Meet the Team

​​​​Ben held roles as the BBC's Commissioning Editor for Features, Director of Programmes at Channel 5 and worked in the independent sector at companies including Maverick, Wall-to-Wall and Lion TV. He was Series Editor of the first series of Who Do You Think You Are? and the BBC's Executive Producer of the first Bafta-winning series of The Choir. He commissioned hits including Don't Tell the Bride, The Real Hustle and Nigella Express. While running BBC Bristol Factual he oversaw the creation of DIY SOS: The Big Build, the launch of Nigel Slater on BBC ONE and the multi-award winning Protecting Our Children on BBC TWO. While Director of Programmes at Maverick, Ben Executive Produced BBC Three's Growing Up Down's which won Groundbreaking Programme at the CDN Awards and was nominated for an International Emmy.

Shola began her career at Avalon Television working in Comedy and Light Entertainment.  She’s since worked across all genres, including drama and live athletics, and spent two years working in TV and film in Rome. Shola has worked on a number of successful returnable formats, including the first series of A Place in the Sun, Great Canal Journeys and Penelope Keith’s Hidden Villages. Alongside the Managing Director, Shola set up and ran Kindling Media, which produced Escape to the Chateau and Escape to the Chateau DIY.

Tammy has been a feature of Little Gem for more than 10 years. Starting as a Development AP, she’s now a Development Exec and Series Producer. She divides her time between development and production.  She pitched, developed and series-produced Wedding Valley, a charming 10-part series documenting the world of weddings in Lancashire’s Ribble Valley (UKTV/W).  Previously she series produced How to Lose Weight Well (C4) and the RTS and Grierson-nominated doc, Surviving the Virus: My Brother & Me. Tammy also produced How to Paint the Mona Lisa (More4) and Jason and Chelcee’s Guide to Eurovision. Prior to Little Gem, Tammy had development and production stints at Remarkable and Silver River.

Caroline is a highly experienced Production Manager with over 20 years’ experience working across UK television. She began her career in Saturday night entertainment on shows like Strictly Come Dancing, Big Brother and The Voice, before specialising in factual entertainment and documentary. Her credits include Joanna Lumley’s Danube, The Dark Side of Thailand, Getting Filthy Rich, Sort Your Life Out, Learning to Read at 51, Monty Python: The Meaning of Live, and multiple series of QI, Never Mind the Buzzcocks and Escape to the Chateau: DIY. At Little Gem, Caroline plays a key role in delivering high-quality productions with efficiency and care.  

Maddie has been with Little Gem for four years. With a wealth of experience as a production accountant on a huge range of factual productions, she’s responsible for all Little Gem’s company and production accounting.