Roles and responsibilities
- Lucy Richer is Senior Commissioning Editor for Drama in England.
- Lucy works with the Controller of Drama Commissioning to generate and develop creative ideas, and oversee shows from conception to transmission.
- Recent productions include The Salisbury Poisonings (BBC One), Mrs Wilson (BBC One), The Trial of Christine Keeler (BBC One), Years & Years (BBC One), A Very English Scandal(BBC One), The Split (BBC One), Collateral (BBC Two), King Lear (BBC Two) and Doing Money (BBC Two).
Biography
Last updated July 2020.
Lucy is a Senior Commissioning Editor for Drama. Previously she was appointed Acting Controller of BBC Drama in April 2016 where she was responsible for commissioning across the whole of the BBC portfolio and overseeing more than 450 hours of drama a year on the BBC, the biggest broadcaster of drama in the UK, until Piers Wenger took up the role in late 2016.
Lucy joined the BBC as a Commissioning Editor in 2005 and has been responsible for work across the breadth and range of BBC Drama. Her recent work includes BBC One factual dramas such as The Salisbury Poisonings which focused on the impact the 2018 Novichok poisonings had on the local community, the multi-award winning Three Girls, critically acclaimed The Moorside, BAFTA-winning Damilola, Our Loved Boy, A Very English Scandal starring Hugh Grant and directed by Stephen Frears and The Trial of Christine Keeler, a six-part factually based drama shedding new light on an iconic British true story, written by Amanda Coe; alongside other BBC One titles ranging from Mrs Wilson, a three-part drama starring Ruth Wilson, based on the life of her own Grandmother, WW2 epic drama World on Fire by Pete Bowker, Russell T Davies's series Years and Years, single drama Care starring Sheridan Smith and Alison Steadman, both series of Abi Morgan's The Split, psychological thriller Apple Tree Yard, Kenneth Lonergan's adaptation of Howard's End, three series of The A Word by Pete Bowker, and Jimmy McGovern's powerful series Broken, starring Sean Bean.
On BBC Two her work includes Collateral, written by David Hare and starring Carey Mulligan, Richard Eyre's adaptation of King Lear, starring Anthony Hopkins, Doing Money, a true story about modern slavery in Britain, and both series of Jane Campion’s BBC Two Emmy-nominated Top of the Lake.
Lucy’s upcoming productions include Steve McQueen’s series Small Axe starring John Boyega and Letitia Wright, Jeff Pope and Neil McKay’s factual drama Four Lives starring Stephen Merchant and Sheridan Smith, Roadkill written by David Hare and starring Hugh Laurie, Ridley Road, written and adapted for television by Sarah Solemani, and Superhoe written by and starring Nicôle Lecky, based on her one woman Royal Court show.
Prior to joining the BBC, Lucy was deputy head of drama at Channel 4, where her work included the multi-award winning drama Sex Traffic.
Annual remuneration (as at July 2023)
- £205,000-£209,999
Expenses and central bookings
Expenses are costs incurred by BBC staff on behalf of the BBC and claimed through the BBC's expenses system.
Central bookings are costs incurred on behalf of the BBC and booked through the BBC's central bookings system. Both expenses and central bookings are published every three months.
