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James Farrell is a British television executive, currently working as Managing Director of production company Terrible Productions. [1]

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  • Career
  • This Is Going to Hurt
  • Personal life
  • References

Career

Farrell was previously executive producer on HBO's prequel to Game of Thrones [2] and head of development at BBC Studios. [3] He was named a Broadcast magazine Hot Shot in 2014 [4] and his shows have won at the BAFTAs, IFTAs and National Television Awards. [5]

This Is Going to Hurt

Farrell served as an executive producer for the BBC medical comedy drama series This Is Going to Hurt , an adaptation of his husband Adam Kay's memoir of the same name [6] which won three BAFTAs, as well as a Broadcast Award, a Royal Television Society Programme Award, a Writers Guild Award and a Gotham Award. [7]

Personal life

Farrell is married to writer and comedian Adam Kay and is also known professionally as James Kay. [8]

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References

  1. "Terrible Productions". Terrible Productions. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  2. Andreeva, Nellie (30 October 2018). "Naomi Watts To Star In 'Game Of Thrones' Prequel For HBO". Deadline. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  3. "BBC - BBC Studios Comedy appoints new Head of Development - Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  4. Broadcast Magazine. "Broadcast Hot Shots 2014". 21 August 2014.
  5. "Curtis Brown". www.curtisbrown.co.uk. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  6. "Dame Harriet Walter to play Adam Kay's mum". Chortle . 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  7. "This Is Going to Hurt", IMDb , retrieved 26 April 2023
  8. Kellaway, Kate (18 September 2022). "Adam Kay: 'If you were casting yourself, wouldn't you choose Ben Whishaw?'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 26 April 2023.
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