Franc Roddam Explained

Franc Roddam
Birth Name:	Francis George Roddam
Birth Date:	29 April 1946
Birth Place:	Norton, County Durham, England
Alma Mater:	London Film School
Years Active:	1969–present
Television:	Auf Wiedersehen, Pet MasterChef

Francis George Franc Roddam (born 29 April 1946) is an English film director, businessman, screenwriter, television producer and publisher, best known as the creator of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet and Masterchef and as the director of Quadrophenia (1979). He is a graduate of the London Film School.

Career

Roddam's films include Quadrophenia,^[1] K2, Aria, The Lords of Discipline and War Party. He created the worldwide TV franchise, MasterChef,^{[2] [3]} which is shown in 200 countries worldwide and there are over 50 locally-produced versions.^{[4] [5]}

He also produced formats for Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, Making Out, and Harry, all of which were highly successful TV dramas. He directed the award-winning TV drama Dummy, which won the prestigious Prix Italia Drama Prize. He directed the Grammy-nominated/Golden Globe nominated US mini-series Moby Dick and Cleopatra.^[6]

Roddam won awards for his BBC documentaries Mini and The Family.^[7] He is the Director of Ziji Publishing,^[8] whose titles include the bestseller The Last Templar.^[9] He is a sponsor and former Governor of the London Film School,^[9] and is an active member of the Greenworld Campaign.^[10]

Filmography

Films

• Quadrophenia (1979) – director/co-writer
• The Lords of Discipline (1983) – director
• The Bride (1985) – director
• Aria (1987) – segment director
• War Party (1988) – director
• K2 (1991) – director

Television

• Birthday (1969) – Director
• The Fight (1973) – Executive Producer
• The Family (1974) – co-director
• Mini (1975) – Director (episode of Inside Story documentary series)
• Dummy (1977) – director/producer
• Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1983–2004) – format creator, executive producer, writer
• Johnny Oddball (1985) – director (episode of 40 Minutes documentary series; sequel to Mini)
• Making Out (1989) – format creator
• An Ungentlemanly Act (1992) – executive producer
• Harry (1993–1995) – format creator, executive producer
• The Crow Road (1996) – executive producer
• Cleopatra (1999) – director (two episodes)
• Moby Dick (1998) – director (two episodes)
• The Canterbury Tales (2003) – format creator, executive producer
• MasterChef (2005–to date) – format creator, executive producer (until 2015)

External links

• • Ziji Publishing - Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2011-11-09. Franc Roddam: from parkas to the perfect souffle. 2020-06-29. The Guardian. en.
2. Web site: 2020-04-16. Endemol Shine lands multiple 'MasterChef' deals in Nordics. 2020-06-29. TBI Vision. en-US.
3. Web site: Dams. Tim. 2020-03-02. Endemol Shine Cooks Up 'MasterChef' Deals Across Asia. 2020-06-29. Variety. en.
4. Web site: 2015-01-31. MasterChef Canada's Alvin Leung: 'Untalented people need not apply'. 2020-10-15. thestar.com. en.
5. Web site: MasterChef . Banijay . Banijay Group . 8 November 2023.
6. Web site: Welford . Joanne . Norton born Auf Wiedersehen Pet creator sets up £60,000 scholarship to help wannabe film makers on Teesside . Teesside Live . 8 November 2023 . 14 May 2022.
7. Book: Glynn . Stephen . Quadrophenia . 2014 . Wallflower Press . 9780231167413 . 29 . "Roddam's twelve-part 'fly-on-the-wall' documentary series followed the everyday dealings of the Wilkins family of Reading and won both healthy viewing figures and the 1974 Critics Award. Roddam won the award again in 1975 for Mini".
8. Web site: Francis George RODDAM . Companies House . 8 November 2023.
9. Web site: Patrons . London Film School . 8 November 2023.
10. Web site: 2020. Green World, Meet the Team, BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 2021-03-15.