Christine
Gernon

Director for television

Christine has directed some of the most successful comedy series of the last two decades (both single & multi-cam) including the BAFTA award winning One Foot In The Grave, Absolutely Fabulous and Gavin & Stacey. 

In 2015 she moved to America and directed episodes of comedies including New Girl, Blackish, Superstore and The Goldbergs. 

She shot the pilot of Speechless for ABC and spent the next 3 years as the EP/Lead director. 

She most recently directed on Mr Mayor, a comedy for NBC starring Ted Danson and Holly Hunter and the US reversioning of the hit comedy Ghosts for CBS.

Alongside Emma Strain, Christine is the co-founder of Blue House Productions, a company that develops shows for both the UK and the  US. 

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Television

Director 

Ghosts
Creator Joe Port and Joe Wiseman

Comedy

Joe Vs Joe for CBS
Mr Mayor
Creator Tina Fey and Robert Carlock
Starring
  • Ted Danson
  • Holly Hunter
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    Comedy

    Little Stranger for NBC
    Gavin and Stacey 2019 Christmas Special
    1 x 60'
    Director Christine Gernon
    Writer James Corden & Ruth Jones
    Starring
  • James Corden
  • Ruth Jones
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    Comedy special

    GS TV Productions for BBC1
    Fresh Off The Boat
    1 x 30'
    Creator Nahnatchka Khan
    Producer Rich Blomquist, Eddie Huang and Justin McEwen
    Starring
  • Randall Park
  • Constance Wu
  • Hudson Yang
  • Forrest Wheeler
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    Comedy

    Fierce Baby Productions for ABC
    The Real O'Neals
    1 x 30'
    Producer Kent Zbornak
    Writer Stacy Traub
    Starring
  • Martha Plimpton
  • Jay R. Ferguson
  • Noah Galvin
  • Matt Shively
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    Comedy series

    ABC Studios for ABC
    New Girl
    1 x 30'
    Starring
  • Zooey Deschanel
  • Jake Johnson
  • Max Greenfield
  • Hannah Simone
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    Comedy series starring Zooey Deschanel

    Elizabeth Meriwether Pictures for Fox Networks
    The Grinder
    1 x 30'
    Creator Jarrad Paul

    Comedy series

    Paul Mogel Productions for Fox
    Superstore
    1 x 30'
    Creator Justin Spitzer
    Starring
  • America Ferrera
  • Ben Feldman
  • Lauren Ash
  • Colton Dunn
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    Comedy

    Spitzer Holding Company for NBC
    The Goldbergs
    1 x 30'
    Producer Dan Levy
    Writer Stephen Basilone and Annie Mebane
    Starring
  • Wendi McLendon-Covey
  • Jeff Garlin
  • Sean Giambrone
  • Troy Gentile
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    Comedy series

    Happy Madison Productions for ABC
    Black-ish
    1 x 30'
    Creator Kenya Barris

    Comedy series

    Wilmore Films for ABC
    The Kennedys
    6 x 30'
    Creator Emma Kennedy

    Comedy

    BBC Comedy for BBC1
    Grandfathered
    1 x 30'
    Creator Daniel Chun
    Producer Jill Danton

    Comedy series

    Rhode Island Ave. Productions for Fox Network
    Weird Loners
    1 x 30'
    Creator Michael J. Weithorn

    Comedy series

    Hanley Productions for Fox Network
    Selfie
    1 x 30'
    Producer Jill Danton
    Starring
  • Karen Gillan
  • John Cho
  • David Harewood
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    Comedy

    Piece of Pie Productions for ABC
    Manhattan Love Story
    1 x 30'
    Writer Sarah Dunn, Jeff Lowell, Sue Paige
    Starring
  • Jade Catta-Preta
  • Jake McDorman
  • Analeigh Tipton
  • Nicolas Wright
    •
    Romantic sitcom 
    Brillstein Entertainment Partners for ABC
    See Now
    Up The Women, series 2
    6 x 30'
    Producer Emma Strain
    Starring
  • Rebecca Front
  • Jessica Hynes
  • Judy Parfitt
  • Vicki Pepperdine
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    Sitcom
    BBC In House for BBC4
    See Now
    Trophy Wife
    1 x 30'
    Starring
  • Malin Akerman
  • Bradley Whitford
  • Michaela Watkins
    • ABC Studios for ABC
    Super Fun Night Out
    1 x 30'
    Writer Rebel Wilson and Steven Rubinshteyn
    Starring
  • Lauren Ash
  • Kevin Bishop
  • Kate Jenkinson
  • Liza Lapira
  • Rebel Wilson
    •

