Farren Blackburn is an award-winning British film and television director and scriptwriter. His work includes
Waterloo Road,
Casualty,
Holby City,
Silent Witness and more. For his work with The Fades he received a BAFTA for best Drama Series. He has also been involved in the crime series
Luther, the movie
Hammer of the Gods and the
Doctor Who episodes "The Rings of Akhaten" and the 2011 Christmas special, "The Doctor, The Widow and the Wardrobe".