George Bukhari
I work with the actor George Bukhari who has recently appeared as one of the series leads in Ridley, ITV’s popular crime series, alongside Adrian Dunbar and Bronagh Waugh.
I am enjoying exploring creative routes through which George can share the story of his evolving and successful career as a British Asian actor.
George was one of the first actors to appear as a focus for Radio Times new Drop The Mic feature authoring a piece about his career to date – the challenges and how he has remained trailers and creative despite the challenges often experienced in his career path.
He also became a cover star in style title Darkus.
Frayed
One of my most creatively fulfilling recent projects is a new short film, Frayed. As soon as I met the creative team I felt a great deal of synergy between us all and knew that there could well be ways we could work together to extend our reach wider than the typical short film trajectory. There was immediately – with my PR head on my shoulders – a further idea for a companion piece that would explore through authentic faces and voices from the Film & TV Industry some of the issues that lie at the heart of an Industry we love and yet at times fear.
When Ben and Nadine co-wrote and directed the film, they were struck by how much the story of a willing artist being pushed to the edge by a toxic mentor resonated with our creative community. Cast, crew, and other creative collaborators shared their experiences of mentors who took from them and institutions which abandoned them. They want to do their experiences and insights justice and reach as wide an audience as possible.
Thanks to various connections, all focused on wellbeing in Film and Television we staged a wonderful screening event at The Cinema at Selfridges where we were joined by representatives from The Film & Television Charity, Women In Film and Television, The Callit App and HR consultant Helen Matthews.
Their words all meant that Frayed became more than a beautifully shot and entertaining film. It sits at the heart of an important and ongoing debate and now carries this discussion globally as it lands at numerous high profile film festivals.
Annabel Scholey
I am working with Annabel who is known to millions for her stellar performances across a number of the UK’s most popular TV dramas including The Sixth Commandment, The Split, Rivals and most recently Channel 4’s most streamed drama of 2025 The Couple Next Door.
We have made appearances across a number of titles across the board which reflect Annabel’s broad appeal. From cover of edgier titles Revamp and Darkus to features in Mail Weekend and across a raft of popular news, broadcast and online outlets a busy few months approach as we prepare for The Couple Next Door’s STARZ premier in the USA and the ongoing global roll out of the title. 2026 will herald season 2 of Rivals and also another brilliant project Apollo Has Fallen landing.
We work together on styling as well as media appearances.
Angela Griffin
Supporting the much loved actress, presenter and now also director across all her various projects. In autumn 2025 viewers of BBC One series Waterloo Road and Blue Lights will see Angela’s directing work on the screen.
We will also see Angela appear at the Creative England conference in Liverpool where she will discuss social mobility and opportunities for new entrants from disadvantaged backgrounds to break into the Film and TV Industry.
Her Radio 2 show, Unwinds, remains a firm favourite with listeners. She continues to be a busy actress too and is shooting a film this autumn too.
We work together on styling as well as media appearances. Angela is a much sought after commentator and guest across a raft of shows and in a host of titles. too.
Su Pollard
I was thrilled to get the call to work with showbiz legend Su Pollard as she tours the UK celebrating 50 years in showbusiness and this year her 50th year in Pantomime! Only COVID was able to interrupt her panto run!
Su has already made appearances with Chris Evans on Virgin Radio and Charlie Baker too. Sunday Brunch, Lorraine Jimmy & Shiv’s Farmhouse, Glitterbeam Radio, The Independent, The Guardian, My Weekly, The Mirror – and so many more! For 50 years the legendary Su has delighted audiences, starring in the nation’s best-known TV shows and on stages around the globe in some of the world’s most-loved musicals.
From humble beginnings on TV’s Opportunity Knocks (where she came second to a singing dog), through her years as Maplin’s chalet maid Peggy in the hit BBC TV series Hi-de-Hi!, to her West End and national touring roles in Godspell, Annie, and Little Shop of Horrors, and her more recent TV appearances on Celebrity Masterchef, Gimme Gimme Gimme, and Would I Lie To You? – it’s been an action-packed half-century of sheer entertainment. And she’s only getting started.
Charles Collingwood
I work with the actor Charles Collingwood as he celebrates 50 years of playing The Archers’ Brian Aldridge. A definite moment in time that certainly deserves to be recognised and celebrated.
Brian Aldridge is considered to be the villain of the serial drama which has broadcast over 20,000 episodes since it arrived on Radio 4 back in 1951. He is also viewed as one of the most interesting and subtle characters.
Charles has had a wide and varied career and is known to television audiences for his appearances in the mid-1990s as the score-keeper on the quiz show Telly Addicts which was hosted by Noel Edmonds and many guest roles in programmes such as Midsommer Murders.
