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Gareth Elwin Neame (born 8 March 1967) is a British television producer and executive. As an executive at the
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, Neame presided over the development of the dramas ''
Spooks'', ''
State of Play'', ''
Bodies'', ''
Hustle'', ''
New Tricks
''New Tricks'' is a British television police procedural
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'' and ''
Tipping the Velvet
''Tipping the Velvet'' (1998) is a historical novel by Sarah Waters; it is her debut novel. Set in England during the 1890s, it tells a coming of age story about a young woman named Nan who falls in love with a male impersonator, follows her ...
''. He was executive producer of the historical drama series ''
Downton Abbey
''Downton Abbey'' is a British historical drama television series set in the early 20th century, created and co-written by Julian Fellowes. The series first aired in the United Kingdom on ITV on 26 September 2010 and in the United States o ...
'' and originally proposed the idea to its writer and creator
Julian Fellowes
Julian Alexander Kitchener-Fellowes, Baron Fellowes of West Stafford, (born 17 August 1949) is an English actor, novelist, film director and screenwriter, and a Conservative peer of the House of Lords.
He is primarily known as the author of se ...
. He is a recipient of the
Emmy,
BAFTA and
Golden Globe awards.
Early life
Neame is the fourth generation of a family whose involvement in cinema and television spanned the past century.
His great-grandparents were the photographer and pioneer filmmaker Elwin Neame (1885–1923) and the film actress
Ivy Close. Neame's grandfather was the director, producer, cinematographer and writer
Ronald Neame
Ronald Neame CBE, BSC (23 April 1911 – 16 June 2010) was an English film producer, director, cinematographer, and screenwriter. Beginning his career as a cinematographer, for his work on the British war film '' One of Our Aircraft Is Miss ...
CBE, his great uncle was the author and screenwriter Derek Neame (1915–1979) and his father was the writer and producer
Christopher Elwin Neame (1942–2011).
He attended the independent
Seaford College in West Sussex. He read English and Drama at the
University of Birmingham
The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) is a Public university, public research university located in Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Queen's College, Birmingha ...
.
Career
Since 2004, he has been CEO of
Carnival Films, the British studio which has produced television series such as ''
Poirot
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'', ''
Traffik
''Traffik'' is a 1989 British television serial about an illegal drug trade. Its three stories are interwoven, with arcs told from the perspectives of Afghan and Pakistani growers, dealers and manufacturers, German dealers, and British users. ...
'', ''
Jeeves and Wooster
''Jeeves and Wooster'' is a British comedy-drama television series adapted by Clive Exton from P. G. Wodehouse's "Jeeves" stories. It aired on the ITV network from 22 April 1990 to 20 June 1993, with the last series nominated for a Britis ...
'', ''
Hotel Babylon'', ''
Whitechapel
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'' and ''
The Last Kingdom
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''. In 2008, Neame sold the company to
NBCUniversal
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NBCUniversal is primaril ...
as part of its new international TV studios, producing shows such as ''
The Philanthropist'' for
NBC
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and the historical drama series ''
Downton Abbey
''Downton Abbey'' is a British historical drama television series set in the early 20th century, created and co-written by Julian Fellowes. The series first aired in the United Kingdom on ITV on 26 September 2010 and in the United States o ...
''.
Neame executive produced all episodes of the show which has won numerous national and international awards, as well as receiving a
Guinness World Record for the highest critical review ratings for a TV show ever. Neame was also honoured by the
Producers Guild of America
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with the
David L. Wolper
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award for outstanding producer of long-form television. The subsequent movie released in September 2019, produced by Neame, was No.1 in the box office in North America and the UK, and is Focus Features' most successful release grossing in excess of $200 million. Under Neame's stewardship, Carnival also produced the BAFTA award-winning best mini series ''
The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies'', and best drama serial ''
Any Human Heart
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'' and was recognised at both the Broadcast awards and Bulldog awards as best production company in 2011 and 2012 respectively. In August 2015, Neame accepted a BAFTA Special Award in recognition of Downton Abbey's global success, alongside Julian Fellowes and members of the cast.
Other series which Neame has produced at Carnival include ''
Belgravia
Belgravia () is a district in Central London, covering parts of the areas of both the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
Belgravia was known as the 'Five Fields' during the Tudor Period, and became a dang ...
'', ''
Jamestown'' and ''
The Hollow Crown ''The Hollow Crown'' may refer to:
* a passage in Shakespeare's play '' Richard II''
* ''The Hollow Crown'' (anthology), a 1961 work by John Barton
* ''The Hollow Crown'' (TV series), a BBC adaptation of Shakespeare plays
* '' Hollow Crown'', a 2 ...
'', a filmed anthology of Shakespeare's history plays. He has collaborated with
Sir David Hare on his ''
Worricker'' trilogy. He also produced ''
The Gilded Age'' for
HBO.
Neame was named by ''GQ'' magazine as one of the 100 most connected men in Britain in March 2014 and in December 2014 was announced by
10 Downing Street as an Ambassador of the GREAT Britain campaign. Neame has also been interviewed as part of the
Archive of American Television, and has been listed in the Variety 500 index of most influential business leaders in the global entertainment industry.
Personal life
Neame was appointed
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the
2016 Birthday Honours
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for services to drama. Neame is also a
Deputy Lieutenant (DL) of Greater London.
When Neame discovered that a portrait of his great-grandmother
Ivy Close – which had been painted by
Sir Arthur Hacker after she won the ''
Daily Mirror
The ''Daily Mirror'' is a British national daily tabloid. Founded in 1903, it is owned by parent company Reach plc. From 1985 to 1987, and from 1997 to 2002, the title on its masthead was simply ''The Mirror''. It had an average daily print c ...
s contest to find the World's Most Beautiful Woman, exhibited at the
Royal Academy in London, and used to fill the newspaper's front page on 4 May 1908 – was in the collection of the
Ferens Art Gallery in
Hull but not on display because it required restoration, he paid for the necessary work.
Neame is a Life Patron of The
Landmark Trust
The Landmark Trust is a British architectural conservation, building conservation charitable organization, charity, founded in 1965 by John Smith (Conservative politician), Sir John and Lady Smith, that rescues buildings of historic interest or ...
and through his charitable foundation supports causes including
Together for Short Lives, music and drama scholarships, youth organisations, conservation and the arts and veterans. He is a Freeman of The City of London and a Liveryman of The Worshipful Company of Fishmongers.
References
External links
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1967 births
Living people
Alumni of the University of Birmingham
British television executives
British television producers
Officers of the Order of the British Empire
People educated at Seaford College
Gareth
Deputy Lieutenants of Greater London