Pamela Gordon

Pamela Gordon was selected for the 2026 Shortlist with When I met Craig he was 13 and homeless. I still thought his life might turn around. I was tragically wrong.

In a 30 year career as a documentary director, Pamela Gordon has exposed the hidden world of young runaways on the streets of the UK, investigated Russia’s deadly tactics ending the Moscow Theatre Siege, taken Gordon Ramsay behind bars to confront the reality of the prison system and captured the dying days of Margaret Thatcher’s premiership. Her award-winning, Lion – The Rise and Fall of the Marsh Pride, 2022 was the first BBC feature documentary collaboration with the world famous Natural History Unit. The film reflects her continuing passion for the plight of lions who are fast disappearing from the African continent. Pamela is a published author of several groundbreaking social history books including Forbidden Britain. Her deep interest in hidden life stories has always guided her filmmaking and now informs her writing and the stories she wants to tell.