Wonderhood TV announces key promotions
February 2, 2024
Wonderhood Television, the TV arm of Wonderhood Studios, producing premium factual documentary and factual entertainment series, has announced two key promotions within Development and Operations.
Former Head of Production, Lianne Hickey is promoted to new role as Director of Productions and Operations and former Head of Development; and Tom Garton is promoted to the newly created role of Director of Development.
Since joining Wonderhood in 2022, Hickey has worked across programmes such as Evacuation (C4), Super Surgeons (C4) The Kidnap of Angel Lynn (C4), Dodi: Last Days of a Playboy (Paramount+) and Fur Babies (C4) and has played a pivotal role in the company’s growth. With over 25 years’ experience, Hickey has worked on Emmy, RTS and Broadcast award-winning shows and has a BAFTA nomination for the Rap Game UK. Before joining Wonderhood in 2022, she was Head of Production at Naked Television working across a slate of programmes including Grand Designs, The Apprentice and Ghislaine, Prince Andrew and the Paedophile, and prior to Naked, she worked at Firecracker Films overseeing productions including My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding and Single Mums Club.
Garton has played a significant role in the indie’s creative growth since joining Wonderhood in 2019 as a Development Executive and was then promoted to Head of Development in 2022. He has developed and produced premium factual films and series including Devil’s Advocate: The Mostly True Story of Giovanni Di Stefano (Sky Documentaries) which he produced, Dodi: Last Days of a Playboy (Paramount+) and Scouting for Girls: Fashion’s Darkest Secret (Sky Documentaries) as well as an upcoming feature documentary for the BBC/Fifth Season. He has also developed popular factual programmes including Heston’s Marvellous Menu (BBC Two), Trump in Tweets (BBC Three), the indie’s latest format Fur Babies (C4) and a new, fixed rig documentary format for Channel 4.
Samantha Anstiss, Chief Creative Officer at Wonderhood Television, commented: “As Wonderhood Studio grows it’s so wonderful to see Lianne and Tom’s own careers flourish and responsibilities increase. Lianne joined us over a year ago and has been a key part of our growth and brings over 20 years of experience to help us grow in scale and production capability. Whilst Tom arrived in our first year and has been instrumental in securing commissions for the BBC, Paramount Plus, C4, Sky Documentaries, C5, Smithsonian, ITV and secured developments for SVoDs and US channels and is now executive producing an exciting new documentary rig series.”