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DANIELLE TREMAIN
Talent Manager
Aside from her almost human friendship with her Burmese cat, Dolly, it’s safe to say that Danielle is very much a people person. She’s also a person who’s experienced a diverse range of roles within television. And those two things combined make for an extraordinarily intuitive talent manager.

Danielle launched her TV career in 2004 on Channel 4’s daily, live Richard & Judy Show, where she was later promoted to the role of producer. Many programmes later, Danielle established herself as a freelance producer and senior producer, making shows for leading broadcasters including the BBC, Sky and ITV, as well as content for major brands.

Before taking a career break to raise her three children, Danielle worked on everything from This Morning and Surprise Surprise to multiple series of TOWIE, including oversees specials. Recognising her flair for matching people with programmes, she then re-entered the workplace as part time Talent Manager for Studio Lambert, before bringing her sharpened skills to Nest Productions.
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JAMIE WYATT
Production Assistant
Jamie joined Nest in 2022, after following up his Masters in Filmmaking with a year working across different programme formats in a variety of roles, including location assistant, production assistant and HSS/Covid supervisor – an experience which gave him a thorough introduction to each department and the challenges they face.

A man with a foot in two countries, Jamie now spreads his personal and working lives across England and Spain, regularly enjoying the sunnier climes of the latter in the company of his pet turtle, whilst also responding to calls for support on the productions of his firmly established professional Spanish network, and forging links between Nest and its Spanish counterparts.

A boon to Nest Productions, Jamie has a knack for communication, problem solving, location scouting and research, alongside generally getting stuff done. He’s also a qualified Mental Health First Aider and brings an abundance of positive energy and enthusiasm to everything and everyone he encounters.
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LAUREN GRIFFITHS
Trainee Production Manager
Voted in her school yearbook as the person most likely to become a private investigator, Lauren has found another way of exploiting her unrelenting attention to detail, whilst also indulging her love of TV: production management. And boy, are we glad.

With a career that began in 2018, when she worked voluntarily on Channel 4’s Tattoo Fixers, and a rapid promotion after that from office runner to production co-ordinator, Lauren is on a speedy trajectory through the ranks. She joins Nest as a trainee production manager; we can only imagine where she’ll be within another few years – or maybe even months!

Having already worked across multiple genres and formats in entertainment, factual, reality and documentaries, Lauren’s clocked up an impressive list of credits, including The Supervet (C4), Dance Monsters (Netflix), Love In The Flesh (BBC3), Fred and Rose West, and The Secret Murders with Trevor McDonald (ITV).
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SANJA GRIFFITHS
Production Manager
A born explorer who thrives on new challenges and experiences, Sanja’s adventures in TV land have already seen her working on a wide variety of projects for both UK and international broadcasters, setting up shoots – and often seeing them through to delivery – in locations as diverse as the Isles of Scilly to the remote wilderness of Siberia.

Before joining Nest Productions in 2021, Sanja spent four years traversing the TV production landscape, starting with work experience at production company, Wall to Wall, before going on to assist with the making of programmes such as Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild (Channel 5), Unearthed (Discovery Science), Europe from Above, and Lost Treasures of Egypt (National Geographic).

Sanja enjoys working on multiple projects at a time, loves organising international shoots, and is most passionate about travel documentaries – especially those with new or unexpected formats. Wondering how she maintains her boundless momentum? Calm evenings lost in books and jigsaws.
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Sarah Thornewell
Senior Production Manager
As someone who makes a mini call sheet for her own holidays, there’s no doubting Sarah’s obsession with TV production! Her career history proves the point too, with her having progressed from full time runner at Maidstone Studios all the way through the ranks of production management, over a period of 15 years.

Working across a wide range of genres, including studio entertainment, live, kids, gameshows, archive and factual entertainment, Sarah has overseen the production of programmes for all the UK’s major broadcasters and looked after projects with both small and large budgets. A plate spinner of extraordinary talent, she’s often worked across multiple productions simultaneously.

Among Sarah’s impressively long list of credits are Britain’s Brightest Celebrity Family (ITV), The Void (ITV), Cinderella: A Pantomime for Comic Relief (BBC), Agatha & Poirot: Partners In Crime (ITV), Derren Brown: 20 Years of Mind Control (C4), Britain’s Greatest Comedy Character (UKTV), and The X Factor (ITV).
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HANNAH WILKINSON
Production Manager
In a career that’s seen her successfully work her way up to production management (with further strides to come, no doubt), Hannah has hopped between stage and screen, working on everything from theatre EPKs, to live events, commercials, and factual TV – sometimes, all at once!  

The embodiment of adaptability and thinking on your feet, Hannah is happy to be deployed where needed and a dab-hand at changing projects on the ground and finding last-minute solutions. Over her 8 years in the industry, she’s worked on a wide variety of projects and handled budgets for everything from regional TV pilots to the Manchester International Festival.

