Simon Lupton (Production)

Simon Lupton has been a Producer of scripted content since 1999. Starting in the In-House comedy department at the BBC under Paul Jackson, Simon also worked with Andy Harries at Granada and then LeftBank, as well as undertaking freelance work with Retort, Princess Productions, Action Time and Comedy Central. In 2007 he became a Commissioning Editor for BBC Comedy, where he was Executive Producer on shows such as The Trip (BAFTA winner), Getting On (BAFTA, RTS, WGGB winner), and Catherine Tate : Nan’s Christmas Carol as well as classics such as My Family, Harry and Paul (BAFTA winner), and Green, Green Grass. In 2014 Simon moved to UKTV to spearhead their drive into original scripted commissions. Whilst there he was responsible for sitcoms Marley’s Ghosts (starring John Hannah, Sarah Alexander & Jo Joyner), The Rebel (Simon Callow, Bill Patterson, Anita Dobson), Bull (Robert Lindsay, Maureen Lipman), the...Read More