Chris Croucher (born 1 August 1981) is an English screenwriter and producer.

Chris Croucher
Born (1981-08-01) 1 August 1981 (age 43)
Guildford, England, United Kingdom
Occupation(s)Writer, director, producer
Years active2002 – present

Biography

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Chris Croucher is a TV drama producer and writer based in the UK.

He earned a BA in Film Production, graduating in 2003.

After graduating, he worked as an assistant director on films and shows such as Downton Abbey, Little Dorrit, Sense and Sensibility, Wimbledon, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Magicians, Brick Lane and 28 Weeks Later.

In 2008, he directed the short film The Beachcombers, which was funded by Film London via The Lewisham Film Initiative and co-written with Mark Beynon. The romantic short starred Charity Wakefield and Rasmus Hardiker. The film went on to win the Film London & ITV 'Best of Borough Award 2008' presented at BAFTA.

His second short film, In Passing, was a 1940s drama starring Lesley Sharp, Russell Tovey and Sean Pertwee.

In 2011, he wrote and produced the short film Friend Request Pending, a comedy-drama starring Judi Dench, Penny Ryder, Philip Jackson, John Macmillan and Tom Hiddleston. The film premiered at the BFI London Film Festival in October 2011.

In 2014/15, Croucher was series producer for seasons 5 and 6 of Downton Abbey. He received two Emmy nominations and won the NTA award for Best Drama twice.

Croucher produced 'The Halcyon' in 2016, an eight-part TV period drama for Sony & Left Bank Pictures.

He produced the Netflix series 'The Innocents' in 2017/18, followed by 'White Lines' in 2019/20, a Netflix series written by Alex Pina (Money Heist) and made by Left Bank Pictures (The Crown).

Sexual Assault

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Chris Croucher pleaded guilty to an offence of sexual assault that occurred in December 2019 after he inappropriately touched a woman during an office Christmas party.[1] Later, in June 2021, The Guardian published an in-depth report of the timeline of events relating to the assault under the headline 'Bafta-winning TV firm accused of mishandling sexual assault complaint'[2] after two freelance colleagues waived their right to anonymity as victims of sexual assault.

Filmography

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Writer

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Year Title Notes
2002 Meat Short; also director and producer
2008 The Beachcombers[3] Short; also director
2009 In Passing[3] Short; also director
2011 Friend Request Pending Short; also producer
2012 Stars in Shorts

Assistant director

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Year Title Notes
2004 Wimbledon
2005 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2005 Afterlife TV series (2 episodes)
2006 Silent Witness TV series (10 episodes)
2006 Scoop
2006 Longford TV movie; uncredited
2007 Magicians
2007 Secret Life TV movie
2007 28 Weeks Later
2007 Brick Lane
2008 Sense & Sensibility TV mini-series
2008 The Oxford Murders
2008 The Other Boleyn Girl Uncredited
2008 Midnight Man TV mini-series (3 episodes)
2008 Little Dorrit TV series (14 episodes)
2009 Into the Storm TV movie
2009 Small Island TV movie
2009 Criminal Justice TV mini-series
2010 Wallander TV series (1 episode: "The Man Who Smiled")
2010 The Special Relationship TV movie
2010 Steve Short
2010 Whitechapel TV series (3 episodes)
2010 Thorne: Scaredy Cat
2010 Money TV series
2011 Silk TV series (6 episodes)
2011 The Deep Blue Sea
2012 The Scapegoat
2011 Downton Abbey TV series (8 episodes)
2011 Hello Carter Short; completed
2012 Austenland Completed

References

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  1. ^ Kirk, T., (22 January 2021) Downton Abbey producer facing jail after sexually assaulting woman at West End Christmas party. Evening Standard . (Retrieved 26 August 2021)
  2. ^ Kale, S., (21 June 2021) Bafta-winning tv firm accused of mishandling sexual assault complaint left bank pictures. The Guardian. (Retrieved 26 August 2021)
  3. ^ a b "Chris Croucher | Films". ChrisCroucher.com. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
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