMS & TELEVISION AS CAMERA ASSISTANT/OPERATOR |
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Was c.op on ep of the tv-series 'Z Cars' [800-part series, 1962-78], 'Dixon of Dock Green' [434-part series, 1955-76], 'Doctor Who' [158 ep (in 700 parts) series, 1963-89], 'The Expert' [62-part series, 1968-71 & 1976] & '[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's] Sherlock Holmes' [16-part series, 1968, with Peter Cushing] and on the first 'Wednesday Plays' to be shot on film. |
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2003 |
Millions [Danny Boyle] co-c.op addph; addph: Brian Tufano; ph: Anthony Dod Mantle |