Tom Hooper worked 10-hour days on "EastEnders", and learned to direct with speed. He was influenced in his early career by the cinematic style of American TV series such as "ER", "NYPD Blue" and "" and tried to work that style into his "EastEnders" episodes; one scene featuring Grant Mitchell (Ross Kemp) involved a crane shot, which Hooper believes made him infamous among the "EastEnders" production crew. In 1999, Hooper directed two episodes of Granada Television's comedy-drama television series "Cold Feet", which marked his move to bigger-budget productions. There was initially concern at Granada that Hooper might be an unsuitable director for
Gary Kemp Gary Kemp Gary James Kemp (born 16 October 1959) is an English singer, songwriter, musician and actor, best known as the lead guitarist, backing vocalist, and principal songwriter for the new wave band Spandau Ballet. Kemp is the main songwriter for Spandau Ballet, writing hits for the band such as "To Cut a Long Story Short", "True", "Gold", "Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)" and "Only When You Leave". His brother Martin Kemp plays bass guitar in the band. Kemp was on born 16 October 1959 to parents Eileen and Frank Kemp in St Bartholomew's Hospital, Smithfield,