Lawrence Gough
Born: 1970
Episodes Broadcast: 2017
Lawrence Gough was born in England, but spent much of his childhood in
various parts of the United States. Although he initially set out to be
an actor, his interests shifted behind the camera, and he wrote and
directed a number of short films starting with 2003's Beating The
Dog. Gough's first television work came as both a writer and
director on the Irish docudrama series Marú; he would also
work on the English remake, In Cold Blood. He made his feature
film debut as the director and co-writer of the horror movie
Salvage, which starred future Madame Vastra actress Neve
McIntosh.
Gough moved into television drama with writing and directing assignments
on Saor Sinn o Olc for Irish television, before he amassed
several British credits as the director of shows like Hollyoaks,
Misfits and Atlantis. It was his work on the latter that
brought him to the attention of the Doctor Who team. Gough made
the 2016 mini-episode Friend From The Future that introduced
Pearl Mackie's Bill Potts as the new companion to Peter Capaldi's
Twelfth Doctor. He then directed the first two stories for the 2017
season, including Bill's official debut in The Pilot. Gough would
subsequently work on programmes such as The Aliens and
Snatch. During the Twenties, he directed for shows like
Bancroft, The Last Bus and The Gold.
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