About me: Caroline’s most recent work has been delivering two diverse documentaries at Atlantic Productions as Line Producer: The Crown Jewels for BBC One and Running with the Beast, a natural history show for PBS/Thirteen. Both shows are due to show internationally as well.
Prior to this Caroline was Series Line Producing two Discovery+ series for Discovery’s Travel channel from the start and during the COVID pandemic. In addition, a further 3 part series for Discovery’s ID channel has been successfully delivered and a 4 part series plus a Special for Channel 5 along with some Development projects. Prior to the pandemic, Caroline delivered Discovery ID’s true crime docu-drama series - filming mainly in the USA and the UK orchestrating from home or office.
Caroline has Series Line Produced a BBC TWO, two part documentary series of one hour shows on international adoptees, inspired by the feature film "Lion". She has also delivered a half hour drama pilot (subsequently gone to series with Sky) and a two part feature length drama doc series for American broadcasters, filming documentary elements extensively in the USA and drama elements in South Africa, Morocco, Europe and UK. As a Line Producer she has delivered cinema release and television broadcast documentaries for both home and international markets.
Documentary films include historical and biographical work as docu-dramas and, films that are centred around high end GFX, archive, science, the horror film genre, music milestones, and ‘ob-doc’. BBC UK trained, from Researcher to Producer/Director, Caroline had at one time, worked almost exclusively for the American and world wide market delivering high quality documentaries, dramas, and feature programming all of which involved living and filming on location world-wide in addition to the UK. Now, she works from base in the UK as a Line Producer and TV Production Executive.
Genre: Animation, Drama, Drama Documentary, Factual Entertainment, Feature Films, Light Entertainment, Magazine Programmes, Observational Documentary, Outside Broadcasts
Additional skills: 16mm or 35mm, Archive, CGI Video FX, EP Budgeting, EP Scheduling, Extreme Filming Geographical, Extreme Filming Political, Health And Safety, Negotiating a contract with a broadcaster
Other skills: Movie Magic Budgeting & Scheduling, PMI in addition to Excel and Word. PC and Mac literate. Editorial, Technical, Legal and Health & Safety courses updated online or at PMA seminars.
Overseas experience in: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Croatia (Hrvatska), Cyprus, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Estonia, France, Gambia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Madagascar, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Palestinian Territories, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Senegal, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United States of America, Vatican City, Zimbabwe.
Languages: Conversational French, Basic German, Basic Spanish
Credits
Running with the Beest
Production company: Atlantic Productions Ltd; On-screen credit: Line Producer; Programme type: Natural History; Broadcaster: Thirteen - PBS .
Line Produced a 1 x 60 natural history documentary on the Wildebeest in Kenya/Tanzania for PBS/Thirteen that is scheduled to premier in September 2022 in the USA with worldwide broadcasts to follow.
The Crown Jewels
Production company: Atlantic Productions Ltd; On-screen credit: Line Producer; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: BBC One.
Line Produced 1 x 60 minute single documentary for UK and international distribution on the stories associated with the Crown Jewels all part of the Jubilee celebrations on BBC One and worldwide.
Roswell: The Final Verdict
Production company: October Films Ltd; On-screen credit: Series Line Producer; Programme type: Drama Documentary; Broadcaster: Discovery’s Travel Channel.
6 x 60 minutes
Nostradamus: The End of Days
Production company: October Films Ltd; On-screen credit: Series Line Producer; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: Discovery’s Travel Channel.
8 x 60 minutes
Killer at the Carnival (w/t)
Production company: October Films Ltd; On-screen credit: Series Line Producer; Programme type: Documentary, Drama, Drama Documentary; Broadcaster: Investigation Discovery.
Trilogy of true crime documentary-dramas for Discovery’s ID channel that are based on crimes connected to carnivals and travelling fairs in the USA.
RAW TERROR
Production company: OCTOBER FILMS LTD; On-screen credit: SERIES LINE PRODUCER; Programme type: Drama Documentary; Broadcaster: DISCOVERY ID.
6 x 60 minute true crime docu-dramas with UGC from a close member of the victim’s family as they find closure. Filmed in various States in the USA
VALLEY OF THE DAMNED
Production company: OCTOBER FILMS LTD; On-screen credit: SERIES LINE PRODUCER; Programme type: Drama Documentary; Broadcaster: DISCOVERY ID.
6 x 60 minute true crime docu-dramas based around Prison Valley in Colorado, USA
America: Promised Land
Production company: Nutopia Ltd; On-screen credit: Series Line Producer; Programme type: Documentary, Drama, Drama Documentary; Broadcaster: History Channel.
Two feature length drama-doc Specials on the populating of the USA by various waves of migration throughout history, air date scheduled for Memorial Day (29 May 2017) plus international versions. Documentary shot extensively in the USA and the majority of the drama filmed in South Africa, with some drama elements filmed in UK and Europe.
