Editor - Black Narcissus

December 27, 2020 by Helena Evans

Director: Charlotte Bruus Christensen

Producers: Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich

BBC/FX/DNA Films

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This BBC miniseries was adapted from Rummer Godden’s Novel by Bafta Award-winning Amanda Coe. It follows a group of Anglican missionary nuns, lead by Sister Clodagh (Gemma Arterton) as they attempt to set up a branch of their church in the remote Palace of Mopu, Nepal. Intoxicated by both the location and the history and of the Palace, each nun begins to unravel.

Assembly Editor - Chernobyl

May 06, 2019 by Helena Evans

Director: Johan Renk

Editors: Jinx Godfrey and Simon Smith

HBO/Sky/Sister Pictures/Mighty Mint

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Written by Craig Mazin, Chernobyl follows the internal investigation which uncovered the errors and conditions that lead to the explosion at the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant in April of 1986. It remains one of the worst man-made disasters in human history. This five part mini-series tells the stories of, not only those who were inadvertently effected, but those who tried to help and all the ways in which the accident irrevocably changed lives.

1st Assistant Editor - The Children Act

August 24, 2018 by Helena Evans

Director: Richard Eyre

Editor: Dan Farrell

Toledo Films/BBC Films/Film Nation

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Adapted for the screen by Ian McEwan from his best selling novel, The Children Act tells the story of a British Judge (Emma Thompson) who must make daily decisions about the human rights of children in life threatening situations. Her work has taken it’s toll on her relationship with her husband (Stanley Tucci). One case, that of a Jehovah Witness teenage boy, suffering from leukaemia (Fionn Whitehead), starts to get complicated in more ways than just matters of the law.

1st Assistant Editor - King Lear

May 28, 2018 by Helena Evans

Director: Richard Eyre

Editor: Dan Farrell

Playground UK/BBC/Amazon

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Shakespear’s King Lear is adapted for television in this one off feature length episode. A tyrant king (Anthony Hopkins) decides to give his kingdom to his three daughters (Emma Thompson, Emily Watson, Florence Pugh) - the size of the section they each get is dependent on their ability to express their love for him. The eldest sisters shower him with adulation and adoration but the youngest is more humble and honest in her approach. The fall out from this family drama reveals the true character in each of them as the king descends into madness.

1st Assistant Editor - 47 Meters Down

July 26, 2017 by Helena Evans

Director: Johannes Roberts

Editor: Martin Brinkler

The Fyzz/Dimension Films

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After being abandoned by her boyfriend, Lisa (Mandy Moore) takes her sister Kate (Claire Holt) on holiday to Mexico with her. Kate persuades Lisa to go cage diving with her in shark-infested waters. Their thrilling view of great white sharks in crystal clear waters, from the safety of a cage is ruined when the cage breaks away from their boat, sending them plummeting to the ocean floor, 47 meters down. With sharks circling the cage and an ever decreasing supply of oxygen, the sisters must work together to survive.

1st Assistant Editor - The Halcyon

January 02, 2017 by Helena Evans

Directors: Stephen Woolfenden, Rob Evans, Justin Hardy, Phil John

Editors: Crispin Green, Dominic Strevens, Paul Endacott

Left Bank Pictures/ITV

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This 8 part series follows the stories of those residing in the fictional five star Halcyon hotel. Set in 1940, swing music and glitz await inside the walls of the glamorous establishment but outside, the war takes its toll. The world is changing, from national politics to entrenched social conventions, shifts of power are happening. Playing fields are levelled between the staff, the owners and the guests as everyone is forced to confront the difficulties of rations, black outs and conscription.

1st Assistant Editor - The Other Side Of The Door

February 27, 2016 by Helena Evans

Director: Johannes Roberts

Editors: Martin Brinkler

42/20th Century Fox

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A mother (Sarah Wayne Callies) becomes consumed with guilt after losing her son Oliver (Logan Creran) in a tragic accident. She learns about a remote Hindu temple where visitors can communicate with the dead to say goodbye for the last time. Her failure to follow the rules of the ritual at the mystical door to the other side, causes Oliver's restless spirit to return home and haunt his father (Jeremy Sisto) and younger sister (Sofia Rosinsky).

VFX Editor - Fortitude (S1)

January 29, 2015 by Helena Evans

Directors: Sam Miller, Richard Laxton, Hettie Macdonald

Editors: Yan Miles, Guy Bensley, Stephen O’Connell

Sky/Tiger Aspect/Pivot

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Fortitude is a small idyllic town, where nothing bad ever happens in this 11 part drama series set in the melting Arctic. Then, one day a brutal and shocking murder reveals cracks in the ice of the community. Sheriff Dan Anderssen (Richard Dormer) leads the investigation and is forced to work alongside DCI Morton (Stanley Tucci), a detective who has flown into town from the mainland to contribute his forensic expertise. As the search for the killer progresses, their list of suspects and suspicions of each other, grows.

1st Assistant Editor - Pride

September 12, 2014 by Helena Evans

Director: Matthew Warchus

Editor: Melanie Oliver

Pathe/BBC Film/BFI

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Featuring an all-star cast, Pride takes us back to 1984 to tell the real-life story of a London based LGBT community who reached out to help a group of Welsh miners during the pit strikes. Both groups view themselves as the underdog in opposition to powerful ideologies and unite to take on the same cause. This is the ultimate demonstration of there being more in common between communities than that which divides them, with a good dose of 80’s pop music to boot.

2nd Assistant Editor - Before I Go To Sleep

September 05, 2014 by Helena Evans

Director: Rowan Joffé

Editor: Melanie Oliver

Millenium/Scott Free/ Studio Canal

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Based on the best selling novel by SJ Watson, Before I Go To Sleep tells the story of Christine Lucas (Nicole Kidman) who is suffering from anterograde amnesia and is unable to form new memories. Every day she has to become reacquainted with her husband, Ben (Colin Firth), and the other constants in her life. In accordance with her doctor's (Mark Strong) instructions, Christine keeps a video diary. As Christine starts to uncover terrifying truths about her past, she begins to question everything -- and everyone -- around her.