Christina Anderton

Christina Anderton

Production Executive

Christina joined OMG in 2020 and is responsible for managing productions for Purple and OMG North.

Previously, Christina worked as a Freelance Production Manager across a variety of Entertainment, Factual and Factual Entertainment commissions.

Christina’s credits include: Lingo, Teen Mom UK, Big Brother, BAFTA Film and TV Awards, T4 on the Beach, Oasis Live from Wembley Arena and Pimp my Ride UK.

Pam Cavannagh & Dympna Jackson

Pam Cavannagh & Dympna Jackson

Co-Creative Directors

In 2019, Pam and Dympna created Purple Productions, the pair have over 25 years of TV experience in factual, factual entertainment and entertainment shows. Over this time Pam has been Channel Executive on BBC One and Three, BBC Commissioner and her credits include Pointless, Great British Railway Journeys, Mastermind, Home Is Where The Art Is, Outtake TV, and Perfection, whilst Dympna's production credits have been Honey We Are Killing The Kids, This Morning, Call the Council, Permission Impossible, Taking The Next Step, and Home Is Where The Art Is. Together at Purple they have created hit formats that include Motorway Cops, Heaven Made, Saving Our Nurses, Villages by the Sea, and A Lake District Farmshop.

Danny Moody

Danny Moody

Development Executive

Danny joined Purple in March 2020 to March 2022. Then came back in Dec 2022 as Development Executive, having worked in development for 18 years, specialising in Entertainment and Fact-Ent formats.

Prior to joining Purple, Danny worked for a range of production companies and his credits include A Lake District Farm Shop, I Like The Way U Move, BBC Children In Need: Got It Covered, Bang On The Money, Rebound, The Colour Of Money and The National Lottery: Who Dares Wins.

Katy Moore

Katy Moore

Label Assistant

Katy joined Purple Productions in 2022. She was a professional musical theatre actress for almost 20 years, living in Durban South Africa. Her acting credits include Velma in Chicago, Little Red in Into the Woods and The Beggar Woman in Sweeny Todd.

Moving back to the UK, she retrained and completed an MA in Drama Production for TV, Film and Digital media in 2022 at Salford University.

Zena Oliani

Zena Oliani

Development Producer

Zena Oliani joined Purple in 2021 working across the development slate.

Building on her previous careers in journalism and marketing, she has spent the last six years with a particular interest in fact-ent and returnable formats. Her previous production credits include The House of Extraordinary People, Gemma: My Murder and My Life: When Mum Becomes Dad.

Karl Taylor

Karl Taylor

Development Assistant Producer

Karl joined Purple Productions in February 2022 as an assistant development producer.

Prior to joining Purple he spent eight years working in both production and development, specialising in factual, fact-ent and entertainment series. His production credits include Blue Peter, Swashbuckle, The One Show, Newsround, Britain’s Best Young Artist and BBC 100.

WORK WITH US

We love working with creative and talented people - in front of the camera and behind. We are always looking to nurture development and programme-making talent and to work with people who share our passion for compelling stories, skillfully told. If that’s you, please put yourself on our radar. Let us know what you’ve been doing and what you’d like to do next.