    Comedy

    Warner Bros Television for ABC
    See Now
    Little Cracker: Rainy Days & Mondays
    1 x 30'
    Starring
  • Rebecca Front
  • Samantha Spiro
  • Lucy Hutchinson
  • Richard Lumsden
    •
    Little Rebecca Front doesn't ever want to go back to school
    Tiger Aspect Productions for Sky One HD
    A Civil Arrangement
    1 x 30'
    Producer Emma Strain
    Writer Colin Hough
    Starring
  • Alison Steadman
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    BBC in-house
    See Now
    Up The Women
    3 x 30'
    Writer Jessica Hynes
    Starring
  • Rebecca Front
  • Jessica Hynes
  • Judy Parfitt
  • Vicki Pepperdine, Adrian Scarborough, Georgia Groome, Ryan Sampson, Sandi Toksvig, Dominic Coleman
    •
    Sitcom
    Baby Cow for BBC Four
    See Now
    Hebburn
    6 x 30'
    Producer Gill Isles
    Writer Jason Cook & Graham Duff
    Channel X North & Baby Cow Manchester for BBC Two
    Nellie & Melba
    1 x 30'
    Writer Paul O'Grady and Sandi Toksvig
    Starring
  • Paul O'Grady
  • Sheila Hancock
  • Rosie Cavalier
  • Jonathan D. Ellis
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    Part of the Sky Arts Comedy Playhouse Season.

    Sprout Pictures for Sky Arts
    Grandma's House: Series 2
    6 x 30'
    Producer Ben Cavey
    Writer Simon Amstell and Dan Swimer
    Starring
  • Simon Amstell
  • Linda Bassett
  • Geoffrey Hutchings
  • Rebecca Front
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    Sitcom written by, starring, and based on the life of Essex-raised Jewish comic Simon Amstell.

