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Francis George "Franc" Roddam (born 29 April 1946) is an English film director, businessman, screenwriter, television producer and publisher, best known as the creator of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet and Masterchef and as the director of Quadrophenia (1979). He is a graduate of the London Film School.
MasterChef is a British competitive cooking reality show produced by Endemol Shine UK and Banijay and broadcast in 60 countries around the world. The show initially ran from 1990 to 2001 and was revived in 2005 as MasterChef Goes Large. The revival featured a new format devised by Franc Roddam and John Silver, with Karen Ross producing.
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MasterChef. MasterChef is a competitive cooking show television format created by Franc Roddam, which originated with the UK version in July 1990. Dave Ross commissioned the show for the BBC and gave it the name; he had already produced Masterteam, a quiz with Angela Rippon, and worked on Mastermind, and so the name was a continuum of that.
Feb 3, 2024 · The creator of MasterChef, Quadrophenia and Auf Wiedersehen, Pet on how he turned his humble home cookery show into a global TV brand. William Sitwell 3 February 2024 • 7:00am. Franc Roddam is...
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Nov 9, 2011 · Movies. This article is more than 12 years old. Interview. Franc Roddam: from parkas to the perfect souffle. Henry Barnes. What did director Franc Roddam do after Quadrophenia? He moved to...
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Biography. Franc Roddam (born 29 April 1946, Norton, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham) is an English film director, screenwriter, TV producer, format creator and book publisher. He is married to photographer, Leila Ansari, and has six children from previous marriages. He currently lives in London.
Dec 4, 2023 · Quadrophenia: Franc Roddam on his Seventies Mod Masterpiece. December 4, 2023. BY Chris Cotonou. Across the UK to the globe, we explore the enduring legacy of Franc Roddam’s 1979 sub-culture classic Quadrophenia. Franc Roddam grins, “Oh that scene. Yes, well, that was actually improvised by Phil Daniels.”