Jon Sen (born 9 October 1974) is a British television and film director, writer and producer. After working as the executive producer of the

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soap opera '' EastEnders'' from 2018 to 2022, Sen began working as the executive producer of the BBC medical drama series '' Casualty'' in 2022.

Career

In 2000, Sen was awarded his first BBC drama commission to write and direct ''The Love Doctor''. His second low budget television film, a short called ''Reignited'' was made for

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's '' Coming Up'' strand and met with critical success. In 2003, Catherine Wearing employed Sen to direct Channel 4's £2 million flagship drama '' Second Generation'' starring

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. Despite being a ratings flop, the drama was critically acclaimed. Nagra won an EMMA for her lead performance and the programme was named in the Observer's top ten television of 2003. Sen continued to direct other dramas including ''Frances Tuesday'' starring

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. ''Frances Tuesday'' was a success for ITV when it became the highest rated single drama of 2004 and went on to sell in over 43 countries worldwide. In May 2006, Sen completed ''Stan'' for

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about the final meeting between

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and

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, starring Jim Norton. As a writer, his work includes ''4.4.68'', a radio play about the assassination of

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, an adaptation of the

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novel ''

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'', ''Vanunu: A Time To Be Heard'', a drama about nuclear whistle-blower

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, and ''The Man Who Wore Sanitary Pads'' about the Indian social entrepreneur,

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. The play was nominated for a

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in the Best Scripted Comedy Drama category. Sen is an occasional contributor to newspapers and magazines, including ''

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'' and ''

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''. On 10 December 2018, Sen was announced as the new executive producer of the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders''. Sen's first credited episode as executive producer on EastEnders is episode 5954, originally broadcast on 15 July 2019. In November 2021, Sen stepped down as executive producer of ''EastEnders'' to lead the fellow BBC continuing drama '' Casualty''. His final credited episode as executive producer of ''EastEnders '' aired on 10 March 2022. During his tenure, he received a mixed response from critics for his decisions on the show. He received a positive reception for his storylines involving the Carter and Panesar families, as well as reintroducing historical cast member

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. However, he was criticised for various decisions including mishandling Chantelle Atkins' ( Jess Plummer) abuse storyline, a lack of aftermath within storylines and introducing

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that viewers found to be "jarring".

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sen, Jon 1973 births Living people British television producers British television directors British soap opera writers English film directors English male screenwriters English male dramatists and playwrights People educated at Bradford Grammar School Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge British writers of Indian descent British people of Indian descent