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Toby Haynes

Toby Oliver Glyn Haynes is a British television director, notable for his work on Doctor Who (2010–11), Sherlock (2012), Black Mirror (2017–2025), and Andor (2022). He also directed the Channel 4/HBO television film Brexit: The Uncivil War.

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Toby Haynes
Born
Toby Oliver Glyn Haynes

October 1977 (age 48)
OccupationTelevision director

Toby Oliver Glyn Haynes (born October 1977)1 is a British television director, notable for his work on Doctor Who (2010–11), Sherlock (2012), Black Mirror (2017–2025), and Andor (2022). He also directed the Channel 4/HBO television film Brexit: The Uncivil War.2

He is a graduate of the National Film and Television School, and an alumnus of Falmouth University.3

He won the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation (Short Form) for the Doctor Who episodes "The Pandorica Opens" and "The Big Bang" (2010).4

Filmography

Film

Television

Title Episodes Broadcaster
Coming Up
  • "The Baader Meinhoff Gang Show" (2004)
 Channel 4
Hollyoaks
  • 1 episode (2007)
 Channel 4
M.I. High
  • "The Sinister Prime Minister" (2007)
  • "Stars in Their Eyes" (2007)
  • "The Big Freeze" (2007)
  • "The Power Thief" (2007)
  • "Nerd Alert" (2007)
  • "It's a Kind of Magic" (2008)
  • "You Can Call Me Al" (2008)
  • "Evil by Design" (2008)
  • "Fit Up" (2008)
  • "Face Off" (2008)
 CBBC
Holby Blue
  • Series 2, Episode 3 (2008)
  • Series 2, Episode 4 (2008)
 BBC One
Spooks: Code 9
  • "Deal" (2008)
  • "National Catastrophe" (2008)
 BBC Three
Being Human
  • Series 1, Episode 1 (2009)
  • Series 1, Episode 2 (2009)
 BBC Three
Five Days
  • "Day 1" (2010)
  • "Day 2" (2010)
  • "Day 8" (2010)
 BBC One
Doctor Who BBC One
Sherlock BBC One
Wallander
  • "An Event in Autumn" (2012)7
 BBC One
The Musketeers
  • "Friends and Enemies" (2014)
  • "Sleight of Hand" (2014)
 BBC One
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
  • "The Friends of English Magic" (2015)
  • "How Is Lady Pole?" (2015)
  • "The Education of a Magician" (2015)
  • "All the Mirrors of the World" (2015)
  • "Arabella" (2015)
  • "The Black Tower" (2015)
  • "Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell" (2015)
 BBC One
Black Mirror Netflix
Utopia
  • "Life Begins" (2020)
  • "Just a Fanboy" (2020)
  • "Tuesday's Child" (2020)
  • "Stay Alive, Jessica Hyde" (2020)
 Amazon Prime
Andor Disney+
References

References

  1. https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/W_Efv1WpcqaOKS9euI0It4Nl07I/appointments
  2. Greene, Steve (14 December 2018). "'Brexit' Trailer: Bald Benedict Cumberbatch Wants the UK to Leave the EU". IndieWire. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  3. PixelRain (6 June 2012). "Five Top Tips: Toby Haynes" – via Vimeo.
  4. "2011 Hugo Awards". World Science Fiction Society. 25 April 2011. Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  5. "Video: Doctor Who at Wondercon 2011 (View from 36:35)". YouTube. 3 April 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2011. So what's next for you?" "I'm doing Sherlock.
  6. "Sherlock returns in May". Twitter.com. 31 July 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  7. "Series 3 - LEFT BANK Pictures". Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
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