Return to Cranford

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The lost prince

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The Street, series 3

The Street, series 3

Involved and connected with projects and clients

Cathie has spent 20 years managing press campaigns for award-winning British drama and film. Equally skilled at reputation building, delivering to deadline and dealing with talent, co-producers and commercial partners alike, Cathie has a strategic and creative approach to press across all platforms as well as a clear understanding of what journalists and publications need.

She provides a personalised service which can include creating imaginative picture ideas, commissioning and directing photographic shoots and providing liaison and support from the first read-through to transmission publicity.

Following five years at BBC Films, she has worked independently for 15 years with RDF, Talkback Thames, Tiger Aspect and Hat Trick amongst many others. Her BBC work continues on a consultancy basis and includes the launch series of Who Do You Think You Are?, HBO’s Rome, Walking with Monsters, Return to Cranford and high profile and sensitive EastEnders storylines.

She has long-standing relationships with writers and directors, having run six press campaigns for Stephen Poliakoff including The Lost Prince, Perfect Strangers, Capturing Mary, and Gideon’s Daughter.

Cathie has also enjoyed a 20-year working relationship with Jimmy McGovern spanning Priest, Gunpowder, Treason and Plot and BAFTA and Emmy award-winners The Street and Accused. As publicist for McGovern’s production company RSJ Films, she is working on a new drama about the arrival of the first fleet in Australia.

The Lost Prince

Jimmy McGovern, Writer

Cathie is fiercely loyal and never lets her side down. The reason she has stayed on top of her game is because she is a first class professional and totally trustworthy. A realist with imagination and humour, she will navigate you through publicity with sound advice, strong instincts and nous about how a drama may be received by audiences and in the media. It is a given she will be there from early script readings through to broadcast, working tirelessly for your show.

Jane Epstein, Independent Talent Group Ltd

Cathie is a consummate professional and a skilled negotiator when brokering the pressurised business of publicity between producers, actors and the media. She is thorough and careful in her dealings with all parties and always knows her projects inside out. This makes those in the spotlight feel supported and well advised. The result is balanced and fair media coverage which is a positive outcome for everyone.

Stephen Poliakoff, Writer/Director

Cathie and I have always worked very successfully together. She’s a creative publicist and has strong intuitive flair as a person. She understands everything: the script, actors, the creative process and how to champion projects and she makes her job look easy! With over 20 years of solid experience in the business, she knows how to make publicity happen and has brought new audiences to my work. She’s pragmatic, tenacious, loyal and honest. Someone you want on your side.

Ben Lawrence, Commissioning Editor/Writer (TV and Radio) Telegraph Media Group

I’ve worked with Cathie on several projects. She brings intelligence and insight into everything she works on and has an acute awareness of my specific requirements as a journalist. I have always admired her transparency when negotiating the thorny issue of exclusives and first runs regarding interviews. She is also fun to work with and I get the impression that the talent she works with trust her. Perhaps most importantly, Cathie treats you as a human being.

Flynn Sarler, Commissioning Editor, Radio Times

I have worked with Cathie for 14 years and she has always been professional, efficient and more importantly, very friendly. She is extremely good at finding the stories that are relevant for this magazine and coming to us with them (there is only a handful of PRs that do this) so my time is never wasted. And when I need something from her I know she will do her best to get it, not just pay lip service. Who could ask for anything more?

Capturing Mary

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