Steve Humphries

Directing

Steve Humphries

UK

Steve Humphries is a former history and sociology lecturer at the University of Essex. After moving into television as a producer with LWT he set up Testimony Films to specialise in oral history programme-making. In 2016 he was awarded the Royal Television Society’s Sir Ambrose Fleming Memorial Award for outstanding contribution to television.

Acting credits

A Day of Violence poster
3.9

Mitchell Parker lies dead on a morgue slab. In life, 'Mitchell' served the low ranks of Debt Collectors, surrounded by all the filth and scum that the world had to offer. He thought his luck was in, when on a routine collection he stumbles across 100,000 in cash, hidden in the sofa of one of his clients. A dark and haunting past hangs over the head of 'Mitchell Parker', one that will lead him on a journey of redemption and ultimately sacrifice. Hunted by the gang whose Money he has stolen. He must evade capture and use the money to rid himself of his demons once and for all. Witness his last days of life.

A Day of Violence

2010

The Paedophile Next Door poster
6.3

Historian Steve Humphries examines failures in policies and legislation put in place to protect youngsters from sexual abuse, and discovers radical new solutions proposed by an increasing number of child-protection experts, which challenge deep-rooted attitudes and emotional reactions to paedophiles. Senior lecturer Sarah Goode believes the most promising way to reduce the number of child-abuse cases is to encourage people to seek treatment before they target victims. Her theory is supported by an interview in this programme in which Humphries meets a man who makes an extraordinary confession on camera.

The Paedophile Next Door

2014

Gli eroi di Ground Zero poster
6.0

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Gli eroi di Ground Zero

2013

Ford's Dagenham Dream poster
NR

In the 1950s Ford of America began to introduce its dream of "happy families on wheels" to the UK, producing cars at Dagenham for the average British family - and in the 1960s and 1970s, for boy racers as well.

Ford's Dagenham Dream

Behind the camera

The 9/11 Surfer poster
6.0

Immediately after 9/11, rumors emerged of someone who had 'surfed' the debris to safety. A Discovery Channel documentary on the 11th anniversary of the tragedy told the story of survivor Pasquale Buzzelli, who may or may not be the surfer.

The 9/11 Surfer

2011

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6.0

The story of a 9/11 hero named Jason Thomas, who helped two police officers trapped beneath the rubble of Ground Zero.

9/11: The Lost Hero

2013

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6.0

The story of a 9/11 hero named Jason Thomas, who helped two police officers trapped beneath the rubble of Ground Zero.

9/11: The Lost Hero

2013

9/11 Firehouse poster
6.9

Documentary film recounting the story of Ten House, the fire station right next to the World Trade Center, and the experiences of its firefighters on 9/11

9/11 Firehouse

2013

9/11 Firehouse poster
6.9

Documentary film recounting the story of Ten House, the fire station right next to the World Trade Center, and the experiences of its firefighters on 9/11

9/11 Firehouse

2013

9/11: Rescue Cops poster
5.7

The extraordinary untold story of the heroism and sacrifice of the NYPD’s elite rescue squad - the Emergency Service Unit - on 9/11.

9/11: Rescue Cops

2014

9/11: Rescue Cops poster
5.7

The extraordinary untold story of the heroism and sacrifice of the NYPD’s elite rescue squad - the Emergency Service Unit - on 9/11.

9/11: Rescue Cops

2014

The Miracle of Stairway B poster
6.0

Survivors tell how 12 fire-fighters, a police officer and an office worker survived inside the North Tower of the World Trade Center as it collapsed on top of them

The Miracle of Stairway B

2006

The Miracle of Stairway B poster
6.0

Survivors tell how 12 fire-fighters, a police officer and an office worker survived inside the North Tower of the World Trade Center as it collapsed on top of them

The Miracle of Stairway B

2006

Surviving Aberfan poster
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Documentary about the Aberfan disaster in south Wales in October 1966. The people of Aberfan tell their stories of tragic loss, miraculous survival and heroic rescue.