Charles charmed BBC Breakfast viewers when he appeared on the sofa and enjoyed a number of appearances in print, most notably in The Guardian and Radio Times which staged a special celebratory shoot near the Birmingham studios where the iconic Radio 4 series is recorded.
Glynis Barber
Celebrating 40 years since the arrival of Dempsey & Makepeace and promoting Glynis’ Ageless Brand as well as her television and stage work. This autumn and into next year she will be touring as a lead character, Salome, in Death on the Nile.
My main focus is Glynis’ Lifestyle brand, Ageless.
We continue to see coverage appear across a number of publications and Glynis has appeared on ITV’s Lorraine in a bespoke series, This Morning and Loose Women sharing her tips for looking good as we age.
Glynis continues to inspire many women worldwide.
Michael Brandon
Supporting Michael Brandon as he promotes his memoire, “That’s All I’m Sayin'”.
This is a whistle stop tour taking readers from Michael’s early years in New York with every page capturing snapshots of a life lived to the full. A life full of ups and downs but a life much appreciated by the man who has lived and is living it!
Michael has worked and partied with a veritable who’s who of Hollywood. A host of celebrities fronted by Dame Joan Collins attended a signing which made news across the UK and beyond and Michael is making appearances on TV, Radio and in the papers!
Patience Series 2
Currently filming in York and Belgium the eagerly anticipated second series of Channel 4’s popular drama from EagleEye Drama and Happy Duck Films will land on Channel 4 in early 2026.
This series Jessica Hynes joins Ella Maisy Purvis, Nathan Welsh, Mark Benton, Tom Lewis, Ali Ariaie and Liza Sadovy.
Watch this space for updates.
Patience
From Eagle Eye Drama (The Couple Next Door, Professor T, Hotel Portofino), filming has completed on Patience, a new six-part police crime drama set in York and will arrive on Channel 4 in early 2025. Starring Laura Fraser (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul) and Ella Maisy Purvis (Kind of Spark, Malpractice) Patience Evans works in the criminal records department of Yorkshire Police, cataloguing and filing the evidence produced during major cases.
A young autistic woman, she craves routine and order, relishing the solitude and structure her job provides but she yearns for more. A brilliant, self-taught criminologist, Patience has an instinctive eye for crime scenes and a passion for problem-solving.
Detective Bea Metcalf is the first person to spot and utilize her talent, which opens a door into a whole new world for Patience. Patience attends a regular support group for autistic adults where they discuss the barriers in operating in a neuro-typical world and how best to navigate it. All neuro-divergent characters within the series will be played by neuro-diverse actors, including the title role of Patience.
Sian Reeves
Actress Sian Reeves shares stories from a career that was shaped by an early break in a show that nobody imagined would become the phenomenon it has…
2025 marks a significant moment in the history of musical theatre, London’s West End and the career of one of the UK’s popular stage, film and TV actresses, Sian, known to millions for, amongst others, Cutting It, Emmerdale, Coronation Street and Mount Pleasant.
This October Les Miserables will celebrate its 40th Anniversary and for Sian this is also a time to take stock and remember how her journey into showbiz began. She does this through her memoir, “40 ‘Miserable’ Years Later” and also in a Podcast which shares the same name and features Sian interviewing some of the key names from the early days of “Les Mis”. These include Broadway Star Patti Lupone , Director John Caird, Executive Nick Allot, Endeavour ‘s DCI Thursday, the much loved Roger Allam, Caroline Quentin and Kate Flatt OBE, the original Movement Director and there will be more.
It is, you see, 40 years since a young Sian, newly arrived in London, stood under the bright lights of the world famous West End and stepped out onto the stage of the then brand new musical that would ultimately change theatre history forever.
Now in a deeply personal and captivating memoir Sian takes readers on a trip through the highs and lows of a life in performance.
A new exhibition from David Hodge
A new exhibition from David Hodge will be on show later this year.
Wonderful new works taking David in a new direction…
Co-operatives UK
Our Business – a soon to be launched co-operative in Greater Manchester
Screen Alliance North and Screen Manchester
Screen Alliance North and Screen Manchester’s Connected Communities and Connected Campuses events.
Glynis Barber and Michael Brandon
Celebrating 40 years since the arrival of Dempsey & Makepeace and promoting Glynis’ Ageless Brand as well as her work on Hollyoaks.
Focusing on Glynis’ Lifestyle brand, Ageless, recently we have seen coverage appear across a number of publications and she has appeared on ITV’s This Morning and Loose Women sharing her tips for looking good as we age.
