SuperSizer 2026: Meet the Delegates

Get to know the twelve successful applicants from across the Nations and Regions who are taking part in this year’s SuperSizer programme.

SuperSizer is a professional development programme for ambitious Development Executives based in the Nations and Regions who want to win high value commissions.

This programme is funded by Screen Scotland, BBC Nations and Channel 4.

Anne-Claire founded Specky Productions in 2020 and has since produced documentaries broadcast on BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Scotland, Channel 4 and ITVx. She has won three Scottish BAFTAs, with Specky’s productions nominated for nine awards including Scottish BAFTAs, RTS Scotland and Indielab Innovation awards.

A graduate of Channel 4’s Emerging Indie Fund and Indielab Accelerator, Specky was named Best Breakthrough Company at the 2025 Focus Awards. Recent credits include BBC Scotland’s “Lena Zavaroni: The Forgotten Child Star”, BBC One’s “Female Fishermen: Beyond the Buoys” and Channel 4’s digital-first investigation, “The £12 Million Rental Scam”.

Proudly Glaswegian, Anne-Claire is passionate about nurturing local talent, particularly new female directors. With the company tagline ‘real lives in focus’ as its compass, Specky makes documentaries about real people navigating extraordinary circumstances – with the access, editorial rigour and storytelling craft that these stories deserve. Specky is currently looking to supersize its offering and move from award-winning single docs into series.

Balnek is a Producer and Development Producer with a specialism in science-based content. With over 15 years of experience in the television industry, he’s worked across many formats and genres, from shiny floor game shows to sketch comedy; winning commissions and creating award-winning formats for major broadcasters.

Over his career he’s been involved in a range of developments; he developed the two-part BBC One series “What They Really Mean For You”, worked up the 7th series of “How The Universe Works” and developed the RTS award winning “CBeebies Stargazing”.

More recently, he served as a Science Producer for CBBC’s “Horrible Science”, the science spin-off of the hit multi-award-winning comedy sketch show “Horrible Histories”.

He’s looking forward to further developing his skills and being a part of the next wave of TV commissions.

Beth White is a Manchester-based Development Producer working across factual, documentary and entertainment. She leads the development slate at King of Sunshine Productions alongside the Managing Director, where she originated Channel 4’s “Alpine Train at Christmas” and went on to receive a second commission with “Nordic Train at Christmas”. Beth specialises in idea generation, format building and pitching, with a strong track record of shaping projects from early concept to screen. Her credits include “The Bridge” (Channel 4), “Idris Elba’s Fight School” (BBC Two), “Murder Town” (Crime+Investigation) and “Love Triangle” (Channel 4).

With over 12 years’ experience in the TV industry, Cathy started her career in Production, working on a range of multi-genre BBC network programmes like “The One Show”, “Wanted Down Under” and “Sunday Morning Live”.

In 2018 she made the move to Development, where she spent six years with BBC Studios Fact Ent development team winning new business across Belfast, Bristol, London and Cardiff.

This year Cathy joined Spark Media’s newly launched Belfast base, where she’s excited to develop a slate of ambitious, returnable series made in Northern Ireland.

Cathy specialises in originating bold ideas, securing exclusive access and casting unforgettable characters, with commissions including: “Maximum Security” (BBC One), “The Unique Boutique” (Channel 4), “Rescue 999” (Channel 5), “The Great Home Transformation” (Channel 4), “Crime: Are We Tough Enough?” (BBC One), and “Christmas in New York: Inside the Plaza” (Channel 4).

Danielle has returned to Scotland after thirteen years working in TV in London. For the past decade she has predominantly worked in development, including senior roles at cutting-edge indies like Voltage, Dragonfly and Wall to Wall.

She enjoys working on a broad slate of ideas, ranging from returnable fact-ent formats to landmark documentaries, for British and international broadcasters. Previous commissions include “Lucy Worsley’s Victorian Murder Club” (BBC), “The Diagnosis Detectives” (BBC) and “Castle Impossible” (HGTV US).

Now at Firecrest Films in Glasgow, Danielle is passionate in creating thought-provoking and entertaining telly.