Hannah’s credits include live shows such as Peter Kay’s Dance for Life, Justin Moorhouse – Live in Salford, and Neil Delamere – The Fresh Prince of Delamere; online and broadcast TV programmes including The World According to Grandpa, The Great Staycation – Dot’s Farm, and Emmeline Pankhurst – The Making of a Militant; and several high-profile commercials.
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GABY LAZERUS
Production Manager
Gaby joined Nest Productions after 15 years of working in prime-time TV across a multitude of genres, including entertainment, reality (scripted and non-scripted), cooking, comedy, and panel shows. She’s since added online gaming to the list, having been the production manager on our client, MonRae’s brand new Let’s Game… series for Sky.

A problem-solver of the highest order, Gaby doesn’t only cope with the constant challenges that come with TV production; she actively enjoys them. If ever evidence were needed, this is a woman who, in her own words, ‘survived’ being the production manager on no less than three series of the Channel 4 comedy show, Celebrity Juice.

Her many other credits include a raft of productions for ITV Studios, including Dancing on Ice, Come Dine with Me, Peter Andre: My Life, and an incredible six series of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here. She also spent a year with Australia’s Endemol Shine, working on global hits Junior Masterchef and Australia’s Next Top Model.
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FLOURY CRUM
Production Executive
With a career that took flight on the Amsterdam film festival scene, Floury arrived in the UK in 2009 to work with Sheffield’s DocFest, where she assisted filmmakers in securing international funding for their feature documentaries. Luckily for us, her next move saw her swoop into television production.

Over the proceeding decade and working with numerous production companies, including Oxford Films, Windfall Films, and Love Productions, Floury produced content for broadcasters across Europe, the UK and the US, putting the likes of A&E in the Warzone (C4), Queen of the World (ITV/HBO), and Inside the Met (PBS/BBC) among her credits.

Unfazed by a challenge, Floury deftly moves between production management extremes, having worked with both big and small budgets, on studio shoots and in hostile environments, and on both fast turn-around content for digital platforms and lengthy productions for multiple TV broadcasters.
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CLAIRE PUGH-WILLIAMS
Production Executive
The fact that Claire holds a UK No1 Single and Gold Disc Award, presented by Sony BMG for her production work on the critically acclaimed BBC Children in Need charity single and video, Peter Kay’s Animated All Star Band, is a mere hint at the scope of her talent.

With 20 years’ experience in the broadcast industry, Claire has held numerous senior production positions both in the UK and Australia and been responsible for the successful management and production of hit global content for some of the industry’s leading broadcasters, including the BBC, ITV, Disney+, National Geographic, and Discovery Networks.

Claire’s glittering career has seen her work across a wide variety of genres - including live studio, documentary, factual entertainment, and animation. She’s also produced award-winning advertising content for Australia’s industry front-runner, The Brand Agency, executed ambitious shoot plans for BBC Top Gear, and worked with high profile talent including movie star, Chris Hemsworth.
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ABOUT US

OUR STORY
Founded in 2020, Nest Productions is the UK's most trusted production partnerships company with a community of over 150 production company partners which has transformed the UK indie production landscape.

Nest came into being after we spotted a growing need for production management support outside the realms of traditional TV – and an urgent need for friendly and fair production support within it.

Now, with teams across the UK, Nest is trusted by its creative partners and clients to provide the infrastructure and support needed to turn ideas into TV reality.

At Nest, no task is impossible – in fact, we actively seek out projects that break boundaries and pose new challenges. Everyone at Nest has a solid background in television, digital content and events and we love using the expertise we’ve acquired throughout our respective careers to help ambitious people and productions succeed.
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OUR VISION
We are committed to becoming a leading production partner, known for our friendly and positive approach, providing trust, and helping ambitious people and productions succeed.
OUR VALUES
We care about people, and we care about our work. We want everyone – our own teammates, our partners, our suppliers, and other industry professionals – to enjoy and benefit from working with us, whoever they are and whatever their background. Making brilliant content isn't always easy, but when there is mutual trust and respect between everyone involved it can be hugely rewarding and enormous fun, too.
WE ARE COMMITTED
We understand our role is to work in collaboration with our partners, to help them reach their goals, and to ensure that our input is positive, seamless, and straightforward. We're committed to our partners and strive to develop longlasting relationships that bring them back time and time again.
WE ARE TRUSTWORTHY
Our reputation is important to us and we're proud of the trust our partners and colleagues put in us. We bring a true sense of care and professionalism to everything we do and work closely with our network to ensure that we can provide a reliable service to our partners, no matter the challenge.
WE ARE HUMAN
We're real and we're human – just like everyone we work with. Yes, we are professional, but this doesn’t mean we are cold and serious; we are friendly and approachable, and consciously aim to create a positive, kind environment, where people can feel at home.
WE ARE DIFFERENT
We're full of energy, ideas, and a sense of excitement, and this attracts the best projects and people. From full-time to freelance support, we work with and nurture the best talent so we can give our partners the best service and set new industry standards.
MEET THE CORE TEAM
Derek Drennan
DEREK DRENNAN
Managing Director
Derek set up Nest Productions in 2019 in response for the growing need for high-quality production support in an ever changing production landscape. He thrives on giving companies the tools they need to evolve, but his passion for working with nice people and doing things well is what drives the ethos of the company. 

