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
Ross Kemp: Extreme World be the last, with Sky1 having axed the series on 9 February 2017 to "make way for drama and comedy", as part of the channel's shift away from "commissioning factual entertainment." <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Ross Kemp returns to helm another documentary series for Sky 1, this time Ross Kemp: Extreme World. The series sees Kemp travel to places like Pakistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo to learn more about how terrorists and criminals are ruining many lives. Ross Kemp returns to helm another documentary series for Sky 1, this time Ross Kemp: Extreme World. The series sees Kemp travel to places