Wiliam Gruffydd Edwards Head of Production/Production Manager
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Wiliam Gruffydd Edwards
Mobile telephone: 07721 667247
Email: [email protected]

About me: Experienced Head Of Production / Line Producer / Production Manager / First Assistant Director with international co-production experience. Recent work includes documentary and drama, shooting in UK and abroad. Able to write budgets and schedule for development projects.

32 years experience.

Genre: Commercials, Corporate, Documentary, Drama, Drama Documentary, Factual Entertainment, Feature Films, Light Entertainment, Magazine Programmes, Multi camera Studio, Observational Documentary, Outside Broadcasts, Sport

Additional skills: 16mm or 35mm, Archive, CGI Video FX, Covid Supervisor, EP Scheduling, Health And Safety, Negotiating a contract with a broadcaster

Other skills: Covid Supervisor trained

Overseas experience in: Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Qatar, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States of America.

Languages: Fluent Welsh

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Credits

The Perfect Pitch

Production company: Avanti Media Ltd; On-screen credit: Line Producer; Programme type: Factual Entertainment; Broadcaster: Channel 4.

20 x 30 Travelling across the UK to find the best caravan and campsites in Pembrokeshire, The Lake District, Devon and Dorset and Somerset.


Wonders of Wales with Michael Ball

Production company: Wildflame Productions; On-screen credit: Line Producer; Programme type: Factual Entertainment; Broadcaster: Channel 5.

4 x 60 minute series following Michael Ball as he travels around Wales uncovering and discovering the Land of his Forefathers.


Posh Pawn - 4 series

Production company: Boomerang; On-screen credit: Head of Production; Programme type: Factual Entertainment; Broadcaster: Channel 4.

48 x 60 episodes across 4 series


Big Zuu's Big Eats

Production company: Boomerang; On-screen credit: Head of Production; Programme type: Factual Entertainment; Broadcaster: UKTV (Dave).

10-part comedy/cooking series


What Would Your Kid Do?

Production company: Boomerang; On-screen credit: Head of Production; Programme type: Factual Entertainment; Broadcaster: ITV.

2 series for ITV - 13 x 60 WINNER: Best Game Show C21 Awards 2019 WINNER: Best Factual Entertainment Show C21 Awards 2019


Extreme Cake Makers

Production company: Boomerang; On-screen credit: Head of Production; Programme type: Factual Entertainment; Broadcaster: Channel 4.

4 series for Channel 4 Daytime - 110 episodes WINNER: Best Daytime Series, Broadcast Awards 2018


GT Academy 2012 - 2016

Production company: Boomerang; On-screen credit: Line Producer; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: itv4.

Pan-European series following budding racing drivers as they compete to win a training contract with Nissan Motorports. Series produced for UK, Poland, Benelux, Iberia, France, Italy, Germany, Russia


Tales of Friendship with Winnie The Pooh

Production company: Boomerang; On-screen credit: Line Producer; Programme type: LE; Broadcaster: Disney Junior.

18 x 5 minute episodes of Disney’s new Winnie The Pooh adventures produced for 4 territories and distributed worldwide. Mixture of live-action and CGI.


GT Academy 2012

Production company: Boomerang; On-screen credit: Line Producer; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: ITV, RTL, D-Max.

Pan-European series following budding racing drivers as they compete to win a training contract with Nissan Motorports. Series produced for UK, Poland, Benelux, Iberia, France, Italy, Germany, Russia


THAT PARALYMPIC SHOW - Series 2, 3 and 4

Production company: Boomerang Plus Ltd; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: Channel 4.

3 series of 10 x 30 minute series for Channel 4 Rick Edwards, Ade Adepitan and Iwan Thomas return to present the second series of ‘That Paralympic Show’ - the best and, in fact, the only series on TV about Paralympic sport and our GB athletes as they rev up for London 2012. Weekly magazine programme shooting across the UK and the World.


THE SECRET SUPPER CLUB

Production company: Boomerang Plus Ltd; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: LE; Broadcaster: Channel 4.

10 x 30 minute entertainment series for Channel 4. Olly Smith takes his expertise in matching wine and food to a new level with ten adventurous suppers in which where you eat is as important as what’s on the plate. Olly’s aim is to inspire a new trend in dining that puts more fun into the way we eat. He travels the UK to stage a series of suppers where great food and wine is matched with another key ingredient – the place.


O GYMRU FACH

Production company: Boomerang; On-screen credit: Line Producer; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: S4C.

6 x 1 hour series for S4C as Steffan Rhodri travels across the World following exports from Wales to their destinations. This travelog series visits Japan, Hong Kong, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, New York, Seattle, Oregon, Holland, Denmark and all over Wales and the UK.


MOST HAUNTED LIVE - GOTHIC PRAGUE: THE EVIL WITHIN

Production company: Antix Productions; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: OB; Broadcaster: Living/Virgin.

4 x 4 hour transmissions across four nights from four different locations, live from the Czech Republic, of Living’s successful Most Haunted strand.


DEVILS PLAYGROUND

Production company: Devil’s Playground Ltd/HMR Productions Ltd; On-screen credit: Line Producer; Programme type: Feature Film; Broadcaster: Cinematic Release.

90-minute action/horror feature film for cinematic release (Oct 2010) starring Danny Dyer, Craig Fairbrass and Jaime Murray.


RESCUING THE PAST

Production company: Green Bay Ltd; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: National Geographic.

50 minute documentary following the renovation works currently ongoing at the site of the Step Pyramid, Saqqara, Egypt - CURRENTLY IN PRODUCTION


SUPERTERMINALS

Production company: Green Bay Media Ltd; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: National Geographic.

1 x 50 minute programme in the Megastructures Strand - CURRENTLY IN PRODUCTION


CWM SAL CWM IACH

Production company: Green Bay Media; On-screen credit: Producer; Programme type: LE, Reality; Broadcaster: S4C.

6 x 30 minutes Factual Documentary series looking at health issues in South Wales


CWM GLO CWM GWYRDD

Production company: Green Bay Media; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: LE, Reality; Broadcaster: S4C.

6 x 30 minute entertainment series looking at Green issues in South Wales


MERLIN - THE LEGEND

Production company: Green Bay Media; On-screen credit: Producer; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: BBC.

60 - minute art history documentary


Jennie - Y Daith Anorfod

Production company: Cambrensis cyf.; Programme type: Documentary, Drama; Broadcaster: S4C.

Drama-Documentary on the life of Jennie Eirian Davies.


ANCIENT DISCOVERIES

Production company: Wild Dream Films; On-screen credit: Line Producer; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: The History Channel.

A series if 10 x 45 minute programmes looking at science and technology in the Ancient World. Filmed in over 10 countries


HORROR HOUSE

Production company: One More Production; On-screen credit: Line Producer/First AD; Programme type: LE.

30 min comedy drama


COLUMBUS: SECRETS FROM THE GRAVE

Production company: .; On-screen credit: Associate Producer/First AD; Programme type: Documentary, Drama; Broadcaster: Discovery/Five.

1 x 50min


APOLLO 11

Production company: Atlantic Productions; On-screen credit: Associate Producer; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: Discovery/Five.

1 x 50min Documentary


RAMESSES: DEATH OF THE FIRST BORN

Production company: .; On-screen credit: Associate Producer/First AD; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: Discovery/Five.

1 90min


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