
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.

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.

Rachel Barrie
Head of Development
Rachel originally worked at Purple as a Development Producer from January 2021 to June 2023 before briefly leaving the team to make the move from Manchester to Bristol. Having since gained experience leading two different development teams at indies in Cardiff and Bristol, she returned to Purple in July 2024 as Head of Development.
With a fourteen-year career spanning both production and development at acclaimed regional production companies, Rachel has a wealth of commissions under her belt - Britain’s Most Beautiful Road (C4) , Heaven Made (BBC2), Our Lives: Lost Mines (BBC1), World’s Biggest Cruise Ship (C4), TheOne Show VTs (BBC1), Nigel Owens: Tan Bwysau (BBC Sounds / Radio Wales) - as well as editorial credits on a range of popular fact ent formats and podcasts including Countryfile, Bargain Hunt, The Great Pottery Throw Down, The Missing and Dragon’s Den.

Nikki Pinkus
Development Executive
Nikki has over 20 years’ experience in the industry, both in production and development. She started her career at CBBC before working on reality series, including The Salon and Fame Academy. Nikki then moved into format creation and has since run successful development departments at Lucky Day Productions, Remedy Productions, Seven Studios UK and Beyond Productions UK, and has also held senior development positions at companies including Keo Films, BBC Studios and Talkback.
She has created/co-created several series, including ‘Show Me The Monet’ (BBC Two), ‘School of Silence’, ‘Vote for Me’ and ‘Driving Academy’ (CBBC), ‘Word Play‘ (Channel 5), ‘Love Shaft’ (E4), ‘Lorraine Kelly’s Penguin A&E’ (Channel 5), ‘Secret Location’ (Channel 4), ‘Pooch Perfect’ (BBC One, Channel Seven, ABC) and most recently, ‘Outrageous Homes with Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen’ (Channel 4).

Matt Bridger
Production Manager
Matt joined OMG in 2020 as a Production Coordinator and has since worked on a variety of shows for OMG and Purple while working his way up to Production Manager.
With over 7 years of experience in the TV industry Matt has worked on a selection of series including: Motorway Cops (Channel 5), Lingo UK (ITV), Villages by the Sea (BBC), Britain's Most Beautiful Road (Channel 4), A Lake District Farm Shop (Channel 4), Heaven Made (BBC), The Women's Football World Cup in 2019 (BBC) and more.

Hayley Rivett
Production Manager
With over 15 years’ experience in the industry, Hayley has managed both factual entertainment series and single documentaries at the BBC and indies. She joined Purple Productions in 2021 as Production Manager on Motorway Cops.
Hayley’s credits include: Motorway Cops (Channel 5), Bargain Loving Brits By The Sea (Channel 5), Jason Manford’s Funniest Ever Adverts (Channel 5), Stacey Dooley’s Second Chance Sex Offenders (BBC1), Panorama: Knives in the Classroom (BBC1), The Death of Yousef Makki (Channel 4), Rip Off Britain: Live (BBC1), One Born Every Minute (Channel 4), Location, Location, Location (Channel 4)

Jamal Ritchie
Junior Development Producer
Jamal Ritchie recently joined the Purple development team in 2024. With eight years working in the TV industry for multiple regional development teams, he has a wealth of experience in creating and shaping ideas across multiple platforms including broadcasting, digital and streaming.
His development and production credits include That Peter Crouch Film (Amazon Prime), David Jason: Planes Trains and Automobiles (Gold), Idris Elba's Fight School (BBC), Embarrassing Pets (C4), The Bridge (HBO Max), Mancs in Mumbai (ITV), Eric & Ernie's Home Movies (BBC) and more

Georgia Mulligan
Development AP
Georgia joined Purple in January 2025. She has five years of experience developing everything from quiz to specialist factual in London and regional indies, and her credits include Snowflake Mountain (Netflix), Chasers Road Trip (ITV) Titanic Sinks Tonight (forthcoming, BBC History) and The Art Game (forthcoming, BBC Two).
Prior to working in TV she did a PhD in Film Studies, and worked on the Edinburgh TV Festival talent schemes team.

Sophie Ainsworth
Development Researcher
Sophie joined Purple in May 2024 as Label Assistant. She has since worked on When Anne Met Mark: The Wedding of the Decade, and Prince George: The Next Generation of Royals as a Researcher before moving into the development team.
Before working at Purple, Sophie was a freelance Researcher and Production Secretary. Her credits include Cunk on Life (BBC/Netflix), Better Off Dead (BBC), Project Icon (ITV) and Waco: Untold (ITV)

Sian Duggan
Label Assistant
Sian joined Purple in June 2025 as Label Assistant. She has since assisted with Casting for Doorbell Detectives (BBC One) and worked on Lingo (ITV) as a Runner.
Before working at Purple, Sian was a freelance Producer, Production Co-ordinator and Production Assistant. Her credits include advertisements for Samsung, ON, Sanofi, ViiV Healthcare and Havas Lynx.
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