Karen Kelly
Karen Kelly's roles
Producer
Director
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Bio
Karen is a bold, award winning, creatively ambitious and versatile storyteller who has produced over 50 hours of both scripted and unscripted high-end television. She strives to tell stories in a dynamic and emotionally engaging way whilst striking a balance between achieving high production value; getting the job done; creating opportunities for others to thrive and delivering on budget and on time. She's worked at scale; managed high profile talent; created complex VFX , stunts and builds and shot all over the world. She is a firm believer that if it’s not hard, it’s not worth doing.
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MURDER IS EASY 2 x 60 Christmas special, shot in Scotland |
BBC One/Mammoth Screen |
PRODUCER/2nd UNIT DIRECTOR Exec Producer: James Gandhi Featuring: David Jonnson, Mark Bonnar and Douglas Henshall |
| BLOOD, SEX & ROYALTY | Netflix/Nutopia |
SHOWRUNNER Exec Producer: Jane Root |
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JESUS: HIS LIFE Limited Series |
History Channel/Nutopia | PRODUCER |
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PREHISTORIC PARK 6 x 60 VFX and Live action |
ITV/Animal Planet/Impossible Pictures |
PRODUCER Executive Producer: Jasper James |
| CHIPS |
WRITER/DIRECTOR Producer: Daisy Costello *WINNER: Short Film, Chicago International Film Festival *WINNER: Best Director Ahmedabad International Film Festival *WINNER: Scottish Short Film Festival *FINALIST: Moscow International Childrens' Film Festival |
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| CASUALTY | BBC One |
DIRECTOR Producer: Dafydd Llewelyn |
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HOLLYOAKS Eps: 4886-4892, 4678-4682 |
Channel 4 |
DIRECTOR Executive Producer: Bryan Kirkwood |
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DOCTORS Eps: 3410-3412, 3275-3277 |
BBC |
DIRECTOR Producer: Grainne O'Boyle |
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RIVER CITY Eps: 420-421, 521-522 |
BBC Scotland |
DIRECTOR Executive Producer: Gaynor Holmes |
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EASTENDERS Eps: 2748-2751 |
BBC One |
DIRECTOR Producer: Colin Wratten |
| HALF LIFE | Dramalab for BBC Three | PRODUCER//DIRECTOR |
| FIRST CIVILISATION | PBS/Wall to Wall |
DIRECTOR Executive Producer: Tim Lambert |
| SEE NO EVIL | Discovery ID | PRODUCER/DIRECTOR |
| D-DAY - THE UNTOLD STORY | BBC 2/Discovery |
DIRECTOR Producer: Will Aslett |
| BERMUDA - INTO THE BLUE | Termite Art Productions |
DIRECTOR Producer: Will Aslett |
| FACTUAL | ||
| Working hand in glove with the Drama and Factual commissioning teams to develop breakthrough ideas from Indies outside London | Channel 4 |
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Director of Comms: Emma Hardy |
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THE BOY FROM GEORGIA ELECTRIC MALADAY HERMIT OF TREIG RIDE THE WAVE |
Sky |
STORY CONSULTANT - FEATURE DOCS Secured Sky Docs dev funding & collaborated with Oscar Shortlisted Feature Doc Producer Aimara Requess |
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PEANUT & CRUMB PICTURE ZERO ACONITE PRODUCTIONS |
DEVELOPMENT EXEC PRODUCER Building slate and delivering pitch decks CEO Jane Gerber Developed a raft of ideas /pitches. CEO Steve Smith Developed series and singles for UK and International broadcasters. CEO Aimara Requess |
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| PANORAMA |
DIRECTOR A Miscarriage of justice film *BBC Ruby Award for Best Regional Investigation |
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| TEEN CANTEEN | BBC 2 / Finestripe Productions |
SERIES PRODUCER/DIRECTOR Executive Producer: Katie Lander |
| OLDEST MUM IN BRITAIN | BBC One |
PRODUCER/DIRECTOR/CAMERA CD: Neil McDonald |
| TROUBLE BETWEEN THE COVERS | BBC Two |
SERIES PRODUCER/DOP Executive Producer: Robert Thirkell |
| GUINEA PIG CLUB | BBC Two |
PRODUCER/DIRECTOR *Royal Television Society Best History Documentary |
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Murder is Easy
2023
Blood, Sex & Royalty
2022