Becky Martin

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Becky Martin
NationalityBritish
Occupation Television director
Notable work
Peep Show

Becky Martin is a British television director and producer. Among her directorial credits are episodes of Peep Show , [1] [2] Pete versus Life , Getting On , Veep , [3] Succession [4] and Avenue 5 . In 2017, Martin won the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Comedy Series for "Inauguration", Veep's season-five finale. [5] [6]

Martin directed Peep Show series four to nine. In 2010, series six was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Situation Comedy, [7] and series nine was nominated in 2016 in the "Scripted Comedy" category. [8] She also directed the 2007 Comedy Showcase installment Ladies and Gentlemen.

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