Mel is Head of Studio Central, Entertainment at BBC Studios, supporting the unit’s brilliant new development labels and collaborating across the organisation to create new unscripted IP. Previously, she’s been a Creative Director and Commissioning Editor, with extensive experience in formats, reality and popular documentaries.  

In her three years at E4, Mel worked on reality formats The Underdog: Josh Must Win, The Honesty Box and various Married at First Sight spin-off amongst others. She also led the channel’s factual strategy with documentaries including Sam Thompson: Is This ADHD? 

In the independent sector, Mel spent seven years at RDF, with credits including: Shop Well For Less (BBC One), Lodgers For Codgers (C4), Rock Til You Drop (BBC Two), 100 Year Old Driving School (ITV), Disability and Abortion: The Hardest Choice (C4) and The Really Rude Puppet Show (C4) amongst others. 

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) and Emmy Award-winning Hoff the Record (Dave). 

Mel is a former Broadcast ‘Hot Shot’, Edinburgh ‘Ones to Watch’ and is an alumna of the Women in Film and TV's mentoring scheme. She began her career as a print journalist and made the move into TV through Channel 4’s Production Trainee Scheme.