    Tiger Aspect Productions for BBC2
    See Now
    Felix and Murdo
    1 x 30'
    Producer Ben Farrell
    Writer Simon Nye
    Starring
  • Ben Miller
  • Alexander Armstrong
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    Objective Productions for Channel 4
    Sugartown
    3 x 60'
    Producer Susie Liggat
    Writer Jodi Reynolds & Sally Dexter
    Starring
  • Shaun Dooley
  • Tom Ellis
  • Sue Johnston
  • Miranda Raison
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    Sugartown is a three-part comedy drama set in a small seaside town in the north of England.
    Shed Productions for BBC1
    Little Crackers: First Kiss
    Starring
  • Julia Davis
  • Kevin Eldon
  • Emily Atack
    •
    An autobiographical tale of big perms, head braces and first kisses set in the eighties set to an epic soundtrack.
    Silver River Productions for Sky One
    Chekov: Comedy Shorts
    Producer Ted Dowd
    Writer Anton Chekhov
    Starring
  • Mathew Horne
  • Julian Barratt
  • Steve Coogan
  • Johnny Vegas
    •
    Series of four one-act plays featuring an all-star cast of acclaimed and celebrated comedy talent.
    Sky Arts
    Grandma's House
    6 x 30'
    Creator Simon Amstell and Dan Swimer
    Producer Ben Cavey
    Writer Simon Amstell and Dan Swimer
    Starring
  • Simon Amstell
  • Linda Bassett
  • Geoffrey Hutchings
  • Rebecca Front
    •
    Comedy series starring Simon Amstell playing a version of himself; a television presenter searching for something more meaningful to do with his life.
    Tiger Aspect Productions for BBC 2
    Ted & Ralph
    Nominated for RTS AWARDS Best Comedy
    1 x 70'
    Producer Paul Schlesinger
    Starring
  • BBC
    Let Them Eat Cake
    6 x 60'
    Producer Christopher Skala
    Starring
  • Dawn French
  • Jennifer Saunders
    •
    Tiger Aspect for BBC1
    Goodness Gracious Me
    Producer Anil Gupta
    Starring
  • Meera Syal
  • Sanjeev Bhasker
  • Nina Wadia
  • Kulvinder Ghir
    •
    BBC
    One Foot In The Grave
    BRITISH COMEDY AWARD Best Situation Comedy
    7 x 30'
    Producer Esta Charkham/Jonathan Llewellyn
    Writer David Renwick
    BBC
    Absolutely Fabulous: Series 4
    3 x 30'
    Producer Jon Plowman
    BBC
    Fun at the Funeral Parlour
    Producer Simon Lupton
    Writer Rhys Thomas
    Starring
  • William Thomas
  • Alex Lowe
  • Paul Whitehouse
  • Simon Day
    •
    BBC
    Being April
    Producer Deb Jones
    Writer Pete Lawson
    Starring
  • Pauline Quirke
    •
    BBC
    Jonathan Creek
    3 x 60'
    Producer Verity Lambert
    Writer David Renwick
    Starring
  • Alan Davies
  • Julia Sawalha
  • Adrian Edmondson
    •
    BBC
    Eyes Down
    8 x 30'
    Producer Rosemary McGowen
    BBC for BBC1
    Love Soup: Series 1
    6 x 30'
    Producer Verity Lambert
    Writer David Renwick
    Starring
  • Tamsin Greig
  • Michael Landes
    •
    Romantic comedy drama starring Tamsin Greig as Alice Chenery, a woman trying to find her true love
    BBC for BBC 1
    See Now
    Catherine Tate Christmas Special
    Tiger Aspect for BBC
    I'm With Stupid
    6 x 30'
    Starring
  • BBC
    Gavin and Stacey: Series 1
    Winner of BAFTA - Best Comedy Programme 2008
    Creator James Cordon & Ruth Jones
    Producer Ted Dowd
    Writer James Cordon & Ruth Jones
    Starring
  • Joanna Page
  • Matthew Horne
  • Alison Steadman
  • Ruth Jones
    •
    Baby Cow for BBC3
    See Now
    Love Soup: Series 2
    5 x 30'
    Producer Verity Lambert
    Writer David Renwick
    Starring
  • Tamsin Greig
    •
    Romantic comedy drama starring Tamsin Greig as Alice Chenery, a woman trying to find her true love
    BBC for BBC1
    Gavin and Stacey: Christmas Special
    Starring
  • Matthew Horne
  • James Corden
  • Joanna Page
  • Ruth Jones
    •
    Baby Cow for BBC1
    See Now
    Gavin and Stacey: Series 2
    Starring
  • Matthew Horne
  • James Corden
  • Joanna Page
  • Ruth Jones
    •
    Baby Cow for BBC3
    Home Time
    6 x 30'
    Creator Emma Fryer and Neil Edmond
    Writer Emma Fryer and Neil Edmond
    Starring
  • Sitcom starring Emma Fryer as a girl who returns home to Coventry 12 years after having running away to find her place in the big wide world.
    Baby Cow Productions for BBC2
    See Now
    Comic Relief Presents...(Barry) Islands in the Stream
    Musical Mini-sketch for Comic Relief
    Starring
  • Tom Jones
  • Ruth Jones
  • Rob Brydon
    •
    Gavin and Stacey: Series 3
    Winner 2010 National Television Award: Most Popular Comedy Programme
    Producer Ted Dowd
    Starring
  • Matthew Horne
  • James Corden
  • Joanna Page
  • Ruth Jones
    •
    Baby Cow for BBC1
    A Child's Christmases in Wales
    1 x 60'
    Producer Juliet Charlesworth
    Writer Mark Watson
    Starring
  • Ruth Jones
    •
    An adaption of Dylan Thomas's story, the comedy, set in South Wales, focuses on the character Owen's reminiscing on three separate Christmases, 1983, 1986 and 1989.
    Boomerang for BBC4

    Director & Executive Producer 

    Speechless Season 3
    22 x 30'
    Creator Scott Silveri
    Director Christine Gernon

    Comedy

    Silver and Gold Productions for ABC
    Speechless Season 2
    Creator Scott Silveri
    Producer Jake Kasdan, Melvin Mar and Scott Silveri
    Director Christine Gernon
    Silver and Gold Productions for ABC for ABC
    Speechless
    Mulitple x 30'
    Creator Scott Silveri
    Producer Jake Kasdan, Melvin Mar and Scott Silveri
    Starring
  • Minnie Driver
  • Micah Fowler
  • Mason Cook
  • John Ross Bowie
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    Comedy 

    Silver and Gold Productions for ABC

    News

    BAFTA Winners 2020
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    Nominations announced for National Film Awards UK 2020
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    TFTV Department Highlights this Christmas & New Year 2019
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    New Pilots Premiere on ABC
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    Speechless

    New Girl

    The Kennedys

    Super Fun Night Out

    Up The Women

    Grandma's House: Series 2

    Gavin and Stacey: Series 3

    Manhattan Love Story

    Up The Women, series 2

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