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Howard Ella

  • Producer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Additional Crew
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Howard Ella was born on 24 October 1973 in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK. He is a producer and assistant director, known for An Inspector Calls (2015), Britannia High (2008) and Distant Shores (2005).
BornOctober 24, 1973
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      • 1 win total

    Known for

    An Inspector Calls (2015)
    An Inspector Calls
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • Producer
    • 2015
    Britannia High (2008)
    Britannia High
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Rosalind Bailey, Samantha Bond, Peter Davison, Judi Earl, Emma Fildes, Tristan Gemmill, Berwick Kaler, Gareth Thomas, Les Wilde, Claudia Renton, Craig Heaney, Matthew Thomas Davies, Justin McDonald, and Yvette Rowland in Distant Shores (2005)
    Distant Shores
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Laurence Fox and Kevin Whately in Inspector Lewis (2006)
    Inspector Lewis
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Producer

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Jason Watkins and Tala Gouveia in McDonald & Dodds (2020)
      McDonald & Dodds
      7.6
      TV Series
      • production executive
      • 2020–2021
    • Noughts + Crosses (2020)
      Noughts + Crosses
      6.3
      TV Series
      • production executive
      • 2020
    • Poldark (2015)
      Poldark
      8.2
      TV Series
      • production executive
      • 2017–2018
    • Helen McCrory in Fearless (2017)
      Fearless
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • production executive
      • 2017
    • Catherine Tate and Miles Jupp in Do Not Disturb (2016)
      Do Not Disturb
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2016
    • An Inspector Calls (2015)
      An Inspector Calls
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Trevor Eve and O-T Fagbenle in The Interceptor (2015)
      The Interceptor
      6.3
      TV Mini Series
      • line producer
      • 2015
    • Elaine Cassidy and Emun Elliott in The Paradise (2012)
      The Paradise
      7.7
      TV Series
      • line producer
      • 2013
    • Neil Fitzmaurice, Bobby Ball, Adrian Bower, David Bradley, Robson Green, Daniel Ryan, Paula Wilcox, and Jo Joyner in Mount Pleasant (2011)
      Mount Pleasant
      7.4
      TV Series
      • producer
      • line producer
      • 2011–2012
    • Good Cop (2012)
      Good Cop
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • line producer
      • 2012
    • James Nesbitt in Monroe (2011)
      Monroe
      7.6
      TV Series
      • co-producer
      • 2011
    • Joe Maddison's War (2010)
      Joe Maddison's War
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2010
    • Janet McTeer, Hugh Bonneville, Kerry Condon, Charlie Creed-Miles, Phil Davis, Bernard Hill, Patrick Malahide, David Morrissey, David Oyelowo, Anne Reid, Sarah Smart, Christine Tremarco, Harriet Walter, Jason Watkins, Penelope Wilton, Edward Woodward, Lucinda Dryzek, Rory Kinnear, Lee Massey, and Tyler Anthony in Five Days (2007)
      Five Days
      6.5
      TV Series
      • line producer
      • 2010
    • Britannia High (2008)
      Britannia High
      5.7
      TV Series
      • line producer
      • 2008
    • Rosalind Bailey, Samantha Bond, Peter Davison, Judi Earl, Emma Fildes, Tristan Gemmill, Berwick Kaler, Gareth Thomas, Les Wilde, Claudia Renton, Craig Heaney, Matthew Thomas Davies, Justin McDonald, and Yvette Rowland in Distant Shores (2005)
      Distant Shores
      7.3
      TV Series
      • associate producer
      • 2008

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Robert Lindsay and Andrew Tiernan in Hawkins (2001)
      Hawkins
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • third assistant director
      • 2001
    • At Home with the Braithwaites (2000)
      At Home with the Braithwaites
      7.2
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • third assistant director
      • 2000–2001
    • The Innocent (2001)
      The Innocent
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • third assistant director (as Howard J. Ella)
      • 2001
    • Robson Green, Imogen Stubbs, and Mark Womack in Blind Ambition (2000)
      Blind Ambition
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • third assistant director
      • 2000
    • Jerome Flynn in Badger (1999)
      Badger
      6.4
      TV Series
      • third assistant director
      • 1999–2000
    • Nick Berry in Heartbeat (1992)
      Heartbeat
      6.9
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • third assistant director
      • 1997–1999
    • See You Friday (1997)
      See You Friday
      6.8
      TV Series
      • third assistant director
      • 1997

    Additional Crew

    • Poldark (2015)
      Poldark
      8.2
      TV Series
      • production executive
      • 2019
    • Victoria (2016)
      Victoria
      8.2
      TV Series
      • production executive
      • 2017–2019

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Howard J. Ella
    • Born
      • October 24, 1973
      • Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK

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