Loretta Preece
Joint Creative Director
Award Winning
Loretta Preece is the award-winning producer behind some of the UK’s most high-profile and popular continuing drama series, including Casualty, Doctors, and The Sister Boniface Mysteries. Loretta has worked extensively in Wales starting her BBC career as a script editor on the much-loved show Belonging.
Casualty
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In 2021, as Series Producer for Casualty, she led the creative team that won an unprecedented hat-trick of award wins in a single year – BAFTA, RTS and Broadcast. Under her stewardship, the landmark BBC medical series received notable acclaim for both its portrayal of disability on screen and a hard-hitting episode looking at how Coronavirus has affected NHS emergency departments.
The Sister
Boniface Mysteries
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Most recently working for BBC Birmingham’s drama unit – a team that specialises in pre-watershed crime with strong international appeal – Loretta was both Series Producer for the second series of hit BritBox US/UKTV show The Sister Boniface Mysteries, and a Development Executive across her own original ideas.
New Ideas & Attracting Talent
Several of the ideas that Loretta brought to Strong, or that she has developed since joining, have flourished and served as a magnet for both top draw writing and acting talent - and for commissioners.
She has used her passion for the writers room environment to both develop ideas from an early stage and to give more inexperienced writers exposure to the process from concept to page. Loretta’s deep knowledge and love for the world of literature has found Strong many exciting prospects for adaptation, and mould-breaking collaborations.
Loretta is a keen member of the creative community, especially in the Bristol area where Strong will base the majority of its shows and production.
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