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Brian Percival

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Brian Percival at an event for The 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards (2011)
When he becomes a father at the tender age of 14, Robbie's life quickly spirals out of control. Feeling angry and neglected by his own dad, he kick-starts a series of events that will catapult him at great speed into adulthood.
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Brian Percival is known for The Book Thief (2013), Downton Abbey (2010) and ShakespeaRe-Told (2005).
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 10 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Geoffrey Rush and Sophie Nélisse in The Book Thief (2013)
    The Book Thief
    7.5
    • Director
    • 2013
    Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Brendan Coyle, Joanne Froggatt, Penelope Wilton, Allen Leech, Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, Lily James, Fifi Hart, and Oliver Barker in Downton Abbey (2010)
    Downton Abbey
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    ShakespeaRe-Told (2005)
    ShakespeaRe-Told
    7.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    About a Girl (2001)
    About a Girl
    6.7
    Short
    • Director
    • 2001

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    Director

    • Anna Madeley, Samuel West, Nicholas Ralph, Rachel Shenton, and Callum Woodhouse in All Creatures Great & Small (2020)
      All Creatures Great & Small
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020–2024
    • Joanne Froggatt in Dark Angel (2016)
      Dark Angel
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Emily Watson in A Song for Jenny (2015)
      A Song for Jenny
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Geoffrey Rush and Sophie Nélisse in The Book Thief (2013)
      The Book Thief
      7.5
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Brendan Coyle, Joanne Froggatt, Penelope Wilton, Allen Leech, Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, Lily James, Fifi Hart, and Oliver Barker in Downton Abbey (2010)
      Downton Abbey
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2010–2012
    • Jane Horrocks and Tom Hollander in Gracie! (2009)
      Gracie!
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Ian Hart and Kyle Ward in A Boy Called Dad (2009)
      A Boy Called Dad
      6.4
      • Director
      • 2009
    • The Old Curiosity Shop (2007)
      The Old Curiosity Shop
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Billie Piper and Julie Walters in The Ruby in the Smoke (2006)
      The Ruby in the Smoke
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2006
    • ShakespeaRe-Told (2005)
      ShakespeaRe-Told
      7.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Richard Armitage and Daniela Denby-Ashe in North & South (2004)
      North & South
      8.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2004
    • Katie Lyon in Pleasureland (2003)
      Pleasureland
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2003
    • Philip Glenister and David Morrissey in Clocking Off (2000)
      Clocking Off
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2003
    • About a Girl (2001)
      About a Girl
      6.7
      Short
      • Director
      • 2001

    Producer

    • Anna Madeley, Samuel West, Nicholas Ralph, Rachel Shenton, and Callum Woodhouse in All Creatures Great & Small (2020)
      All Creatures Great & Small
      8.6
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2021–2024
    • Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith, Imelda Staunton, Hugh Bonneville, Jim Carter, Raquel Cassidy, Brendan Coyle, Kevin Doyle, Joanne Froggatt, Matthew Goode, Phyllis Logan, Lesley Nicol, Penelope Wilton, Allen Leech, Robert James-Collier, Michelle Dockery, Harry Hadden-Paton, Sophie McShera, Tuppence Middleton, Laura Carmichael, and Michael Fox in Downton Abbey (2019)
      Downton Abbey
      7.4
      • executive producer
      • 2019

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      • Julie Rutterford

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      Brian Percival dedicated the Emmy he won on Sunday 18 September 2011 in memory of the victims of the Hillsborough football disaster.

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