He has worked across all genres in TV and helped to run some of the UK’s biggest and smallest independent production companies. Derek prides himself on running a happy ship and installs his good-natured charm into everything that he does – often still laughing through the most stressful situations. It’s his aim for Nest to be the best production company in the world!

Derek’s selected credits include: ‘Amy Winehouse and Me’ (MTV) ‘The World According To Grandpa’ (C5) ‘BAFTA Film Awards’ (BBC) ‘Made in Chelsea’ (C4) ‘Hillsong’ (BBC Storyville) 
DEREK DRENNAN
Managing Director
Derek set up Nest Productions in 2019 in response for the growing need for high-quality production support in an ever changing production landscape. He thrives on giving companies the tools they need to evolve, but his passion for working with nice people and doing things well is what drives the ethos of the company. 

He has worked across all genres in TV and helped to run some of the UK’s biggest and smallest independent production companies. Derek prides himself on running a happy ship and installs his good-natured charm into everything that he does – often still laughing through the most stressful situations. It’s his aim for Nest to be the best production company in the world!

Derek’s selected credits include: ‘Amy Winehouse and Me’ (MTV) ‘The World According To Grandpa’ (C5) ‘BAFTA Film Awards’ (BBC) ‘Made in Chelsea’ (C4) and ‘Hillsong’ (BBC Storyville).
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Stew Batt
STEW BATT
Managing Director
Stew landed at Nest Productions in 2020. He is a highly experienced, friendly media professional with a broad knowledge of all things production. His experience spans a varied slate of genres including Live Events, Live Broadcasting, Digital, Factual, Features and Reality Programming across a variety of broadcasters.

Adept at budgeting, negotiating deals with broadcasters and overseeing the smooth running of productions in line with the relevant industry protocols and procedures, he has travelled worldwide through his career, working with teams in many different territories.

Stew feels his career to date has given him some unforgettable opportunities through the different experiences and people that he has encountered through his career. He loves working with people and is a real production talent that knows production inside out but also has an editorial brain to ensure that the best programme / content can be produced. He relishes bringing his experience, love of people and humour to productions to create a fun, friendly and professional atmosphere. 

Stew’s selected credits include: ‘BAFTA Film Awards 2021’ (BBC 1), ‘TOWIE’ (ITVBe), ‘Celebs Go Dating’ (E4), ‘James May's Toy Stories’ (BBC2), ‘The National TV Awards’ (ITV1) and ‘George Clarke's Amazing Spaces’ (Channel 4).
Marisa Erftemeijer
MARISA ERFTEMEIJER
Head of Production
Marisa migrated to Nest Productions in 2021, as someone who can bring calm to the even the most chaotic of situations and create the optimum conditions for productivity, Marisa is a natural fit for Nest. She’s a people person through and through and enjoys working with new teams to help take their creative vision from page to screen, both on budget and on time. 

Starting her TV career in the early 2000s, she has worked  on a wide range of factual and non-scripted projects from observational-docs and access-based productions to historical drama documentaries and arts programming led by familiar faces such as Damien Hirst, Simon Schama and Janet Street-Porter to name a few.

Since joining Nest Productions, Marisa has worked with a wide range of companies and productions to provide Head of Production support when it is most needed. Assisting new and expanding companies in setting up best practices across their production management, trouble shooting on live productions and helping to secure commissions and funding on exciting new programming. She loves the jigsaw that is budgeting and putting together innovative ways to get the most out of the financing.

Marisa’s selected credits include:‘Love in the Flesh’ (BBC3), ‘Ashley Banjo: Britain in Black and White’ (ITV1), ‘Amy Winehouse and Me’ (MTV), ‘Inside the Vatican’ (BBC1/PBS/Netflix), ‘Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable’ (Netflix and Theatric), ‘Diana: Our Mother’ (ITV/HBO/RTL), ‘Putin: The New Tsar’ (BBC2/Arte), ‘The Force’ (Channel 4) and ‘Our Queen/Our Queen at 90’ (ITV/WW/Smithsonian)
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MARISA ERFTEMEIJER
Head of Production
Marisa migrated to Nest Productions from Oxford Films, where she’d been the production executive on everything from ob-docs and access-based productions, such as Inside the Vatican, to historical drama documentaries and arts programming led by presenters such as Simon Scharma and Damien Hirst.

