Michaela Hennessy-Vass

A talented and trusted TV producer, Michaela develops and produces award winning comedy and drama.  A former ITV Comedy Commissioning Editor, her credits include Face It (currently streaming on BBC iPlayer), Benidorm, The Fattest Man in Britain, Ladies of Letters and Dara O Briain’s Go 8 Bit.  She is Executive Producer for TellHerVision, an initiative to establish female writers’ rooms.  

A disabled creative herself she is a passionate champion of the underrepresented, on and off the screen.  She is also known for discovering and advancing new talent from casting an unknown Robert Pattinson to commissioning a new writer to create the ever-popular Benidorm.  Michaela is a calm experienced producer with an eye for a good script and the skill to deliver.