Leopardrama - People





James Burstall CEO, of Leopardrama. He was Executive Producer of Mysterious Creatures and has a broad range of experience in factual and reality programming. As executive producer, he has devised many formats and series. He is a programme-maker by training and has worked as a producer/director for all the terrestrial channels in the UK.

David Chikwe joins Leopardrama from Ruby Films (The Other Boleyn Girl, Brick Lane, The Bad Mothers Handbook) where he worked across film and television development, specialising in book rights, short films, theatre and new talent. Prior to Ruby Films, he worked as a freelance script reader for clients including: talkbackTHAMES, Tiger Aspect, BBC Drama and Channel4/IWC. Graduating from the Channel4 Researcher Training Scheme at talkbackTHAMES in 2005 (The Bill, Family Affairs, The Golden Hour) he has a diverse TV background encompassing Factual Entertainment, Business Affairs, Development and Post-production. His passions in TV drama are Teens, genre pieces and hidden histories.

Joey Attawia is Executive Producer of Leopardrama. He exec'd Mysterious Creatures and is developing a range of new drama projects. Joey is also an RTS award-winning costume designer. His credits include Primeval, Shameless, Murphy's Law, Waking The Dead, 40, Cold Feet, Kid in the Corner, Mischief Night, Red Cap, Peggy Su and Flight.

Susie Field is our MD & Production Executive overseeing all the output from Leopard Films, Leopardrama, Leopard Films USA and Leopard International. She was Production Executive on Mysterious Creatures and The Grey Man and has a superb track record in production management and business affairs, line producing, producing and managing across all genres.

Molly McPhee recently completed an MA in Writing at the California Institute of the Arts, and joins Leopardrama with a passion for scripts and stories that experiment with the intersections of culture, language and media. Special interests include multi-platform work and community histories.