Since starting her TV career in the early 2000s, Marisa has assisted an assortment of institutions, art galleries and companies in producing feature documentaries and corporate projects for a wide range of broadcasters and platforms – including the BBC, ITV, C4, C5, Discovery, Smithsonian, PBS, Arte, and Netflix, as well as theatrical distributors.

As someone who can bring calm to the even the most chaotic of situations and create the conditions for optimum productivity, Marisa is a natural fit for Nest. She’s a people person through and through and enjoys working with new teams to help take their creative vision from the page to the screen, on budget and on time.
Marisa Erftemeijer
MARISA ERFTEMEIJER
Head of Production
Marisa migrated to Nest Productions in 2021, as someone who can bring calm to the even the most chaotic of situations and create the optimum conditions for productivity, Marisa is a natural fit for Nest. She’s a people person through and through and enjoys working with new teams to help take their creative vision from page to screen, both on budget and on time. 

Starting her TV career in the early 2000s, she has worked  on a wide range of factual and non-scripted projects from observational-docs and access-based productions to historical drama documentaries and arts programming led by familiar faces such as Damien Hirst, Simon Schama and Janet Street-Porter to name a few. Since joining Nest Productions, Marisa has worked with a wide range of companies and productions to provide Head of Production support when it is most needed. 

Assisting new and expanding companies in setting up best practices across their production management, trouble shooting on live productions and helping to secure commissions and funding on exciting new programming. She loves the jigsaw that is budgeting and putting together innovative ways to get the most out of the financing. Marisa’s selected credits include: ‘Love in the Flesh’ (BBC3), ‘Ashley Banjo: Britain in Black and White’ (ITV1), ‘Amy Winehouse and Me’ (MTV), ‘Inside the Vatican’ (BBC1/PBS/Netflix), ‘Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable’ (Netflix and Theatric), ‘Diana: Our Mother’ (ITV/HBO/RTL), ‘Putin: The New Tsar’ (BBC2/Arte), ‘The Force’ (Channel 4) and ‘Our Queen/Our Queen at 90’ (ITV/WW/Smithsonian).
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MARISA ERFTEMEIJER
Head of Production
Marisa migrated to Nest Productions from Oxford Films, where she’d been the production executive on everything from ob-docs and access-based productions, such as Inside the Vatican, to historical drama documentaries and arts programming led by presenters such as Simon Scharma and Damien Hirst.

Since starting her TV career in the early 2000s, Marisa has assisted an assortment of institutions, art galleries and companies in producing feature documentaries and corporate projects for a wide range of broadcasters and platforms – including the BBC, ITV, C4, C5, Discovery, Smithsonian, PBS, Arte, and Netflix, as well as theatrical distributors.

As someone who can bring calm to the even the most chaotic of situations and create the conditions for optimum productivity, Marisa is a natural fit for Nest. She’s a people person through and through and enjoys working with new teams to help take their creative vision from the page to the screen, on budget and on time.

Katy hopped into the Nest in 2022 after several years at Plum Pictures where she worked her way up the Production Management ladder on a varied range of productions with complex access, interesting filming locations and experience of managing talent led productions.

An air of calm follows Katy wherever she goes, and this is a touch she brings to her productions and the production management teams who work with her. Katy loves something new and breaking down how to get it done, with an evaluating eye she will review the obstacles of a production and offer practical path through.

Katy is experienced in Formatted Factual Programmes, Documentaries and Factual Entertainment productions. She is experienced in production with complex access and contributor requirements and sending teams on international shoots.

The fact that Claire holds a UK No1 Single and Gold Disc Award, presented by Sony BMG for her production work on the critically acclaimed BBC Children in Need charity single and video, Peter Kay’s Animated All Star Band, is a mere hint at the scope of her talent.

With 20 years’ experience in the broadcast industry, Claire has held numerous senior production positions both in the UK and Australia and been responsible for the successful management and production of hit global content for some of the industry’s leading broadcasters, including the BBC, ITV, Disney+, National Geographic, and Discovery Networks.

Claire’s glittering career has seen her work across a wide variety of genres – including live studio, documentary, factual entertainment, and animation. She’s also produced award-winning advertising content for Australia’s industry front-runner, The Brand Agency, executed ambitious shoot plans for BBC Top Gear, and worked with high profile talent including movie star, Chris Hemsworth.
Floury Crum
Floury Crum
Production Executive
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Katy Southwood
Production Executive
Hannah Wilkinson
Hannah Wilkinson
Production Manager

With a career that took flight on the Amsterdam film festival scene, Floury arrived in the UK in 2009 to work with Sheffield’s DocFest, where she assisted filmmakers in securing international funding for their feature documentaries. Luckily for us, her next move saw her swoop into television production and joining the Nest in 2021.

