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Karen Kelly

Producer

Director

Laura Reeve
Lead Agent

+44 (0) 20 7632 5292

Stacy Browne
Associate Agent

+44 (0) 20 7632 5292

Yas Lewis
Associate Agent

+44 (0) 20 7632 5292

Bio

Karen is a bold, award winning, creatively ambitious and versatile storyteller who has produced over 50 hours of both scripted and unscripted high-end television.  She strives to tell stories in a dynamic and emotionally engaging way whilst striking a balance between achieving high production value; getting the job done; creating opportunities for others to thrive and delivering on budget and on time. She's worked at scale; managed high profile talent; created complex VFX , stunts and builds and shot all over the world. She is a firm believer that if it’s not hard, it’s not worth doing.

CV

DRAMA
MURDER IS EASY
2 x 60
Christmas special, shot in Scotland
BBC One/Mammoth Screen PRODUCER/2nd UNIT DIRECTOR
Exec Producer: James Gandhi
Featuring: David Jonnson, Mark Bonnar and Douglas Henshall
BLOOD, SEX & ROYALTY Netflix/Nutopia SHOWRUNNER
Exec Producer: Jane Root
JESUS: HIS LIFE
Limited Series
History Channel/Nutopia PRODUCER
PREHISTORIC PARK
6 x 60 VFX and Live action
ITV/Animal Planet/Impossible Pictures PRODUCER
Executive Producer: Jasper James
CHIPS WRITER/DIRECTOR
Producer: Daisy Costello

*WINNER: Short Film, Chicago International Film Festival
*WINNER: Best Director Ahmedabad International Film Festival
*WINNER: Scottish Short Film Festival
*FINALIST: Moscow International Childrens' Film Festival
CASUALTY BBC One DIRECTOR
Producer: Dafydd Llewelyn
HOLLYOAKS
Eps: 4886-4892, 4678-4682
Channel 4 DIRECTOR
Executive Producer: Bryan Kirkwood
DOCTORS
Eps: 3410-3412, 3275-3277
BBC DIRECTOR
Producer: Grainne O'Boyle
RIVER CITY
Eps: 420-421, 521-522
BBC Scotland DIRECTOR
Executive Producer: Gaynor Holmes
EASTENDERS
Eps: 2748-2751
BBC One DIRECTOR
Producer: Colin Wratten
HALF LIFE Dramalab for BBC Three PRODUCER//DIRECTOR
FIRST CIVILISATION PBS/Wall to Wall DIRECTOR
Executive Producer: Tim Lambert
SEE NO EVIL Discovery ID PRODUCER/DIRECTOR
D-DAY - THE UNTOLD STORY BBC 2/Discovery DIRECTOR
Producer: Will Aslett
BERMUDA - INTO THE BLUE Termite Art Productions DIRECTOR
Producer: Will Aslett
FACTUAL
Working hand in glove with the Drama and Factual commissioning teams to develop breakthrough ideas from Indies outside London Channel 4 EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Director of Comms: Emma Hardy
THE BOY FROM GEORGIA
ELECTRIC MALADAY
HERMIT OF TREIG
RIDE THE WAVE
Sky STORY CONSULTANT - FEATURE DOCS
Secured Sky Docs dev funding & collaborated with Oscar Shortlisted Feature Doc Producer Aimara Requess
PEANUT & CRUMB
PICTURE ZERO
ACONITE PRODUCTIONS
DEVELOPMENT EXEC PRODUCER
Building slate and delivering pitch decks CEO Jane Gerber Developed a raft of ideas /pitches. CEO Steve Smith Developed series and singles for UK and International broadcasters. CEO Aimara Requess
PANORAMA DIRECTOR
A Miscarriage of justice film

*BBC Ruby Award for Best Regional Investigation
TEEN CANTEEN BBC 2 / Finestripe Productions SERIES PRODUCER/DIRECTOR
Executive Producer: Katie Lander
OLDEST MUM IN BRITAIN BBC One PRODUCER/DIRECTOR/CAMERA
CD: Neil McDonald
TROUBLE BETWEEN THE COVERS BBC Two SERIES PRODUCER/DOP
Executive Producer: Robert Thirkell
GUINEA PIG CLUB BBC Two PRODUCER/DIRECTOR

*Royal Television Society Best History Documentary