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James Moran(II)

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James Moran
James Moran was born in 1972 in York, Yorkshire, England. He is a writer and director, known for Severance, Cockneys Vs Zombies, Tower Block, and TV episodes of Doctor Who, Torchwood, Spooks, Primeval, Spooks Code 9, Crusoe, The Sparticle Mystery, Crossing Lines, and Eve.

He also wrote and part-directed web thriller Girl Number 9, which was nominated for 5 Streamy Awards in 2010, the first UK web series to make it to the Streamys. He also wrote and directed four short films: the multi award-winning hit Blood Shed, starring Sally Phillips (Veep, Alan Partridge, Smack the Pony) and Shaun Dooley (Gunpowder, Misfits, Broadchurch) Crazy For You, starring Arthur Darvill (Doctor Who, DC's Legends of Tomorrow) and Hannah Tointon (Penny Dreadful, The Inbetweeners), Three Minutes, starring Daniel Brocklebank (Coronation Street), and Ghosting, starring Francesca Fowler (Doctor Who, Rome).

James also directed several popular Turn Off Your Bloody Phone idents for FrightFest, and his shorts and features have played at festivals all over the world, winning several audience awards.
BornMarch 5, 1972
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BornMarch 5, 1972
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    • Awards
      • 9 wins & 16 nominations total

    Known for

    Severance (2006)
    Severance
    6.4
    • Writer
    • 2006
    Blood Shed (2017)
    Blood Shed
    7.5
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2017
    Arthur Darvill in Crazy for You (2013)
    Crazy for You
    6.6
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2013
    Rosie Holt in Mina Murray's Journal (2016)
    Mina Murray's Journal
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 2016

    Credits

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    Writer



    • Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor - Time War
      • Writer
      • Released
      • Podcast Series
      • 2025
    • Sequel
      • Writer
      • Pre-production



    • The Death and Life of River Song (2024)
      The Death and Life of River Song
      Podcast Series
      • Writer
      • 2025
    • Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor - Time War (2017)
      Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor - Time War
      8.5
      Podcast Series
      • Writer
      • 2023–2024
    • The Rubbish World of Dave Spud (2019)
      The Rubbish World of Dave Spud
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2019–2024
    • Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor Adventures (2021)
      Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor Adventures
      8.3
      Podcast Series
      • Writer
      • 2023
    • Claire Goose, Maiya Silveston, Katy Byrne, Krish Misra, Aoife Hughes, and Oliver Cunliffe in Silverpoint (2022)
      Silverpoint
      7.1
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2023
    • Doctor Who: New Series Target Novelisation Audiobooks (2018)
      Doctor Who: New Series Target Novelisation Audiobooks
      Podcast Series
      • written by
      • 2022
    • Turn Off Your Bloody Phone: Screen (2020)
      Turn Off Your Bloody Phone: Screen
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2020
    • The Descendants of Pompeii (2020)
      The Descendants of Pompeii
      6.4
      Short
      • written by
      • 2020
    • Turn Off Your Bloody Phone: FFIDENT20 (2019)
      Turn Off Your Bloody Phone: FFIDENT20
      4.0
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • Torchwood (2015)
      Torchwood
      9.2
      Podcast Series
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • Sean Bean, Billy Zane, Phoebe Fox, Rose Williams, and Ike Bennett in Curfew (2019)
      Curfew
      6.1
      TV Series
      • based on an idea by
      • 2019
    • James Moran, Lucy Clements, and Cat Davies in Shushpiria (2018)
      Shushpiria
      6.6
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2018
    • Blood Shed (2017)
      Blood Shed
      7.5
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2017
    • Turn Off Your Bloody Phone: Pink Teats (2017)
      Turn Off Your Bloody Phone: Pink Teats
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2017
    • Poppy Lee Friar, Oliver Woollford, and Eubha Akilade in Eve (2015)
      Eve
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2016

