Melanie Allen

Production Designer

Credits

Television

Production Company Notes
TOMMY AND TUPPENCE
2026
Agatha Christie Productions / BBC Studios / Lookout Point

Dirs: Fergus O’Brien & Ellie Heydon
Prod: Stella Merz

LUDWIG
2024
Big Talk / BBC One

Dir: Robert McKillop & Jill Robertson
Prod: Georgie Fallon
Winner: International Emmy Awards 2025 for Best Comedy
Nominated: BAFTA TV Awards 2025 for Best Scripted Comedy

EXTRAORDINARY S2
2024
Sid Gentle / Disney+

Dirs: Toby MacDonald & Jennifer Sheridan

EXTRAORDINARY
2022
Sid Gentle / Disney+

Dirs: Toby MacDonald, Jennifer Sheridan & Nadira Amrani
Nominated: Scripted Comedy, BAFTA Craft Awards 2024
Winner: Scripted Comedy, RTS Awards 2024

ANATOMY OF A SCANDAL
2022
Netflix

Dir: S.J. Clarkson
Prod: Mark Kinsella

THE ENGLISH GAME
2019
42 / Netflix

Dirs: Birgitte Staermose, Tim Fywell
Prod: Rhonda Smith
Exec Prod: Rory Aitkin Ben Pugh

DON'T FORGET THE DRIVER
2018
Sister Pictures / BBC Two

Dir: Tim Kirkby
Prod: Holly Pullinger

WANDERLUST
2017
Wander TV Ltd

Dirs: Luke Snellin & Lucy Tcherniak
Prod: Kate Crowther

SAVE ME
2017
World Productions/Sky Atlantic

Dir: Nick Murphy
Prod: Patrick Schweitzer
Winner: Drama Series, RTS Award 2019
Nominated: Outstanding Drama Series, BAFTA Awards 2019

THREE GIRLS
2016
BBC

Dir: Philippa Lowthorpe
Prod: Simon Lewis
Winner: Best Mini Series, BAFTA TV Awards 2018
Winner: Best Mini Series, RTS Awards 2018

MIDWINTER OF THE SPIRIT
2015
ITV

Dir: Richard Clarke
Prod: Phil Collinson

LOVE NINA
2015
See-Saw Films/ BBC

Dir: SJ Clarkson
Prod: Jamie Laurenson, Derrin Schlesinger

CUCUMBER
2014
Red Production Company/Channel 4

Dirs: David Evans, Alice Troughton and Euros Lyn
Prods: Matt Strevens and Nicola Schindler

THE WIDOWER
2013
NZ Film Productions Ltd

Dir: Paul Whittington
Prod: Kwadjo Dajan

THE PARADISE
2012
BBC

Dirs: Marc Jobst, David Drury, Sue Tully
Prod: Sue Hogg, Simon Lewis

THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD
2011
BBC

Dir: Diarmuid Lawrence
Prod: Lisa Osborne

FAST FREDDIE
2011
STV Productions/ ITV

Dir: David Richards
Prod: Madonna Baptiste

SILK
2010
BBC

Dir: Catherine Morshead, Michael Offer, David Evans
Prods: Hilary Salmon, Cameron Roach
6 x 60 mins

WHITECHAPEL II
2010
Carnival Film and TV Ltd

Dir. David Evans
Prod. Grainne Marmion

FIVE DAYS
2009
BBC

Dir: Toby Haynes, Peter Hoar
Prod: Caroline Skinner
5×60 mins

DESPERATE ROMANTICS
2009
BBC

Dir: Paul Gay, Diarmuid Lawrence
Prod: Ben Evans
6×60 mins

DUSTBIN BABY
2008
Kindle Entertainment

Dir: Juliet May
Prod: Julia Ouston

MISS AUSTEN REGRETS
2007
BBC

Dir: Jeremy Lovering
Prod: Anne Pivcevic
1 x 90 min

CONSENTING ADULTS
2007
Lion TV/BBC 4

Dir: Richard Curson-Smith
Prods: Victoria Goodall
Robert Dawson-Scott
1 x 75 min

THE LINE OF BEAUTY
2005
BBC

Dir: Saul Dibb
Prod: Kate Lewis
3 x 60min
Adaptation by Andrew Davies from Man Booker Prize Winning novel by Alan Hollinghurst

