Sasha is an experienced director for television drama; she is currently directing for new forthcoming drama series Protection for New Pictures/ITV Drama. Prior to that, Sasha directed for Sky drama series Cobra; period-drama All Creatures Great & Small for Channel 5 Drama, BBC1 drama The A Word; and a feature episode for ITV crime-drama McDonald & Dodds. Sasha has previously directed three seasons and the Christmas Special of BBC2 comedy-drama Two Doors Down; the third season of ITV comedy The Job Lot starring Sarah Hadland & Russell Tovey; six-part comedy series Some Girls for BBC3; six-part comedy Nixon’s The One starring Harry Shearer for Sky Arts; and the revival of The Kumars for Sky1. Sasha also completed her comedy thriller short film Her Next Door starring Lizzie Roper, which won several Best Comedy awards at prestigious film festivals.
| Television | |
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| Protection | New Pictures / ITV Drama Director for the forthcoming thriller-drama series (2023) (3 x 60′ minute episodes) Series Prod: Rebecca Davies |
| Cobra “Rebellion” – Season 3 | New Pictures / Sky Drama Director for the third season of the thriller-drama series (2022/23) (2 x 60′ minute episodes) Series Prod: Rebecca Davies |
| McDonald & Dodds – Season 3 | Mammoth Screen / ITV Drama Director for the ITV crime-drama (2021) (1 x 120 minute episode) Series Prod: Rebecca Davies / Exec Prod: Damien Timmer |
| All Creatures Great & Small – Season 2 | Playground Entertainment / Channel 5 Drama Director for the second season of the period-drama adaptation, based on the books by James Herriot (TX 2021) (2 x 60 minute episodes) Series Prod: James Dean / Exec Prod: Colin Callendar |
| The A Word – Season 3 | Fifty Fathoms / BBC One Director of the final episode of the third season of the BBC1 drama (TX 2020) (1 x 60 minute episode) Series Prod: Clare Shepherd / Exec Prod: Marcus Wilson & Peter Bowker |
| Two Doors Down -Season 4 | BBC Studios / BBC2 Fourth series of the comedy-drama series starring Elaine C Smith and Arabella Weir (TX 2019) (6 x 30 minute episodes) Series Prod: Catherine Gosling-Fuller / Exec Prod: Steve Canny |
| Coronation Street | ITV Studios / ITV1 Director for the prime-time continuing drama series (2018-2020) (19 x 30 minute episodes) Series Prod: Kate Oates / Iain Macleod |
| Two Doors Down – Season 3 / Christmas Special | BBC Studios / BBC2 Third series and Christmas Special of the comedy-drama series set in Scotland (TX 2018) (7 x 30 minute episodes) Series Prod: Margot Gavan-Duffy / Exec Prod: Steve Canny |
| Emmerdale | ITV Drama / ITV1 Director for the prime-time continuing-drama series (2014-2017) (17 x 30 minutes / 1 x 60 minutes) Series Prod: Kate Oates |
| Two Doors Down – Season 2 | BBC Studios / BBC2 Second series of the six-part comedy-drama series (TX 2017) (6 x 30 minute episodes) Series Prod: Catherine Gosling-Fuller / Exec Prod: Steve Canny |
| The Job Lot – Season 3 | Big Talk Productions / ITV Director of 6 x 30 minute episodes for the third series of the hit single-camera comedy starring Russell Tovey and Sarah Hadland (TX 2015) Series Prod: Jim Poyser / Exec Prod: Kenton Allen |
| Some Girls – Season 3 | Hat Trick / BBC Director for all six episodes of the third series of the hit single-camera comedy (TX 2014) Series Prod: John Pocock / Exec Prod: Helen Williams |
| Kumars | Hat Trick / Sky One Revival six-part series of the popular studio sitcom for Sky One (TX 2014) (6 x 60 minutes) Series Prod: John Pocock / Exec Prod: Helen Williams |
| Nixon’s the One | Hat Trick Productions / Sky Arts Six-part comedy series starring Harry Shearer (TX 2014) Series Prod: Alex Walsh-Taylor / Exec Prod: Jimmy Mulville |
| Doctors | Episodes for the daytime drama (TX September 2014) |