Finding Jesus (Season 2)
Production company: Nutopia Ltd; On-screen credit: Series Line Producer; Programme type: Documentary, Drama, Drama Documentary; Broadcaster: CNN.
Docu-drama for CNN Original Series looking at religious enigmas. Series of 6 x 60 minutes plus international versions. Drama shot in Morocco. Documentary filmed on location in Europe and Israel plus interviews in the USA.
Future Qatar series 3 & Qataris International
Production company: Ultramarine Films Ltd; On-screen credit: Line Producer; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: Al Rayyan TV.
Two series, both 13 X 30 minute in duration, filmed on location world-wide and in parallel. One series looking at the range of investments by various Qatar businesses with internationally renowned companies, the second a day in the life of selected Qataris while living working or studying abroad. Both series for Al Rayyan TV , Qatar’s national broadcaster.
WHAT MAKES ME, ME?
Production company: Mosaic Films Ltd.; On-screen credit: Line Producer; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: BBC Learning.
One 30 minute programme for BBC Learning covering philosophy for children. The five animated stories are intercut with Live Action with the childrens’ thoughts. Broadcast in Spring 2013. Nominated for the BAFTA Children’s Awards.
BARCELONA EVENT AND OSKARS
Production company: Zodiak Media; On-screen credit: Line Producer; Programme type: Corporate; Broadcaster: n/a.
LP on Barcelona Event for Zodiak Media Ltd. Working with the C&I Unit, I managed the set up of a full day of seminar events at the World Trade Centre with international guest speakers to 300 delegates and supervised the evening’s Awards Gala dinner, "Oskars", at a castle 30 minutes from the centre of town. Both events in separate venues in Barcelona were filmed for Zodiak’s intranet. Prior to this, I was the LP on a short film funded by private equity for the Short Film Festivals.
ROWING THE PACIFIC & THE ULTIMATE CLIMB
Production company: Verve Productions Ltd; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: Discovery Europe.
LP on ‘Rowing the Pacific’ and ‘The Ultimate Climb’, 2 x 60 minute programmes, Verve Productions for Discovery Networks Europe. These two single shows are adventure versus adversity ob-docs as two men row across the Pacific from Japan to California in the US and ‘The Ultimate Climb’ follows the youngest Briton to climb mount Everest, the last, the highest and the most difficult of the Seven Summits. Both shows are presented by James Cracknell
DANGER: DIGGERS AT WORK
Production company: Transparent Television; On-screen credit: Line Producer; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: Channel 5.
Factual entertainment series looking at the working world of mechanical excavators - 6 x 60 minutes
PERFUME
Production company: The Garden Productions; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: BBC FOUR.
Documentary series on the multi billion dollar international perfume industry ~ 3 x 60 minutes for UK and international broadcast.
MISCHIEF SERIES
Production company: BBC; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: BBC.
Series of 5 x 1 hour shows that combine a mix of investigative and consumer journalism with humour for BBC Three.
SECRETS OF THE CROSS
Production company: CTVC; On-screen credit: PM; Programme type: Documentary, Drama; Broadcaster: Five/Nat Geo/Granada.
4 x 60 minute docu-dramas on Biblcial enigmas shot and delivered on HD for Channel Five and international versions for National Geographic distributed though Granada International.
VARIETY CLUB SHOWBIZ AWARDS, 2007
Production company: Ruggie Media Ltd; On-screen credit: LP; Programme type: LE, OB; Broadcaster: Sky One/Three.
Award Ceremony recorded `as live` 1 x 60 minute programme for Sky. Included top end celebrity guest presenters,award winners plus 4 live acts and VT inserts.
OCHBERG`S ORPHANS
Production company: Rainmaker Films Ltd; On-screen credit: Line Producer; Programme type: Documentary, Drama; Broadcaster: Film Festival circuit.
Line Producer on feature documentary for Festival circuit. The film is about Isaac Ochberg a wealthy industrialist who rescued children from certain death in the Ukraine in 1921 and gave them new life in South Africa. Independently financed for Rainmaker Films.
FIGHT FOR LIFE
Production company: BBC; On-screen credit: LP; Programme type: Documentary, Reality; Broadcaster: BBC One.
LP/PM: BBC One science series (6 x 60 mins) on how the amazing the human body is. Ground breaking, BAFTA (VFX Award) and RTS Award (2007) winning digital graphics and specialist shot material is inter cut for the first time with ob-doc footage. Broadcast in UK (BBC) July-August, 2007. Co-pro partners include Discovery, DCTP and BBC worldwide.
LP RDF RIGHTS
Production company: RDF Rights; Broadcaster: International sales.
LP: working with Rights and overseeing all RDF programmes and series for international sales. LP on new media delivery of 102 shows from RDFs back catalogue for C4 mobile phone transmissions. Delivered various ad hoc pilot shows with co-production funding.
SCARY MOVIE: A HISTORY OF FEAR
Production company: Visual Voodoo Ltd.; Programme type: Documentary, Drama; Broadcaster: Channel 4.
