As he continues his hugely successful career in television, Ash recently turned his attention to the movie industry and drama. His first feature film, People Just Do Nothing: Big In Japan, launched to critical acclaim in 2021. Ash also has a number of high-end drama projects in production including Sarah Vaughan’s psychological thriller Little Disasters.
Ash has an acute talent for discovering and nurturing new writers and actors including writer, actor and comedian Tim Renkow, whose comedy series Jerk , won the Representation of Disability Award at the MIPCOM Diversify TV Excellence awards.
Ash is a pioneering producer in the comedy genre with over 60 executive producer credits to his name. Ash also discovered Jack Rooke, creator and writer of the Roughcut/Channel 4 comedy Big Boys which recently aired to huge critical acclaim on Channel4/4OD.
Clare Richards - Documentary
Clare Richards is a director with 17 years of experience of making documentaries and series that deal with subject matter that is often sensitive, multi layered and extraordinary.
Recent films include Scouting for Girls: The Dark Side of Fashion, What’s The Matter with Tony Slattery, Acid Attack: My Story, A World Without Down’s Syndrome. Her first film Disabled and Looking for Love won the Grierson Bloomberg Newcomer Award and since then her work has been short-listed for the Grierson Best Documentary Series, Single, and RTS Education.
She founded a group called We Are Doc Women which supports women directors as they navigate the industry and in 2022 won the Grierson Hero of The Year award which recognised the work of the group.
Inzamam Rashid - Journalism
Inzamam is a correspondent based in the North of England, covering a range of national and international affairs stories as well as breaking news.
His exclusive reports have included highlighting the lack of drug support given to ex-offenders, a world-exclusive interview with a Chinese diplomat accused of assault in Manchester and the murder of Elle Edwards in Merseyside on Christmas Eve. He has also reported extensively from Afghanistan following a devastating earthquake and the Taliban’s decision to ban girls from attending secondary school and from Pakistan on the aftermath of Imran Khan's arrest.
In 2022 Inzamam was shortlisted for the RTS Young Talent Award and in 2021 was named as a ‘30 to watch’ winner in the News category.
Steve Hughes - Drama
Steve Hughes is a high-end drama director with almost 20 years of experience, helming over 100 hours of content during that time.
He has won every major UK Award across his extensive career working in the UK and abroad, and has made drama for networks in the UK, Europe and the US.
He has directed shows such as Doctor Who, Death In Paradise, Miss Scarlet and the Duke, The Last Bus, Creeped Out and Casualty.
