EAST COAST PICTURES
Manchester, London and hybrid from the Beach
We create Award Winning
Unscripted Formats for Screen
Our TV Story
East Coast Pictures is a regional indie, creating new Unscripted formats for TV and revamping existing Series.
We pitch direct to Network Commissioners with Co-Pro partners as well as working within teams of established larger indies such as SYCO, Purple and E.One's Daisybeck.
We originate new ideas, unlock that last tricky format point, create pitches, film sizzles and work with, production partners, brands and agents to bring an idea to life on screen.
East Coast Pictures launched in 2010 on the east coast of England in Grimsby (our home town, famous for its fish.) ECP was set up to support new talent and bridge the gap into mainstream media industry...and it worked!
Today, we're a hybrid team working across the UK including London and our new base in Manchester.
In 2024, thanks to Creative UK we took a game-changing step into Interactive and Immersive entertainment with our new label brightshiny.com. Coming soon.
Julia Thompson MIPM
Creative Director, Founder
Starting as a Runner to Director of Entertainment for SONY Pictures Television UK and Development Exec for Simon Cowell's SYCO for over 8 years, Julia has helped create and produce formats including Britain's Got Talent, Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, The Greatest Dancer, Nanny 911 and in 2023 new projects for BBC, ITV and Five.
Alongside TV, Julia has created live events winning National Festival and National Outdoor Event Awards in place-making. and works with sponsors, brands, local authorities and funders including Arts Council and Heritage Lottery.
Jane Cullen
Senior Producer
Jane is an RTS Award Winning documentary Producer/Director with a passion for archive and pop culture. The First Ladies of Hip-Hop (BBC, Oct 23) A History of the Hacienda, I Love the 70s/80s/90s, Viva La Diva and Senior Broadcast Journalist on BBC's long running series, Inside Out. Jane has also been a Lecturer in Media Studies and Mass Communications at colleges and York St John University..
Leasha Waddingham
Producer, Shooting PD
BBC Three's The Rap Game, Daisybeck's The Yorkshire Vet and Rare's Ice Airport, Leasha has been a part of Factual and Fact Ent productions and development for major independents.
Alongside her TV career, Leasha is founder of Women's Camera Collective in Manchester supporting women in the industry to share experience and gain hands on training with kit and a Lecturer at Gary Neville's UA 92.
Andy Harris
Gallery Director, Shooting PD
Gallery Director of ITV's, LOVE ISLAND and about to join I'M A CELEBRITY GET ME OUT OF HERE (Oct 23) Shooting PD of Geordie Shore along with Judge Rinder's Crime Stories, Help We Bought a Village, Four in a Bed' and £100k Drop among others, Andy has worked across major independents including Lime Pictures, Lifted, and True North. Often on a plane for the next shoot, Andy is at the frontline of filming and production for mainstream networks.
Dan Clarke
Photographer
Dan's career began in the studios of Rankin and on shoots with David Bailey. Founder of the ground-breaking photography project
Grimbarians
Dan is an experienced portrait and event photographer, with a portfolio of clients including actors, artists and personalities in TV, film, sport and fashion as well as Grimsby Mariners Football, MyEnergi and more
Abbie Dewhurst
Broadcaster, Presenter
BBC presenter Abbie Dewhurst has presented on BBC Radio One and is a regular on BBC Look North across all regions. With a passion for motorsports and the environment, Abbie is active on social media and a key creative for TV and online content. Abbie is represented by Cloud 9 Management
Aida
A.I. Assistant in Training
Some of the biggest TV formats in the world came from teams with northern roots and global reach, Got Talent, Takeaway, drama hits too.
As the TV industry undergoes dramatic change, we're embracing AI as an amazing tool, a spark, a helping hand, at the same time, keeping it real - if she would only make a decent cuppa!
Get in Touch
We're a hybrid team,
often docked in Manchester and London
contact@eastcoastpictures.co.uk
Crew
We're looking to grow our crew of Shooting and Editing PD's, AP's and Researchers. Would be great to hear from you.
TV Submissions Policy
Have an idea for a new TV series? If you're not part of an existing television production company and based in the UK, our Development team are open to consider new ideas and proposals. Please be aware there are many ideas with shared themes and format points. Submitting your proposal does not guarantee it is unique and we may already have something similar in development.
