Francis George "Franc" Roddam (born 29 April 1946) is an English film director, businessman, screenwriter, television producer and publisher, best known as the creator of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet and Masterchef and as the director of Quadrophenia (1979). He is a graduate of the London Film School.
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Career
Roddam's films include Quadrophenia, K2, Aria, The Lords of Discipline and War Party. He created the worldwide TV franchise, MasterChef, which is shown in 200 countries worldwide and there are over 50 locally-produced versions.
He also produced formats for Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, Making Out, and Harry, all of which were highly successful TV dramas. He directed the award-winning TV drama Dummy, which won the prestigious Prix Italia Drama Prize. He directed the Grammy-nominated/Golden Globe nominated US mini-series Moby Dick and Cleopatra.
Roddam won awards for his BBC documentaries Mini and The Family. He is the Director of Ziji Publishing, whose titles include the bestseller The Last Templar. He is a sponsor and former Governor of the London Film School, and is an active member of the Greenworld Campaign.
Filmography
Films
Quadrophenia (1979) – director/co-writer
The Lords of Discipline (1983) – director
The Bride (1985) – director
Aria (1987) – segment director
War Party (1988) – director
K2 (1991) – director
Television
Birthday (1969) – Director
The Fight (1973) – Executive Producer
The Family (1974) – co-director
Mini (1975) – Director (episode of Inside Story documentary series)
Dummy (1977) – director/producer
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1983–2004) – format creator, executive producer, writer
Johnny Oddball (1985) – director (episode of 40 Minutes documentary series; sequel to Mini)
Making Out (1989) – format creator
An Ungentlemanly Act (1992) – executive producer
Harry (1993–1995) – format creator, executive producer
The Crow Road (1996) – executive producer
Cleopatra (1999) – director (two episodes)
Moby Dick (1998) – director (two episodes)
The Canterbury Tales (2003) – format creator, executive producer
MasterChef (2005–to date) – format creator, executive producer (until 2015)
