Quay Street appoints Fee as Head of Drama

Quay Street Productions (part of ITV Studios), the Manchester-based production company founded by producer Nicola Shindler, has appointed executive producer Richard Fee as Head of Drama with immediate effect.

In addition to serving as an executive producer on a number of projects, this title expansion to include the position of Head of Drama recognizes Fee’s role at Quay Street Productions since joining in 2021. Fee has worked with Shindler on over 23 series for one over the past fifteen years Variety of projects collaborated with broadcasters and streaming services. Along with Shindler, Fee worked closely with bestselling US author Harlan Coben and worked as an executive producer on hit dramas Fool me once, Stay close, the stranger And secure for Netflix and the story producer The five for Sky. He has also worked with Danny Brocklehurst on these titles as well as the ITV miniseries. No return, with Sheridan Smith and most recently with Mick Ford in several series After the Flood for ITV.

In his role as Head of Drama, Fee will continue to work closely with Shindler and Davina Earl (Head of Development and Executive Producer) as he continues to develop his slate of drama productions, in addition to serving as executive producer on several projects, including the upcoming one Harlan Coben’s “Missing You.” for Netflix, the team’s sixth collaboration with the streamer and novelist. The series follows the global success of Fool me oncewhich contributed to Netflix’s record numbers this year, reaching number six on Netflix’s top ten list of most popular series of all time and becoming the world’s most-watched series of 2024 with a total of 107,500,000 views.

Fee said: “I’m delighted to be taking on the role of Head of Drama at Quay Street Productions and look forward to making even more great television with Nicola and our incredibly talented team.”

Shindler added: “Richard’s passion for storytelling and proven track record in the industry make him the perfect leader to further advance our projects and develop usis a unique perspective to help shape the future of our drama slate.”

RFee is currently working on a new Harlan Coben thriller Lazarus for Prime Video starring Sam Claflin and Bill Nighy and also executive produced a mystery thriller After the Flood for ITV and fantasy epic Anansi boys for Amazon Prime Video. RFee was a screenwriter on the BAFTA-nominated ITV miniseries. preystarring John Simm and written by Mick Ford, Bill Gallagher, Sue Perkins and Tony Marchant.