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Chris Chibnall (Writer)
Chris is an award-winning screenwriter and producer, best known for his work on Torchwood, Law & Order: UK and Camelot. In 2001, Chris created and wrote over seventeen episodes of Born & Bred, the hit ´óÏó´«Ã½ One Sunday night series which ran for four years. Chris went on to write for Doctor Who and the award-winning Life On Mars before in 2005, becoming head writer and co-producer of the hit sci-fi drama Torchwood. In 2007 Chris was appointed showrunner on the new UK version of Dick Wolf's Law & Order, writing six of the first 13 episodes. Chris is the showrunner for Camelot, an adult re-telling of the Arthurian legend for the Starz network.

James Strong (Director)
Trained on the prestigious Granada TV director training scheme, James Strong has directed a string of the UK's biggest dramas including Doctor Who, Hustle and Torchwood. His short film Sold (which he co-wrote) was nominated for the Best Short Film BAFTA in 2002 and he directed An Afternoon Play: The Good Citizen which was nominated for an RTS in 2004. This was followed by a period on the BAFTA-winning Doctor Who. James directed seven episodes, including 2007's feature-length special Voyage Of The Damned (starring Kylie Minogue) which recorded the highest ratings of any UK drama in 2007 - 50% share with 13.7 million viewers, for which he won the BAFTA Cymru for Best Director. James has also directed Torchwood (winning BAFTA Cymru Best Drama), re-launched Hustle to critical acclaim and shot the comedy pilot White Van Man (now a series on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Three). This year he has directed several episodes of Law & Order: UK and the two-part series finale of ´óÏó´«Ã½ One's Silent Witness.

Simon Heath (Executive Producer)
Simon joined World Productions in 1997, script editing Ultraviolet for C4, starring Idris Elba, Ballykissangel for ´óÏó´«Ã½ One and co-devising the Black Cab series of 10-minute shorts for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Two. From 1999 to 2001, he produced two series of the dotcom drama Attachments, starring David Walliams and Romola Garai for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Two and produced Men Only, starring Stephen Moyer, for C4. In 2002, Simon was promoted to Head of Drama. In 2003 he produced the RTS and BANFF nominated Larkin: Love Again for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Two, directed by Susanna White, and co-devised and executive produced the nursing comedy drama No Angels for C4, which ran for three series. In 2004 he executive produced the BAFTA-nominated Outlaws, a black comedy drama about duty solicitors starring Phil Daniels; Murder Prevention, a six-part crime drama for Five; and Ahead Of The Class, an RTS-nominated film for ITV starring Julie Walters, one of the five highest rating dramas of 2005. In 2005, he developed and executive produced Perfect Day for Five (which generated the 2006 spin-offs Perfect Day: The Millennium and Perfect Day: The Funeral) and in 2006/7 he executive produced Party Animals for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Two, starring Matt Smith, which was nominated for a Broadcasting Press Guild award. Most recently, Simon produced the triple BAFTA-nominated Hancock & Joan for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Four and executive produced Pulse, a pilot for a medical horror series for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Three.

Julia Stannard (Producer)
Julia began her drama career in 1996 with World Productions on Talent Spotting, a series of single films for C4 showcasing new talent. She has since worked on a wide range of critically acclaimed and award-winning television dramas and feature films. Most recently she produced British feature The Awakening for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Films and Optimum, written and directed by Nick Murphy and starring Rebecca Hall, Dominic West and Imelda Staunton. The film will be released in 2011. Julia's other feature credits include The History Boys and Boogie Woogie. Television drama credits include Crime And Punishment, Passer By and Byron for ´óÏó´«Ã½, The Government Inspector, Never Never and White Teeth for C4 and A Life For A Life and Sharpe's Challenge for ITV. Julia has also produced a number of single dramas for North American television, including an award-winning adaptation of Margaret Atwood's The Robber Bride.