A two hour special for Channel 4s weekend of horror - Halloween 2005. Working at Visual Voodoo Films(ITN Factual) over seeing interviews with top film makers and actors in LA and negotiating archive clips with Hollywood studios on the history of the horror movie genre.
DIAMETER OF THE BOMB
Production company: Rainmaker Films Ltd; On-screen credit: Line Producer; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: Film Festival circuit/BBC Storyville.
LP: Diameter Productions Ltd./UK Film Council/BBC and National Film Board of Canada documentary film for cinema release followed by television broadcasts. The film documents the effects one suicide bus bomb in Jerusalem has had on the families, friends of those who died and survived, and those involved in the emergency services on such an event.
THE BAND AID STORY
Production company: Class Films Ltd; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: Channel 4/C4 International.
A 90 minute archive/interview special for Channel 4 on the making of the charity single, "Do They Know its Christmas?"
MUTANTS
Production company: Tiger Aspect Ltd; Programme type: Documentary, Drama; Broadcaster: Channel 4.
3 x 60 minutes trilogy on human genetics and why and how the human race has developed the way we have. Broadcaster: Channel 4 and C4 International
WESTMINSTER WANNABES
Production company: Tiger Aspect Ltd.; Programme type: Documentary, Reality; Broadcaster: BBC.
BBC 3: 1 x 60 minutes OB-DOC following political hopefuls as they work and play their week long party political conference along with their individual MP.
CHELSEA TALES
Production company: Tiger Aspect Ltd.; Programme type: Documentary, Reality; Broadcaster: BBC.
BBC 2: 4 x 50 minutes observational documentary series detailing the lives of 9 individuals living in Chelsea, south-west London one of the richest parts of the UK.
WE CAN MAKE YOU TALK
Production company: Tiger Aspect Ltd; Programme type: Documentary, Drama; Broadcaster: A & E, USA.
A & E, USA: 90 minute special on the history of interrogation from World War II to the present situation in Guantanamo Bay.
MAO`S CHILDREN
Production company: Mentorn Ltd.; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: Channel 4.
PM on a one hour documentary with Marcel Theroux travelling through China meeting the youth generation. A Mentorn production for Channel 4.
ALONE IN THE DARK
Production company: Metropolis Ltd; On-screen credit: Horror; Programme type: Feature Film.
Feature Film - Unit Production Manager. Horror movie mix of Blair Witch & The Shining. Shot Jan-April on location & studio in UK.
THE REAL MIAMI VICE
Production company: Atlantic Productions Ltd; On-screen credit: Line Producer; Programme type: Documentary, Reality; Broadcaster: Discovery US/Channel 5/BBC World-wide.
Line Producer The Real Miami Vice shot on location over 3 months living & working abroad. The series follows the lives of specific officers from the Narcotics & Vice Squads of the Miami-Dade Police Departments. Shot on Digi, multi camera shoot with very small production team - just the three of us! Multi-format delivery to Discovery USA (3 x 1 hrs), Channel 5 UK (6 x 30 mins) & BBC Worldwide (8x 30 mins). TX in UK Autumn 2001.
THE QUEST FOR GOLD
Production company: Essential TV; On-screen credit: Director/Producer; Programme type: Documentary, Drama; Broadcaster: Discovery US.
Director/Producer The Quest for Gold, history of the gold rush & gold industry in South Africa for the Learning Channel USA. Filmed on S.16mm in South Africa & UK. Responsible for production totalling 170 on location
WARRIOR ISLAND
Production company: Essential TV; On-screen credit: Line Producer; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: Discovery US.
Line Producer Warrior Island (2 x 1 hr)ethnographic documentary series for Discovery USA, filmed on location in Irian Jaya, Indonesia on S.16mm. Programmes centred on the daily lives of cannibal tribes in deep jungle. The Yali of Moon Mountain won Silver at CableACE Awards 1998
ZULU WARS
Production company: Essential TV; Programme type: Documentary, Drama; Broadcaster: Discovery US.
Line Producer Zulu Wars (3 x 1 hr) for The Learning Channel USA, filmed on location in South Africa & UK on S.16mm. Co-ordinated production of 250 personnel on location - British, American, South African. Supervised special licences - machine guns, explosions etc. and animal handlers - managed to keep sense of humour throughout.
THE TRAVEL CHANNEL
Production company: The Travel Channel; On-screen credit: Executive Producer; Programme type: Documentary, LE, Multimedia, News, OB; Broadcaster: The Travel Channel.
Executive Producer. The Travel Channel. Integral in setting up of cable channel devoted to travel programming. Co-ordinated setting up of channel by American paymasters for British staffing for European output. Mixture of original and acquired programming.
TRAVELOG
Production company: Domaine Productions Ltd; On-screen credit: Director / Line Producer; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: Channel 4/C4 International.
PM Travelog for Channel 4. Three series/45 programmes. Off-beat travel programme series - quirky, fun and beautifully shot on locations world-wide
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