In 2003 Nigel developed his original turn-of-the century thriller Sleight of Hand, with Pulitzer Prize winner David Mamet attached as screenwriter. He continues to work with the best talent to produce commercial independent drama, including those based on his original documentaries.
His drama-documentaries continue to break new ground. He has been asked by Bedlam Productions, producers of The King's Speech, to produce and direct their most recent production, combining drama, documentary and CGI to tell an astonishing new story which redefines the fate of RMS Titanic. His series Fatal Attractions for Animal Planet has been praised for bringing cinematic storytelling and the genre of psychological thrillers to natural history film making. As well as producing and directing for TV, Leviathan has a slate of feature films in development.
Completed productions, as director and producer, include:
Hugely successful 20-part series airing on US TV from October 2010-11, re-commissioned for third series.
Learning to Love The Grey and Making Astronauts
Two drama series for BBC2, which grew out of theatre productions dealing with ethical issues coming out of pioneering scientific research.
Human Prey: Shark Attack
Drama doc featuring spectacular shark attacks, brought to life using underwater stunt action, animatronics and CGI.
Action-packed reconstruction of the events surrounding a pilot being blow out of the cockpit window at 12,500 feet.
Disaster (series director)
Series looking at the technical and managerial failure behind well known disasters. Episodes include:
Cancer in the System, Millennium Time Bomb, JAL 123
Bombers
The story behind the IRA bombing campaign, from the 1970s until the end of the troubles in Northern Ireland.