Mel is an Executive Producer and former Commissioning Editor, with 15 years’ experience in formats, reality and popular documentaries, specialising in unscripted development. 

In her three years at Channel 4, she worked on reality formats The Underdog: Josh Must Win, forthcoming dating series The Honesty Box and various Married at First Sight spin-offs, including the podcast MAFS: It’s Official. She also led E4’s factual strategy, commissioning Emergency on Sunny Beach, Sam Thompson: Is This ADHD? and Dani Dyer: Is This Anxiety? 

In the independent sector, Mel spent seven years at RDF, rising to Director of Development. Her credits include: Shop Well For Less (BBC One), Secret Life of Four Year Olds specials (Channel 4), Lodgers For Codgers (C4), Rock Til You Drop (BBC Two), 100 Year Old Driving School (ITV), Disability and Abortion: The Hardest Choice (C4), Six Puppies and Us (BBC Two) and The Making of Me (C4). 

Her other credits, in production and development, include: The Met (BBC One), GPs: Behind Closed Doors (Channel 5), Karl Pilkington: The Moaning of Life (Sky One), Emmy Award-winning Hoff the Record (Dave) and Prison, My Family and Me (BBC Three).  

Mel began her career as a print journalist, writing for a range of newspapers and magazines. She made the move into TV through Channel 4’s Production Trainee Scheme.