Susie Liggat is a British television and film producer and executive producer. She has worked in independent film and high end television drama as well as working as Head of Physical Production at the UK Film Council.[1]
Susie Liggat | |
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 Liggat in June 2017 | |
| Born | Susie Liggat London, England |
| Occupation(s) | Television producer, film producer and executive producer |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Notable work | Doctor Who Mapp & Lucia Little Women Giri/Haji |
She is currently the series producer for the upcoming Netflix drama, Bodies, an eight part miniseries based on Si Spencer's graphic novel with the same title.[2]
Career
editHer career had previously been as a first assistant director, in which capacity she worked on popular series such as Teachers, Black Books, and Casanova, until she became a producer in 2006.
She produced Invasion of the Bane, the pilot episode of The Sarah Jane Adventures, a spin-off from Doctor Who, on which she had worked as a first assistant director.
During the production of the third series of Doctor Who, Liggat produced one filming block (the two-parter "Human Nature"/"The Family of Blood") as holiday relief for regular producer Phil Collinson. Liggat produced five episodes of the fourth series: "Planet of the Ood", "The Sontaran Strategem", "The Poison Sky", "The Unicorn and the Wasp" and "Turn Left". She also produced the 2008 Christmas special, entitled "The Next Doctor".
She has produced Blood and Oil for BBC2 - a 2 x 90 mini drama set in the Nigerian Delta Oil fields, House of Anubis, The Cafe x 2, Sherlock, and in 2014 she produced Mapp & Lucia for BBC One and then You, Me and the Apocalypse for NBC / Sky.
Filmography
editAs producer
edit| Year | Title | Distributor | Additional Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Sarah Jane Adventures | ||
| 2007–2008 | Doctor Who | ||
| 2010 | Blood and Oil | ||
| 2011 | House of Anubis | ||
| Sugartown | |||
| 2011–2013 | The Cafe | ||
| 2013 | The Tractate Middoth | ||
| Sherlock | |||
| 2014 | Mapp & Lucia | ||
| 2015 | You, Me and the Apocalypse | ||
| 2017 | Fortitude | ||
| Little Women | |||
| 2019 | Giri/Haji | ||
| 2023 | Bodies |
As First Assistant Director
edit| Year | Title | Distributor | Additional Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Just Us | Directed by Kay Mellor | |
| 1995–1996 | Wycliffe | ||
| 1996 | Beautiful Thing | Directed by Hettie Macdonald | |
| 1997 | Mrs. Dalloway | ||
| 1998 | Our Mutual Friend | ||
| 1999 | The Last Yellow | ||
| 2001 | Crush | ||
| Hotel | |||
| 2002 | The Abduction Club | ||
| 2003 | Burn It | ||
| Rockface | |||
| Teachers | |||
| 2004 | Black Books | ||
| 2005 | Casanova | ||
| 2006 | Doctor Who |
As Executive Producer
edit| Year | Title | Distributor |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Blind Flight | |
| 2012 | Cockneys vs Zombies | |
| 2022 | The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe[3] |
References
edit- ^ "Susie Liggat". Independent Talent. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ Asatryan, Tigran (11 July 2022). "'Bodies' Netflix Series: Everything We Know So Far". What's on Netflix. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ "ITV commissions extraordinary story - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe". Story Films. Retrieved 14 July 2022.