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Michael Mannes
Managing DirectorMichael is Managing Director of 12 Yard. With over 20 years…
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Michael Mannes
Managing DirectorMichael is Managing Director of 12 Yard. With over 20 years experience in the television industry, he has produced an array of entertainment shows, both prime-time and daytime across all the leading UK channels. Prior to 12 Yard, Michael worked for the BBC, Pearson, At It Productions and Planet 24.
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Liz Gaskell
Creative DirectorAlong with the brilliant 12 Yard development team Liz has overseen the creation of nearly 20 original networked series for the company, many of which have gone on to multiple recommissions and international success. Over a twenty eight year career she has worked at many of the most prestigious UK TV companies and broadcasters producing a wide range of entertainment and factual entertainment shows. Her favourite part of the job is employing and nurturing trainees.
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Zoë Tait
Head of 12 Yard ScotlandZoë has been Head of 12 Yard Scotland since 2011 and has …
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Zoë Tait
Head of 12 Yard ScotlandZoë has been Head of 12 Yard Scotland since 2011 and has overseen many primetime entertainment shows for the BBC and ITV including ‘Who Dares Wins’, ‘In It To Win It’ and ‘Big Star’s Little Star’. She has also worked on daytime hits such as ‘Perfection’, ‘Pressure Pad’ and ‘Think Tank’.
Prior to joining 12 Yard, Zoë produced such shows as ‘Deal or No Deal’, ‘Big Brother’s Little Brother’, ‘Charlie Brooker’s ScreenWipe’ and ‘Entertainment Tonight’.
Zoë has vast experience at running production teams in the UK, Ireland & America, with the majority of her expertise based around studio formats.
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Sarah Williams
Head of ProductionAs Head of Production, Sarah works with her editorial …
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Sarah Williams
Head of ProductionAs Head of Production, Sarah works with her editorial colleagues to create and deliver successful content within the operational and financial constraints, whilst driving innovation and continuous improvement throughout the production lifecycle.
Sarah has overseen all types of productions during her TV career, from small development projects to large scale location filming and multi-camera studio shows with the varying budgets to match.
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Paul McGettigan
Head of Comedy EntertainmentPaul joined 12 Yard as an Executive Producer in 2013 and …
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Paul McGettigan
Head of Comedy EntertainmentPaul joined 12 Yard as an Executive Producer in 2013 and was made Head of Comedy Entertainment two years later. ‘Insert Name Here’ for BBC2 and ‘Big Star’s Little Star’ for ITV are both returning series made by his department. Prior to joining 12 Yard he produced many Comedy Entertainment shows including ‘Room 101’, ‘Frank Skinner’s Opinionated’ and ‘The Sarah Millican Television Programme’.
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James Woolley
Development ExecOver ten years devising TV formats, Jimmy’s developed …
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James Woolley
Development ExecOver ten years devising TV formats, Jimmy’s developed many of our recent programmes, with international experience in the US, Germany and Switzerland.
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John Lomax
Development ExecJohn is a development producer who combines new ideas creation with production, producing pilots and series including BBC2 comedy entertainment format ‘I’ll Get This’.
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Lottie Haigh
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Lottie Haigh
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Chay Milne
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Chay Milne
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Astra McKenzie
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Astra McKenzie
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Nick Pagan
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Nick Pagan
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Claire Capaldi
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Claire Capaldi
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Amanda Shakespear
Office Manager![Amanda Shakespear team member photo](https://www.12yard.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/AW.jpg)
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Amanda Shakespear
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Suzie Banwell
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Suzie Banwell
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Peter Dann
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