The British company STV Studios has announced the appointment of Sara Hamill as Director of Production across STV Studios Drama, Tod Productions and Two Cities Television. Sara will join the production group and will work across all three labels, which have been responsible for major dramas "Criminal Record" (Tod Productions/STV Studios for Apple TV+), "Blue Lights" (Two Cities Television for BBC One) and "Screw" (STV Studios Drama for Channel 4) over the past year. She’ll work alongside Sarah Brown (Creative Director of Drama at STV Studios), Elaine Collins (Managing Director of Tod Productions), and Two Cities’ Joint CEOs, Michael Jackson and Stephen Wright.
Since 2018, Sara has served as Director of Production across the drama slate for both Tiger Aspect and its subsidiary, Fifty Fathoms. She has overseen a number of wide-ranging, critically-acclaimed projects, including the fifth series of international hit "Peaky Blinders" (BBC/Netflix); the Sky Atlantic/MGM+ historical drama "Domina"; two series of ITV’s "The Good Karma Hospital"; "The A Word" (BBC); "Adult Material" (Channel 4); and last year’s Windrush-focused drama, "Three Little Birds", for ITV.
Prior to that, Sara was Head of Production at Urban Myth Films for four years, where she worked on Channel 4/Netflix co-pro Crazyhead and both series of BBC fantasy adventure "Atlantis", which was the broadcaster’s biggest new Saturday night drama launch in seven years when it first aired in 2013.
During her freelance career, Sara worked both in the UK and on international locations on a number of hit shows, including three series of "Merlin" (BBC), and "Demons and City Lights" for ITV. Her initial projects at STV Studios will include the third series of "Blue Lights", which was commissioned for a third and fourth series by the BBC earlier this year, as well as three-part Netflix series "The Witness" and Mozart biopic "Amadeus" for Sky, both of which go into production later this year.
David Mortimer, Managing Director, STV Studios highlighted the executive's career: “Sara’s extensive list of credits speaks for itself. She’s led production on some of the biggest, most culturally relevant shows of recent years, and we’re thrilled that she’s bringing her vast experience and brilliant eye for detail to the STV Studios family. Sara joins at a hugely exciting time for the group, and with production imminent on 'Blue Lights 3', 'The Witness' and 'Amadeus', we’ve an array of diverse drama projects for her to work on from day one", stated.
On her part, Sara Hamill celebrated the new duty with joy: “I am delighted to be joining STV Studios and looking forward to working with the teams at STV Studios Drama, Tod and Two Cities across a vibrant and eclectic slate," noted.
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