Documentary Producer / Director
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Esther Rantzen: Living with Grief

Esther Rantzen: Living with Grief 2020 | Channel 5

Esther Rantzen: Living with Grief | Shooting Producer

2020 | Channel 5, 10pm | Burning Bright, 1 x 90’                                                                          

Campaigner and presenter Esther Rantzen sets out to explore the experience of bereavement and coping with grief. It's exactly 20 years since the death of Esther's husband, the broadcaster Desmond Wilcox, but in many ways she has yet to come to terms with her loss. Here, she enlists the help of six individuals who each have their own story to tell.

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Credits

Producer/Director: Rebecca Burrell | DOP: Noush Procter | Editor: Ben Hills | Junior Production Manager: Amy Lo | Production Team: Denise Barry, Millie Morgan and Suzi Baker | Line Manager: Joanna Marshall | Production Executive: Rebecca Neale | Accountant: Sarah Alabaster | Executive Producer: Clive Tulloh | Commissioner: Guy Davies


A deeply personal study that will stay with you long after watching
— Chris Bennion, The Telegraph ★★★★★
Gently confronting the one subject we all avoid
— Carol Midgley, The Times ★★★★
A moving watch
— Closer Magazine: Top TV