Mark Shivas


About

Birth Place
Surrey, England, GB
Born
April 24, 1938
Died
October 11, 2008

Biography

Few people have enjoyed a better ringside seat to the evolution of British TV than producer Mark Shivas; his contributions date all the way back to the 1970 mini-series "The Six Wives of Henry VIII." Unlike American network television, the BBC and other UK channels have continued to embrace shorter episode runs, running all sorts of TV series in lengths that fit the subject matter. Such ...

Biography

Few people have enjoyed a better ringside seat to the evolution of British TV than producer Mark Shivas; his contributions date all the way back to the 1970 mini-series "The Six Wives of Henry VIII." Unlike American network television, the BBC and other UK channels have continued to embrace shorter episode runs, running all sorts of TV series in lengths that fit the subject matter. Such programming has been a staple of Shivas' career, be it to tell the story of "Casanova" in six episodes or the tale of "The Borgias" in 10. In the '90s, Shivas also worked on the BBC anthology film series "Screen Two" as an executive producer, part of "The Beeb"'s answer to the incredible success generated by rival Channel Four's feature film and TV movie efforts. Shivas garnered three separate Emmy nominations for that "Henry VIII" mini-series and has continued, throughout his illustrious career, to rack up numerous BAFTA wins and nominations. In '99, he garnered a pair of BAFTA TV nods for "Talking Heads 2," an interview portrait program.

Filmography

 

Producer (Feature Film)

Alec and May (2006)
Producer
I Capture the Castle (2002)
Executive Producer
The Claim (2000)
Executive Producer
Hideous Kinky (1998)
Executive Producer
Painted Angels (1998)
Executive Producer (Bbc Films)
The Revengers' Comedies (1997)
Executive Producer
The Designated Mourner (1997)
Executive Producer
Regeneration (1997)
Executive Producer
I Went Down (1997)
Executive Producer
The Life of Stuff (1997)
Executive Producer
The Van (1996)
Executive Producer
Jude (1996)
Executive Producer
Small Faces (1995)
Executive Producer
Two Deaths (1995)
Executive Producer
An Awfully Big Adventure (1995)
Executive Producer
I.D. (1995)
Executive Producer
Captives (1994)
Executive Producer
Shades of Fear (1994)
Executive Producer
A Man of No Importance (1994)
Executive Producer
O Mary This London (1994)
Executive Producer
The Cormorant (1994)
Executive Producer
Midnight Movie (1994)
Executive Producer
Priest (1994)
Executive Producer
All Things Bright and Beautiful (1994)
Executive Producer
Century (1993)
Executive Producer
The Trial (1993)
Executive Producer
The Hawk (1993)
Executive Producer
The Snapper (1993)
Executive Producer
Railway Station Man (1992)
Executive Producer
The Summer House (1992)
Executive Producer
Maria's Child (1992)
Executive Producer
The Grass Arena (1991)
Executive Producer
Enchanted April (1991)
Executive Producer
Hallelujah Anyhow (1990)
Executive Producer
The Witches (1990)
Producer
Truly Madly Deeply (1990)
Executive Producer
Drowning in the Shallow End (1989)
Executive Producer
A Private Function (1984)
Producer
Moonlighting (1982)
Producer
Bad Blood (1982)
Producer

Producer (Special)

Talking Heads 2: Miss Fozzard Finds Her Feet (2001)
Executive Producer
Memento Mori (1992)
Executive Producer
The Lost Language of Cranes (1991)
Executive Producer
Hans My Hedgehog (1987)
Producer
She Fell Among Thieves (1980)
Producer
Professional Foul (1978)
Producer

Producer (TV Mini-Series)

Cambridge Spies (2003)
Producer
Genghis Cohn (1993)
Executive Producer
Heading Home (1992)
Executive Producer
102 Boulevard Haussmann (1991)
Executive Producer

Life Events

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