Nicola Key

Heir Hunters, Escape To The Country, My Kitchen Rules UK, 100k House, Superscrimpers, Help! My House Is Falling Down, The Home Show, Supersize Vs Superskinny, How to Look Good Naked, Gok's Fashion Fix, Diet Doctors, My Pet Shame, Holiday Showdown, Strictly Dance Fever and more....

Edit Producer
Heir Hunters with Michael Buerk (Flame for BBC 1 Daytime): Michael Buerk presents a return of the series following probate researchers seeking rightful heirs to unclaimed estates. Edit producer on a tight turnaround, including social history packages and much reinventing of the wheel to keep things fresh. My first produced episode was liked so much the commissioning editor requested for it to play first in the run.

Series Edit Producer
My Kitchen Rules UK (7Wonder for Channel 4 Daytime): 40x1hr. The Australian competitive cooking format comes to the UK. Overseeing post including viewings and finishing suite for ten offline suites, as well as VO, grades and sound mix. High volume and fast turnaround, with multiple storylines to keep on top of.

Edit Producer
Escape to the Country (Boundless for BBC 1 Daytime): I have edit produced around 35 one hour episodes of this much loved successful format across three series between 2014-2016.

Edit Producer
100k House - Tricks of the Trade (Remarkable for BBC 2): 8x1hr Maverick architect Piers Taylor, and property guru Kieran Long, return with this spin-off series of 100k house. This time, they're helping desperate home-owners overcome renovation quandaries, on the tightest of budgets. I was a key player in reworking the format in the edit, which got great ratings for the channel.

Edit Producer
Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb (Reef for More4): Return of successful format for which I was the original Series Producer. Return of successful format, now presented by Amanda Lamb. Overseeing two edit suites per block.

Senior Edit Producer
100k House (Remarkable for BBC2): Brought in by then Remarkable MD Colette Foster to help troubleshoot the new format in the edit, I successfully re-structured and re-scripted shows, and dealt with fast-changing notes from commissioners and exec. Architect Piers Taylor and property guru Kieran Long help inexperienced self-builders, attempting to create their dream home for just 100k.

Series Producer
Selling Houses with Sarah Beeny (Reef for More4): 20x1hr. First run of successfully recommissioned format in which would-be sellers compete to attract a potential buyer.

Edit Producer
Superscrimpers (Remarkable for Channel 4): 6x1hr Moneysaving matters, from DIY upcycling, to the latest consumer advice.

Edit Producer
Superscrimpers Special (Remarkable for Channel 4): 1x1hr One-off special of the successful return format. Created show structure and scripted to deadlines


Series Producer
Help! My House is Falling Down (Redhouse TV for Channel 4): 10x1hr. Overseeing the return of this successful new property format presented by Sarah Beeny.

Series Producer
My Pet Shame (TigerAspect for Sky One): 6x1hr. Having produced a successful pilot of my idea I oversaw and further developed the commissioned series, including putting together and building a strong team and managing the editorial content. The country's most embarrassed pet owners come seeking help from the Pet Shame clinic. Hosted by Joanna Page.

Senior Development Producer (Tiger Aspect): Developed and pitched new formats for major broadcasters. Obtained a commissioned pilot for one of my first ideas that went on to series.

Series Producer
The Home Show Series 2 (TigerAspect for Channel 4): 8x1hr. A return for this successful format. Having directed some of the most well received episodes of series one I moved on to SP the second series.

Producer / Director
Supersize vs Superskinny Series 2(Endemol for Channel 4): 8x1hr. Troubleshooter and edit producer brought into the cutting room for three episodes of the series.

The Home Show (TigerAspect for Channel 4): 7x1hr. PD for launch of this new property strand from Channel 4 features.

Gok's Fashion Fix (Cheetah for Channel 4: 8x1hr. Absolutely fabulous new format celebrating fashion from couture to the highstreet.

