Making the move from AP to Director, with the team from 24 Hours in Police Custody

Join WFTV and The Garden for a conversation with three of the directors from the most recent series of 24 Hours in Police Custody. Poppy Begum, Sophie Oliver and Emily Turner all made the move from AP or Producer to Director via the series. The panel will discuss making the move, how to effectively grow and invest in talent and what positive learnings can be applied from their experiences at 24 Hours in Police Custody.

Now in its eighth year, 24 Hours in Police Custody is both critically acclaimed and more popular with audiences than ever. Using a combination of fixed-rig and single camera filming, this series provides unprecedented access to some of the UK’s most dramatic police investigations – showing each case in extraordinary and compelling detail. The films unfold as real-life crime thrillers, but they also tackle pressing social issues like knife crime, human trafficking and domestic violence.