Over the proceeding decade Floury worked with numerous production companies, including Oxford Films, Windfall Films, and Love Productions producing content for broadcasters across Europe, the UK and the US. Unfazed by a challenge, Floury deftly moves between production management extremes, having worked with both big and small budgets, on studio shoots and in hostile environments, and on both fast turn-around content for digital platforms and lengthy productions for multiple TV broadcasters.

Floury is experience working acrossFactual/Documentaries, Feature Documentaries, Drama Reconstruction and CurrentAffairs. She has experience in Hostile Environment filming and shoots with complex protocols and Risk Assessments.

Katy hopped into the Nest in 2022 after several years at Plum Pictures where she worked her way up the Production Management ladder on a varied range of productions with complex access, interesting filming locations and experience of managing talent led productions.

An air of calm follows Katy wherever she goes, and this is a touch she brings to her productions and the production management teams who work with her. Katy loves something new and breaking down how to get it done, with an evaluating eye she will review the obstacles of a production and offer practical path through.

Katy is experienced in Formatted Factual Programmes, Documentaries and Factual Entertainment productions. She is experienced in production with complex access and contributor requirements and sending teams on international shoots.
Sarah Thornewell
Sarah Thornewell
Senior Production Manager
Danielle Tremain
Debbie Manners
Talent Manager
Non Executive Director
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OUR PARTNERS
Ricardo PereiraSally Bendtson
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Sally Bendtson
Finance Partner
HR Partner
IT PartnersNicola Hartley
Adam Bijster & Grahame Thomas
Nicola Hartley
IT Partner
Legal and Business Affairs Partner
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The fact that Claire holds a UK No1 Single and Gold Disc Award, presented by Sony BMG for her production work on the critically acclaimed BBC Children in Need charity single and video, Peter Kay’s Animated All Star Band, is a mere hint at the scope of her talent.

With 20 years’ experience in the broadcast industry, Claire has held numerous senior production positions both in the UK and Australia and been responsible for the successful management and production of hit global content for some of the industry’s leading broadcasters, including the BBC, ITV, Disney+, National Geographic, and Discovery Networks.

Claire’s glittering career has seen her work across a wide variety of genres – including live studio, documentary, factual entertainment, and animation. She’s also produced award-winning advertising content for Australia’s industry front-runner, The Brand Agency, executed ambitious shoot plans for BBC Top Gear, and worked with high profile talent including movie star, Chris Hemsworth.
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Unscripted Production

Honeybird Studios is a new independent production company founded in 2023 and based in London and Newcastle upon Tyne. Our mission is to create high-quality unscripted content to be enjoyed by audiences around the world: surprising, fun, noisy, stuffed full of talent and above all else, entertaining.

Our team have devised and produced hundreds of hours of unscripted prime-time content for major broadcasters and streamers across entertainment, live events, reality, factual entertainment and branded content around the world.

We love storytelling, drama and authenticity and work collaboratively with commissioners, talent and brilliant production teams to make memorable content that keeps audiences entertained.

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Kerri Garson
Deputy Head of Production

Kerri flew into Nest Productions in early 2023 having worked at Paramount for several years, arriving in with essential broadcaster knowledge and understanding of budgets and commercial deals across scripted and unscripted content.

With 15 years of hands-on production experience under her belt there isn’t much that Kerri hasn’t seen. Kerri is confident managing talent and talent led productions. If Kerri was in the circus, it would be as a juggler, she has no problems switching from one project to the other with a moment’s notice and loves a challenge. She enjoys managing production teams and helping them to create the best programmes possible.

Kerri is experienced working across Daytime, Features & Formats, Factual, Science and Children’s. With extensive experience in talent led shows and international filming.
Claire Pugh-Williams
Claire Pugh-Williams
Production Executive

The fact that Claire holds a UK No1 Single and Gold Disc Award, presented by Sony BMG for her production work on the critically acclaimed BBC Children in Need charity single and video, Peter Kay’s Animated All Star Band, is a mere hint at the scope of her talent.

With 20 years’ experience in the broadcast industry, Claire has held numerous senior production positions both in the UK and Australia and been responsible for the successful management and production of hit global content for some of the industry’s leading broadcasters, including the BBC, ITV, Disney+, National Geographic, and Discovery Networks.

Claire’s glittering career has seen her work across a wide variety of genres – including live studio, documentary, factual entertainment, and animation. She’s also produced award-winning advertising content for Australia’s industry front-runner, The Brand Agency, executed ambitious shoot plans for BBC Top Gear, and worked with high profile talent including movie star, Chris Hemsworth.
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Katy Southwood
Production Executive
Production Executive

With a career that took flight on the Amsterdam film festival scene, Floury arrived in the UK in 2009 to work with Sheffield’s DocFest, where she assisted filmmakers in securing international funding for their feature documentaries. Luckily for us, her next move saw her swoop into television production and joining the Nest in 2021.

