ITV’s Thorogood joins Ricochet

Warner Bros-owned UK production outfit Ricochet has poached a factual commissioning editor from commercial broadcaster ITV to be its creative director.

Katy Thorogood

Katy Thorogood will join the Brighton-based company in the new year with a remit of growing the company and developing its formats.

Ricochet is known for BBC consumer affairs show Cowboy Builders and Channel 4 format Super Nanny which went on to be adapted in the US and air on ABC.

Thorogood has been commissioning editor for factual at ITV for five years, focused on daytime and established shows like This Morning and Loose Women, as well as new formats Secret Dealers and Dinner Date.

She recently moved to the peaktime factual team and worked on Britain’s Secret Treasures and The Cruise Ship, along with documentaries such as The Secret Life of Dogs and Harry’s South Pole Heroes.

Prior to ITV, Thorogood was head of factual and features at North One TV and director of programmes at Discovery UK.

She will now work alongside fellow creative director Simon Knight and director of production Lisa Cox, reporting to new CEO Jo Ball.

Ball took up the role in June when Nick Emmerson left to become MD of the Warner Bros Television Production UK group alongside Claire Hungate.