Debb Swindells

Credits: BBC 1 ,2 & 3 ,C4, C5, ITV 1 & 2, TLC & Animal Planet - We Are England, World's Most Luxurious, Back to the Land with Kate Humble, My Kitchen Rules UK (Series 1 & 2), The £100k House: Tricks of the Trade, Embarrassing Bodies Live From the Clinic, SuperScrimpers and Superscrimpers Challenge, How to Look Good Naked, Extreme Beauty Disasters, My Naked Secret, Gok's Teens: The Naked Truth, Animal Madhouse, Ten Years Younger -'The Challenge', Street Doctor, Honey We're Killing The Kids, Real Life ' Real Families', Extraordinary People, Coronation Street Secrets, Army Wives, The Paula Yates Story, That's Esther, Scalpel Safaris, Family Confidential. Animal Precinct and Animal Cops - Animal Planet, USA.

Career History:

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
May 21 - April 23 - 'We Are England' a new current affairs programme for BBC England (Series 1 & 2 - 36 x 30 min)
We Are England' delves into the vital issues that matter most to audiences, told from their perspectives and as they see them. Unlike any current affairs programme currently on TV.

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Jan 2019 - May 2020 - Blakeway North - Manchester
Executive Producer working in development, creating, brainstorming and developing fact ent, features and format ideas. Working up desks and pitching into all major broadcasters BBC, ITV, C4, C5 and Discovery. Attending pitch meeting, developing relationships with commissioners through regular routines and phone chats and attending channel briefings.

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
2019 The World's Most Luxurious - Series (6 x 1 Hr) Blakeway North Manchester for Channel 5
In this new 6-part series we took a privileged peek behind the scenes of the world's most sumptuous luxury, usually enjoyed only by the super-rich.

SERIES EDITOR
2018 Walks of Life - Series (8 x 1 Hr) 7 Wonder Productions Birmingham for BBC 1
Faith, Religion (11 am Sunday Morning Slot)
In this new series BBC 1 gets to the heart of the fascinating cultural and spiritual narratives that can be found throughout the Great British countryside.

SERIES EDITOR
2018 My Faith and Me - Series (4 x 1 Hr) 7 Wonder Productions Birmingham for BBC 1
Faith, Religion (Advent Slots)
This BBC 1 series where public figures revisit key events from their past to explore their unique relationships with religion and faith.

SERIES EDITOR
2017 - 18 Back to the Land with Kate Humble - Series 2 (12 x 1 Hr) 7 Wonder Productions Birmingham for BBC 2
Peak, Factual (7PM Slot) This BBC 2 series champions the UK's most inspirational rural entrepreneurs.

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
2017 My Kitchen Rules UK - Series 2 (40 x 1 Hr) 7 Wonder Productions Birmingham for C4
Shoulder Peak, Entertainment (5PM Slot)
Channel 4's entertaining and competitive cooking series with Michelin Star chef Glynn Purnell and Queen of Irish home cooks and food writer Rachel Allen.

SERIES PRODUCER
2016 My Kitchen Rules UK - Series 1 (30 x 1 Hr) 7 Wonder Productions Birmingham for C4
Shoulder Peak, Entertainment (5PM Slot)
Channel 4's new entertaining and competitive cooking series with Michelin StaR chef Michael Caines, and Michelin Star Queen of home cooks and food writer Prue Leith.

SERIES PRODUCER
2015 The £100k House: Tricks of the Trade - Series 2 (6 x 1 Hr) Remarkable TV Birmingham for BBC 2
Prime time, factual
BBC 2's top rating property show featuring Award winning architect PIERS TAYLOR.

SERIES EDITOR
2014 'Extreme Beauty Disasters' Series 3(8 x 1hr) Maverick TV Birmingham for Discovery TLC
Prime time, makeover series - I returned the LCS for its 3rd series.

SERIES EDITOR
2014 'Embarrassing Bodies Live From the Clinic' (8x1hr) Maverick TV Birmingham for Channel 4
Live, prime time, presenter led health show tackling the nation's health concerns.

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
2014 'My Naked Secret' (12x24mins) Maverick TV Birmingham for Discovery TLC
Prime time, makeover series - Exec Producer for all 12 episodes within the series.

SERIES EDITOR
2013 'Extreme Beauty Disasters' (10 x 1hr) Maverick TV Birmingham for Discovery TLC
Prime time, makeover series - Series Editor on a series of 10 episodes.