Surviving Aberfan

2016

The Paedophile Next Door poster
6.3

Historian Steve Humphries examines failures in policies and legislation put in place to protect youngsters from sexual abuse, and discovers radical new solutions proposed by an increasing number of child-protection experts, which challenge deep-rooted attitudes and emotional reactions to paedophiles. Senior lecturer Sarah Goode believes the most promising way to reduce the number of child-abuse cases is to encourage people to seek treatment before they target victims. Her theory is supported by an interview in this programme in which Humphries meets a man who makes an extraordinary confession on camera.

The Paedophile Next Door

2014

The Paedophile Next Door poster
6.3

Historian Steve Humphries examines failures in policies and legislation put in place to protect youngsters from sexual abuse, and discovers radical new solutions proposed by an increasing number of child-protection experts, which challenge deep-rooted attitudes and emotional reactions to paedophiles. Senior lecturer Sarah Goode believes the most promising way to reduce the number of child-abuse cases is to encourage people to seek treatment before they target victims. Her theory is supported by an interview in this programme in which Humphries meets a man who makes an extraordinary confession on camera.

The Paedophile Next Door

2014

Sex in a Cold Climate poster
7.1

Interlocking interviews of 4 women interred in various Magdalene asylums and/or orphanages because of out-of-wedlock pregnancies, being sexually assaulted, or just being "too pretty".

Sex in a Cold Climate

1998

The Man Who Predicted 9/11 poster
7.0

After the planes hit on 9/11, Morgan Stanley security chief Rick Rescorla put into effect plans that he had developed years before. Rick had seen the potential for an airborne suicide attack on the twin towers as part of evaluating the risk posed to his wards within their building. After the attack in 1993 Rick took it personally to prepare and avoid the chaotic scenes that came with the 93 attack. This documentary tells the story of the man who predicted the 9/11 attacks and saved thousands of lives and died in the process.

The Man Who Predicted 9/11

2005

The Man Who Predicted 9/11 poster
7.0

After the planes hit on 9/11, Morgan Stanley security chief Rick Rescorla put into effect plans that he had developed years before. Rick had seen the potential for an airborne suicide attack on the twin towers as part of evaluating the risk posed to his wards within their building. After the attack in 1993 Rick took it personally to prepare and avoid the chaotic scenes that came with the 93 attack. This documentary tells the story of the man who predicted the 9/11 attacks and saved thousands of lives and died in the process.

The Man Who Predicted 9/11

2005

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NR

An inspirational documentary about survival and rescue, which tells the stories of people who emerged alive against all the odds from the Kings Cross train bombing

The Miracle Of Carriage 346

2008

Pedalling Dreams: The Raleigh Story poster
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The remarkable story of Raleigh, the bicycle manufacturer who grew from humble beginnings in the backstreets of Nottingham to rapidly become the biggest bike maker in the world.

Pedalling Dreams: The Raleigh Story

2017

Hotel Ground Zero poster
4.0

The story of the 14 guests and staff trapped in the Marriott World Trade Center a hotel beneath the Twin Towers on September 11, and their narrow escape.

Hotel Ground Zero

2009

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Covers the desperate rescue attempts at Ground Zero in the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, and the ensuing recovery process.

9/11: Ground Zero Underworld

2007

Hull's Headscarf Heroes poster
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Documentary which marks the 50th anniversary of the triple trawler tragedy during January and February of 1968, in which 58 men died. It was one of Britain's deadliest maritime disasters, which tore through the heart of Hull's Hessle Road fishing community. The film tells the epic story of the Hull fishermen who did the most dangerous job in Britain and their wives whose protest ensured such a disaster never happened again. The women's campaign was one of the biggest and most successful civil action campaigns of the 20th century. Combining rare archive and emotional testimony - including that of Yvonne Blenkinsop, the last surviving leader of the women - those who lived through the tragedy and fought for change tell their incredible stories for the first time.

Hull's Headscarf Heroes

2018