What does the job involve?
I oversee the production budget and scheduling, as well as the day-to-day aspects of a production. This involves ensuring that filming is done safely, on time and on budget. I’m also the go-between, between the crew and the producers.
How do you differ from a producer?
A producer works on the editorial side; a line producer is on the production side of a TV show.
How did you get your break in telly?
Daytime TV has long been the butt of comedians’ jokes. In an episode of Mock the Week last year, Hugh Dennis pretended to be a weary daytime announcer: “Well, because they’re all the same, and I can’t be bothered to announce them all, here’s Flog Dickinson’s Antiques Sun Hammer Pointless Breakout in the Country… finishes at 5pm.”
This year marks 90 years of Wimbledon coverage on the BBC. Today the first round of the men's and women's singles will be shown.
On Centre Court Andy Murray will be defending his men's championship and current world number one spot.
