TWOFOUR - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Head of Legal and Compliance
Andrew joined Twofour as Head of Legal and Compliance in 2017 where he looks after production Legal and Business Affairs matters across Devon and London. Prior to Twofour, Andrew worked at broadcasters Channel 4, ITV and Discovery, distributors Banijay Rights and Sky Vision, as well as production companies Multistory Media and Wall to Wall. Programmes Andrew's worked on include Roman Kemp: Our Silent Emergency, The Real Marigold Hotel, Long Lost Family, Make Me Prime Minister and Who Do You Think You Are? Outside of work, Andrew is also a practising visual artist.
Charlotte joined Twofour as Production Executive in 2010 and has since been overseeing and delivering a variety of shows as well as looking after the day to day running of the Plymouth office. Most recent credits include Kavos Weekender, Hotel Benidorm & Happy Campers.
Dan is a BAFTA winning executive that joined Twofour in 2010 as the Director of Programmes. Brought in to oversee and help grow the content and production teams, he was part of the management team at Twofour that won UK's Best Independent Production Company award.
MD since 2020, Dan now focuses his time on overseeing the creation and delivery of new ideas, formats and series, as well as the company's culture and financial performance.
Job Titles:
- Executive
- Executive Producer
Dan Gray executive produced the ground-breaking BBC series, I Kissed A Boy and I Kissed A Girl, and focuses on Reality and Entertainment at Twofour. Dan comes from a background rich in both - his credits include The Circle, Celebs Go Dating, Shipwrecked and Real Housewives of Cheshire & Jersey.
Dave is responsible for the company's creative technology solutions and supports both production and post production teams. Dave has delivered complex location technology for a range of Twofour's ambitious series, including I Kissed a.. brand and Loaded In Paradise.
David joined Twofour as the Chief Creative Officer in 2020, having worked at the company seven years prior on the Emmy award winning Educating Yorkshire.
Before returning to Twofour, David was Head of Popular Factual and Factual Entertainment commissioning at the BBC, with his department overseeing over 350 hours of content per year for BBC One, Two, Three and iPlayer. Prior to that, he was a documentaries commissioning editor at Channel 4. Aside from commissioning, he spent a decade in production as a documentary producer and director working across a range of BAFTA, RTS and Grierson winning titles.
David Clews is Creative Director, leading the creative vision for Twofour alongside David Brindley and Dan Adamson and a member of the Executive Leadership team. David created the Emmy award winning Educating… brand (winning a Bafta for Best Factual Director for Educating Essex) as well as the Broadcast award winning and Bafta nominated The Real Marigold Hotel, and Ibiza Weekender. Other credits include exec producing The Vote, Dementiaville and Confessions of a Junior Doctor. As a filmmaker David's credits include Surviving Gazza, Boys from the Brown Stuff, and the Bafta and Grierson nominated series The Family. David won a Foreign Press Association award for his Wonderland film The End of the World Bus Tour and an RTS award for his first film, Teen Life. David is also moving into drama and hoping to direct his first project later this year.
Estelle joined Twofour in 2014 handling all Business Affairs for the Sales team, distributing Twofour's finished programmes and formats. Estelle now works as Business Affairs Manager, supporting a diverse range of productions and working closely with the production teams throughout the creative process. Before joining Twofour Estelle worked at Channel 4, Banijay and Virgin Media.
Francesca is a Production Executive at Twofour currently overseeing two new Entertainment Commissions. Francesca joined the world of TV 20 years ago, first starting at LWT at its home on the Southbank. Since then Francesca has worked across many ITV Studios labels including Potato, MultiStory and Lifted Entertainment. Francesca has worked across many Factual and Entertainment programmes including Ninja Warrior, Im a Celebrity, The Voice and Dancing on Ice.
Jake Roberts is Finance Director for Twofour, having oversight of financial operations, planning and control. Jake joined Twofour in 2007 as Financial Controller and, as a member of the senior management team, has helped to improve performance throughout a period of significant growth. Jake has also played a leading role in M&A and the investment by ITV in 2015. Jake has over 20 years' experience in finance and is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
Katie has been with Twofour since 1997 looking after the day to day running of the Plymouth office and managing over 400 hours of original programming. Projects include On Thin Ice and Harry's Arctic Heroes for BBC One; Road Warriors, Harry's South Pole Heroes and Million Pound Pawn for ITV and The Hotel Inspector for Channel 5. Across Twofour's Specialist Factual output, projects include eight series of the internationally acclaimed Born To Kill, six series of Impossible Engineering, both sold in over 100 territories as well as a one hour documentary Bradley Wiggins on Mods for Sky Arts and Secrets of the Supercars for UKTV.
Lily role as Executive in Charge, Production, has responsibility for delivering some of the company's most ambitious shows including The Reluctant Traveller for Apple TV, Win the The Wilderness for the BBC and the award-winning critically acclaimed Educating Yorkshire for Channel 4
Louise is Production Executive charged with overseeing a range of Twofour's output including series such as The Real Marigold on Tour (BBC), Ibiza Weekender (ITV), Beat the Chef (Channel 4) and Million Pound Pawn (ITV) as well as supporting the smooth running of the London office. Louise joined the company as Production Manager in 2013. Her credits include high profile ITV event The Millies, Channel 4's Royal Marines Commando School, critically acclaimed The Vote for More 4, as well as the first series of hit BBC shows The Real Marigold Hotel and The Real Marigold on Tour.
