Fergus O'Brien

Lookout Point Ltd

Led by Faith Penhale, Lookout Point is one of the UK's leading producers, known for creating distinctive, ambitious scripted television with global impact. Their latest work is the second series of Sally Wainwright's Bafta-nominated and RTS-award winning Gentleman Jack for BBC One and HBO, starring Suranne Jones and Sophie Rundle, which aired in Spring 22. Other recent titles include the ground-breaking adaptation of A Suitable Boy (2020) directed by Mira Nair, Les Misérables (2019) starring Dominic West, David Oyelowo and Lily Collins and War & Peace (2016) starring Paul Dano, Lily James and James Norton, all by Andrew Davies and for the BBC. Series 5 of Sally Wainwright's award-winning and much loved BBC series Last Tango in Halifax, starring Anne Reid MBE and Sir Derek Jacobi, aired in 2020. Coming up are the eight-part swashbuckling 18th century family adventure The Ballad of Renegade Nell for Disney+, and the third and the final series of Happy Valley, starring Sarah Lancashire and James Norton for BBC and AMC. Both written and created by BAFTA award winning Sally Wainwright. In addition, the company is soon to air their co-production with Boffola Pictures Am I Being Unreasonable? written by and starring BAFTA award winning Daisy May Cooper and Selin Hizli for the BBC. Lookout Point holds a minority stake in Shane Allen and Kate Daughton's comedy focused production company Boffola Pictures, and partners with them on a number of projects. The company is owned by BBC Studios.