Alice Troughton is an internationally-acclaimed director working between the UK and the US. Having lead directed and exec-produced Baghdad Central and The Midwich Cuckoos, she is also known for her work on the award-winning shows The Living and The Dead, Cucumber and Dr Who. Her first feature film The Lesson premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival 2023 with the Hollywood Reporter calling it "an exquisite sun-drenched Noir".