TIM BAKER- Development Producer

Tim joined World in 2003.

His first job in television was script editing WHERE THE HEART IS for United/LWT, after which he joined BBC Serials where he developed and script edited a variety of projects including CANTERBURY TALES and BABYFATHER 2.

Tim is currently developing the third series of NO ANGELS.

PETER BORLAND - Chief Accountant (aka Kamikaze Pete)

Born and bred in Glasgow, Peter has forty years experience in the British film industry with Associated-British Pathe, EMI, Thorn, Transworld, Goldcrest and Working Title. Peter has been with World Productions for fourteen years.

Numerous interests include: football - a Glasgow Rangers supporter and a member of Southend United Supporters Club. Peter had football trials for Southend and Basildon and occasionally pockets money from fantasy football competitions. Art - drawing and painting, cartoons published, collection and renovation of die-cast models, bonsai trees, minature gardens and poetry. He has just produced his first book entitled 'THE RED GHOST', an adventure thriller set in war-torn Russia in 1942.

He also enjoys computer and strategy simulations - having recently conquered "Medieval Total War" on the expert level. Peter was Secretary of the Central London Darts League (formed in 1958) and manager of former Goldcrest Films darts team since 1986, before retiring his aging squad this year. Peter still has time for a 40 hour working week at World!

PETRA BURGIN - Head of Factual Development

Petra Burgin began her television career working as a runner in entertainment and then news at LWT.

She then got to travel to exotic locations around the world producing and directing travel shows for Carlton and LWT. After that, she had a stint tracking down dinosaur eggs and filming kite surfers crossing the English Channel for National Geographic.

In 2003 she produced a couple of pilots in-house at the BBC, including the daytime strand, Mind Your Own Business.She joined World in June 2005 to set up the Factual department.

As Head of Factual Development, she is responsible for developing new ideas, finding on screen talent and nurturing talented programme makers.

VICTORIA FEA- Producer

Victoria Fea worked for five years as a script editor (Pie in the Sky, A Rather English Marriage, Hope & Glory) before becoming a producer.

She made a couple of pilots in-house at the BBC (Hawkins, Gentleman Thief) then went on to produce Waking the Dead II.

In 2003 she left the BBC to make P.O.W. for Company/ITV, then joined World in January 2004 to produce Outlaws. She has stayed on to develop a range of projects.

ELEANOR GREENE - Producer

Eleanor was born in Manchester and went to University in Birmingham where she studied English and Philosophy. She returned to Manchester to be a runner on QUEER AS FOLK for Red Productions and then became a script editor, working on LOVE IN THE 21ST CENTURY, CLOCKING OFF, and HAVING IT OFF a sitcom for BBC3.

Last year Eleanor produced INDIAN DREAM for BBC2, which won the Dennis Potter New Writing competition.

Eleanor produced MURDER PREVENTION for Five last year and is currently working on a range of projects for her World development slate

HELEN GREGORY- Producer

Helen joined World in 2002 to produce NO ANGELS, a ten part drama series for Channel 4. Her credits include work for the BBC, ITV and Channel 4. She began her career as script editor on the children's drama, BYKER GROVE and THE BILL.

She went on to produce BYKER GROVE, EASTENDERS, GRAFTERS and IN DEFENCE before joining Channel 4 as Commissioning Editor for Drama.

Helen currently works as the Series Producer for NO ANGELS as well as developing her own slate for World.

BRITT HARRISON - Producer/Head of Feature Film Development

Britt joined World in 2003, with the start of the company’s first-look deal with Columbia Pictures.

As Head of Feature Film Development, she oversees the film slate: finding and developing material, encouraging new talent, and consolidating relationships. As producer, she is actively involved with Tony Garnett and John Heyman in focussing and articulating the vision for each of the projects, and finding financial partners.

Prior to Britt’s involvement with World, she worked as a script consultant. Before that, there were various exciting spells as a caterer (Tobe Hooper’s Space Vampires), production co-ordinator (Merchant Ivory’s A Room with a View) and camera assistant (Stephen Frears’ Prick Up your Ears).

SIMON HEATH - Head of Television Drama/Executive Producer

Simon began his career as Script Editor on the Geordie teen drama Byker Grove in 1993. As well as writing and script editing for Byker Grove, he devised and wrote the comedy spin-off The Ant & Dec Show for BBC1, which later transferred to C4 as Ant & Dec Unzipped.

Simon joined World in 1997, where he script edited Ultraviolet for C4 and co-devised Black Cab for BBC2. From 1999 to 2001, he produced Attachments I and II for BBC2, and co-produced / co-devised Men Only for C4. In 2003 he produced Larkin: Love Again for BBC2 and executive produced No Angels for C4.

In 2004 Simon Exec Produced OUTLAWS for BBC 1/3, NO ANGELS
Series 2 and MURDER PREVENTION for Five. He also oversees a number of current projects in development