Chris Croucher (born 1 August 1981) is an English

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

and producer.

Biography

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 ''

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''. 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

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. 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

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. In 2011, he wrote and produced the short film ''

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'', a comedy-drama starring

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, Penny Ryder, Philip Jackson,

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and

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. The film premiered at the

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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

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. 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'Kale, S., (21 June 2021
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''. (Retrieved 26 August 2021) after two freelance colleagues waived their right to anonymity as victims of sexual assault.

Filmography

Writer

Assistant director

References

External links

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Official website
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