Nickie Sault Sets Up Class 5

Producer Nickie Sault has launched Class 5, a film and television production company based in Sheffield.

Class 5 will look to tell stories that enrich the human experience while fostering a space where creativity flourishes and opportunities are accessible to both emerging and seasoned storytellers. The company is working with author Ben Myers on his first feature screenplay, Rare Singles, based on his novel of the same name.

Sault has a longstanding partnership with Shane Meadows, first working together on the 2005 feature This Is England as second assistant director and subsequently producing Meadows’ TV series The Virtues and The Gallows Pole.

The new company includes Class 5 Crew, a not-for-profit organization that aims to seek out and sustain the next generation of working-class screen industry talent.

“I believe that film and television has the power to drive societal change, and I take that responsibility seriously,” said Sault. “When people spend their hard-earned money to see a film or commit hours of their life to watching something on television, we, as creators, need to earn that privilege by making sure that what we put out into the world is meaningful.”

“Nickie Sault has had a huge hand in making some of the most original and powerful drama in recent years and has been directly involved in the development of Rare Singles since it was a half-written novel,” said Myers.