Big Bear Films | John Stroud

John Stroud began his career at Thames Television as a trainee director, and on completion of his course stayed with them to work on a wide variety of programmes, including drama, live transmissions, comedy and documentaries.

On leaving Thames, his freelance career began with the first three series of the Channel 4 comedy Who Dares Wins, the second series of Spitting Image for Central, and four series of the award-winning That’s Love (an adult comedy for TVS). Four of his series have been nominated for British Academy Awards, and two nominated for British Comedy Awards.

Since then his work has ranged across many genres; from the action-adventure of Bugs to sketch shows such as the first Harry Enfield & Chums, from sharp-edged sitcom like Game On to the comedy-drama of Boon and Minder (he directed the last ever episode to be made).

More recently John has co-produced and directed 51 episodes of My Hero for Big Bear Films. This primetime sitcom, starring Ardal O’Hanlon, Emily Joyce, and now James Dreyfus, is in its sixth series for BBC ONE. He also directed the original series of Kiss Me Kate and Chambers for BBC ONE, Believe Nothing with Rik Mayall for ITV, and the acclaimed single-camera comedy drama Breeze Block (with Tim Healy) for BBC CHOICE.

He recently completed a new 12-part documentary series, The Hairy Bikers’ Cookbook, for BBC 2 (a co-production with VIXPIX Films Ltd). A new series, The Hairy Bikers Ride Again, is currently in production.

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