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An award winning and experienced producer who specialises in creating authentic, emotionally coherent stories, often culled from real life to make projects with a cultural relevance and a commercial edge.
Margaret set up Real Fiction Productions in 2020 after being head of drama at both DLT and STV, Scotland’s commercial broadcaster and largest production company. At STV she developed a slate of over thirty active projects encompassing feature films, through television drama series to comedy and children’s drama and gained the first new commissions in over eight years.
Her new venture, Real Fiction is developing a number of film and television projects including an original feature by Alexander McCall Smith currently in development with Screen Scotland.
Credits
Credits
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DateProduction (role)CompanyProject details
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Date:Production (role): HOLBY CITY (Producer)Company: BBCProject details: Season 23
4 Episodes
Dir. Dean Byfield, Karl Neilson and David Innes Edwards
Wr. Andy Bayliss, Davey Jones Saneh Ali and Matt Naylor
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Date: 2014-2019Production (role): Head of DramaCompany: DLT Entertainment (London)Project details: Joined the company to develop the drama side of the business. Currently developing a number of re-formatted drama series from Scandinavia, as well as properties based on books and authored original ideas. Working with writers including; Susan Oudot, Alan Whiting, David Quantick and Kevin Hood.
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Date: 2009-2014Production (role): Head of DramaCompany: Scottish Television (London)Project details: Executive Producer - THE POISON TREE, FAST FREDDIE THE WIDOW AND ME, TAGGART and LAID. Developed a number of award winning books such as RUMOURS OF A HURRICANE and ELIZABETH IS MISSING.
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Date: 2007-2009Production (role): Executive Producer DevelopmentCompany: Scottish TelevisionProject details: Led the development on a large slate of projects including feature SECONDS OF PLEASURE written by Neil La Bute. She gained paid broadcaster development with UK and International broadcasters and worked with leading writers such as Tony Marchant, Kevin Hood, Christopher Dunlop and Jonathan Harvey.
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Date: 2003-2007Production (role): Freelance Development ProducerCompany:Project details: Worked for a number of independent companies as a freelance development producer.
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Date: 2002-2003Production (role): ProducerCompany: BBC Television (London)Project details: DEATH IN HOLY ORDERS, a two-part returning serial adapted from the best-selling P.D James novel starring Martin shaw and adapted by Robert Jones.
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Date: 2002Production (role): ProducerCompany: Granada Television (London)Project details: LOVING YOU, a single film for ITV1 adapted by Matthew Hall from the novel TRUST and starring Niamh Cusack and Douglas Hensall.
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Date: 2001Production (role): ProducerCompany: RDF Television (London)Project details: PERFECT, a two-part serial for ITV1 written by Susan Oudot and starring Michelle Collins and Romola Garai.
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Date: 1999Production (role): ProducerCompany: BBC Television, BBC ScotlandProject details: Developed and Produced - LIFE SUPPORT, a series for BBC One created by Ashley Pharoah centring on the world of medical ethics and starring Richard Wilson and Art Malik.
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Date: 1996-1999Production (role): Development ProducerCompany: BBC Scotland (London)Project details: Series and serials development producer for BBC Scotland based in London.
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Date:Production (role): Documentary Director / Series ProducerCompany:Project details: Previously worked as an award winning Series Producer in factual programmes and a Producer/Director in documentaries including PANORAMA, INSIDE STORY, THE LATE SHOW and as the Arts Producer for CHANNEL FOUR NEWS.
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Production (role)CompanyProject details
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Production (role): TAGGARTCompany: RTS North AwardsProject details: Best Series Drama Nomination
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Production (role): PERFECTCompany: Broadcast AwardsProject details: Best Single Drama Nomination
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Production (role): REPORTAGE; A GENERATION IN TROUBLE and GENERATION XCompany: International Emmy AwardsProject details: Special Commendation and Nomination
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Production (role): ROUGH GUIDE TO WORKING ABROADCompany: Prix Cedefop AwardsProject details: Winner
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Production (role): CHANNEL FOUR NEWSCompany: BAFTA AwardsProject details: Winner - Production Team