HARDY PICTURES

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Core Team


 
  • Justin Hardy – Creative Director

    Justin Hardy – Creative Director

    After a successful career as a freelance director across drama and documentaries, Justin founded a namesake indie, Hardy & Sons, in 2005, winning an RTS for the company’s first film, Trafalgar Battle Surgeon and two BAFTA nominations for the second, A Harlot’s Progress. Over the last twelve months he has directed and executive-produced The Relief of Belsen for Channel 4, Heist and The Saint and the Hanged Man for the BBC and the five part flagship series City of Vice.

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  • Sue Horth - Head of Content

    Sue Horth - Head of Content

    A founding member of Hardy Pictures, Sue has produced or executive produced the majority of the company's output, winning a Broadcast Award, RTS and BAFTA nomination for The Relief of Belsen in 2008, an RTS Award in 2006 for Trafalgar Battle Surgeon and a recent RTS nomination for 1066. In addition she produced the BBC4 dramas Spanish Flu - The Forgotten Fallen and Heist as well as directing The Saint and The Hanged Man.

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  • Lucy Bassnett-McGuire - Head of Production

    Lucy Bassnett-McGuire - Head of Production

    Lucy has been with Hardy Pictures since its foundation, co-producing Trafalgar Battle Surgeon, Heist and The Relief of Belsen, and overseeing all other productions. Lucy worked in the US for a number of years on multi part documentary series for a range of broadcasters including Disney and Discovery, before moving back to the UK.

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  • Andrea McCartney - Northern Ireland

    Andrea McCartney - Northern Ireland

    Since Spring 2009, Andrea has overseen all development and documentary production which occurs through Hardy Pictures' Northern Ireland office.

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Heist Reviews

"Olde English and modern speech blended together in a style that combines with the soundtrack to pull off the rarest of things: a modernization of a historical tale that doesn’t feel clunky. More of these, please."

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