Emma Burge

Producer

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Film, TV & Theatre

Associate Agent : Olivia Martin

Film, TV & Theatre

Emma began her career training at the BBC. She first produced Music and Arts programming for Channel 4 and the BBC, then turning to drama, producing Irish writer Billy Roche’s ‘The Wexford Trilogy’ (BBC) and the feature film ‘Trojan Eddie’ for Film Four. Emma went on to produce a number of TV shows with exec George Faber for Company Pictures, including the UK ‘Shameless’ written by Paul Abbott. She has developed and produced work with many young writers and directors for Channel 4’s ‘Coming Up‘ series. She has also produced singles, series and mini-series including ‘40’, ‘The Village’, ‘Clean Break’, ‘Torvill and Dean’ and most recently ‘Wolfe.’ She is currently producing a 3 part drama with Monumental W/T Maryland for ITVX and developing a series W/T ‘22’ for Apple with The Forge and Abbott Vision.

Television

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MARYLAND

2023

Monumental W/T / ITVX

Maryland is a new three-part drama series starring Suranne Jones (Vigil, Doctor Foster) and Eve Best (House of the Dragon) as sisters reunited in tragic circumstances.

WOLFE

2021

Abbottvision / Sky

Showrun by Paul Abbott.
6x1 hour series

TORVILL AND DEAN

2018

Endemol Shine UK / ITV

Written by William Ivory, 1 x 2 hour special

CLEAN BREAK

Octagon/RTE/152 Productions

2 Series
8 x 52 mins
Written by Billy Roche
Directed by Gillies Mackinnon and Damien O'Donnell

THE VILLAGE

2013

Company Television Ltd / BBC1

6x1 hour series
Written by Peter Moffat
Starring John Simm and Maxine Peake

SHAMELESS 12

2012

Company Television Ltd

Story lining with Shameless creator Paul Abbott

TIN TOWN

2012

Company Television Ltd

Series in development
Co-created with Pete Jordi Wood and Tom Bidwell

Development Producer

2012

Touchpaper Television

Development of television drama ideas
Channel 4

COMING UP

2011

IWC / Channel 4

7 x 30’ films
As executive producer

COMING UP

2010

IWC / Channel 4

7 x 30’ films
Written and directed by emerging UK talent

TEN SPOT

2009

Company Television Ltd

Series format

OTHER PEOPLE

2007

Company Television Ltd / Channel 4

30’ comedy pilot
Written by Toby Whitehouse
Starring Martin Freeman

WHO GETS THE DOG?

2008

Company Television / ITV

Single drama
Written by Guy Hibbert, directed by Nick Renton
Starring Kevin Whately, Alison Steadman

SHAMELESS I

2004

Company Television / Channel 4

Written by Paul Abbott

FORTY

2003

Company Television / Channel 4

Written by Bryan Elsley, directed by David Moore

ELLA AND THE MOTHERS

2002

RDF / BBC

Written by William Gaminara

THURSDAY THE 12th

2001

20/20 / ITV

Producer 4 part serial
Written by Paula Milne, directed by Charles Beeson

PAINTED LADY

1997

Granada Television

4 part serial
Written by Allan Cubitt, directed by Julian Jarrold

GIVING TONGUE

1995

BBC2 / ScreenTwo

Co-produced and co-written

THE WEXFORD TRILOGY

1993

BBC2 / Initial Film and TV

Written by Billy Roche

THE MATHEMATICS OF A KISS

1993

TV Opera / Channel 4

Written by Anthony Minghella, Orlando
Gough and John Lunn

HEAVEN ABLAZE

1992

Dancelines

Co-producer
Winner: Opera Screen Award 1992

WHITE MAN SLEEPS

1991

Dancelines

Co-producer
Winner: Dance Screen Award 1991

Film

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TROJAN EDDIE

1996

FILM 4

Feature Film written by Billy Roche
Starring Stephen Rea and Richard Harris

Short Films

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WOUNDED KNEE

2007

Hayhead Films

20’ short
Writer, director and producer
Starring Phil Davis, Joe Dempsie

FEATHERS

2002

15’ film adapted from Raymond Carver
Written by Guy Hibbert, directed by Lia Williams

DANCE HOUSE

1993

BBC2

12 x 5’ Short Films
Two of which directed