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| Born | 17 March 1963 Oxford, England |
| Occupation | Head of Fiction at the BBC |
| Years active | 1985 – present |
Jane Tranter (born 17 March 1963) is an English television executive, who is the "Head of Fiction" at BBC television. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Oxford is currently bidding for the 2010 Wikimania Conference Oxford () is a city, and the County town of Oxfordshire, England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The English people (from the adjective in Englisc) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to England who predominantly speak English Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic In this capacity she oversees the corporation's output in drama and comedy, as well as films and programmes acquired from overseas, across all television channels.
After studying English Literature at King's College London and taking a secretarial course back in Oxford, she joined the staff of the BBC in 1985, initially working as a secretary in the radio drama department. King's College London is a British Higher education institution and co-founding constituent college of the federal University of London. Oxford is currently bidding for the 2010 Wikimania Conference Oxford () is a city, and the County town of Oxfordshire, Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Two years later, she made the switch into television, working as a floor manager on popular dramas such as EastEnders and Bergerac. EastEnders is a most popular and award-winning Television Soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC1 on 19 February 1985 Bergerac was a British television show set on Jersey. Produced by the BBC in association with the Seven Network, and screened
Later that same year she was promoted to assistant script editor, working on the BBC's popular medical drama Casualty. Casualty is the longest running emergency medical Drama series in the world and the second-longest-running medical drama in the world behind America's General She quickly caught the eye of producer David M. Thompson, who promoted her to act as script editor on the anthology drama series Screen One and Screen Two, essentially the same programme whose title changed depending on whether it was being screened on BBC One or BBC Two, the transmission channel varying depending on content and tone of the dramas produced. David Mortimer Thompson founded BBC Films. Up until 2007 BBC Films was run and funded as a private company with its own offices in Mortimer Street around the corner from Broadcasting A script editor is a member of the production team of scripted Television programmes usually dramas and comedies
In 1992 she left the staff of the BBC to take up a position as a drama script editor at Carlton Television, working for Tracy Hofman, controller of drama. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Carlton Television is the British ITV franchisee for London and parts of the surrounding counties from 925am every Monday to 5 Carlton had won the ITV network franchise for broadcasting in London on weekdays, and planned to produce dramas for national consumption across the entire network. Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. At Carlton Tranter oversaw the Timothy Spall-starring comedy-drama Frank Stubbs Promotes and the Victorian-era medical drama Bramwell, both of which became highly successful popular hits for ITV. Timothy Leonard Spall OBE (born 27 February 1957) is an English BAFTA award-nominated film stage and television Actor. Bramwell is a British television series starring Jemma Redgrave as Dr
Her success as an executive producer at Carlton led to the BBC making a bid to bring her back to their staff, and she returned to the Corporation in 1997, succeeding Michael Wearing as the in-house Head of Drama Serials. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Michael Wearing is a British Television producer, who has spent much of his career working on various drama productions for the BBC. In this role she commissioned and oversaw a range of dramas made or co-produced by the BBC's own drama department, from playwright Arthur Smith's football-based comedy-drama My Summer With Des (1998) to gritty contemporary dramas such as Warriors (1999, starring Matthew Macfadyen) and traditional BBC literary adaptations in the vein of David Copperfield (also 1999). Arthur Smith is a name shared by several people Arthur Smith (Lieutenant-General KCB KBE DSO MC Commanding Officer of British Forces in India and Pakistan1947–48 Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Warriors ( 1999) is a British Television drama serial written by Leigh Jackson and directed by Peter Kosminsky. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Matthew Macfadyen (born 17 October 1974 is a British Actor, known for his role as MI5 agent Tom Quinn in the BBC Television David Copperfield is a two part BBC television drama Adaptation of Charles Dickens ' novel David Copperfield, adapted
In 2000, she was promoted to the BBC's overall Head of Drama — the position now being named "Controller of Drama Commissioning" — ultimately responsible for overseeing the Corporation's entire drama output across all channels, from the in-house departments and independent companies, in series, serials and one-offs. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. During her tenure in charge of the drama department, the BBC has screened ratings-grabbing popular dramas such as Spooks (BBC One, 2002-present) and Waking the Dead (BBC One, 2000-present), as well as award-winning productions such as Paul Abbott's State of Play (2003) and the adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel Bleak House (2005). Spooks is a BAFTA award-winning British television drama series produced by the independent production company Kudos for BBC One See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Paul Abbott (born 22 February 1960 in Burnley, Lancashire) is a BAFTA award-winning English Television State of Play is a British television drama serial first broadcast on BBC One in 2003 Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. She has also overseen the transformation of popular dramas Casualty and its spin-off Holby City into year-round dramas, the addition of a fourth weekly episode to soap opera EastEnders and the highly successful resurrection of classic science-fiction series Doctor Who in 2005. Casualty is the longest running emergency medical Drama series in the world and the second-longest-running medical drama in the world behind America's General Holby City, styled as HOLBY CI+Y, is a BAFTA award winning Medical drama Television serial transmitted by BBC One in the United A soap opera is an ongoing episodic work of Fiction, usually broadcast on Television or Radio. Science fiction first appeared on Television during the Golden age of science fiction, first in Britain (UK and then in the United States Doctor Who is a British television science-fiction series produced and screened by the British Broadcasting Corporation on their Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
In 2003 she was responsible for a programming budget in the region of £324 million, and in 2002 alone was ultimately responsible for 473 hours of television. [1]
In September 2006, Tranter was promoted to the newly-created Head of Fiction position at the BBC. This made her ultimately responsible not only for drama, but for comedy, films and acquired programmes from overseas. [1] In this new position, Tranter has an almost unprecedented amount of control over scripted drama on the BBC. [2]
Notes
- ^ Holmwood, Leigh (2006-09-05). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Salmon takes on BBC creative role (subscription link). Guardian Unlimited. guardiancouk, formerly known as Guardian Unlimited, is a British website owned by the Guardian Media Group. Retrieved on 2006-09-05. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris.
- ^ Clarke, Steve. "Topper turns fiction into real-time profitability", Variety, 2006-11-19. Variety is a weekly entertainment trade newspaper founded in New York in 1905 by Sime Silverman Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Retrieved on 2006-11-30. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats
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