Eleanor Wight is a Senior Development Producer with eight years of experience in development across returning series and one-off films. She helped develop BAFTA-winning work including “Libby, Are You Home Yet?”, and has created projects for HGTV, Discovery+, Channel 5, Channel 4 and the BBC. Her credits range from lifestyle and property formats to high-stakes factual documentaries, from major police access to international con investigations. She specialises in premium feature documentaries and box sets, securing access to headline stories and shaping them into clear, compelling films. She is committed to helping deliver work that can drive change.

Fabian is a freelance Development Executive and Series Producer based in Manchester, with experience across reality, entertainment, factual entertainment and documentary development.

Most recently, he has developed an upcoming docu-series for Channel 5 and has previously contributed to the development of programmes including the ITV documentary “Georgia Harrison: Porn, Power, Profit” and the MTV reality series “Living the Dream”.

A former Edinburgh TV Festival “One to Watch” and a 2025 Broadcast “Hot Shot”, Fabian is passionate about the continued growth of the television industry in the North West and also sits on the RTS North West committee.

Gareth is a Cardiff-based Head of Development and Series Producer at Nimble Dragon, with over ten years’ experience working across a range of genres including entertainment, reality, factual entertainment, daytime, quiz and factual. Some of his credits include “Six Nations: Sin Bin” with Gabby Logan and Gareth Thomas (BBC), “The Wedding Dress Shop” (BBC) and “Back In The Day” (BBC), alongside an upcoming Channel 4.0 commission. Gareth also developed and series produced S4C’s latest reality series, “Bar Hansh”, filmed in Zante. He’s passionate about developing bold, playful formats that can run and return with a keen eye on digital-first commissioning.

Laura-Jane McRae is a Development Executive, Series Producer and BAFTA-nominated Producer/Director with 20 years’ experience across factual. As a Development Executive at Flabbergast TV, she has had success landing the Channel 4 Features single “Can You Make 10K in 10 Days? with Scarlett Moffatt” and is focused on developing bold ideas with the potential to grow into returning formats. Alongside development, she continues to produce at series level, including “Outrageous Homes with Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen”. Her credits span BBC One, Channel 4 and Channel 5. Laura-Jane is driven by ideas with heart, and strong audience connection, and is actively stepping into senior creative leadership.

Natalie has an extensive track record in making and developing premium singles, series, box sets and talent-led documentaries. At Walk On Air Films in Belfast, she is currently helping drive the development slate and helped secure the commission of “Death of a Showjumper” for Sky which she went on to Series Produce.

Prior to Walk On Air, Natalie worked at one of the UK’s most successful unscripted production companies, Blast Films. She also spent several years as a documentary maker and journalist at the BBC.

Natalie’s credits include BAFTA Cymru nominated “The Disappearance of April Jones” and “Night Coppers” for Channel 4, plus RTS award winning “Forensics: The Real CSI” and “Patrick Kielty: 100 Years of Union” for the BBC.

Tony is a Director, Producer and Development Executive with Solus Productions. He prides himself on creating compelling factual, factual entertainment and human-interest programming for BBC Scotland, BBC Two, BBC ALBA, STV and international platforms. Tony began his television journey as a young actor appearing in ITV’s Dramarama at age 15 before becoming a well-known face on BBC Scotland’s Flagship drama “River City”. His move behind the camera in 2009 began with an award-winning BBC documentary about two young brothers with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Since then, he has specialised in finding the human heart in every story — from trainee priests in Rome, to drag performers living with illness, to globally recognised fashion legends. As Director of Solus Productions, he combines creativity, innovation and editorial rigour with a proven track record of turning ambitious ideas into critically recognised, emotionally resonant television. Tony has just completed his first feature doc about the world-famous cabaret The Moulin Rouge. Recent credits include 3 series of “Jules and Greg’s Wild Swim” BBC Scotland/BBC Two. “Priest School” BBC Scotland/BBC Two, “Scotland’s Model Teenager”, BBC One.

SuperSizer is funded by Screen Scotland, BBC Nations and Channel 4.