Jon Plowman

Jon Plowman

Known for: Production
Biography: 1953-07-04 (71 years old)

Biography

Phillip Jon Plowman (born 1953 in Welwyn Garden City, England) is a British television and film producer. He has been a producer at the BBC since 1980, when he produced Russell Harty's chat show Harty. He moved on to executive producing at the BBC in 1986, working on sketch show A Bit of Fry and Laurie, and became Head of Comedy Entertainment in 1994, mainly responsible for sketch shows. He produced the first four series of the BBC comedy show Absolutely Fabulous between 1992 and 2001, plus the big screen version in 2016. Plowman was educated in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire and at University College, Oxford, where was a member of the University College Players and made friends with others who went on to establish successful careers in comedy. One, Mel Smith, directed Plowman in a production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. After Oxford, Plowman followed Smith to the Royal Court Theatre, where he met the director Lindsay Anderson. Plowman worked in theatre for a while, then joined Granada TV.

He was responsible for producing and commissioning programmes produced in-house at the BBC, of which the greatest successes include The Office and French & Saunders. Plowman became Head of Comedy in October 2005, and oversaw the BBC's in-house comedy production, but no longer commissioned programmes. In June 2007, Plowman announced he was quitting his post at the BBC after 27 years. He decided to become a freelance producer for other shows and hoped to carry on his relationship with the BBC, continuing to create programmes "for them and elsewhere."In December 2003, The Observer named him in its list of the '50 Funniest or Most Influential People in British Comedy'. On 14 March 2006, he was honoured with the 'Judges' Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Television' at the Royal Television Society awards.

Later he moved into the world of theatre. He co-produced Lucky You, the Carl Hiaasen best-seller that premiered as a theatre production at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2008.

Filmography

all 53

Producer 41

TV Shows 31

Movies 22

self 8

Writer 1

Executive Producer
Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9 (2014)

TV
3.5
Executive Producer
Twenty Twelve

Twenty Twelve (2011)

TV
7
Executive Producer / Father Piers
Beautiful People

Beautiful People (2008)

TV
Executive Producer
Time Trumpet

Time Trumpet (2006)

TV
Executive Producer
Extras

Extras (2005)

TV
6.29
Executive Producer
The Thick of It

The Thick of It (2005)

TV
3.5
Security (uncredited)
Mama Jack

Mama Jack (2005)

Movie
Executive Producer / Producer / Producer / Executive Producer
The Office

The Office (2001)

TV
6.12
Executive Producer / Producer / Executive Producer / Producer
French & Saunders

French & Saunders (1987)

TV

Ratings

Average 6.58
Based on 357 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1978
1998
2005
2000
2024

Information

Known For
Production

Gender
Male

Birthday
1953-07-04 (71 years old)

Citizenships
United Kingdom

Awards
Officer of the Order of the British Empire

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