Join Writing on the Wall as they chat with Hat Trick Productions Co-founder Jimmy Mulville’s journey from performer and writer to co-founding Hat Trick and building a team that delivers world-class scripted comedy for a range of broadcasters.
They’ll also be joined by Brian Dooley, the writer of ITV’s critically acclaimed ‘The Family Pile’, who will share his experience in script writing and getting his shows picked up by Hat Trick.
As one of the UK’s most successful independent production companies, Hat Trick is renowned for creating award-winning shows that drive ratings and spark important conversations. However, what sets them apart is their commitment to inclusivity and their focus on working class writers and stories. They actively seek out new writers and scripts about working class families and subjects, ensuring that their content is diverse, representative, and reflective of the world we live in. Join us for an exciting conversation with Hat Trick and discover how they are changing the game in the world of television production.
Jimmy Mulville was one of the founders of Hat Trick Productions in 1986. Since then, he’s overseen its growth into one of the country’s leading producers of popular and award-winning comedy, drama, entertainment, and digital media.
He has a proven track record of identifying, developing, and nurturing the best new writing and on-screen talent in the UK. His success spans a 30-year career; from long-running hits Whose Line is it Anyway? (The first UK show sold to the US), Have I Got News For You and Father Ted, to Outnumbered, Episodes starring Matt Leblanc and most recently Channel 4’s award-winning hit Derry Girls.
In 1999 Jimmy received the BAFTA Award for Outstanding Creative Contribution to Television. He is a Fellow of the Royal Television Society and received an honorary doctorate from the University of Liverpool.
Angela Sinden is the Executive Producer for Scripted. She cut her story teeth on the first five years of BAFTA winning series Shameless and has stayed roughly within that wheelhouse ever since. Equally at home with a half hour comedy series or a dark comedy drama, her TV heaven would be a mash-up of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, The Goonies and Early Doors. No pressure, writers.
Brian Dooley was born in Crosby. He won a BAFTA for his BBC comedy series The Smoking Room. He has also written for various TV and radio sketch shows, and the supernatural drama Being Human and its spin-off Becoming Human. His latest series The Family Pile aired on ITV earlier this year.
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