Christine Gernon

Director for television
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Biography

Christine has directed some of the most successful comedy series of the last two decades and directed all three series of the BAFTA award winning comedy series, Gavin & Stacey.

In 2010, Christine directed the first series of Grandma's House for Tiger Aspect/BBC2, starring Simon Amstell, which gained a British Comedy Award nomination and in 2012 she returned to direct the second series.

Recent credits include Rebecca Front's Little Cracker for Sky One, 6-part comedy series Hebburn for Baby Cow/BBC2 and festive comedy-drama Panto! starring John Bishop for ITV1.

Christine has directed the likes of New Girl and The Goldbergs in America, and the second series of the suffragette sitcom Up The Women starring Jessica Hynes for BBC Four and new comedy The Kennedys, written by Emma Kennedy. Christine is currently directing and co-exec-producing new US series Speechless for ABC.

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Featured Works

Speechless

Director & Executive Producer

New Girl

Director

The Kennedys

Director

TV

Director & Executive Producer

Speechless
Mulitple x 30'
CreatorScott Silveri
ProducerJake Kasdan, Melvin Mar and Scott Silveri
Starring
  • Minnie Driver
  • Micah Fowler
  • Mason Cook
  • John Ross Bowie
    •  

    Comedy 

    Silver and Gold Productions for ABC
     

    Director

    Fresh Off The Boat
    1 x 30'
    CreatorNahnatchka Khan
    ProducerRich Blomquist, Eddie Huang and Justin McEwen
    Starring
  • Randall Park
  • Constance Wu
  • Hudson Yang
  • Forrest Wheeler
    •  

    Comedy

    Fierce Baby Productions for ABC
     
    The Real O'Neals
    1 x 30'
    ProducerKent Zbornak
    WriterStacy Traub
    Starring
  • Martha Plimpton
  • Jay R. Ferguson
  • Noah Galvin
  • Matt Shively
    •  

    Comedy series

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

    Comedy series starring Zooey Deschanel

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

    Comedy series

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

    Comedy

    Spitzer Holding Company for NBC
     
    The Goldbergs
    1 x 30'
    ProducerDan Levy
    WriterStephen Basilone and Annie Mebane
    Starring
  • Wendi McLendon-Covey
  • Jeff Garlin
  • Sean Giambrone
  • Troy Gentile
    •  

    Comedy series

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

    Comedy series

    Wilmore Films for ABC
     
    The Kennedys
    6 x 30'
    CreatorEmma Kennedy
     

    Comedy

    BBC Comedy for BBC1
     
    Grandfathered
    1 x 30'
    CreatorDaniel Chun
    ProducerJill Danton
     

    Comedy series

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

    Comedy series

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

    Comedy

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

    Comedy

    Warner Bros Television for ABC
     
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    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'
    ProducerEmma Strain
    WriterColin Hough
    Starring
  • Alison Steadman
    •  
    BBC in-house
     
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    Up The Women
    3 x 30'
    WriterJessica 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
     
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    Hebburn
    6 x 30'
    ProducerGill Isles
    WriterJason Cook & Graham Duff
     
    Channel X North & Baby Cow Manchester for BBC Two
     
    Nellie & Melba
    1 x 30'
    WriterPaul O'Grady and Sandi Toksvig
    Starring
  • Paul O'Grady
  • Sheila Hancock
  • Rosie Cavalier
  • Jonathan D. Ellis
    •  

    Part of the Sky Arts Comedy Playhouse Season.

    Sprout Pictures for Sky Arts
     
    Grandma's House: Series 2
    6 x 30'
    ProducerBen Cavey
    WriterSimon Amstell and Dan Swimer
    Starring
  • Simon Amstell
  • Linda Bassett
  • Geoffrey Hutchings
  • Rebecca Front
    •  

    Sitcom written by, starring, and based on the life of Essex-raised Jewish comic Simon Amstell.

    Tiger Aspect Productions for BBC2
     
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    Felix and Murdo
    1 x 30'
    ProducerBen Farrell
    WriterSimon Nye
    Starring
  • Ben Miller
  • Alexander Armstrong
    •  
    Objective Productions for Channel 4
     
    Sugartown
    3 x 60'
    ProducerSusie Liggat
    WriterJodi Reynolds & Sally Dexter
    Starring
  • Shaun Dooley
  • Tom Ellis
  • Sue Johnston
  • Miranda Raison
    •  
    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
    ProducerTed Dowd
    WriterAnton 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'
    CreatorSimon Amstell and Dan Swimer
    ProducerBen Cavey
    WriterSimon 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'
    ProducerPaul Schlesinger
    Starring
  •  
    BBC
     
    Let Them Eat Cake
    6 x 60'
    ProducerChristopher Skala
    Starring
  • Dawn French
  • Jennifer Saunders
    •  
    Tiger Aspect for BBC1
     
    Goodness Gracious Me
    ProducerAnil 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'
    ProducerEsta Charkham/Jonathan Llewellyn
    WriterDavid Renwick
     
    BBC
     
    Absolutely Fabulous: Series 4
    3 x 30'
    ProducerJon Plowman
     
    BBC
     
    Fun at the Funeral Parlour
    ProducerSimon Lupton
    WriterRhys Thomas
    Starring
  • William Thomas
  • Alex Lowe
  • Paul Whitehouse
  • Simon Day
    •  
    BBC
     
    Being April
    ProducerDeb Jones
    WriterPete Lawson
    Starring
  • Pauline Quirke
    •  
    BBC
     
    Jonathan Creek
    3 x 60'
    ProducerVerity Lambert
    WriterDavid Renwick
    Starring
  • Alan Davies
  • Julia Sawalha
  • Adrian Edmondson
    •  
    BBC
     
    Eyes Down
    8 x 30'
    ProducerRosemary McGowen
     
    BBC for BBC1
     
    Love Soup: Series 1
    6 x 30'
    ProducerVerity Lambert
    WriterDavid 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
    CreatorJames Cordon & Ruth Jones
    ProducerTed Dowd
    WriterJames 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'
    ProducerVerity Lambert
    WriterDavid 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'
    CreatorEmma Fryer and Neil Edmond
    WriterEmma 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
    ProducerTed Dowd
    Starring
  • Matthew Horne
  • James Corden
  • Joanna Page
  • Ruth Jones
    •  
    Baby Cow for BBC1
     
    A Child's Christmases in Wales
    1 x 60'
    ProducerJuliet Charlesworth
    WriterMark 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
     

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    Featured Credits

    Up The Women, series 2
    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
    Speechless
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