Beyond Productions UK Hires Factual Creative Director

Hamo Forsyth has been appointed to the new role of creative director of factual for Beyond Productions UK.

In his new position, Forsyth will be charged with leading the development of factual content for U.K. commissions and will work with the development teams in the Australian and U.S. offices on co-production opportunities. He will report into Beyond Productions’ president, John Luscombe, and will work closely with Damon Pattison, also a creative director in the U.K. office, who focuses primarily on formatted entertainment and factual entertainment.

Forsyth’s most recent projects include showrunner/executive producer for Wall to Wall on Apple TV’s Becoming You and co-executive producer for Nutopia on a yet-to-be-named docuseries for a global streaming platform.

John Luscombe said: “We are delighted to welcome Hamo to the Beyond Productions teams in London and Manchester (Beyond Productions North) and excited to broaden our U.K. focus to include specialist-factual content. The U.K. office, which only came into being mid-2020 when Beyond acquired Seven Studios UK, has hit the ground running with the hugely successful Pooch Perfect for BBC One and My Lottery Dream Home International, which is launching next month on HGTV in the U.S. However, the time is now right to expand our offer. Hamo has an impressive track record in factual television and his experience will perfectly compliment Damon Pattison’s in formats. Our U.K. office could not be in better hands with these two and is now well-positioned for growth.”

Hamo Forsyth added: “This is a fantastic brief for me, and I relish the challenge of helping Damon to drive the Beyond Productions business in the U.K., while also being part of, and contributing to, the larger international business. There is a great appetite for strong factual content at the moment, both from U.S. broadcasters and the global streamers, and my experience of working with both means I look forward to creating fresh content that will be in demand here and overseas.”