Lucy is a BAFTA winning Production Executive who first joined the company as a freelance Production Manager in 2016. She has worked across some of Twofour's biggest productions including Loaded in Paradise (ITV2), The Jump (C4), Hairy Bikers: Route 66 (BBC) and Stand Up to Cancer: Sink or Swim (C4).
Neil Edwards is an award-winning programme-maker who helped develop Channel 5's longest running show ‘The Hotel Inspector', and is behind the global sales hits ‘Born to Kill?' (8 series) and ‘Impossible Engineering' (10 series). Recent projects include ‘Happy Campers' and the reboot of ‘Watercolour Challenge'. As well as looking after Twofour's Factual output, Neil continues to shoot and direct, with credits including: ‘Tom Daley - Diving for Gold', ‘Bradley Wiggins on Mods' and the BAFTA winning ‘Battle of the Brass Bands'.
Nic is Twofour's Creative Director, following his tenure as Head of Factual Entertainment at Twofour. Nic has executive produced a raft of ambitious Twofour shows, including the recent series of The Reluctant Traveller with Eugene Levy (Apple TV+), Loaded in Paradise (ITVX), Roman Kemp: The Fight for Young Lives (BBC), Win The Wilderness (BBC2 & Netflix), Will.i.am: The Blackprint (ITV), two series of Million Pound Pawn (ITV), three Comic Relief Challenge documentaries (BBC ONE) and two series of The Real Marigold on Tour (BBC ONE).
At Twofour since 2001 and working as Production Accountant since 2010, Peter works across the whole of the Broadcast output from Plymouth, Cardiff and London. Prior to joining Twofour, Peter worked at Broadcast Communications (forerunner to Endemol UK).
Rick has been with Twofour since 2008 in charge of our post and camera departments. He and his team provide camera, offline, online and dubbing facilities to all Twofour productions as well as a number of external clients. During his time with Twofour he has been involved in almost every project, offering technical support from pre production through to delivery.
Before joining Twofour Rick was a Senior Post Producer and Facility Manager running the post on projects such as Top Gear, Dancing on Ice, Big Brother and Strictly Come Dancing.
Seb is responsible for spearheading development across the Twofour slate of documentaries, factual entertainment and entertainment formats for both the UK terrestrials and global SVODs. Seb joined from Twenty Twenty where he originated and developed Save Our Squad, a new six part Disney+ format, which sees David Beckham mentoring a failing East London grassroots youth football team and Five Star Chef, a cooking competition format for Netflix / Channel 4, where chefs compete to open a restaurant in one of Britain's most historic hotels. Seb's career has taken him to Boundless, Voltage and BBC Studios, where he has developed titles such as An Hour To Save Your Life (BBC Two), Class of ‘92(Cinematic Release), and The Big Family Cooking Showdown (BBC Two / Netflix).
Job Titles:
- Director of Production and Operations
Shireen Abbott heads up the company's operational and commercial strategy, and has overall responsibility for production with a special focus on the most logistically ambitious formats. During Shireen's time at Twofour, she has delivered the company's challenging slate across entertainment, documentary, factual entertainment. Shireen sits on the Executive Leadership Team.
Job Titles:
- Financial Operations Supervisor
Sue is responsible for finding the best off-screen, editorial talent at Twofour, building and developing relationships from entry level to executives. She works with our senior team members to crew projects, and to attract and retain the best people in our Devon and London offices. With over 20 years of experience in television, Sue joined Twofour in 2006 having spent six years at Lion Television.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- CEO of Sister ITV Studios
Since 2020, Tim has led root and branch creative renewal at Twofour, transforming the business with a fresh executive team and strategy relentlessly focused on ambition, impact and excellence. The Reluctant Traveller (Apple TV+), Loaded in Paradise (ITVX) and I Kissed a Boy (BBC3/iPlayer) are the first in a new generation of formats created at Twofour under his leadership.
Tim is also CEO of sister ITV Studios label Multistory Media. Before joining ITV Studios, Tim was CEO of Warner Bros label Twenty Twenty, doubling the size of the company and building hit shows such as First Dates (C4) and The Choir (BBC) into global brands. Tim also pushed Twenty Twenty into scripted, Executive Producing Garrow's Law (BBC), Privates (BBC) and Traitors (C4).
As Talent Executive, Vanessa is responsible for attracting and retaining the very best off screen talent across Twofour's London-based factual, features and entertainment output. With over 15 years' experience in the industry, Vanessa has produced a number of factual shows including Twofour's critically acclaimed documentary Dementiaville, Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast, and Dara and Ed's Road to Mandalay. Vanessa received a Grierson nomination for Channel 4 documentary, The Sinking of the Concordia: Caught on Camera.
Vicky has been with Twofour since 2007. She has the responsibility of overseeing all HR matters across both our Plymouth and London sites and ensuring the smooth running of HR operations. As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, she supports the Executive Leadership Team with the delivery of their people strategy, with a particular focus on company culture, employee/freelancer engagement and experience.