He was subsequently promoted to become a script editor, working on season 19 of Doctor Who (credited on the serials Four to Doomsday, The Visitation and Earthshock, broadcast in 1982),[3] The Chinese Detective (1981–82) and Strangers and Brothers (1984).
In 1984 he was recruited by Euston Films, a subsidiary of Thames Television, as its development executive, where his credits included Capital City, Bellman and True and the miniseries The Fear, which he also co-produced.
In 1989 he joined Working Title Television as head of production,[4] where he produced Lorna Doone (ITV), Derek Jarman's Edward II (BBC) and Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City (C4).
In 1999 he transferred to Los Angeles and assumed the additional role of SVP, movies and miniseries at Granada Entertainment USA, where his credits as executive producer included The Great Gatsby (A&E) and Princess of Thieves (ABC).
[7] In this role he headed HBO Europe's original programming division with direct reports in London, Copenhagen and Madrid and operating departments in Warsaw, Prague, Budapest and Bucharest.