Over the proceeding decade Floury worked with numerous production companies, including Oxford Films, Windfall Films, and Love Productions producing content for broadcasters across Europe, the UK and the US. Unfazed by a challenge, Floury deftly moves between production management extremes, having worked with both big and small budgets, on studio shoots and in hostile environments, and on both fast turn-around content for digital platforms and lengthy productions for multiple TV broadcasters.

Floury is experience working acrossFactual/Documentaries, Feature Documentaries, Drama Reconstruction and CurrentAffairs. She has experience in Hostile Environment filming and shoots with complex protocols and Risk Assessments.

Katy hopped into the Nest in 2022 after several years at Plum Pictures where she worked her way up the Production Management ladder on a varied range of productions with complex access, interesting filming locations and experience of managing talent led productions.

An air of calm follows Katy wherever she goes, and this is a touch she brings to her productions and the production management teams who work with her. Katy loves something new and breaking down how to get it done, with an evaluating eye she will review the obstacles of a production and offer practical path through.

Katy is experienced in Formatted Factual Programmes, Documentaries and Factual Entertainment productions. She is experienced in production with complex access and contributor requirements and sending teams on international shoots.
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Gaby Lazarus
Hannah Wilkinson
Production Manager
Production Manager

Gaby joined Nest Productions after 15 years of working in prime-time TV across a multitude of genres, including entertainment, reality (scripted and non-scripted), cooking, comedy, and panel shows. She’s since added online gaming to the list, having been the production manager on our client, MonRae’s brand new Let's Game... series for Sky.

A problem-solver of the highest order, Gaby doesn’t only cope with the constant challenges that come with TV production; she actively enjoys them. If ever evidence were needed, this is a woman who, in her own words, ‘survived’ being the production manager on no less than three series of the Channel 4 comedy show, Celebrity Juice. 

Her many other credits include a raft of productions for ITV Studios, including Dancing on Ice, Come Dine with Me, Peter Andre: My Life, and an incredible six series of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here. She also spent a year with Australia’s Endemol Shine, working on global hits Junior Masterchef and Australia’s Next Top Model.

Hannah migrated into Nest in 2021 as one of our first Production Managers having hopped between stage and screen productions for sometime. Over her 10 years in the industry, she’s worked on a wide variety of projects and handled budgets for everything from regional TV pilots to Children’s Drama, with a stint in Post-Production too!

The embodiment of adaptability and thinking on your feet, Hannah is happy to be deployed where needed and a dab-hand at managing projects changing on the ground and finding last-minute creative solutions to the problems thrown at her, and always with a smile on her face. Hannah can be found in our Manchester office and is always up for a brew to say hello.

Hannah is experienced in Children’s Drama & Animation, Documentaries and Factual Programming as well as Live and Theatre productions. Hannah has a strong knowledge of both short form/advertising as well as long form content.
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Sanja Griffiths
Senior Production Manager
Production Manager

As someone who makes a mini call sheet for her own holidays, there’s no doubting Sarah’s obsession with TV production! Her career history proves the point too, with her having progressed from full time runner at Maidstone Studios all the way through the ranks of production management, over a period of 15 years. 

Working across a wide range of genres, including studio entertainment, live, kids, gameshows, archive and factual entertainment, Sarah has overseen the production of programmes for all the UK’s major broadcasters and looked after projects with both small and large budgets. A plate spinner of extraordinary talent, she’s often worked across multiple productions simultaneously.

Among Sarah’s impressively long list of credits are Britain’s Brightest Celebrity Family (ITV), The Void (ITV), Cinderella: A Pantomime for Comic Relief (BBC), Agatha & Poirot: Partners In Crime (ITV), Derren Brown: 20 Years of Mind Control (C4), Britain’s Greatest Comedy Character (UKTV), and The X Factor (ITV).

Sanja glided into the Nest in 2021 having spent five years traversing the world of factual television production across a wide range of broadcasters and production companies in the UK.

A born explorer who thrives on new challenges and experiences, Sanja’s adventures in TV land have already seen her setting up shoots and seeing productions through to delivery (even claiming to enjoy the paperwork). This has included working on shoots in locations as diverse as the Isles of Scilly to the remote wilderness of Siberia.

Sanja is experienced in Factual programming from High End Documentaries to Constructed Reality/Observational productions, as well as experience in Scripted and Live Productions. She is confident managing both UK and US broadcasters for filming and post/delivery.
Jamie Wyatt
Jamie Wyatt
Production Coordinator
Danielle Tremain
Danielle Tremain
Talent Manager

Jamie fluttered into the Nest at the beginning of 2022 after returning to UK, following a short stint in Mallorca. Here he worked for a Production Services company to support shoots in Spain ranging from advertising through to an Adam Sandler Hollywood movie.

