Sampson Collins

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Sampson Collins
Born (1982-09-21) 21 September 1982 (age 40)
London
NationalityEnglish
Occupation(s)Journalist, author and film-maker
Notable work Death of a Gentleman ,
Gazza

Sampson William Francis Collins (born 21 September 1982 in London) is an English film-maker, journalist and author. He is best known as the director of the Grierson-nominated Documentary series Gazza [1] on the treatment of the footballer Paul Gascoigne by the tabloid press, and the producer, co-director and co-writer of the award-winning documentary Death of a Gentleman , about corruption in the administration of cricket. [2]

Death of a Gentleman was awarded Best Documentary at the prestigious Sports Journalism Awards in February 2016, beating off a strong shortlist including the highly commended Catch Me If You Can (a BBC Panorama investigation into allegations of doping in athletics), and One Day in May (BT Sport's story of the Bradford City fire). [3]

Gazza broadcast on BBC Two in April 2022 [4] and was nominated for 'Best Sports Documentary', [5] and shortlisted for 'Best Series' [6] at the 2022 Grierson Documentary Awards.

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References

  1. https://griersontrust.org/grierson-awards/past-awards/2022#nominations [ bare URL ]
  2. "Death of a Gentleman website".
  3. Miller, Andrew (22 February 2016). "Cricket documentary Death of a Gentleman scoops prestigious Sports Journalists Association award". ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  4. "Q & A: the making of BBC documentary Gazza". Televisual. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  5. https://griersontrust.org/grierson-awards/past-awards/2022#nominations [ bare URL ]
  6. https://griersontrust.org/grierson-awards/past-awards/2022#shortlist [ bare URL ]