Supersize vs Superskinny (Cheetah for Channel 4): 2x1hr. New format in which the overweight and underweight swap eating habits in an attempt to find a balanced diet. I directed and cut the first episode and was instrumental to the successful recommissioned format.

Women in Black (BBC2): 1x30mins. An inside look at the lives and fashions of Muslim women across the world. Highly authored and led by presenter Amani Zain. Entirely self-shot on location in Egypt. I also provided extra direction and camerawork for the Yemen episode.

How to look good naked (Maverick for C4): 2x1hr. An instrumental PD in the runaway second series taking the format to 1 hr. Image guru Gok Wan gives body conscious females confidence tricks to look and feel good. Dressed or undressed.

Diet Doctors (TigerAspect for C5): 3x1hr. High octane medical diet show that gets results. Directed and scripted presenter studio days, directed and self-shot on location and structured and scripted edit.

Strictly Dance Fever (BBC1): The Auditions. 64mins. Supervising producer overseeing launch auditions shows for Saturday night dance talent contest hosted by Graham Norton. I devised the show formats, directed talent and oversaw the edit for the first shows.

Holiday Showdown (RDF for ITV1): 1x1hr PD on highly successful ob doc holiday swap format. Saw programme through casting, shooting, edit and scripting. Shot in Spain and County Durham.

Spendaholics (Betty TV for BBC 3): 2x1hr (10 part series) PD for the first episodes of this very succesful series helping big spenders change their shopaholic ways. Included devising format points and setting series style. Crew directing with DSR 570 / PD 150 self-shooting. Included shooting on location in Rome.

Limo Fever (Landmark Films for Sky One): 2x1hr (6 part series) PD for humourous ob doc following drivers of limos and the people that ride in them. Crew directing and PD170 self-shooting. Extensive use of minicam rigs.

Secrets of the Sex Gods(Shine Limited for Sky One): 1x1hr (4 part series) PD/Camerawoman for cheeky doc exposing the talents of women who date wealthy men....and training one poor student to do just that! Totally self-shot on DSR500. Included location shooting in Paris.

Getting Over Your Ex(Uden Associates for Discovery Health):15x30mins. Series Producer/Director/Camerawoman overseeing small but perfectly formed team for the new series format; reality dating show helping the recently heartbroken to find happiness and love again. Mostly self-shot on DSR500

The Villa(Talent TV for Sky One): 4x1hr (10 part series) PD overseeing large crew from this high profile formatted reality series shot in the Costa del Sol. Included multicamera directing, devising format points, scripting and overseeing edit.

Stage Challenge (TVNZ Children's Dept for TV2): 13x30mins. National teen stage show filmed at locations across New Zealand.

Queer Nation (Livingstone Productions for TV2): Shooter/Director for New Zealand's award-winning lesbian and gay magazine show.

A la Mode (OR Media for BBC Digital): 13x30mins. Producer/director of digi-beta crew for glossy fashion and lifestyle series. Created the 'look' of the show, titles, stings and music and oversaw edit. Included international shoots. Series screened in UK, Europe, US and Middle East.

Miami Moist (Rapido TV for Channel 4): Feature length. Sexy documentary looking at lesbian lives in US and UK, based around the world's first lesbian circuit party in Miami, Florida. Shooter/Director (DSR 500 DVCAM). Screened at London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival 2001 and 3 broadcasts on Channel 4.

Gaytime TV (Planet 24 for BBC2): 8x5mins and other inserts. Shooter/Director.

Pet Rescue Special 1999 (Bazal Productions for Channel 4): Animal adoption appeals directing DVCAM operator.

Good Stuff (London News Network for ITV): Entertainment reports (3-5 mins) and presenter links for weekly celebrity-laden what's on show. Set up shoots and directed beta crew. Also shot some items myself on betaSP, including film location reports and interview with Shirley Bassey. Oversaw edits.

Shift (Carlton Television for ITV): Shooter/Director (BetaSP UVW 100). One of six PDs originating weekly documentary films of 5-15 minutes for this groundbreaking youth show. Described prophetically in The Face as "the future of television".