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He began his directing career as an in-house staff director for the BBC in the late 1970s, initially working in comedy, directing episodes of a number of sketch shows such as Cannon and Ball and End of Part One.... He made the move into directing drama in the early 1980s, working on episodes of popular BBC dramas such as Bergerac and Lovejoy.
Later in the decade he left the staff of the BBC and turned freelance, working on ITV programmes such as Spitting Image and The New Statesman. In the early 1990s he worked for a time in America, directing TV Movies and miniseries for various networks there. Probably his most noted production during this time was the Universal StudiosUniversal Studios is a famous " Hollywood" movie studio located at 100 Universal City Plaza Drive in Universal City, California, which is in the San Fernando Valley. History Universal Studios. Elsa Lanchester from Bride of Frankenstein (1935), Claude Rain / Fox Network TV movie version of the popular science-fictionDoctor Who''. Photo credit: Paul Hayes. Science fiction is perhaps the most eclectic and certainly one of the most varied of all the genres of fiction. Such is its appeal that it is not surprising it has been a popular element of television drama since it series Doctor WhoDoctor Who is a 1996 telemovie based on the British science fiction television series Doctor Who which it was hoped could be the pilot for a new series. In order to avoid confusion the producer subsequently suggested that fans of the series could refer to, screened in 19961996 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty''. Events January January 5 Hamas operative Yahya Ayyash is killed by an Israeli-planted booby-trapped cell phone Jan.
In 19981998 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of the Ocean''. Events January January 1998 A massive ice storm, caused by El Nino, strikes New England, southern Ontario and Quebec, resulting Sax returned to the UK, becoming one of the most sought-after directors of television drama across all of the networks. He helmed Lynda La PlanteLynda La Plante ( March 15 1946) British screenwriter and erstwhile actress (her performances were under her stage name of Lynda Marchal), best known for the Prime Suspect crime series. Her first TV series as a scriptwriter was the six part robbery series's adaptation of her own novel Killer Net that year, and later gained credits on Paul AbbottPaul Abbott (born February 22, 1960 in Burnley, Lancashire, UK) is a British television scriptwriter, who has worked on many critically acclaimed and highly popular series and is widely regarded as being one of the finest dramatists currently working in t's acclaimed Clocking Off, a Red Production Company series for BBC One.
In 2001 he directed a modern-day adaptation of the story of Othello, produced by London Weekend Television for the ITV network and starring Eamon Walker , Christopher Eccleston and Keeley Hawes. The adaptation was written by Andrew Davies, who Sax worked with again the following year when he directed Davies' adaptation of Sarah Waters' novel Tipping the Velvet for Sally Head Productions and BBC Two. This was not the only connection between the two productions: Keeley Hawes also co-starred in Tipping the Velvet, the lead in which was played by Rachael Stirling, who had a smaller role in Othello.
Sax continues to be an in-demand director, working on various television projects.