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David Leach

Head of Unscripted & Development Executive

Manchester

London

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About Me

I’m a highly skilled Development Exec with 18 years of industry experience in both developments and on a broad range of productions. I was a Development Exec Supersizer in 2021.

I live and breathe ideas. I read overnights and the Radio Times religiously and I pay close attention to audience research. I am engaging and cha... Read More

I’m a highly skilled Development Exec with 18 years of industry experience in both developments and on a broad range of productions. I was a Development Exec Supersizer in 2021.

I live and breathe ideas. I read overnights and the Radio Times religiously and I pay close attention to audience research. I am engaging and charismatic when pitching ideas and I have strong relationships with commissioners and leaders throughout the TV community, especially outside the M25.

I am an effective manager and have led the development teams at Boom Cymru and Multistory North. I am an ideas generator who thrives in brainstorms and creates an engaging atmosphere for staff to bounce ideas. I have a good eye for pitch design with proficiency on both Canva and Photoshop. I’m also an experienced self-shooter.

Outside of TV I am a musical stand-up comedian. I enjoy craft, cooking, hiking and I’ve been learning to speak Japanese for the last three years.

Why Now?
I returned to Manchester during lockdown and have worked in senior development roles at Multistory and True North. Throughout that time, I have expanded development teams, nurturing new talent within the field. I contributed to Multistory’s most recent big commissions as well as winning funded development and producing a pilot. At True North I won a big BBC Tender and a Sky Special during a difficult commissioning period.

With my colleague Fabian I run a network for TV development in the north. I have also been a judge at the broadcast awards for the past two years and RTS North West for 2023.

Notable Commissions:
Ashley Cain: Into the Danger Zone
Sky Cinema Pride Special
Come Dine with Me: The Professionals
Dom Delivers
Unbelievable Moments Caught on Camera - Series 7
Y Siambr
Tiny Happy People : Tender
The Sweetmakers at Christmas
Gardeners World British Asian Special
Timeshift Series 14 & 15
The Home that BBC2 Built
The Sound of Musicals
A Night at Hampton Court
Nadiya’s Great British Food Adventure
Medical Mysteries
Castles: A Fortified History
Countryfile Royal Specials

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Credits last updated / confirmed indexing on 21st Oct 2024

