Red Arrow Studios has announced that Hilary Bevan Jones, founder and Managing Director of UK scripted producer Endor Productions, has agreed to a multi-year extension of her contract.
Hilary Bevan Jones’s Endor Productions, which became part of Red Arrow Studios in 2012, has grown to become a premium producer of scripted television for all major networks, including recent series Vienna Blood for ORF and ZDF, and acquired by the BBC and PBS; two seasons of Matthew Parkhill’s Deep State for Fox Networks Group; and forthcoming new BBC One drama But When We Dance written by Paul Mayhew-Archer.
Over her distinguished career, Hilary has worked on numerous ground-breaking and influential dramas, including Roald Dahl’s Esio Trot with Dustin Hoffman, Dame Judi Dench and James Corden for BBC One; That Day We Sang written and directed by Victoria Wood and starring Imelda Staunton and Michael Ball for BBC Two; Paul Abbott ‘s State of Play starring David Morrissey, John Simm, Kelly Macdonald, Polly Walker, Bill Nighy and James McAvoy for BBC One; and the Primetime Emmy Award-winning HBO film The Girl in the Café, written by Richard Curtis and starring Bill Nighy and Kelly Macdonald. In 2006, Hilary was made Chair of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), the first woman in its then 60-year history to hold this position.
Alongside Hilary Bevan Jones, Endor’s team includes Creative Director Sara Johnson, who joined from Fox Networks Group, Europe & Africa earlier this year; Ian McBain (Finance Director), Samantha White (Production Manager), Eamon Fitzpatrick (Head of Production), Jez Swimer (Producer), Charlie Niel (Development Executive) and Kyra Williams (Executive Assistant).
Hilary Bevan Jones extends contract with Red Arrow Studios as Managing Director of Endor Productions
