Bille Eltringham
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Bille Eltringham is an award winning British film and television director. She is a graduate of Bournemouth Film School.
Her most recent film is Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution
(2007). She co-directed The Darkest Light (1999) with Simon Beaufoy
, and directed This Is Not a Love Song
(2002), the first film to be simultaneously streamed on the Internet with its cinema premiere.
TV work includes directing the critically acclaimed BBC drama, The Long Firm (2004); directing an episode of The L Word
("Lost Weekend", 2006); directing two episodes of the BBC series Ashes to Ashes
(2007) and two episodes of the ITV series Lewis (2009 and 2010). Earlier TV work includes Kid in the Corner (1999) and Physics for Fish (1993).
Short films include Lune (1993) and Yellow (1996).
She worked as a boatswain
on square rig
ged tall ships and as a dresser and prop builder in the theatre.
Eltringham lives in London
on a boat called Zebullon.
Her most recent film is Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution
Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution
Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution is a 2007 British comedy drama film, directed by Bille Eltringham and starring Catherine Tate, Iain Glen and Brittany Ashworth, about a British family who move to East Germany in 1968, during the Cold War...
(2007). She co-directed The Darkest Light (1999) with Simon Beaufoy
Simon Beaufoy
Simon Beaufoy is a British screenwriter. Born in Keighley, he was educated at Malsis School in Cross Hills, Ermysted's Grammar School and Sedbergh School, he read English at St Peter's College, Oxford and graduated from The Arts Institute at Bournemouth...
, and directed This Is Not a Love Song
This is Not a Love Song
This is Not a Love Song is a 2003 British film directed by Bille Eltringham, the first film to be streamed live on the Internet simultaneously with its cinema premiere....
(2002), the first film to be simultaneously streamed on the Internet with its cinema premiere.
TV work includes directing the critically acclaimed BBC drama, The Long Firm (2004); directing an episode of The L Word
The L Word
The L Word is an American co-production television drama series originally shown on Showtime portraying the lives of a group of lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people and their friends, family and lovers in the trendy Greater Los Angeles, California city of West Hollywood...
("Lost Weekend", 2006); directing two episodes of the BBC series Ashes to Ashes
Ashes to Ashes (TV series)
Ashes to Ashes is a British science fiction and police procedural drama television series, serving as the sequel to Life on Mars.The series began airing on BBC One in February 2008. A second series began broadcasting in April 2009...
(2007) and two episodes of the ITV series Lewis (2009 and 2010). Earlier TV work includes Kid in the Corner (1999) and Physics for Fish (1993).
Short films include Lune (1993) and Yellow (1996).
She worked as a boatswain
Boatswain
A boatswain , bo's'n, bos'n, or bosun is an unlicensed member of the deck department of a merchant ship. The boatswain supervises the other unlicensed members of the ship's deck department, and typically is not a watchstander, except on vessels with small crews...
on square rig
Square rig
Square rig is a generic type of sail and rigging arrangement in which the primary driving sails are carried on horizontal spars which are perpendicular, or square, to the keel of the vessel and to the masts. These spars are called yards and their tips, beyond the last stay, are called the yardarms...
ged tall ships and as a dresser and prop builder in the theatre.
Eltringham lives in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
on a boat called Zebullon.