BBC's Morning Live to relocate to Salford as daytime series extended eveningexpress.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from eveningexpress.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
TVEUROPE
Helen Munson Promoted for BBC Daytime
The content you are trying to access is only available to members.
Close and Continue
Sign Up Now for Daily News Updates
World Screen Newsflash is the leading source of daily news for the international media industry, covering all segments of the business, including new show announcements, sales deals, co-productions, research reports and personnel appointments.
Name World Screen Weekly
About TV Europe
TV Europe covers the latest developments in the media businesses across Europe. It is produced by the same team behind World Screen, the leading source of information for the international media business. Read more here.
UK pubcaster the BBC has promoted Helen Munson to commissioning editor for daytime and early peak.
Helen Munson
Currently head of planning and scheduling for daytime and early peak, a role she has held since 2015, Munson will be the first commissioning editor for daytime and early peak to be based in North East England.
In her new position, Munson will support suppliers in the North of England, with a particular focus on building the supply base in the North East, as well as working alongside colleagues in Scotland.
She will commission content for BBC1, BBC2 and BBC iPlayer, covering live, formatted factual, factual entertainment, scripted, entertainment and docuseries. Munson will report to Carla-Maria Lawson, the BBC’s head of daytime and early peak.
by Stephen Chapman
Helen Munson has been appointed as BBC Daytime’s first Commissioning Editor, to be based in the North East of England.
Munson has been Head of Planning and Scheduling for Daytime and Early Peak since 2015 and her role will be to support indies based in the region.
“This is a really exciting opportunity to build on and develop relationships with suppliers in the north,” she said.
“I am from the North East, and I know that there is such a wealth of talent out there who I’m really looking forward to working with. Being based there puts me in the perfect place to develop ideas with companies which showcase the amazing creative diversity the Northern regions have to offer.”
Cast and crew are expected to arrive in County Down later this month Author: Chris Evans
Published: 5 Mar 2021
Hope Street in Northern Ireland from this month, including in County Down.
The series is created by Susanne Farrell (Dirty God) and Paul Marquess (London Kills) who executive produces alongside Donna Wiffen (The Bill) at Long Story TV.
Set in the fictional town of Port Devine on the Northern Ireland coast, the show will focus on the mysterious arrival of English Detective Constable Alimah Kahn, the first Muslim police officer in the town’s history.
The strong cast includes Amara Karan (
The Night of) as Alimah, Brid Brennan (