Credits

	Job Role	Production Title	Channel	Company	Date	Network Executive
Head of Factual / Climate Spring / Cimate Spring / Jan 2024 to present
	Head of Factual	Climate Spring		Cimate Spring	Jan 24 - to present
Production Title: Climate Spring Company: Cimate Spring Line Manager: Lucy Stone Genre: Factual Entertainment Sector: Broadcast Television Description : https://www.climate-spring.org/latest/new-development-fund-for-factual-entertainment-launched-by-screen-industry-organisation-climate-spring-led-by-new-head-of-unscripted-hire-david-leach New Development Fund for factual entertainment launched by screen industry organisation Climate Spring, led by new Head of Unscripted hire David Leach The new Fund will provide finance opportunities for production companies and creatives with innovative concepts for unscripted television shows, supercharging content that entertains and updates the conversation on climate change. Through incentivising the creation of compelling and commercially viable shows, Climate Spring aims to reach mainstream audiences with new formats that are able to engage viewers in climate solutions rather than scare or make them feel guilty. The Fund will focus on supporting unscripted formats related to the transition away from polluting fossil fuels, ranging from shows on home renovation, nature friendly farming, cooking shows, competitive formats, noisy pop-docs, ambitious factual entertainment productions and more. The Fund is looking to develop shows in the English language market globally as well as for European audiences. Climate Spring have hired Development Exec David Leach as their new Head of Unscripted, whose role will be to spearhead the Development Fund and build partnerships in the unscripted production community. David has worked as Head of Development at Boom TV, and as a Development Producer and Exec at a number of indies including Multistory, True North and Icon Films. ‍
Development Executive / First Look TV / Firstlook TV / Oct 2023 to Jun 2024
	Development Executive	First Look TV		Firstlook TV	Oct 23 - Jun 24
Production Title: First Look TV Company: Firstlook TV Line Manager: Rachel Browning Genre: Factual Sector: Broadcast Television
Development Executive / True North / True North / May 2023 to Sep 2023
	Development Executive	True North		True North	May 23 - Sep 23
Production Title: True North Company: True North Line Manager: kieran McCarthy Genre: Factual Documentary Factual Entertainment Daytime Reality Television Sector: Broadcast Television
Senior Development Producer / MultiStory Media / MultiStory Media / Jan 2021 to May 2023
	Senior Development Producer	MultiStory Media		MultiStory Media	Jan 21 - May 23
Production Title: MultiStory Media Company: MultiStory Media Line Manager: Ceri Aston Genre: Development Sector: Broadcast Television
Head Of Development / Boom Cymru / Boom Cymru / Jan 2019 to Oct 2020
	Head Of Development	Boom Cymru		Boom Cymru	Jan 19 - Oct 20
Production Title: Boom Cymru Company: Boom Cymru Line Manager: Nia Thomas Genre: Factual Factual Entertainment Sector: Broadcast Television
Development Producer / Boom Cymru / Boom Cymru / Jul 2018 to Dec 2018
	Development Producer	Boom Cymru		Boom Cymru	Jul 18 - Dec 18
Production Title: Boom Cymru Company: Boom Cymru Line Manager: Kate Thomas Genre: Factual Sector: Broadcast Television
Development Producer / Icon Films - UK Factual / Icon Films / Dec 2017 to Feb 2018
	Development Producer	Icon Films - UK Factual		Icon Films	Dec 17 - Feb 18
Production Title: Icon Films - UK Factual Company: Icon Films Line Manager: Stephen McQuillan Genre: Factual Sector: Broadcast Television Description : Development Producer working on treatments and generating ideas for BBC ITV C4 and C5. Attending some meetings with commisssioners.
PD (Self Shooting) / Crimewatch Roadshow Live / BBC 1 / BBC Studios Factual / Apr 2018 to Jul 2018 / Julie Shaw
	PD (Self Shooting)	Crimewatch Roadshow Live	BBC 1	BBC Studios Factual	Apr 18 - Jul 18	Julie Shaw
Production Title: Crimewatch Roadshow Live Company: BBC Studios Factual Line Manager: Denise Mather Programme Length: 50 minutes Genre: Factual Sector: Broadcast Television
PD (Self Shooting) / The Royal Collection - BBC Partnership films / BBC Arts Bristol / Nov 2017 to Dec 2017 / The Royal Collection Trust
	PD (Self Shooting)	The Royal Collection - BBC Partnership films		BBC Arts Bristol	Nov 17 - Dec 17	The Royal Collection Trust
Production Title: The Royal Collection - BBC Partnership films Company: BBC Arts Bristol Line Manager: Ruth Stephens Programme Length: Under 30 minutes Genre: Arts & Music Sector: Online Content Description : Producing, directing, and delivering 3x5' web films for the Royal collection. Working on my own with an office at St James Palace. Shot on FS7, one week scripting, two weeks shooting and a week in the edit. The finished films are currently on display at The Queens Gallery at Buckingham Palace and on the Royal Collection Website.
PD (Self Shooting) / Countryfile Autumn Diaries / BBC 1 / BBC Studios - Unscripted Productions / Feb 2018 to Feb 2018 / Lindsay Bradbury
	PD (Self Shooting)	Countryfile Autumn Diaries	BBC 1	BBC Studios - Unscripted Productions	Feb 18 - Feb 18	Lindsay Bradbury
Production Title: Countryfile Autumn Diaries Company: BBC Studios - Unscripted Productions Line Manager: Rebecca Nunn Programme Length: 50 minutes Genre: Factual Daytime Leisure Features Specialist Factual Sector: Broadcast Television Description : Producing and directing 4 films with Paul Martin

Professional Training

Course / Qualification	Training Provider / Institution	Year
TRC Development Exec SuperSizer / TRC / 2021
TRC Development Exec SuperSizer	TRC	2021
FS7 Shooting Course / BBC / 2016
FS7 Shooting Course	BBC	2016
BBC Canon C300 Training Course / BBC Training / 2012
BBC Canon C300 Training Course	BBC Training	2012
BBC Shoot and Edit / BBC Training / 2007
BBC Shoot and Edit	BBC Training	2007

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Media I Work In:
Broadcast Television
Online Content
Locations I can work in:
London
Midlands
Wales
North West
South West
Glasgow
Technical Skills:
Adobe Photoshop
Studio Experience
Canon XF305
Canon EOS C300
Sony PMW-EX3
GoPro
Sony PXW-FS7
Sony PMW-F5
Sony PXW-FX6

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