Paul Prendergast

TV Production Coordinator

Also available as a:
TV Production Manager

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Over 17 years’ experience in production and similar managerial & logistical roles within the Events and TV industries. Experience working on a wide variety of productions ranging from studio shows, drama & factual shoots, theatre, awards ceremonies and large scale music festivals.

Confident in recruiting & managing teams, managing large budgets & finance, building shoot & edit schedules, contracts, risk assessments, locations management, post production edits and the delivery process of shows.

Proven track record of multi-tasking and excellent attention to detail, whilst maintaing good client / stakeholder relationships from pre-production through to delivery.

Selected credits

TV

Date(s) Prod Co Title Type Director Producer Role

01-2023

Firecracker Films

Strip Las Vegas

Reality-TV

Carl Akkouh

Jennifer Gilroy

Production Manager

2022-02

Expectation Entertainment

Boot Dreams

Reality-TV

Max Shapira

Colin Barr

Junior Production Manager

2021-04

Mentorn Media

Sky High Club

Reality-TV

Steven Golley

Elspeth O'Hare

Junior Production Manager

2020-10

Mentorn Media

Chef Vs Corner Shop

Reality-TV

Rod Tamime

Paul Murray

Senior Production Coordinator

2018-11

Hungry Bear Media

All Round to Mrs Brown's (S3)

Comedy Chat Show

John L. Spencer

Andy Price

Production Coordinator

2018-08

12 Yard (ITV)

Insert Name Here (S2)

Comedy Panel Show

Geraldine Dowd

Paul McGettigan Dan Gaster Michael Mannes

Production Coordinator

2018-02

Hungry Bear Media

For Facts Sake

Comedy Quiz Show

John L Spencer

Andy Price

Production Coordinator

2017-10

Remedy Productions

Fifteen to One (S9/10)

Quiz Show

Julian Smith

Stuart Harrison

Studio Runner

2017-09

Tiger Aspect

Armchair Detectives (S1)

Quiz Show

Julian Smith

Andy Brereton

Studio Runner

2017-08

Panda TV

Partners in Rhyme

Comedy Quiz Show

Richard Valentine

Matt Edmondson, Toby Stevens

Studio Runner

Documentaries

Date Prod Co Title Type Director Producer Role

2022 - Mar

Pioneer Productions

How the Universe Works (Discovery Channel)

Documentary

Lucy Haken

Stephen Marsh

Junior Production Manager

2022 - Mar

Pioneer Productions

In the Womb (National Geographic)

Wildlife Documentary

Hugh Campbell, Robin Cox

Thomas Viner, Peter Collins

Junior Production Manager

2020 - Nov

Mentorn Media

Children of the Cult (Discovery +)

Documentary

Hugh Ballantyne

Bernie Kay

Senior Production Coordinator

2020 - May

IWC Media

Location, Location, Location (CH4)

Reality-TV

Julyan Sinclair

Gerard Costello

Senior Production Coordinator

2019 - Nov

IWC Media

Britain’s Most Historic Towns (CH4)

History Documentary

Theo Williams

Dom Bowles

Senior Production Coordinator

2019 - Aug

IWC Media

Big Scottish Book Club (BBC)

Arts Talk-show

Donald MacInnes

Pauline Law

Production Coordinator

2019 - Jul

IWC Media

Novels that Shaped our World (BBC)

Documentary / Drama

Stuart Cadenhead

Franny Moyle / Jeremy Campbell

Production Coordinator

2019 - Jun

IWC Media

Secret Scotland (CH4)

Travel Documentary

Shruti Rao

Gerard Costello

Production Coordinator

2018 - May

Firecracker Films

Getting Hitched Asian Style (BBC)

Obervational Documentary

Drew Ferguson

Elspeth O'Hare

Production coordinator

2018 - May

Firecracker Films

Rogue to Wrestler (BBC Scotland)

Obervational Documentary

Drew Ferguson

Elspeth O'Hare

Production coordinator

2018 - May

Firecracker Films

Birth, Bump, Baby BBC)

Obervational Documentary

Drew Ferguson

Elspeth O'Hare

Production coordinator

2017 - Aug

STV

Ross Kemp Behind Bars: Inside Barlinnie (STV)

Documentary

Stephen McGinty

Louise Say

Production Runner

Live TV

Date(s) Prod Co Title Director Producer Role

2021-07

Mentorn Media

BBC Question Time

Julian Smith, Rob Hopkin

Nicolai Gentchev

Junior Production Manager

Countries Worked in

  • Australia
  • Canada
  • Copehagen
  • Jamaica
  • Malta
  • USA

Education

  • University Degree: 2:1 BA Hons Event Management & Marketing (Queen Margaret University
  • Edinburgh).

Production Companies Worked with

  • 12 Yard (ITV)
  • Ankur Productions
  • Bauer Media
  • DF Concerts
  • Expectation Entertainment
  • Firecracker Films
  • Hungry Bear Media
  • IWC Media
  • Mentorn Media
  • Panda TV
  • Pioneer Productions
  • Remedy Productions
  • STV
  • Tiger Aspect

Celebrities Worked with

  • Teri Hatcher
  • Brendan O'Carroll
  • Len Goodman
  • Freddie Flintoff
  • Chizzy Akudolu
  • Susan Calman
  • Robbie Coltrane
  • Richard Wilson
  • Damian Barr
  • Graham Norton
  • Professor Alice Roberts
  • Dani Dyer
  • Paddy McGuinness
  • Nicola Adams
  • Johnny Vegas
  • Noel Edmonds
  • Fay Ripley
  • Shaun Williamson
  • Scarlett Moffat
  • James Morrison
  • Olly Murs
  • Jane McDonald
  • Emily Atack
  • Martin Kemp
  • Rob Beckett
  • Chris Kamara
  • Anna Friel
  • Clare Balding
  • Jake Wood
  • Lorraine Kelly
  • Westlife
  • Dani Dyer
  • Jason Donovan
  • Busted
  • Sue Perkins
  • Josh Widdicombe
  • Richard Osman
  • Katie Williams
  • Suzannah Lipscomb
  • Bill Odddie
  • Dan Snow
  • Chris Peckham
  • Ainsley Harriott
  • Sarah Keith-Lucas
  • Kirsty Gallacher
  • Fiona Bruce
  • Kirsty Alsopp
  • Phil Spencer

Technical Skills

  • Photoshop - Basic

Additional Skills

  • Valid 1st AID certificate until 28/11/2024
  • Valid driving license
  • Car owner
  • Location Scouting
  • Location Management
  • Health & Safety Management
  • Risk Assessments
  • Cost Manager Budgeting
  • Production Schedule Management
  • Contracting
  • People Management
  • Mental Health Awareness
  • Post Production Management
  • Passed 1st Option Managing Covid-19 Risks