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Stephen Nicholas Production Designer

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"Enjoying what you do isn't really a job!"


Stephen Nicholas 2026

Currently shooting - 'BURIED 2026'

'BURIED' - New Factual series 2026

I am currently designing a set for this brand new factual series starring Michael Sheen.

BBC Factual and BBC Cymru Wales have commissioned Buried (w/t, 2 x 60’) produced in partnership with the Open University, a gripping two-part unscripted series co-produced by Wall to Wall and Smoke Trail Productions following Michael Sheen as he digs into claims of chemical contamination in South Wales, close to where the award-winning actor grew up.

Please click the link below for more detail.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2026/factual-series-with-michael-sheen-announced


'BOARDERS series 3'

'BOARDERS 3' Comedy-Drama 2026 for the BBC & iPlayer

Boarders series 1 and 2 is now an award winning show and has gone down a storm both in the UK and the USA, recently it's been showcasing on the huge digital screens on Times Square in New York, how fantastic is this, we as a production are very proud. 


So proud that we've done it again for a 3rd series, so watch this space and my socials for more updates on release date and info and the new series.


You can also still watch Series 1 and 2 in the UK on BBCiPlayer (click link below) and If your in North America, you can also watch series 1 and 2 on TUBI.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2024/boarders-series-two

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m001wjyk/boarders


Thanks all for your Support, we hope you love it as much as we do.

'NORTHANGER ABBEY' - currently in prep

'NORTHANGER ABBEY' Motion Picture

I'm currently in early prep on a Motion Picture called 'NORTHANGER ABBEY' its an adaptation of a Jane Austin novel.


Synopsis
Catherine Winslet, a young literature teacher, is invited to Bath, England, by her eccentric idol, Mrs. Daftwood, to ghostwrite her memoirs, igniting dreams of living out her Austen-inspired fantasies. However, Catherine soon finds herself navigating romantic missteps with the charming Edmund, quirky household chaos, and a mysterious curse tied to an old abbey. Through heartbreak and misadventures, Catherine uncovers the truth about love and finds a chance to start a new chapter in her own story.


Genre: Romantic Comedy
Adaptation: from Jane Austin‘s novel Northanger Abbey


'BOARDERS' series 2

'BOARDERS 2' Comedy-Drama 2025 for the BBC & iPlayer

Hope you all enjoyed Boarders Series 1, Series 2 is now complete and you can watch both series on BBCiPlayer (click link below) and watch my socials for all updated info on new set images, current events and fab behind the scenes videos from the cast.

If your in North America, you can steam series 1 and 2 now (17.04.2025) on Tubi.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2024/boarders-series-two

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m001wjyk/boarders

'CRONGTON' series 1

'CRONGTON' Comedy-Drama 2024 for the BBC & iPlayer

CRONGTON has just won BEST CHILDREN'S DRAMA at the  Broadcast Awards 2026.


I Designer a brand new series for the BBC called 'CRONGTON' early 2024 and you can now watch all episodes on BBCiPlayer (see link below), here is a brief synopsis of the show.

The ten-part returning series, aimed at a 10-12 audience, is written by the award-winning writer and comedian Archie Maddocks, and based on the best-selling novels by Alex Wheatle.

Crongton chronicles the lives and journeys of a group of young people living in a thriving, multicultural community in a fictional urban housing estate, as they navigate the complexities of social politics, peer pressure and identity while trying to forge a place for themselves within a world full of possibility and littered with danger. Shot through with irreverent humour and featuring animated fantasy sequences, it’s a joyful, energetic ride through the trials and tribulations of growing up, a celebration of the kind of community you only find on an estate, and a look at how you come to terms with the darkness of the world around you when you’re on the cusp of childhood and adulthood.

CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO WATCH ALL EPISODES

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m0026y0z/crongton

'BOARDERS' series 1

'BOARDERS' Comedy-Drama 2024 for the BBC & iPlayer

I designed this brand-new six-part series, created by award winning writer Daniel Lawrence Taylor (Timewasters), follows five talented under privileged black students from inner-city London as they gain scholarships at St. Gilberts, an elite boarding school. 


You can now watch series 1 on BBC iPlayer by clicking the link below: 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m001wjyk/boarders


'PLEBS - Soldiers of Rome'

'Plebs - Soldiers of Rome' - Feature Special for ITV

I Designed 'Plebs - Soldiers of Rome' Feature special for Rise Films, shot at Nu Boyana Film Studios in Bulgaria and also the stunning West Welsh Coast near Cardiff.