WILD AT HEART
2005
Company Pictures

Dir: David Evans
Prod: Annie Harrison Baxter

ALL ABOUT GEORGE
2005
Granada/ITV

Dir: Jeremy Webb, Phillippa Langdale, Euros Lyn
Prod: Lucy Bedford
6 x 60 min

BIG DIPPERS
2004
Red Productions/ITV

Dir: Kieran Donnelly
Prod: Matthew Bird
1 x 120 min

AGATHA CHRISTIE - A LIFE IN PICTURES
2004
Wall to Wall/ BBC 2

Dir: Richard Curzon Smith
Prod: Colette Flight
1 x 90 min

NY-LON
2004
Channel 4

Dirs: Otto Bathurst, Anya Camilleri, Keith Boak
Prod: Peter Norris
8 x 60 min

HOME
2003
BBC 4

Dir: Richard Curzon Smith
Prod: Richard Fell
1 x 60 min

REVERSALS
2003
Box TV/ITV

Dir: David Evans
Prod: Jake Lushington
1 x 100 min

HEARTS OF GOLD
2002
BBC 1

Dir: Richard Laxton
Prod: Jane Davies
2 x 90 mins
Set in 1930’s

FALKLANDS PLAY
2002
BBC 2

Dir: Michael Samuels
Prod: Jeremy Howe
1 x 90 min

MANCHILD
2001
BBC 2

Dir: David Evans, Audrey Cooke
Prod: Sophie Clarke-Jervoise
6 x 30 min

RESIDENTS
2000
BBC 2

Dirs: Richard Heslop
Peter Lydon
Prod: Pier Wilkie

8 x 30 min

JUSTICE IN WONDERLAND
2000
BBC 2

Dir: Tim Leandro
Prod: Richard Fell

1 x 60 min

with Charles Dance

METROPOLIS


1999
Granada Television

Dir: Tim Whitby
Glen Wilhide
Prod: Glen Wilhide

8 x 40 min

with James Fox, Louise Lombard

THE MURDER OF STEPHEN LAWRENCE
1998
Granada Television

Dir: Paul Greengrass
Prod: Mark Redhead
Drama Documentary

THE HELLO GIRLS
1998
Feelgood Fiction/BBC 1

Dirs: Jonas Grimus
Dermot Boyd
Prod: Laurence Bowen

8 x 30 min

ANAIS NIN
1998
Sole Purpose/Channel 4

Dir: Coky Giedroyc
Prod: Jess Search

SOPHIE'S WORLD
1995
BBC 2

Dir: Paul Greengrass
Prod: Mike Poole

1 x 90 min Single Drama

Film

Production Company Notes
EXTRA GEOGRAPHY
2025
Brock Media / Film 4

Dir: Molly Manners
Prod: Sarah Brocklehurst
World Cinema Dramatic Competition at Sundance Film Festival 2026

A BUNCH OF AMATEURS
2008
Trademark Films

Dir: Andy Cadiff
Prod: David Parfitt

BULLET BOY
2003
Shine Films/BBC Films/Film Council

Dir: Saul Dibb
Prod: Ruth Caleb,
Marc Boothe

GROW YOUR OWN
2006
BBC Films/Warp Films

Dir: Richard Laxton
Prod: Barry Ryan

THE THEORY OF FLIGHT
1997
BBC Films/Distant Horizons

Dir: Paul Greengrass
Prods: Ruth Caleb
Helena Spring

Other

Production Company Notes
NOT ANOTHER...
2001
BBC 1

Dir: Geraldine Dowd
Prod: Caroline Wright

hosted by Angus Deaton

FOCUS
2001
Illumina/Sky TV

Dir: Rena Butterwick
Prod: Andy Hutton

Arts Magazine show

THE TURNER PRIZE
1999
Illuminations/Channel 4

Dir: Rena Butterwick
Prod: Linda Zuck

Awards Ceremony

1964 AND ALL THAT
1997
Illuminations/Channel 4

Dir: Rena Butterwick
Prod: Linda Zuck

Discussion and Panel Show

N SEARCH OF HAMLET
1997
LWT

Dir: Rena Butterwick
Prod: Linda Zuck

Hosted by Jonathan Ross

IGNATIEFF
1997
Canadian Broadcasting Company

Dir: Rena Butterwick
Prod: John Owen

Music & Arts Discussion Show

LATER PRESENTS IN CONCERT
1996
BBC 2

Dir: Janet Fraser Crook
Prod: Mark Cooper

with Paul Weller, Mark Knopfler

THE NATIONS FAVOURITE POEMS
1996
BBC 1

Dir: Geraldine Dowd
Prod: Liz Levy

Presented by Griff Rhys Jones

THE LATE SHOW & LATE REVIEW
1994
BBC 2

Dirs: Geraldine Dowd
Rena Butterwick

Late night music and arts show

Theatre

Production Company Notes
LAKEBOAT by David Mamet
1998
Pierman Productions

Dir: Aaron Mullen

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