Dan Zeff

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Dan Zeff is a BAFTA Award-winning British TV director and writer currently living and working in the UK.

He works across drama and comedy. Recent work includes the highly acclaimed Inside No. 9 episodes "The Trial of Elizabeth Gadge" and "Séance Time", the BBC3 comedy series Siblings and The Ice Cream Girls, an award-winning three-part psychological thriller for ITV.

His drama credits include the critically acclaimed BBC4 film Hattie (the highest rating show in BBC4's history [1]), Lost in Austen for ITV and the 2-part Case Histories – an adaptation of Kate Atkinson's When Will There Be Good News? starring Jason Isaacs, which won the Scottish Bafta for Best Television Drama in 2011.

He also directed an episode of the 2006 series of Doctor Who, entitled "Love & Monsters".

His comedy credits include the opening series of Siblings, Pramface, Ideal and The Worst Week of My Life, all of which were successfully recommissioned for further series.

His work has won three BAFTA awards, and a further five BAFTA nominations.

Known For

  • Lost in Austen
    Lost in Austen4 episodes
  • Doctor Who
    Doctor Who13 seasons
  • Grace
    Grace6 seasons
  • Ideal
    Ideal7 seasons
  • Pramface
    Pramface3 seasons
  • Inside No. 9
    Inside No. 99 seasons
  • The Long Day Closes
    The Long Day Closes1992
  • The Worst Week of My Life
    The Worst Week of My Life3 seasons
  • Case Histories
    Case Histories2 seasons
  • Siblings
    Siblings2 seasons
  • The Other One
    The Other One2 seasons
  • The Collection
    The Collection1 season
  • The Ice Cream Girls
    The Ice Cream Girls3 episodes
  • Agatha Christie's Marple
    Agatha Christie's Marple6 seasons
  • Hattie
    Hattie2011
  • The Queen and I
    The Queen and I2018
  • Urban Myths
    Urban Myths4 seasons
  • Silverpoint
    Silverpoint2 seasons
  • Consuming Passion
    Consuming Passion2008