You can watch the full film here on the ITVX.

https://www.itv.com/watch/plebs/2a1873/2a1873a0040?gclid=Cj0KCQiA8t2eBhDeARIsAAVEga330bv8xiPOUGJM25enQ34UcA6HBbuivYo_KAYMN_4O9FkmpLBYfqUaAk3QEALw_wcB

Details of the Film are here on the IMDB page.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22817698/

You can see the latest trailer here 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zshSKvWokY

'GALWAD'

'GALWAD' - Drama for Sky Arts

I Designed a very exciting new project which was on Sky Arts on the 2nd September 2022, 'GALWAD' is a multi-platform story that was told over digital and broadcast channels and through live events in Wales from 26th September to 2nd October 2022.   

'GALWAD' blends conventional and new digital forms of storytelling to form a new kind of cultural event in which the audience was invited to follow a story in real-time over a week.  ​ 

'GALWAD' brought together Wales’ boldest talent in film and TV, creative technology and live performance with the imagination and talents of Welsh communities to create a new kind of multi-platform, multi-lingual story for our times. ​ A creative and ambitious act of collective imagination from and by Wales, 'GALWAD' was inspired by the Well Being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 and invited audiences to explore the moral dilemmas and possibilities of a different kind of future.

GALWAD was nominated for a SXSW Innovation Award for Best Immersive Production 2023

GALWAD was nominated for a ROSE D'OR Award for Best Multi Platform Series 2023

CLICK LINK BELOW TO WATCH THE TRAILER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLsuZKJ9kTU

'A MILLION DAYS'

'A Million Days' - Feature Film (theatrical release 2024)

The year is 2041 and the next step in the future of humankind is imminent. After decades of training and research, the mission to create the first lunar colony is about to launch with Anderson as lead astronaut. Jay, an AI purpose built for the mission, has simulated every possible outcome for the expedition. Tensions arise when the chilling motives of Jay become apparent, sowing the seeds of distrust between Anderson, and the group that had gathered to quietly celebrate the launch. As the night descends into chaos, the group’s faith in one another and their mission begins to crack, with the knowledge that the decisions they make before sunrise, will change humanity forever... out in 2023

Staring Hermione Corfield (We Hunt Together), Simon Merrells (Good Omens), Kemi-Bo Jacobs (London Has Fallen).


A couple of links below but more information to follow.

https://variety.com/2022/film/global/lord-of-the-rings-simon-merrells-million-days-1235254296/

https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/972423-a-million-days

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9281138/

'THE TRICK'

'The Trick' - A 90 minute Film for the BBC

I Designed a BBC Film called 'The Trick'  in 2021. The Trick tells the story of world-renowned Professor Philip Jones; Director of Climate Research at the University of East Anglia, who back in 2009 found himself at the eye of an international media storm and the victim of cyberterrorism. 

With time running out against an unseen enemy, The Trick looks at the potentially devastating consequences to humanity from climate change denial; how a media storm undermined public confidence in the science and how the concept of ‘truth’ took a back seat causing us to lose a decade of action. The film also charts the unjustified persecution of Phil Jones, his wife Ruth’s fierce support of her husband and the fight for the ultimate exoneration of himself and the science. 

For set images go to the Film tap at top of page.

YOU CAN WATCH IT ON APPLE TV, AMAZON PRIME, SKY STORE AND NETFLIX 

BAFTA CYMRU AWARD NOMINATION FOR BEST FEATURE / TV FILM 2022

'ULTIMATE VIKING' In Development

'Ultimate Viking' - Adventure Living History Series (in development)

I'm in the early stages of Designing a very exciting adventure living history series called 'Ultimate Viking', for Sky. The challenge is to Design a purpose-built Viking Settlement on the spectacular Norwegian cost so that the diverse cast of men and women can be pushed to the extreme as they find out if they have what it takes to live as true Vikings. Its a brutal endurance competition in which contestants must hone their Vikings skills and apply their mental and physical strength to endure the toughest test of their lives. 

Game of Thrones  Kristofer Hivju and his wife Gry Molvær Hivju will host the series and are proud to show the fjords.

https://www.lifeinnorway.net/ultimate-viking-greenlit/

'FFLAM'

'Fflam Series 1' - Thriller for S4C

It was a pleasure Designing a brand new series for S4C created by Vox Pictures and BBC Wales, an exciting new six part drama which will keep you on your toes, Gwenllian Gravelle from S4C said "We wanted to experiment with a new format. Vox Pictures succeeded in creating the drama series Cyswllt for S4C at the beginning of lockdown and this worked really well with half hour episodes.""