    Director



    • Turn Off Your Bloody Phone: Screen (2020)
      Turn Off Your Bloody Phone: Screen
      Short
      • Director
      • 2020
    • The Descendants of Pompeii (2020)
      The Descendants of Pompeii
      6.4
      Short
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Turn Off Your Bloody Phone: FFIDENT20 (2019)
      Turn Off Your Bloody Phone: FFIDENT20
      4.0
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Blood Shed (2017)
      Blood Shed
      7.5
      Short
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Turn Off Your Bloody Phone: Pink Teats (2017)
      Turn Off Your Bloody Phone: Pink Teats
      Short
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Minutes Past Midnight (2016)
      Minutes Past Midnight
      4.9
      • Director (directed by: segment: "Crazy for You")
      • 2016
    • Rosie Holt in Mina Murray's Journal (2016)
      Mina Murray's Journal
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Turn Off Your Bloody Phone: FrightFest at 20,000 Feet
      Short
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Francesca Fowler in Ghosting (2015)
      Ghosting
      Short
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Turn Off Your Bloody Phone: Furry Road
      Short
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Turn Off Your Bloody Phone - Film 4 Frightfest: The Dark Heart of Cinema (2014)
      Turn Off Your Bloody Phone - Film 4 Frightfest: The Dark Heart of Cinema
      4.0
      Short
      • Director (segments "Perfume", "Let's Be Reasonable")
      • 2014
    • Three Minutes
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Arthur Darvill in Crazy for You (2013)
      Crazy for You
      6.6
      Short
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Zahid Ali in Turn Your Bloody Phone Off: The Second Batch (2013)
      Turn Your Bloody Phone Off: The Second Batch
      7.9
      Short
      • Director (segments "Ian Rattray", "James 'Lizard Man' Moran")
      • 2013
    • Turn Your Bloody Phone Off (2012)
      Turn Your Bloody Phone Off
      3.7
      Short
      • Director
      • 2012

    Editor



    • Rubbers
      • Editor
      • Post-production
      • Short



    • #67times
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2023
    • Turn Off Your Bloody Phone: Screen (2020)
      Turn Off Your Bloody Phone: Screen
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2020
    • The Descendants of Pompeii (2020)
      The Descendants of Pompeii
      6.4
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2020
    • Turn Off Your Bloody Phone: FFIDENT20 (2019)
      Turn Off Your Bloody Phone: FFIDENT20
      4.0
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2019
    • James Moran, Lucy Clements, and Cat Davies in Shushpiria (2018)
      Shushpiria
      6.6
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2018
    • Blood Shed (2017)
      Blood Shed
      7.5
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2017
    • Turn Off Your Bloody Phone: Pink Teats (2017)
      Turn Off Your Bloody Phone: Pink Teats
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2017
    • Rosie Holt in Mina Murray's Journal (2016)
      Mina Murray's Journal
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Editor (2016)
      • 2016
    • Connie (2016)
      Connie
      6.4
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2016
    • Turn Off Your Bloody Phone: FrightFest at 20,000 Feet
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2016
    • David Puckridge and Cat Davies in KEEN-wah (2015)
      KEEN-wah
      6.9
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2015
    • Francesca Fowler in Ghosting (2015)
      Ghosting
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2015
    • Turn Off Your Bloody Phone: Furry Road
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2015
    • Three Minutes
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2014
    • Zahid Ali in Turn Your Bloody Phone Off: The Second Batch (2013)
      Turn Your Bloody Phone Off: The Second Batch
      7.9
      Short
      • Editor (segments "Ian Rattray", "James 'Lizard Man' Moran")
      • 2013

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    • Born
      • March 5, 1972
      • York, Yorkshire, England, UK
    • Spouse
      • Cat DaviesNovember 5, 2017 - present
    • Other works
      Provided a commentary on The Time Monster: Episode Three (1972) for the 2010 release of the Doctor Who (1963) DVD "The Time Monster".

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