Martin O’Byrne

Credits

Love Triangle - Director

I was delighted to direct the reunion episode for Channel 4's latest dating format, Love Triangle. Filmed in a huge Manchester bar, I oversaw set design, lighting and a very complicated shoot.

9 cameras and 13 contributors plus alcohol and one presenter, Vogue Williams.

I'm really happy with how this show turned out hopefully they'll be a series 2! 

Tonight - editor

Editor of Leaders profiles for ITV flagship current affairs programme. My episode was Ed Davey and Patrick Harvie of the Scottish Greens. A lovely team on Tonight.

Drawers Off! - Series Director and Lead editor

Series Director and Lead editor of new Multistory series for Channel 4.

Five amateur artists take turns to model for each other Mondat thru Friday. On friday the winner is judged by their piers and they skip off with a grand. 

Lovely series, fun to make, fun to watch. Hopefully we get another series...

multi-camera shoot on location, 12 cameras.

Style it Out - editor

Lead Editor of a new fashion/recycling format for Children's BBC. Made by my long-term collaborators Lion television, it's a multi-camera shoot, hosted by Emma Willis and contains many fast-paced montages and making sequences with a fashion show at the end of each episode. The final episode was shot in an ob-doc style as the winner showcased their designs at London Fashion Week.

Motorway Cops - Editor

Editor of the very successful police documentary series. Six weeks to edit an action packed hour of the boys and girls in blue.

Made by Purple/Objective for channel 5

Comic Relief - editor

Honoured to be an Editor on Comic Relief - and in particular the highlights of Sir Lenny Henry's career on Red Nose Day in his final year of presenting. 

Dubai Hustle

Editor of series 2 and 3 of this highly rating BBC Three docudrama about Brits selling out-of-this-world properties to rich people in Dubai. Lots of montages great drone footage and well-shot reality to play with.

Real Housewives of Jersey

Editor - Monkey Kingdom spin-off show for ITV.

You know what this is. Fancy people in Jersey. Pretty right-wing by the looks of it. 

Turns out not all of them are Housewives. Or married.

Hoarder Homes

Crackit ob-doc series for Channel 5.

Absolutely bloody disgusting houses! Series produced by Andrew Nicolson, Exec Kerry Brierley.

Lovely people, good show, disgusting cutaways.

You Are What You Wear

Lead editor - Multistory for BBC

Fabulous fashion makeover show featuring the even more fabulous Rylan. 

Blue Peter

I'm always thrilled to edit VTs for this grand old lady of British broadcasting. I've always been a Blue Peter fan. The VTs are always highly entertaining and fun to cut, hopefully it will keep going for many years to come!

The One Show - Editor

Editor of 2 films in 3 days for flagship BBC current affairs programme.

My Dream Derelict Home in the Sun - Editor

A firm favourite in our house, this series of Brits abroad doing up derelict homes in France and Spain. A guilty pleasure. Filmed single-camera.

Naked Attraction

Studio Lambert for Channel 4

Close ups of genitalia you thing? Then this is the show for you. Studio, multi-camera with VT backstories. 

Coronation Street

Thrilled to edit this icon of world television for two glorious weeks. I was very starstruck by the whole thing, what a lovely team and I loved the work.

Blue Peter Auditions - Director

Thrilled to direct Blue Peter, or more accurately auditions for new presenters. Filled with full studio crew and existing presenters, including the dog, this is a full day of proper telly. And I loved it.

Casualty 24/7

Editor - Crackit for 5

Lovely ob-doc based on the comings and goings of Barnsley A&E.