| Young Dracula | CBBC Lead director for series five of the hit children’s drama series (TX 2014) 8 x 30-minute episodes |
| Shirley and Shirley | So Television / Channel 4 Pilot for comedy/entertainment show (taster tape – non TX) |
| The Committee Meeting | Tiger Aspect / BBC Studio sitcom pilot starring Welsh sketch-act Chris Corcoran & Elis James |
| Fat Pipes | BBC 60-minute live interactive comedy pilot for BBC3/BBC I-Player (TX 2013) |
| Belme Sweet Belme | BBC Comedy Directed a studio read through of the new comedy pilot at BBC Media City (2012) |
| Funny +1 | BBC3 Live studio comedy pilot, featuring Charlie Baker, Kerry Howard, Will Andrews, Isy Suttie and Colin Hoult. Standup, live group sketches and monologues |
| Pixel Face | So Television / CBBC Multi-camera comedy-drama series |
| Big Brother | Endemol / Channel 5 House director on series 13 |
| Horrible Histories | Lion TV / CBBC Interactive Single-camera sketch comedy show |
| Ben 10: The Ultimate Challenge | Twenty Twenty / Cartoon Network UK & International Formatted studio game show featuring large scale physical games, question and answer rounds and cerebral games. After shooting the pilot, Sasha went on to direct the UK series and 8 series for CN International (Russian, Arabic, Italian, Turkish, Dutch, Spanish, Polish, French) |
| Bear Behaving Badly | Darrall MacQueen / CBBC Studio sitcom involving actors & puppets |
| The Slammer | CBBC / BBC1 Live studio variety show with audience and pre recorded sketches. Core cast led by Ted Robbins and a weekly guest (Jon Culshaw, Shaun Williamson) |
| Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps | BBC3 Directed a selection of studio scenes for the series |
| Deadly Art | BBC1 / CBBC Presenter-led art show |
| Chuckle Vision Christmas Special | BBC2 /CBBC One off special broadcast on Christmas Eve |
| Scoop | BBC1 / CBBC First series of the narrative comedy drama featuring Mark Benton, Shaun Williamson and puppeteer Andy Heath |
| Big Barn Farm | RDF / CBBC First season of the narrative series featuring live animal animation |
| Gina’s Laughing Gear: Who’s in the Shed? | CBBC /BBC2 Sitcom written by Faye Rusling and Oriane Messina and starring Martin Hancock and Moya Brady |
| Sports Relief Gets Sub’d | BBC1 Studio game show with celebrity and child contestants involving large scale physical games and Q & A rounds |
| Chuckle Vision | BBC2 / CBBC Narrative comedy |
| Stupid | BBC1 / CBBC Sketch comedy series with an ensemble cast including Marcus Brigstocke, Alex Lowe, Chris Pavlo, Miranda Hart, Faye Rusling and Oriane Messina |
| Kung Fu Lish | CBBC / BBC2 Pre-recorded Comedy Strand within a Daily Live show called ‘Exchange’ |
| Bad Penny | CBBC Narrative comedy drama featuring Graham Fellows aka John Shuttleworth and Ann Bryson |
| Short Film | |
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| Her Next Door | Comedy thriller starring Lizzie Roper, Will Andrews and Rachel Stubbings (2012) Winner, ‘Best Comedy’ LoCo Award at the London Short Film Festival 2012 Winner, ‘Best Super Short’ Award at the Anchorage Film Festival 2012 Selected for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2013 Selected for the Austin Film Festival 2012 Selected for the St Louis International Film Festival 2012 Selected for the Victoria Film Festival 2012 Selected for the London Short Film Festival 2012 Selected for the Underwire Film Festival 2012 |
| Gay Moments | Comedy music short. Written and performed by Tom Adams (2012) |
| Professional Training | |
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| BBC Multi Camera Gallery Directing (2006) | |
| BBC Single Camera Drama Directing (2003) | |
| BBC Attachment scheme, Trainee Drama Directors (2002) | |
| Robert McKee Story Seminar (2003) | |
| Soho Theatre Writing for Teenagers (2002) |