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
Martha Ross Martha Ross Martha Ross (born 1939) is a British actress and radio presenter, and mother of television presenters Jonathan and Paul Ross. She also has three other sons named Simon Ross, Miles and Adam, and a daughter named Liza, who works in the media. Ross worked as an extra in "EastEnders" from its inception until November 2006, when her contract was terminated because she told her son Paul an "EastEnders" Christmas storyline, which he leaked on his LBC radio show. She has also appeared in "Grange Hill", "The Sean Hughes Show", "Space Virgins" and "Barrymore", and hosts a current affairs