Hannah Springham
CC-Lab, the music, arts and specialist factual producer, has appointed award-winning Top Gear' director and producer Hannah Springham to a newly created position of development director and executive producer. She will work alongside CC-Lab producer-director Olly Pollard to design and implement development strategy for the award-winning independent, which is set to expand its output in returning factual entertainment, formats and feature documentaries. Springham will report to CC-Lab’s creative director Justin Rees.
Known for her ability to mix and match genres to create compelling entertainment, Springham’s multiple career highlights include becoming the first female director of motoring superbrand "Top Gear". She is one of the UK’s most successful directors of fashion and lifestyle formats, with a portfolio that includes "Gok’s Fashion Fix", "Supersize vs Superskinny", "Britain’s Next Top Model" and "Twiggy’s Frock Exchange."
CC-Lab’s creative director Justin Rees said: “We’ve spent the last quarter of a century producing premium music, arts and live-event programming. As a result, we not only have a quarter of a century of creative talent and experience at our fingertips, but also the infrastructure and capacity to do much more. Hannah joins CC-Lab at a pivotal moment as we expand into new sectors. We need somebody with the vision to mash up genres and push boundaries, but who’s also able to direct, produce and deliver on time and on budget. There aren’t many people who can deliver that package — Hannah is one of very few.”
Springham added: “My absolute passion is securing access to people and places that have never been seen on television, from religious orders to people with talking dogs. Finding and telling those unheard stories will be at the heart of CC-Lab’s factual entertainment strategy and we’re already fizzing with new ideas and possibilities. For me personally, joining CC-Lab is a dream. Working with genuinely good people in a supportive environment that nurtures brave creativity is sadly all too rare in today’s industry.”
This year, CC-Lab has delivered several high-profile productions, including the Isle of Wight Festival 2023, consisting of 17 hours of live festival coverage and 3 x 90-minute highlights shows with performances by, among others, Niall Horan, The Chemical Brothers, Pulp, George Ezra and Robbie Williams. Other recent highlights also include "Green Space Dark Skies: Four Peaks Finale", a Countryfile Special for BBC One filmed across the UK’s four highest peaks; "Cold War Steve Meets The Outside World", an intimate 90-minute portrait of the acclaimed Birmingham-based artist, which was shortlisted for a Grierson Documentary Award and four part fact-ent series "The Live Revival" for Sky Arts.
