In 1989, he was nominated for the
British Academy Television Award for Best Production Design for his work on Series 1 of
Alan Bennett's
Talking Heads. He was nominated for the same award in 1996 for his work on the 1995 miniseries
The Buccaneers. In 1996, Burrough was nominated for the
Academy Award for Best Art Direction for the 1995 film
Richard III. He won the 1997
BAFTA Award for Best Production Design for the same film. In 2000, he was nominated for the
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie alongside
Choi Ho Man and
Dominic Smithers for their work on the television miniseries
Arabian Nights. Burrough's production design has been praised by many critics.
Kenneth Turan of the
Los Angeles Times referred to his settings in several films as being "so satisfying that they're a reason to see the film all by themselves". His design of
Santa's workshop and
elf village in
The Santa Clause 2 was praised by
Kevin Thomas as being "the film's strongest asset". ==Filmography==