Production Team 2: Production

The production team is made up of producers and scripters, the departments overall role is to supervise the project, be it every so often checking goals are met to satisfy the investors or distributors, or to supervise the project and ensure all daily goals are met, the producers usually have a part in every stage of production. Producers are usually the members of the team who have to overall idea and image for the product they work closely with the scripters to write the product.

The current team includes:

Executive Producer - Bryan Kirkwood

Line Producer - Susan Mather

Series Producer - Lorraine Newman

Series Story Producers - Sean O'Connor, Brigie de Courcy, Dominic Treadwell-Collins, Emily Gascoyne and Kathleen Beedles

Script Producers - Vicki Delow, Liza Mellody, Tom Mullens and Lorraine Newman

Story Editors - Louise Berridge, Sean O'Connor, Catherine Cook, Daisy Coulam, James Hall, Alexander Lamb, Jake Lushington, Dominic Treadwell-Collins, Tim Vaughan, Simon Winstone

Senior Script Editor - Sharon Batten

Script Editors - John Adams, Aamina Ahmed, Gabbie Asher, Sarah Barton, Vicki Bayard, Matthew Bouch, David Boulter, Casey-Anne Brackstone, Colin Brake Polly Buckle, Leslie Cruickshank, Paula Cuddy, Lynne Dallow, Samantha Davey, Michael Dawson, Julie Dixon, Neil Duncan, Pamela Hansson, Tony Holand, Louisa Hopgood, Irma Inniss, Helen Jenkins, Yasmin Kalli, Charlot King, Martina Lloyd, Liza Mellody, Jod Mitchell, Paula Mulroe, Abby Munson, Sara Murray, Caroline Ormerod, George Ormond, Jane Perry, Natasha Phillips, Lucy Raffety, Gaby Robinson, Bianca Rodway, Emma Sheperd, Lorna Sherriff, Kay Sherwood, Kristian Smith, Noemi Spanos, Richard Stokes, Ben Vanstone, Laura Watson and Simon Webbon

Script Supervisors - Jenny Bowman, Dale Byrne, Rosemary Carr, Emma Jameson, Abbie Deleval, Robert Smith, Claire Chang, Hilary Charles and Helen Dobson

Executive Producer: as previously stated, the executive producer checks the project meets deadlines, to satisfy the investors and distribution company, in this case the executive producer will be a representative of the BBC who fund Eastenders.

Series Producer: the series producer is second only to the executive producer, they supervise the general production of the show on a more frequent time frame, they're the member that started off the project and has the vision for where the show is going with the story and message.

Line Producer: the line producer supervises the day to day workings on the TV set, ensuring that all the equipment is there to be used and all the budget for each day is met.

Series Story Producers: their the producers that supervise the overall development of the multiple plot lines of the show.

Script Producers: focus on the development of the scripts, making sure the script writers keep up with the goals set to them by the producers, making sure the show can run smoothly.

Story Editors: these editors change stories to screenplays, they also supervise the development of stories with writers, often being an active part of the development, they are also in charge of whether the end story is suitable for public release.

Senior/Script Editor: the script editor will work closely with the writers to make sure the storyline is correct and suitable for the public, in the case of EastEnders, there are multiple editors with multiple writers, these are to work to a quicker pace on the range of story arcs and narratives. The senior script editor is in charge of the entire script team supervising the flow of work and making sure all work is done correctly and fits the overall narrative.

Script Supervisors: they focus on the continuity of the story, making sure the stories make sense and are more believable for the audience. With back stories fitting together.

Thank You for Reading, Chip James