JEFF POPE

SINCE THE 2011 LAUNCH OF APPROPRIATE ADULT, which dramatised the case of serial killers Fred and Rose West, Pope has been at the forefront of a wave of British true crime dramas over the past decade. Whether as a writer or exec producer, he has been responsible for series including Hatton Garden, Little Boy Blue, The Moorside and A Confession In BBC miniseries Four Lives, which debuted in January, he partnered with frequent collaborator Neil McKay to explore the aftermath of four murders committed by Stephen Port (played by Stephen Merchant) and the police failings that allowed him to continue his crimes.

Pope was also behind recent ITV drama The Walk In, based on the true story of how a neo-Nazi plan to kill a British politician was foiled by an inside man.