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 (Series 2) Ross Kemp: Extreme World (Series 2) The second series of , the British documentary series which was broadcast on Sky 1 from 9 September and finished on 8 October 2012. Ross Kemp returns to film 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. The second series was announced after the first series was finished, the second series began filming in early 2012 to air later in the year, unlike