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KEITH COTTON - Senior Producer
keithcotton@hotmail.co.uk 07989 828121
Ideas driven, creative and organised team leader with extensive Entertainment experience on
high profile shows including Strictly, Tumble and The Voice. Enjoy writing and have Gallery, Edit
and Floor produced talent and contributors.
BBC2 Taster, Development Producer. BBC North. Nov’2014 – present
-Working up pitch document and taster tape for brand new BBC 2 challenge show concept.
Children in Need 2014, Script Producer. BBC. Oct 14
-Writing and managing 7hr script and running order for most successful fundraising CIN.
-Floor Producing presenters and overseeing on the spot seq’ changes on autocue for live show.
Tumble, Senior Producer. BBC. Feb 14
-Managing Live team of APs and Researchers, creating ideas and forming the identity of the show.
-Writing script and running orders for 6 Live shows, producing Alex Jones, reacting to content.
-Casting and assessing new screen talent; professional gymnasts and coaches, from the worlds of
Gymnastics and Circus.
Super Saturday: A Question of Sport, Development Producer. BBC North. Nov 13
-Creation of fresh concept / treatment and final pitch document for the iconic show’s transfer to a
primetime Saturday night slot.
-Part of successful commissioner pitch, which resulted in 5 show run June 2014.
-Ideas bible document packed with game ideas & sample running orders passed onto production.
Children in Need 2013, Script Producer. BBC. Oct 13
-Writing and managing 7hr script and running order. Plus floor and autocue producing live.
1D (One Direction) Day, Series Producer. Fulwell 73. Sep 13
-Leading team of Producers, APs and Researchers to create 7 hours of live content for global HD
broadcast, centred around worldwide launch of One Direction’s third album.
-Aside from original ideas managing and improving creative content offers from over 35 countries.
National Lottery Stars 2013, Senior Producer. BBC. Aug 13
-Working closely with Exec to refresh existing BBC1 awards show commissioning new graphics
and music having worked up Running order and script.
-Managing team of PDs to deliver celebrity led VTs. Gallery Producing John Barrowman.
Your Face Sounds Familiar, Live Producer. Initial. June 13
-Overseeing all contingencies and live vote results of prime time ITV1 Saturday show.
-Gallery based during live shows with autocue and overseeing live contingencies.
That Puppet Game Show, Games Producer. BBC. Feb 13
-Working closely with Brian Henson leading games team of researchers and APs from initial ideas
to successful studio presentation, briefing big name talent.
-Creation of games ideas bible, development, thorough testing and presenting said games to
commissioner. Writing script patter tailored for selection of comedy puppet characters.
Splash, Live Producer. Two Four. Nov 12
-Brought on board to floor produce talent and ensure smooth running of ‘as live’ pilot show/script.
Surprise Surprise, Senior Producer. ITV. June 12
-Managing large team of APs and researchers to develop multi layered surprises for 6 studio
shows. Leading ideas brainstorms, scripting, running orders and floor producing presenter.

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The Voice, Senior Live Producer. Wall to Wall. March 12
-Scripting, running orders and floor producing presenter for live shows.
-Leading team of APs & researchers.
Strictly Come Dancing Live Arena Tour 2012, Show Producer. Jan 12
-Sole Producer across artist integrity for the hugely popular 41 date arena tour.
-Gallery producing Kate Thornton and overseeing live show voting results, script and VTs.
Strictly Come Dancing; series 9, Senior Live Producer. BBC. Aug 11
-Creation of fresh concepts, scripting and running orders.
-Floor producing presenter plus managing a team of APs & researchers.
Paul O’ Grady Live; series 2, Producer. Olga TV. March 11
-Leading 2 teams of AP’s and researchers to create live chat show content and structure for
various ‘A’ list celebrity chats. Floor producing/across autocue.
Comic Relief’s 24 Hour Panel People, Live Stream Producer. BBC. Feb 11
-Creating in 2 weeks from a standing start all content, show style and set from scratch and
producing 24 hour live stream reacting to David Walliams marathon panel show stint.
Strictly Come Dancing; series 8, Producer. BBC. Sep 10
-Producing presenter, scripting, running orders and managing team of Aps & Researchers.
Escape from Scorpion Island; series 4, Series Producer. RDF Jan 10
-Managing large team of PDs, APs and researchers to deliver reality story arcs and huge Fear
Factor style game content across 13 BBC one hour shows.
-Format, content ideas and scripting plus Location/gallery producing Talent in Australian jungle. 5
month Edit & story producing, delivering series & 26 ABC cut down shows.
Keep your Enemies Close, Producer. BBC. May 09
-Overall format and creating stylised look of new large scale BBC2 gameshow. Gallery Producing
presenter, making 3 shows a day across an intensive 3 week filming block. Edit Producing 2 series.
Basil Brush’s Swap Shop; series 2, Producer. RDF. Sep 08
-Live gallery Producing, script, ideas and edit producing games/sketch comedy.
Escape from Scorpion Island series 2, Games Producer, RDF/Freehand Aus’.
Various ideas, Development Producer, RDF.
Basil's Swap Shop, Edit /Games Producer, RDF.
Escape from Scorpion Island, Day Producer. RDF.
Assistant Producer credits (including Task and Shooting roles):
Comic Relief does Fame Academy, Celebrity Big Brother 5, Only Fools on Horses on Three, The All
Star Talent Show, Ministry of Mayhem.
Researcher credits:
Ministry of Mayhem, Art Attack series 14, Let’s Roll with Roland Butter, Brilliant Creatures series
5/6, Globo Loco series 1/2, Finger Tips series 1-3, EurekaTv series 2/ 3.
Writer credits (Children’s Comedy drama):
Scoop, BBC. ‘Foul Play’ (’10).
Planet Ajay, RDF. ‘Hiccup hooray’(‘09).
Ba (Hons) 2:1 Visual Communication (Illustration) from Kent Institute of Art and Design.
Referees:
Moira Ross – Head of Entertainment, Wall to Wall moira.ross@walltowall.co.uk
Andrew Cartmell– Series Editor, Tumble andrewcartmell5@aol.com