Jamie Robert Campbell [1] (born 18 May 1977) is an English television producer and film maker.
Early life
Campbell studied at Radley College and Durham University, where he read English Literature. [1]
Career
He has produced, directed, and appeared in prime time documentaries including Martha and Me ( BBC Two), Osama and US ( Channel 4), Come Home Gary Glitter ( BBC Three), and Candid Cameron ( BBC Two), in which he interviewed the future Prime Minister David Cameron over the course of a month. [2]
In 2007, Campbell hosted his own prime time chat show for ITV1, entitled 24 Hours With. His interviewees included Bobby Brown, Steve-O, Stan Collymore, Lawrence Llewelyn Bowen, David Gest, and Lee Ryan. [3]
He has been described as "a kind of Louis Theroux for the post-geek lady viewer." [4]
Eleven, [5] the television production company founded in 2006 by Campbell and Joel Wilson, has made a number of notable scripted series including Sex Education, [6] The Enfield Haunting, Cast Offs, Gap Year and Glue.
Campbell has written cover stories for the New Statesman, [7] and The Guardian. [8]
Personal life
On 10 September 2011 he married Amber Sainsbury on the island of Paxos in Greece.
External links
References
- ^ a b University of Durham Congregation, Wednesday 30 June 1999, Durham: Durham University, p. 1.
- ^ Eleven. "Candid Cameron".
- ^ Oatts, Joanne. "Jamie Campbell". Digital Spy. 11 June 2007. Accessed 13 February 2008
- ^ Williams, Zoe. "Crafty survivor". The Guardian. 11 June 2005
- ^ Eleven Film.
- ^ The Media Show. "Making a show for Netflix". BBC Radio 4. 11 January 2019
- ^ Campbell, Jamie. "Why terrorists love Britain".The New Statesman. 9 August 2004
- ^ Campbell, Jamie. "Running Scared".The Guardian. 10 July 2002