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Blake McGrow

Series Producer/Director/PD/Camera/Preditor

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I am a highly experienced TV Series Producer/Director and increasingly a Preditor spanning News, Factual & Factual Entertainment single docs & many original returning series.
Prime time credits across all the UK terrestrial channels, & US Networks; Love Nature, NBC Universal, Tru-TV & Reelz.
Alongside my TV work I also mak... Read More

Credits last updated / confirmed indexing on 12th Feb 2025

Credits

Job Role Production Title Channel Company Date Network Executive
Producer/Director / WT- 'Hunting the Shoplifters' / Channel 5 / Raw Cut TV / Feb 2025 to present / Adrian Padmore
Producer/Director WT- 'Hunting the Shoplifters' Channel 5 Raw Cut TV Feb 25 - to present Adrian Padmore
Producer/Director / Stonehenge - The Vanishing Bluestone Circles of Preseli. (WT) / Tomos TV / Jul 2024 to Oct 2024
Producer/Director Stonehenge - The Vanishing Bluestone Circles of Preseli. (WT) Tomos TV Jul 24 - Oct 24
Producer/Director / That Was The Year That Was / Channel 5 / BBC Studios / May 2023 to Nov 2023 / Gregg Barnett
Producer/Director That Was The Year That Was Channel 5 BBC Studios May 23 - Nov 23 Gregg Barnett
Producer/Director / Britpop: The Music That Changed Britain / Channel 5 / Viacom / Aug 2022 to Feb 2023 / Guy Davies
Producer/Director Britpop: The Music That Changed Britain Channel 5 Viacom Aug 22 - Feb 23 Guy Davies
Series Director / 24/7 Pet Hospital / BBC 1 / Twentysix03 / May 2022 to Aug 2022 / Helen Munson
Series Director 24/7 Pet Hospital BBC 1 Twentysix03 May 22 - Aug 22 Helen Munson
Producer/Director / The Story of The Songs / Channel 5 / Viacom International Studios UK / Jul 2021 to Feb 2022 / Guy Davies
Producer/Director The Story of The Songs Channel 5 Viacom International Studios UK Jul 21 - Feb 22 Guy Davies
Producer/Director / Dogs with Extraordinary Jobs / Love Nature / Oxford Scientific Films / Jun 2018 to Dec 2018 / Alison Barrat
Producer/Director Dogs with Extraordinary Jobs Love Nature Oxford Scientific Films Jun 18 - Dec 18 Alison Barrat
Producer / Director / Britain's Unsung Heroes / Channel 4 / ITN Productions / Apr 2020 to Jun 2020 / Louisa Compton
Producer / Director Britain's Unsung Heroes Channel 4 ITN Productions Apr 20 - Jun 20 Louisa Compton
Series Producer/Director / The People's Vet / Channel 4 / Blakeway North / Nov 2016 to Feb 2018 / David Sayer
Series Producer/Director The People's Vet Channel 4 Blakeway North Nov 16 - Feb 18 David Sayer
Series Producer/Director / Great British Benefits Handout / Channel 5 / DragonFly / Sep 2015 to Jan 2016 / Guy Davies
Series Producer/Director Great British Benefits Handout Channel 5 DragonFly Sep 15 - Jan 16 Guy Davies

Blake's a superbly creative producer/director with an instinctive feel for the best television and storytelling. He's a self-starter who's skilled in various genres of factual programme-making. He's also a pleasure to work with - flexible, enthusiastic, collaborative and brilliant with people.

Ian Rumsey Head of Topical Programmes, ITN Productions

Blake did a fantastic job on ‘Britpop: The Music That Changed Britain' for Channel 5 fulfilling a multiplicity of roles, all exceptionally well. As a shooting PD he lit and shot IVs to a DOP standard whilst carrying out lovely, relaxed interviews with Britpop luminaries. In the edit as Edit Producer on Ep 3 he shaped a very strong 90-minute episode, before revealing himself to be a highly competent Avid editor able to finish-off and polish other episodes when they over-ran. He responds to notes constructively and is a pleasure to work with.

Above all his ability to move so seamlessly between roles and carry them out to such a high standard is (in my experience) highly unusual and was of incredible benefit to our production. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Blake.

Luke McLaughlin

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  • Media I Work In:

    Broadcast Television

    Corporate Communications

    Music Promos

    Short Film

  • Locations I can work in:

    Work Anywhere

  • Language:

    French (Conversational)

  • Skills/Permits:

    Driving Licence

    Commentary Writing

    PADI Diving Licence

    Safeguarding Trust

  • Technical Skills:

    Canon 5D

    Avid Media Composer

    Final Cut Pro

    Logic Pro

    Canon C300 Mark II

    Sony PXW-FS7

    Sony PMW-F55

    Sony a7S

  • Awards:

    'I Woz Ere' Best Local Short Film
    2017 Pennine Film Festival

    RTS Nomination Best factual series: Benidorm ER Series 2