More than three decades after he invented MasterChef, Franc Roddam still has just one key rule. “We don’t criticise people on MasterChef, only the food.” That maxim has served Roddam ...

Woodall’s tale may never have seen the light of day, let alone Disney’s feature animation offices, were it not for his own knight in shining armor — disenchanted director Franc Roddam.

Now 78, film director Franc Roddam had just landed a job with the prestigious outfit, following his success as director of the cult British film based on the music of The Who, Quadrophenia ...

Based on a format created by Franc Roddam, FOX‘s MasterChef is produced by Endemol Shine North America and One Potato Two Potato and executive produced by Danny Schrader, Gordon Ramsay ...

Based on a format created by Franc Roddam, each season of the unscripted cooking competition follows a crop of young home cooks between the ages of 8 and 13 as they face off in a variety of ...

“MasterChef” is based on a format created by Franc Roddam. THe series is produced by Endemol Shine North America and One Potato Two Potato, with executive producers including Danny ...

The Who released their “Quadrophenia” double album in 1973; six years later, they collaborated with director Franc Roddam (“The Bride,” “The Lords of Discipline”) on a film version ...

Franc Roddam has directed award-winning documentaries and dramas for British television and mini-series for US television, and is the founder and chairman of Ziji Publishing, whose roster includes ...

Franc Roddam (born 29 April 1946, Norton, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham) is an English film director, screenwriter, TV producer, format creator and book publisher. He is married to photographer ...

They are based on a format created by Franc Roddam and Endemol Shine. Elisabeth Murdoch, Eden Gaha, Paul Franklin, Robin Ashbrook, Ramsay, Adeline Ramage Rooney, Patricia Llewellyn and Ben Adler ...

A film whose cult status, he says, couldn’t have been achieved if director Franc Roddam hadn’t made it “with his whole heart.” But becoming Mary Shelley’s classic creature wasn’t ...

Sting in Quadrophenia, Franc Roddam's breakthrough film based on The Who's classic 1973 album Credit: Rex Features The film bug has never left Roddam. “I still write screenplays,” he says.