DSP Expands Exec Team With Appointment Of Viv McGrath

An IMG Media Company, Darlow Smithson Productions (DSP), has expanded its team of executive producers with the appointment of former Gecko Chief Executive Viv McGrath.
McGrath joins DSP on a long-term freelance contract following the closure of Gecko in February this year.
While at Gecko, McGrath executive produced a number of high profile documentaries, each of which combined powerful human interest narratives with credible science and journalism.
These included The Girls Who Were Found Alive (C4), The Girl In The Box (Five), Ben: A Heroin Addict's Diary (Sky One) and Interview With a Serial Killer (Five).
Prior to this, McGrath was Managing Director of Redback Films, owned by The Television Corporation and was an Executive Producer at Mentorn.
In this time, she produced many highly successful documentaries and documentary series, including Conspiracies and Killing Mum and Dad ( Sky One), The Real Jackal Revealed (ABC) and several programmes in both C4's Body Shock strand and Five's Extraordinary People series.
Tom Brisley, Creative Director of Darlow Smithson Productions, said: "Viv is an incredibly well respected and talented producer and we are delighted she is joining our team. Viv brings with her a wealth of experience producing high quality popular factual television for both UK and international broadcasters and will play an important role in bolstering our output in this area."
Viv McGrath added: "I have huge respect for Darlow Smithson's calibre of creative talent and high quality production values and feel that it's a company that will not only be a great fit for me, but will stretch me further as an exec. I'm excited to be a part of their team."
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