{"id":7720,"date":"2017-06-14T12:17:56","date_gmt":"2017-06-14T16:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/bbc-studios-taps-head-of-comedy-development\/"},"modified":"2017-06-14T13:53:23","modified_gmt":"2017-06-14T17:53:23","slug":"bbc-studios-comedy-taps-development-head","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2017\/06\/14\/bbc-studios-comedy-taps-development-head\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC Studios Comedy Taps Development Head"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chris Sussman, BBC Studios\u2019 head of comedy, has named James Farrell head of development at the BBC&#8217;s commercial TV production division, effective immediately.<\/p>\n<p>Farrell will have oversight of the development slate of projects for new audiences and channels as well as the BBC. He began his career as script editor for BBC Comedy before becoming a development producer. His production credits include\u00a0<em>Mrs Brown&#8217;s Boys<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Our Ex-Wife<\/em> and <em>Crims<\/em>, among others.<\/p>\n<p>Sussman remarked: \u201cJames has a great editorial eye and an uncanny ability to attract the best talent in the business. As BBC Studios begins its exciting future, he\u2019s going to play a key role in growing our development slate and building relationships with new broadcasting partners.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Farrell added: &#8220;I couldn&#8217;t be more thrilled to be taking the comedy development reins at such an exciting time for BBC Studios, and indeed such an exciting time to be making television. 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