Biography
Philip Casson is a British television director and producer. Born on 20 December 1928, he trained as a dancer and performed as a choreographer with Ballet Montmartre before beginning his television career in the 1950s and 1960s.
His early directing credits include episodes of variety and comedy series such as Frost on Sunday (1968–1970) and Bowler (1973). He directed numerous episodes of The Muppet Show (1976) from the second season onwards, as well as episodes of Spitting Image (1984). Later work encompasses The Bill (1984), Casualty (1986), and 171 episodes of EastEnders (1990–2008).
