Emma Burge

Producer

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Biography

Emma began her career training at the BBC. She first produced Music and Arts programming for Channel 4 and the BBC, then turning to drama, producing Irish writer Billy Roche’s ‘The Wexford Trilogy’ (BBC) and the feature film ‘Trojan Eddie’ for Film Four. Emma went on to produce a number of TV shows with exec George Faber for Company Pictures, including the UK ‘Shameless’ written by Paul Abbott. She has developed and produced work with many young writers and directors for Channel 4’s ‘Coming Up‘ series. She has also produced singles, series and mini-series including ‘40’, ‘The Village’, ‘Clean Break’, ‘Torvill and Dean’ and most recently ‘Wolfe.’ She is currently producing a 3 part drama with Monumental W/T Maryland for ITVX and developing a series W/T ‘22’ for Apple with The Forge and Abbott Vision.

Credits

Television

Production Company Notes
DOWN CEMETERY ROAD
2025 		60/Forty Films for Apple TV+

Producer.
Starring Ruth Wilson and Emma Thompson.
MARYLAND
2023 		Monumental W/T / ITVX

Maryland is a new three-part drama series starring Suranne Jones (Vigil, Doctor Foster) and Eve Best (House of the Dragon) as sisters reunited in tragic circumstances.
WOLFE
2021 		Abbottvision / Sky

Showrun by Paul Abbott.
6×1 hour series
TORVILL AND DEAN
2018 		Endemol Shine UK / ITV

Written by William Ivory, 1 x 2 hour special
CLEAN BREAK Octagon/RTE/152 Productions

2 Series
8 x 52 mins
Written by Billy Roche
Directed by Gillies Mackinnon and Damien O’Donnell
THE VILLAGE
2013 		Company Television Ltd / BBC1

6×1 hour series
Written by Peter Moffat
Starring John Simm and Maxine Peake
SHAMELESS 12
2012 		Company Television Ltd

Story lining with Shameless creator Paul Abbott
TIN TOWN
2012 		Company Television Ltd

Series in development
Co-created with Pete Jordi Wood and Tom Bidwell
Development Producer
2012 		Touchpaper Television

Development of television drama ideas
Channel 4
COMING UP
2011 		IWC / Channel 4

7 x 30’ films
As executive producer
COMING UP
2010 		IWC / Channel 4

7 x 30’ films
Written and directed by emerging UK talent
TEN SPOT
2009 		Company Television Ltd

Series format
OTHER PEOPLE
2007 		Company Television Ltd / Channel 4

30’ comedy pilot
Written by Toby Whitehouse
Starring Martin Freeman
WHO GETS THE DOG?
2008 		Company Television / ITV

Single drama
Written by Guy Hibbert, directed by Nick Renton
Starring Kevin Whately, Alison Steadman
SHAMELESS I
2004 		Company Television / Channel 4

Written by Paul Abbott
FORTY
2003 		Company Television / Channel 4

Written by Bryan Elsley, directed by David Moore
ELLA AND THE MOTHERS
2002 		RDF / BBC

Written by William Gaminara
THURSDAY THE 12th
2001 		20/20 / ITV

Producer 4 part serial
Written by Paula Milne, directed by Charles Beeson
PAINTED LADY
1997 		Granada Television

4 part serial
Written by Allan Cubitt, directed by Julian Jarrold
GIVING TONGUE
1995 		BBC2 / ScreenTwo

Co-produced and co-written
THE WEXFORD TRILOGY
1993 		BBC2 / Initial Film and TV

Written by Billy Roche
THE MATHEMATICS OF A KISS
1993 		TV Opera / Channel 4

Written by Anthony Minghella, Orlando
Gough and John Lunn
HEAVEN ABLAZE
1992 		Dancelines

Co-producer
Winner: Opera Screen Award 1992
WHITE MAN SLEEPS
1991 		Dancelines

Co-producer
Winner: Dance Screen Award 1991

Film

Production Company Notes
TROJAN EDDIE
1996 		FILM 4

Feature Film written by Billy Roche
Starring Stephen Rea and Richard Harris

Short Films

Production Company Notes
WOUNDED KNEE
2007 		Hayhead Films

20’ short
Writer, director and producer
Starring Phil Davis, Joe Dempsie
FEATHERS
2002

15’ film adapted from Raymond Carver
Written by Guy Hibbert, directed by Lia Williams
DANCE HOUSE
1993 		BBC2

12 x 5’ Short Films
Two of which directed
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