British television is renowned across the globe for programming excellence, and that reputation rests upon the extraordinary intelligence and deep commitment of its creative community. A sterling example, RSJ Films is a UK-based independent television and film production company that is making significant contributions to this body of work, consistently delivering, since its founding in 2009, award-winning dramas to appreciative audiences in the UK and worldwide.
The RSJ name is derived from the initials of its principals, Jimmy McGovern, Sita Williams, and Roxy Spencer, a trio whose interrelationship appears glass-smooth and star-bright. Attesting to their synergy, before they joined forces as RSJ Films, the trio collaborated to produce the BAFTA, RTS, and Emmy Award winning series The Street.
Carrying the title Executive Writer, Jimmy McGovern's writing career began in 1982. Recognized as an influential and prolific dramatist, he was responsible for the long-running hit Cracker. Leaping forward to a recent creation, Banished, a seven-part serial set in an 18th century Australian penal colony, was produced by RSJ Films.
Executive Producer Sita Williams is another principal with a lengthy list of glossy credits. Among them, Ms. Williams produced The Forsyte Saga, Series II, which in 2002 rebooted the high-drama, high-style 1967 hit for Masterpiece Theater.
Roxy Spencer is RSJ's Script and Development Executive. Her start as a story editor immersed her in the fundamentals of scripted drama, and her career has grown to include production and executive roles for shows like Accused and Ballykissangel.
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