▁( born ▁ 2 8 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 8 ) ▁is ▁an ▁English ▁television ▁director ▁who , ▁after ▁reading ▁English ▁at ▁Cambridge ▁University , ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁tra ine e ▁at ▁Gran ada ▁Television , ▁at ▁this ▁time ▁direct ing ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁episodes ▁of ▁their ▁top ▁r ated ▁I TV 1 ▁soap ▁opera , ▁Cor on ation ▁Street . ▁ ▁Sub sequently , ▁he ▁has ▁origin ated ▁and ▁worked ▁such ▁television ▁drama ▁serial s ▁as ▁Sho est ring , ▁Ber ger ac , ▁Bo on , ▁Tag gart , ▁Sold ier , ▁Sold ier , ▁Chan cer , ▁and ▁( more ▁recently ) ▁Bad ▁Girls ▁and ▁Football ers ' ▁W ives . ▁Mo ody ▁is ▁active ▁in ▁making ▁and ▁market ing ▁corpor ate ▁videos . ▁ ▁Family ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁second ▁cousin ▁removed ▁of ▁the ▁ren owned ▁actor , ▁Ron ▁Mo ody , ▁and ▁the ▁nep hew ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁head ▁of ▁light ▁entertain ment ▁at ▁York shire ▁Television , ▁Sid ▁Col lin . ▁He ▁is ▁married ▁and ▁has ▁three ▁daughters : ▁the ▁actress / produ cer ▁Cla re ▁Lawrence , ▁music ian ▁Laura ▁Mo ody ▁and ▁film ▁co - ordin ator ▁L ott ie ▁Lawrence . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : 1 9 4 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : English ▁television ▁direct ors ▁Category : English ▁Jews <0x0A> </s> ▁William ▁W ist ar ▁Com fort ▁( 1 8 7 4 ▁– ▁December ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 5 5