Simon Lupton
Productor, Director, Actor
15 de octubre de 1971 (54 años)
Simon Lupton has been a Producer of scripted content since 1999. Starting in the In-House comedy department at the BBC under Paul Jackson, Simon also worked with Andy Harries at Granada and then LeftBank, as well as undertaking freelance work with Retort, Princess Productions, Action Time and Comedy Central. In 2007 he became a Commissioning Editor for BBC Comedy, where he was Executive Producer on shows such as The Trip (BAFTA winner), Getting On (BAFTA, RTS, WGGB winner), and Catherine Tate : Nan’s Christmas Carol as well as classics such as My Family, Harry and Paul (BAFTA winner), and Green, Green Grass. In 2014 Simon moved to UKTV to spearhead their drive into original scripted commissions. Whilst there he was responsible for sitcoms Marley’s Ghosts (starring John Hannah, Sarah Alexander & Jo Joyner), The Rebel (Simon Callow, Bill Patterson, Anita Dobson), Bull (Robert Lindsay, Maureen Lipman), the Rose D’Or winning Henry IX (Charles Edwards, Colin Salmon, Kara Tointon), Zapped (James Buckley, Paul Kaye and Sharon Rooney) and two series of Red Dwarf (Craig Charles, Chris Barrie, Danny John Jules & Robert Llewellyn), all of which have surpassed previous ratings records.
Simon’s tenure at UKTV also saw them taking their first steps into Comedy Drama – including The Comic Strip Presents….Red Top (starring Maxine Peak, Russell Tovey, Eleanor Matsuura and Nigel Planer) and Do Not Disturb (Catherine Tate & Miles Jupp). He has also developed the networks Drama strategy, initiating work on a variety of projects for their Alibi, Drama, W and Dave channels.
In 2017 Simon Produced the first series of Porters (Ed Easton, Susan Wokoma, Claudia Jessie & Rutger Hauer) written by Dan. He then Produced Series 2 of The Rebel (Simon Callow, Bill Paterson & Anita Dobson) for Retort and Gold.
In addition to his scripted experience Simon has also Produced Documentaries, including the Emmy nominated Queen : Days of Our Lives (BBC2), Queen : Rags to Rhapsody (BBC4) and Queen : Rock The World (BBC4), and in 2019, The Show Must Go On : The Queen + Adam Lambert Story (ABC & Netflix)
Simon’s tenure at UKTV also saw them taking their first steps into Comedy Drama – including The Comic Strip Presents….Red Top (starring Maxine Peak, Russell Tovey, Eleanor Matsuura and Nigel Planer) and Do Not Disturb (Catherine Tate & Miles Jupp). He has also developed the networks Drama strategy, initiating work on a variety of projects for their Alibi, Drama, W and Dave channels.
In 2017 Simon Produced the first series of Porters (Ed Easton, Susan Wokoma, Claudia Jessie & Rutger Hauer) written by Dan. He then Produced Series 2 of The Rebel (Simon Callow, Bill Paterson & Anita Dobson) for Retort and Gold.
In addition to his scripted experience Simon has also Produced Documentaries, including the Emmy nominated Queen : Days of Our Lives (BBC2), Queen : Rags to Rhapsody (BBC4) and Queen : Rock The World (BBC4), and in 2019, The Show Must Go On : The Queen + Adam Lambert Story (ABC & Netflix)
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Filmography
| 2021 | Freddie Mercury - The Final Act · as Executive Producer |
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| 2017 | Henry IX · as Executive Producer |
| 2016 | Zapped! · as Executive Producer |
| 2016 | The Rebel (2016) · as Executive Producer |
| 2016 | Do Not Disturb · as Executive Producer |
| 2015 | |
| 2015 | Marley's Ghosts · as Executive Producer |
| 2011 | |
| 2010 | The Trip · as Executive Producer |
| 2010 | The Trip · as Executive ProducerEn Plex |
| 2010 | Grandma's House · as Executive Producer |
| 2009 | Getting On · as Executive Producer |
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| 1988 | Red Dwarf · as Executive Producer |
| 1986 |
| 2001 | Fun at the Funeral Parlour · as Feral Boy |
| 2024 | Finders Keepers (2024) · as Series ProducerEn Plex |
| 2015 | Bull (2015) · as Executive Producer: Uktv |
| 2013 | You, Me & Them · as Executive Producer: Uktv |
| 2013 | Big Bad World · as Executive Producer: Comedy Central |
| 2011 | White Van Man (2011) · as Executive Producer: BbcEn Plex |
| 2009 | Horne and Corden · as Executive Producer: Bbc |
| 2008 | Off the Hook · as Executive Producer: Bbc |
| 2007 | How Not To Live Your Life · as Executive Producer: Bbc |
| 2007 | Ruddy Hell! It's Harry & Paul · as Executive Producer: Bbc |
| 2004 | The Catherine Tate Show · as Executive Producer: Bbc |
| 2000 | My Family · as Executive Producer: BbcEn Plex |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents... · as Executive Producer: Uktv |