Entertainment commissioning team

Find out who we are and what we commission

We take programme ideas from independent production companies at any time via our online system PiCoS.

Take a look at who's in our team and what we've commissioned below. We work with production companies across the UK. Some of our commissioners are based in the nations and English regions and have an additional remit to support local companies, as well as titles that feature strong portrayal of those areas on screen. These commissioners are identified below and, where relevant, producers can approach them in the first instance.

To find out the kind of ideas we want and new opportunities please read our creative brief.

Kalpna Patel-Knight

Head of Commissioning, Entertainment

Jo Wallace

Senior Commissioning Editor

Jo is responsible for shows including Strictly Come Dancing, The Apprentice and Children in Need.

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Katie Taylor

Commissioning Editor

Katie is responsible for shows including Stranded on Honeymoon Island, Alison Hammond’s Big Weekend, Comic Relief and Have I Got News for You.

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Ruby Kuraishe

Commissioning Editor

Ruby is responsible for shows including RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, Eurovision and Mastermind.

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Neil McCallum

Commissioning Editor, UK and Scotland

Neil is responsible for shows including The Traitors, Alan Carr’s Picture Slam, The Graham Norton Show, The Hit List and The Weakest Link. He also has an additional remit to support producers based in Scotland and ideas that feature strong on-screen portrayal of Scotland.

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Heather Kane-Darling

Commissioning Editor, Scotland

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Sarah Clay

Commissioning Editor

Sarah is responsible for shows including Dragons’ Den and MasterChef.

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Clodagh O'Donoghue

Commissioning Editor

Clodagh is responsible for shows including Gladiators, Tommy: The Good. The Bad. The Fury., Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel, Michael McIntyre’s Big Show and Blankety Blank.

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Pinki Chambers

Commissioning Editor

Pinki is responsible for programmes including Would I Lie To You?, University Challenge and Live at the Apollo.

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Chantal Boyle

Commissioning Editor

Chantal is responsible for programmes including Stranded On Honeymoon Island, The Apprentice: You're Fired! and Tommy Fury: The Good. The Bad. The Fury.

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Sorelle Neil

Assistant Commissioner, Wales

Sorelle is responsible for producers based in Wales and ideas that feature strong on-screen portrayal of Wales as well as programmes including A Killing in Tiger Bay.