received an Academy Award
nomination for his stunning design on director Richard Loncraine's "Richard III."
Burrough had previously worked with Loncraine on "Wide-Eyed and Legless," which was
released theatrically in the United States as "The Wedding Gift." He more recently
designed "The Buccaneers," the BBC television mini-series based on Edith Wharton's
novel.
Burrough joined the BBC as an art director in 1974 and became a production
designer during the course of his long tenure there. While at the BBC, he worked on
hundreds of projects, many of which were broadcast in the United States on PBS.
Burrough was honored with a BAFTA Award for his work on Alan Bennett's six-part
series "Talking Heads," and includes among his additional credits "The Devil's Disciple,"
"Season's Greetings," "The Browning Version," "Titus Andronicus," "Grass Arena,"
"Needles" and "Amongst Barbarians."
His feature credits include "Great Moments in Aviation" and "The Railway
Station Man."