Having joined us as a Trainee Coordinator initially Jamie worked closely with all of our Production Management teams to soak up as much knowledge as he could and has fully graduated as a Production Coordinator in his own right who loves rising to a challenge and will always go the extra mile to help his productions.

Jamie is experienced in Scripted and Unscripted Productions. Most recently he has been working on Documentaries in a wide range of subjects and is confident setting up filming and delivering one-off’s or series to all UK broadcasters.

Aside from her almost human friendship with her Burmese cat, Dolly, it’s safe to say that Danielle is very much a people person. She’s also a person who’s experienced a diverse range of roles within television. And those two things combined make for an extraordinarily intuitive talent manager.

Danielle launched her TV career in 2004 on Channel 4’s daily, live Richard & Judy Show, where she was later promoted to the role of producer. Many programmes later, Danielle established herself as a freelance producer and senior producer, making shows for leading broadcasters including the BBC, Sky and ITV, as well as content for major brands. 

Before taking a career break to raise her three children, Danielle worked on everything from This Morning and Surprise Surprise to multiple series of TOWIE, including oversees specials. Recognising her flair for matching people with programmes, she then re-entered the workplace as part time Talent Manager for Studio Lambert, before bringing her sharpened skills to Nest Productions. 
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Floury Crum

With a career that took flight on the Amsterdam film festival scene, Floury arrived in the UK in 2009 to work with Sheffield’s DocFest, where she assisted filmmakers in securing international funding for their feature documentaries. Luckily for us, her next move saw her swoop into television production and joining the Nest in 2021.

Over the proceeding decade Floury worked with numerous production companies, including Oxford Films, Windfall Films, and Love Productions producing content for broadcasters across Europe, the UK and the US. Unfazed by a challenge, Floury deftly moves between production management extremes, having worked with both big and small budgets, on studio shoots and in hostile environments, and on both fast turn-around content for digital platforms and lengthy productions for multiple TV broadcasters.

Floury is experience working acrossFactual/Documentaries, Feature Documentaries, Drama Reconstruction and CurrentAffairs. She has experience in Hostile Environment filming and shoots with complex protocols and Risk Assessments.
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Production Executive
Katy Southwood

Katy hopped into the Nest in 2022 after several years at Plum Pictures where she worked her way up the Production Management ladder on a varied range of productions with complex access, interesting filming locations and experience of managing talent led productions.

An air of calm follows Katy wherever she goes, and this is a touch she brings to her productions and the production management teams who work with her. Katy loves something new and breaking down how to get it done, with an evaluating eye she will review the obstacles of a production and offer practical path through.

Katy is experienced in Formatted Factual Programmes, Documentaries and Factual Entertainment productions. She is experienced in production with complex access and contributor requirements and sending teams on international shoots.
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Production Executive
Hannah Wilkinson
Hannah Wilkinson
Production Manager

Hannah migrated into Nest in 2021 as one of our firstProduction Managers having hopped between stage and screen productions for sometime. Over her 10 years in the industry, she’s worked on a wide variety of projects and handled budgets for everything from regional TV pilots to Children’s Drama, with a stint in Post-Production too!

The embodiment of adaptability and thinking on your feet, Hannah is happy to be deployed where needed and a dab-hand at managing projects changing on the ground and finding last-minute creative solutions to the problems thrown at her, and always with a smile on her face. Hannah can be found in our Manchester office and is always up for a brew to say hello.

Hannah is experienced in Children’s Drama & Animation, Documentaries and Factual Programming as well as Live and Theatre productions. Hannah has a strong knowledge of both short form/advertising as well as long form content.

Gaby joined Nest Productions after 15 years of working in prime-time TV across a multitude of genres, including entertainment, reality (scripted and non-scripted), cooking, comedy, and panel shows. She’s since added online gaming to the list, having been the production manager on our client, MonRae’s brand new Let's Game... series for Sky.

A problem-solver of the highest order, Gaby doesn’t only cope with the constant challenges that come with TV production; she actively enjoys them. If ever evidence were needed, this is a woman who, in her own words, ‘survived’ being the production manager on no less than three series of the Channel 4 comedy show, Celebrity Juice. 

Her many other credits include a raft of productions for ITV Studios, including Dancing on Ice, Come Dine with Me, Peter Andre: My Life, and an incredible six series of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here. She also spent a year with Australia’s Endemol Shine, working on global hits Junior Masterchef and Australia’s Next Top Model.
Sarah Thornewell
Sarah Thornewell
Senior Production Manager

As someone who makes a mini call sheet for her own holidays, there’s no doubting Sarah’s obsession with TV production! Her career history proves the point too, with her having progressed from full time runner at Maidstone Studios all the way through the ranks of production management, over a period of 15 years. 