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- Lucy Richer's expenses Q4 2022-23
- Lucy Richer's central bookings Q4 2022-23
- Lucy Richer's expenses Q3 2022-23
- Lucy Richer had no central bookings in Q3 2022-23
- Lucy Richer had no expenses paid in Q2 2022-23
- Lucy Richer had no central bookings in Q2 2022-23
- Lucy Richer's expenses Q1 2022-23
- Lucy Richer's central bookings Q1 2022-23
- Lucy Richer had no expenses paid in Q4 2021-22
- Lucy Richer had no central bookings in Q4 2021-22
- Lucy Richer had no expenses paid in Q3 2021-22
- Lucy Richer had no central bookings in Q3 2021-22
- Lucy Richer had no expenses paid in Q2 2021-22
- Lucy Richer had no central bookings in Q2 2021-22
- Lucy Richer had no expenses paid in Q1 2021-22
- Lucy Richer had no central bookings in Q1 2021-22
- Lucy Richer had no expenses paid in Q4 2020-21
- Lucy Richer had no central bookings in Q4 2020-21
- Lucy Richer had no expenses paid in Q3 2020-21
- Lucy Richer had no central bookings in Q3 2020-21
- Lucy Richer had no expenses paid in Q2 2020-21
- Lucy Richer had no central bookings in Q2 2020-21
- Lucy Richer had no expenses paid in Q1 2020-21
- Lucy Richer had no central bookings in Q1 2020-21
- Lucy Richer had no expenses paid in Q4 2019-20
- Lucy Richer had no central bookings Q4 2019-20
- Lucy Richer had no expenses paid in Q3 2019-20
- Lucy Richer had no central bookings Q3 2019-20
- Lucy Richer’s expenses Q2 2019-20
- Lucy Richer’s central bookings Q2 2019-20
- Lucy Richer’s expenses Q1 2019-20
- Lucy Richer’s central bookings Q1 2019-20
- Lucy Richer's expenses Q4 2018-19
- Lucy Richer's central bookings Q4 2018-19
- Lucy Richer's expenses Q3 2018-19
- Lucy Richer's central bookings Q3 2018-19
- Lucy Richer's expenses Q2 2018-19
- Lucy Richer's central bookings Q2 2018-19
- Lucy Richer had no expenses paid in Q1 2018-19
- Lucy Richer's central bookings Q1 2018-19
- Lucy Richer had no expenses paid in Q4 2017-18
- Lucy Richer had no central bookings in Q4 2017-18
- Lucy Richer's expenses Q3 2017-18
- Lucy Richer's central bookings Q3 2017-18
- Lucy Richer's expenses Q2 2017-18
- Lucy Richer's central bookings Q2 2017-18
- Lucy Richer had no expenses paid in Q1 2017-18
- Lucy Richer's central bookings Q1 2017-18
- Lucy Richer's expenses Q4 2016-17
- Lucy Richer's central bookings Q4 2016-17
- Lucy Richer had no expenses paid in Q3 2016-17
- Lucy Richer's central bookings Q3 2016-17
- Lucy Richer's expenses Q2 2016-17
- Lucy Richer's central bookings Q2 2016-17
- Lucy Richer had no expenses paid in Q1 2016-17
- Lucy Richer's central bookings Q1 2016-17
Gifts and Hospitality Register
Gifts and hospitality may only be accepted in line with BBC policy. Information about gifts and hospitality is published every three months.
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- Lucy Richer had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q4 2022-23
Lucy Richer had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2022-23 - Lucy Richer had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2022-23
- Lucy Richer had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 2022-23
- Lucy Richer had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q4 2021-22
- Lucy Richer had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2021-22
- Lucy Richer had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2021-22
- Lucy Richer had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 2021-22
- Lucy Richer had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q4 2020-21
- Lucy Richer had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2020-21
- Lucy Richer had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2020-21
- Lucy Richer had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 2020-21
- Lucy Richer had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q4 2019-20
- Lucy Richer had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2019-20
- Lucy Richer had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2019-20
- Lucy Richer had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 2019-20
- Lucy Richer had no gifts or hospitality to declare in 2018-19
- Lucy Richer had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q4 2017-18
- Lucy Richer had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2017-18
- Lucy Richer had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2017-18
- Lucy Richer had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 2017-18
- Lucy Richer had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q4 2016-17
- Lucy Richer had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2016-17
- Lucy Richer had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2016-17
- Lucy Richer had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 2016-17
Declaration of personal interests
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A summary is published where there is something to declare and where there is nothing to declare. Occasionally an individual will have something to declare but due to the personal nature of the declaration we do not publish details as to do so would breach the General Data Protection Regulation.
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