Producer Llyr Morus and director Judith Dine had recruited an impressive cast and crew that delivered this compulsive story in such challenging times."

https://www.s4c.cymru/en/press/post/41486/fflam-the-sizzling-new-drama-that-plays-with-fire/

https://www.voxpictures.co.uk/fflam#



'KEEPING FAITH' series 3

'Keeping Faith series III' - Thriller for the BBC & S4C

It was an honour Designing the final series of 'Keeping Faith' for Vox Pictures, this was a tough one as we started shooting before the Covid-19 Pandemic, and had to postpone the shoot due to the lockdown, as restrictions lifted and new guidelines were put in place as well as training, we completed the series with honour.

Episodes:  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000tqx8/episodes/guide

Press Release:  https://www.s4c.cymru/en/press/post/39846/un-bore-mercher-comes-back-to-s4c-for-the-last-time/#

BAFTA CYMRU AWARD NOMINATION FOR BEST DRAMA SERIES 2021

'CYSWLLT' - Lockdown Drama

The first Lockdown Drama to be broadcast in the UK.

'Cyswllt /Lifelines' - First Lockdown Drama Broadcast in the UK for S4C

I Designed a three part Drama during the Covid-19 Pandemic Lockdown called 'Cyswllt', here are some details of the exceptional drama below:

"In strange and unprecedented times, where plans are cancelled and technology has become our only means of contact with the outside world, an exciting new Lockdown drama has hit our screens.

Cyswllt (Lifeline) is an intimate drama that gives a snapshot of life during a pandemic, showing the effect of Lockdown on individuals and families. In a pioneering move, it has used only laptops and phones to film the entire three-part series.

The series, which has seen its first episode screened on Wednesday 29th April 2020 on S4C, was the first drama of its kind to be commissioned, shot and broadcast in the UK during Lockdown.

Filmed under strict safety conditions, 'Cyswllt' has captured the changes we are all experiencing in our lives as our relationships and behavior are shaped by fear. Warm-hearted and compassionate in tone, the series interweaves the stories of family and friends over the weeks, bringing tension, split loyalties and big surprises."

BAFTA CYMRU AWARD NOMINATION FOR BEST DRAMA SERIES 2021

'THE TUCKERS'

'The Tuckers' - Comedy Drama 2020 for the BBC

In 2019 I designed a brand new series called 'The Tuckers', a BBC Comedy Drama based in Wales written by Steve Speirs, Directed by Ian Fitzgibbon and Produced by Owen Bell. 

Broadcast on BBC Cymru/Wales and iPlayer on the 10th January 2020.


So series one of The Tuckers has now been on our screens and the response has been overwhelming, we have the support of Rob Brydon, Rufus Hound, Stephen Merchant, David Mitchel and Jack Whitehall to name just a few, remember you can also binge watch the series again on the BBC iPlayer  here https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000d4w4 if you want to watch again.

BAFTA CYMRU AWARD NOMINATION FOR BEST ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME 2020

'CONCRETE PLANS'

'Concrete Plans' - Feature Film 2020

‘CONCRETE PLANS’ is a feature film set in Wales co-produced by Fractured Films, Perfectmotion and co-funded by Film Agency Wales, the thriller tells the story of a motley gang of builders who take on a remote farmhouse job, only to be ripped off by the aristocratic owner before things spin badly out of control. The film is a snapshot of contemporary Britain – encompassing issues from the black economy, class divisions, immigration and social tensions, but rendered through the prism of a tense thriller as blue collar workers turn on the home owner, then one another against the rugged backdrop of the Welsh mountains, directed by Will Jewell. 

https://www.fracturedfilms.com/portfolio/concrete-plans/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10975750/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_2 

 The trailer for ‘Concrete Plans’ is out now, so proud of the teams hard work as we didn’t have a lot of money but it turned out looking fantastic. The film premieres on Friday at @FrightFest then uk digital launch on 23rd November via @SignatureEntUK, please take a look.   

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQU-051Csp8

You can also go to the official website www.concreteplans.co.uk for more details and also watch the trailer and reviews. https://www.concreteplans.co.uk/trailer

'THE MURDER OF JILL DANDO'

'The Jill Dando Murder' - Television Documentary for the BBC

Four million people tuned into The Murder of Jill Dando, a production I'm proud to say I designed for the BBC which was broadcast at 9pm on BBC1 on the 2nd April 2019, working alongside the director Marcus Plowright, Producer Georgina Lee and Executive Producer Joe Mather. The documentary was created to mark 20 years since the tragic murder of TV presenter and newsreader Jill Dando back in 1999. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0003w40

BAFTA CYMRU AWARD NOMINATION FOR A BEST SINGLE DOCUMENTARY 2020

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