Kate Ansell joined Paramount in 2022 and is responsible for a broad range of factual programming for 5 and its digital portfolio, as well as the streaming service Paramount+ UK.    

Ansell has commissioned several series, including Casualty 24/7,  GPs Behind Closed Doors, and Yorkshire Great and Small with Dan and Helen, as well as Skin A&E for the digital channel, 5Star. 

Her recent commissions also include Scams: Don't Get Caught Out and Prince Harry: My Terrible Year, as well as a number of other consumer and royal documentaries. 

Before her current role at Paramount, Ansell was an Executive Producer at Firecrest Films, and an Assistant Commissioner for BBC Daytime and Early Peak.