Emily Dalton
Emily worked as an award winning producer and director before becoming Creative Director, and then Managing Director at Banijay-owned Darlow Smithson.
She has a reputation for originating and producing genre-crossing ideas like Channel 4 drama ‘The Mill’, ITV’s ‘Torvill and Dean’ and the BAFTA-winning documentary ‘Richard III: The King in the Car Park’.
Emily runs Factual FIction’s non-scripted slate, and is currently delivering ‘A Very British Christmas’ for C4.
Tom Dalton
After twelve years directing and producing TV commercials & independent film, Tom moved into TV drama, writing and producing ‘Agatha & The Truth of Murder’ and its two sequels.
Having delivered three-part Prime Original ‘The Greatest Show Never Made’, Tom is managing Factual Fiction’s scripted slate whilst returning to the Murder-Mystery genre to direct the ZDFS/PBS/Paramount six part drama ‘The Puzzle Lady’.
Patrick Irwin
Co-founder Patrick Irwin is an executive producer with 25 years experience in the media sector and unrivalled expertise in international co-production.
His most recent work has been on Apple TV’s ‘Liaison’, AMC’s ‘The Vanishing Triangle’ and the PBS Masterpiece production ‘Miss Scarlet & the Duke’, currently in its fifth season. Previous credits include multiple award winning series ‘The Fall’, ‘Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell’, and ‘Bang’.
Nina Elmatzioglou
Nina works as Factual Fiction’s in-house producer, covering development, access, archive and production.
Having recently produced ‘A Very British Christmas’ and ‘The Greatest Show Never Made’ Nina’s previous work for Factual Fiction includes ITV biopics ‘The Queen Unseen’, its companion piece ‘Philip’, and the C5/Netflix acquisition ‘Royal Sisters’. Other credits include ‘Secret Life of the Hospital’, ‘Fast Justice’ and ‘A&E After Dark.’
Maiya John
A writer and poet and WORD’S FIRST finalist, Maiya has just finished writing the pilot script for Factual Fiction’s contemporary reimagining of ‘A Picture of Dorian Grey’, Oscar Wilde’s infamous 19th Century novel about self-obsession, youth and vanity. ‘#DorianGrey’ has just been announced by ZDF Studios and is targeting a Christmas 2026 release.
Prior to this Maiya wrote the adaptation of Michael Rosen’s ‘You’re Thinking about Tomatoes’.
Ashley Francis-Roy
Director Ashley Francis-Roy makes distinctive, warm and authentic films that are full of joy and humanity. His debut ‘The Real Eastenders’, was awarded the Debut Director Award by the TV Foundation. His second film, ‘Damilola: The Boy Next Door’ won Best History Documentary at the RTS awards, and Best Presenter at the Grierson’s.
In 2021, he was nominated by BAFTA for the Emerging Talent award and selected for BAFTA Breakthrough.
Brett Wilson
Brett Wilson is a UK based producer whose recent work includes the Showmax series ‘Catch Me A Killer’, Francis O’Connor’s ‘Emily’ and the hit Acorn show ‘Whitstable Pearl’. With a career spanning 25 years across film and TV, Brett has worked on a huge variety of shows including ‘Black Mirror’, ‘Life on Mars’, ‘Clocking Off’ and ‘League of Gentlemen.’
Currently producing ‘The Puzzle Lady’, Brett is also helping to oversee Factual Fiction’s scripted slate.