Former BBC Studios drama boss Priscilla Parish has headed in the wrong way to Zai Bennett.
Parish has joined Sky Studios as Senior Govt Producer within the scripted crew, coming quickly after it was revealed Bennett is leaving Sky to go up BBC Studios Productions.
Parish headed up drama for BBC studios for a number of years, throughout which she government produced BBC Three’s latest Kidnapped: The Chloe Ayling Story, collection two of the award-winning jail drama, Time, thriller We Hunt Collectively for UKTV and Showtime, and the long-running Silent Witness. She left final 12 months and was changed by Kate Oates. She used to work for Line of Obligation producer World Productions.
Parish, who joins the Sky Studios crew in August, will report back to Meghan Lyvers, Director of Unique Collection. She’s going to work alongside indies in addition to Sky’s manufacturing crew to supervise the creation and supply of upcoming Sky Unique titles, which embody the likes of The Day of the Jackal and Nick Cave adaptation The Dying of Bunny Munro.
Lyvers mentioned: “Priscilla brings a wealth of expertise to this function at a really thrilling time for us, as we glance to launch a few of our most formidable unique exhibits to this point, with much more on the horizon. She’s the right match to bolster our scripted crew and all of us can’t wait to work together with her”
Parish added: “Sky Studios has made a reputation for releasing large, daring and impressive dramas. I’m thrilled to be becoming a member of the drama crew at this thrilling time, it’s a spot brimming with potentialities and I can’t wait to get caught in”
