Bruce Goodison

Bruce Goodison, you know, isn’t exactly a household name, but the guy’s got chops—just look at his track record. He’s the brains behind “Leave to Remain” from 2013, a film that digs into the lives of young asylum seekers in the UK. It’s raw, honest, and honestly kind of heartbreaking, seeing teenagers wrestle with immigration nightmares most of us can’t even imagine. Goodison doesn’t sugarcoat anything. He grabs you by the collar and forces you to care about these kids, their stories, and what the system does to them. It’s not all doom and gloom, but yeah, it hits hard. Then he switched things up with “Our World War” in 2014—a BBC miniseries that throws you right into the trenches of World War I. It’s gritty, kind of punchy, and doesn’t shy away from the messy, brutal reality of war. The storytelling’s tight, the visuals are wild, and somehow, Goodison manages to make a century-old conflict feel fresh and urgent. Not exactly your grandpa’s war doc. And if that wasn’t enough, 2017 brought “Born to Kill.” This one’s a psychological thriller, and it’s dark. We’re talking teenage sociopath, small-town secrets, the whole nine yards. The tension’s thick enough to cut with a butter knife, and Goodison keeps you guessing the whole time. He’s not afraid to poke around in the darkest corners of human behavior, and the result is the kind of TV that leaves you thinking, “Whoa, did that just happen?” Definitely not light viewing, but man, it’s compelling.