Dec 15, 2023
On today's episode, I talk to filmmaker J. Blakeson. Originally
from Harrogate, North Yorkshire, J. started out making low-budget
shorts of his own. This eventually led to him being able to make a
slightly larger film, The Disappearance of Alice Creed, in 2009,
starring Gemma Arterton and Eddie Marsan. Over the next 14 years,
J. wrote and directed many other films and TV shows; some
highlights include the Gunpowder miniseries for BBC One/HBO and
2021's I Care a Lot for which Rosamund Pike won a Golden Globe.
Most recently, J. wrote and directed the Disney+ series Culprits,
which just debuted last week, and it is wonderful!
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