Working across a wide range of genres, including studio entertainment, live, kids, gameshows, archive and factual entertainment, Sarah has overseen the production of programmes for all the UK’s major broadcasters and looked after projects with both small and large budgets. A plate spinner of extraordinary talent, she’s often worked across multiple productions simultaneously.

Among Sarah’s impressively long list of credits are Britain’s Brightest Celebrity Family (ITV), The Void (ITV), Cinderella: A Pantomime for Comic Relief (BBC), Agatha & Poirot: Partners In Crime (ITV), Derren Brown: 20 Years of Mind Control (C4), Britain’s Greatest Comedy Character (UKTV), and The X Factor (ITV).
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Debbie Manners
Talent Manager
Non Executive Director

Debbie’s previous roles include Director of Rights and Business Affairs at the BBC, Director of Rights for Flextech TV, Chair of PACT, Commercial Director at RDF, COO of Hat Trick, CEO of Keo Films and Senior Investment Director at Ingenious Media.

Debbie works in an advisory capacity in the TV and Film industry, including acting as a non-executive director for companies spanning production, distribution and production services. She is also a founding partner and executive producer for First Person Films with director Victoria Mapplebeck.  Debbie was proud to be the Executive Producer on Victoria’s BAFTA-winning short film ‘Missed Call’ in 2019.

In addition to her more formal roles, Debbie is also involved in a number of projects and charities including launching a small restaurant group, HERE Cafe Ltd, and holding the role of Chair for the charity SafeHands.

Aside from her almost human friendship with her Burmese cat, Dolly, it’s safe to say that Danielle is very much a people person. She’s also a person who’s experienced a diverse range of roles within television. And those two things combined make for an extraordinarily intuitive talent manager. 

Danielle launched her TV career in 2004 on Channel 4’s daily, live Richard & Judy Show, where she was later promoted to the role of producer. Many programmes later, Danielle established herself as a freelance producer and senior producer, making shows for leading broadcasters including the BBC, Sky and ITV, as well as content for major brands. 

Before taking a career break to raise her three children, Danielle worked on everything from This Morning and Surprise Surprise to multiple series of TOWIE, including oversees specials. Recognising her flair for matching people with programmes, she then re-entered the workplace as part time Talent Manager for Studio Lambert, before bringing her sharpened skills to Nest Productions. 
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Sally BendtsonRicardo Pereira
Ricardo Pereira
Sally Bendtson
Finance Partner
HR Partner
Adam Bijster & grahame ThomasNicola Hartley
Nicola Hartley 
Adam Bijster & Grahame Thomas 
Legal and Business Affairs Partner
IT Partner
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Honeybird Studios

Honeybird Studios is a new independent production company founded in 2023 and based in London and Newcastle upon Tyne. Our mission is to create high-quality unscripted content to be enjoyed by audiences around the world: surprising, fun, noisy, stuffed full of talent and above all else, entertaining.

Our team have devised and produced hundreds of hours of unscripted prime-time content for major broadcasters and streamers across entertainment, live events, reality, factual entertainment and branded content around the world.

We love storytelling, drama and authenticity and work collaboratively with commissioners, talent and brilliant production teams to make memorable content that keeps audiences entertained.

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Unscripted Production

Katy hopped into the Nest in 2022 after several years at Plum Pictures where she worked her way up the Production Management ladder on a varied range of productions with complex access, interesting filming locations and experience of managing talent led productions.

An air of calm follows Katy wherever she goes, and this is a touch she brings to her productions and the production management teams who work with her. Katy loves something new and breaking down how to get it done, with an evaluating eye she will review the obstacles of a production and offer practical path through.

Katy is experienced in Formatted Factual Programmes, Documentaries and Factual Entertainment productions. She is experienced in production with complex access and contributor requirements and sending teams on international shoots.

Hannah migrated into Nest in 2021 as one of our firstProduction Managers having hopped between stage and screen productions for sometime. Over her 10 years in the industry, she’s worked on a wide variety of projects and handled budgets for everything from regional TV pilots to Children’s Drama, with a stint in Post-Production too!

The embodiment of adaptability and thinking on your feet, Hannah is happy to be deployed where needed and a dab-hand at managing projects changing on the ground and finding last-minute creative solutions to the problems thrown at her, and always with a smile on her face. Hannah can be found in our Manchester office and is always up for a brew to say hello.

Hannah is experienced in Children’s Drama & Animation, Documentaries and Factual Programming as well as Live and Theatre productions. Hannah has a strong knowledge of both short form/advertising as well as long form content.
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