Micheal Ward on Top Boy, going global and working with Steve McQueen

“[Top Boy] came out in September. Before that, no one knew who I was,” says Ward.

Flashforward a mere six months and Ward, the breakout star of Netflix’s London crime drama, is nominated alongside the illustrious actors Stephen Graham (The Virtues) and Jared Harris (Chernobyl) for an RTS Programme Award.

Working in A Television Production Office Workshop

Let former Production Coordinator Samantha Tatlow whose credits include The Inbetweeners, Misfits and Mad Dogs set you right. 

Topics include:

-        What it’s like to work in a TV production office

-        What is and isn’t expected of you

-        How to make a success of your first week

-        Managing floats and claiming back expenses

-      Hire or Fire game

Booking details:

Date: Wednesday 13th May

Time: 11:00-12:30

How To Get Into TV - The Basic Basics

Edi Smockum, Managing Director of thinkBIGGER!, a company who recruits for a number of new entrant schemes, gives you the low down on what looks good on a CV; how to use your experience and transferable skills and tells you about the people she hired .... and the people she avoided so you can get an insight into what recruiters are looking for.

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Suranne Jones on Gentleman Jack, Jane Couch and singing ABBA for binmen

“I was a bit talkative and mischievous in school,” she says, “and one of my teachers said to my Mum, ‘there’s this theatre workshop where she could go to...expel her extra energy.’” 

In Gentleman Jack, Jones brings a bountiful energy to the role of Lister, who, often described as the first modern lesbian, had to constantly draw on hers to overcome the pervasive inequalities of the era.