SERIES PRODUCER 2012 /13 SuperScrimpers Challenge (Series 1) - C4 Daytime (Series 1 - 20 x 30mins) Remarkable Television Birmingham for Channel 4
Prime time, magazine show
Channel 4's top aspiration series about saving money show was developed into a daytime spin off show.


SERIES PRODUCER
2011/12 SuperScrimpers (Series 2) - C4 (Series 2 - 6 x 1 hour + Christmas Special) Remarkable Television Birmingham for Channel 4
Prime time, magazine show - Channel 4's top aspiration series about saving money.

AND 2012 SuperScrimpers (Series 3) - C4 (Series 3 - 6 x 1 hour + Jubilee Specials & Christmas Special) Remarkable Television Birmingham for Channel 4

SERIES PRODUCER
2011 Gok's Teens: The Naked Truth - C 4 (Series 3 x 1 hour) Maverick TV Birmingham for C4
Spin off series from 'How to Look Good Naked' - Gok's Teens: The Naked Truth, See's Gok getting teenagers the help and support they need to deal witH building their body confidence.

SERIES PRODUCER
2010 Animal Madhouse - C4 (Series 6 x 1 hour) Maverick TV Birmingham for C4
Channels 4's Brand New Animal programme 'Animal Madhouse' where we explore the weird and wonderful conditions and ailments that affect all creatures big and small.

SERIES PRODUCER
2009 / 10 How to Look Good Naked - C4 (Series 6 x 1 hour) Maverick TV Birmingham for C4
Channel 4's Top Fashion/ Make Over programme, For the first time on this inspirational fashion series we work with a Man.

SERIES PRODUCER
2009 / 10 How to Look Good Naked - 'with a difference..........' - C4 (3 x 1 hour) Maverick TV Birmingham for C4
'With a difference...' pushes the inspirational fashion series one step further and covers women with disability.

PRODUCER / DIRECTOR
All regional productions working out of Manchester & Birmingham

2009 How to Look Good Naked - C4 (2 x 1 hour) Maverick TV Birmingham for C4

2008 / 09 Ten Years Younger 'The Challenge'- C4 (4 x 1 hour) Maverick TV Birmingham for C4

2008 Extraordinary People - C5 - 'The Women with Giant Legs' (1 x 1 hour)

2008 Street Doctor - (Series 3) - For BBC 1 (1 x 30 min)

2008 Ten Years Younger - C4 (1 x 1 hour)

2007 Extraordinary People - C5 - 'The girls that grow too much skin' (1 x 1 hour)

2007 Street Doctor - (Series 2) - For BBC 1 (1 x 30 min)

2007 Living on the Edge - (Working Title) Pilot for MTV UK. (1 x 30 Min)

2006 Sex Talk with Mum and Dad (working title) - Shine North - BBC 3.

2006 Honey We're Killing the Kids - BBC 3. 1 x 1 hour

2005 My Skin Could Kill Me - Real Life / Real Families Series - ITV 1 (1 x 1 hour)

2004 Mini Models - Discovery Health - 15 x 30 min part series.

2004 BADGIRLS - Coronation Street Special - ITV2. (1 x 1 hour)

2003 /4 HUNKS - Coronation Street Secrets - ITV2. (1 x 1 hour)

2002 / 3 That's Esther (Series 5) - ITV 1. (2 x 1 hours)

2002 Animal Cops (Series 1) - Animal Planet USA. (Filming in Detroit, USA)

2002 Scalpel Safaris - C5. (1 x 1 hour)

2002 Animal Precinct (Series 2) - Animal Planet USA. (P/D in New York City, USA)

2001 Midwives & Special Delivery - ITV 1 & Discovery Health. (8 x 30 min)

2001 Family Confidential USA - C5. (1 x 1 hour)

2000 The Paula Yates Story - C5. (1 x 1 hour)

2000 Bedroom Confidential - C5. (2 x 1 hours)

2000 Look at the Hits on that! - C5. (1 x 1 hour)

1999 Army Wives - C4. (1 x 30 min)

1999 Family Feuds - ITV 1. (1 x 1 hour)

1998 Full Frontal in Flip Flops - ITV 1. (1 x 1 hour)

1998 Family Confidential - C5. 6 x 1 hours (3 films in series 2 and 3).