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Award-winning Casting Director Catherine Willis’ career started in regional and West End theatre, prior to 6 years in-house at the BBC casting department across multiple series, then establishing Catherine Willis Casting in 2006.  Catherine works with emerging and established directors, specialising in new talent for drama, and an eye for critically acclaimed crossover productions and comedies.

 

Television work includes: Dead Set created by Charlie Brooker and directed by Yann Demange; Flowers for Kudos with Olivia Colman; BAFTA-winning series Detectorists with Toby Jones and Mackenzie Crook; Fresh Meat with Zawe Ashton and Jack Whitehall; Netflix’s Cuckoo; Liam Williams’ Ladhood for BBC Studios; King Gary (BBC); Aisling Bea’s This Way Up for Hulu and Merman, with Sharon Horgan, Tobias Menzies and Indira Varma, Including BAFTA nominated 'Brian and Charles' (dir. Jim Archer), 'And Mrs' with Colin Hanks, Aisling Bea and Harriet Walter, and docu-drama "Under the Wire' (dir. Chris Martin) and The Ballard of Wallace Island' 

Feature credits include C4’s 'Somewhere Boy' for Clerkenwell Films, for which Catherine won the 2023 Royal Television Casting Award. 

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Crime

series 2

Broadcaster:

Director:

Britbox / ITV

Trygve Allister Dieson

Helen Ostler

Buccanneer

Genre:

Producer/s:

Production Co.:

Drama

Year:

2023

Irvine Welsh's drama following Detective Inspector Ray Lennox investigates serious crimes while battling his own personal demons and in-fighting within the police department.

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Murder Before Evensong

Broadcaster:

Director:

Acorn TV / Channel 5

David Moore

Radford Neville

The Lighthouse Film and TV

Genre:

Producer/s:

Production Co.:

Mystery, Crime

Year:

2025

Canon Daniel Clement, the amiable Rector of the quiet English village of Champton, finds his life thrown into chaos when a proposal for a new church lavatory ignites parish disputes and unearths old secrets. The unrest quickly turns deadly when a cousin of the local lord is brutally murdered in a church pew. Forced to act, Daniel must navigate the growing tensions and body count in his fractured community to unmask the killer hiding behind the tranquil façade of village life.

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Changing Ends

4 series

Broadcaster:

Director:

ITV

Dave Lambert

Mollie Freedman-Berthoud

Baby Cow Productions

Genre:

Producer/s:

Production Co.:

Comedy

Year:

2025

Changing Ends is a semi-autobiographical comedy series co-written by Alan Carr. It chronicles 12-year-old Alan, a flamboyant and theatrical boy, as he struggles to navigate self-discovery and find acceptance while living in the highly masculine world of of his father, Graham Carr, a football manager. The series is a funny and heartwarming look at identity, family support, and finding your place.

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Avoidance

2 series

Broadcaster:

Director:

BBC

Benjamin Green

Michaelle Farr- Scott

RangaBee Productions

Genre:

Producer/s:

Production Co.:

Comedy

Year:

2023

Avoidance is a bittersweet comedy starring Romesh Ranganathan as Jonathan, a man so averse to conflict that his partner leaves him. To avoid confronting the split, Jonathan runs away with his young son to live with his highly organized sister and her wife. The series follows the hapless Jonathan as he struggles to build a backbone and finally face life's difficulties for his son's sake.

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The Ballad of Wallis Island

Film

Broadcaster:

Director:

Universal

James Griffiths

Rupert Majendie

Baby Cow Films

Genre:

Producer/s:

Production Co.:

Comedy, Drama

Year:

2025

A heartfelt British comedy-drama about Charles, an eccentric, lonely lottery winner who lives on a remote island. Obsessed with reuniting his favorite folk-pop duo, McGwyer Mortimer (played by Tom Basden and Carey Mulligan), he invites the former romantic and musical partners to his secluded home for a private concert—an audience of one. When the estranged musicians arrive, old tensions and unresolved feelings quickly resurface, setting the stage for a funny yet melancholy story about music, healing, and the challenge of moving on from the past.

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The Marlow Murder Club

3 series

Broadcaster:

Director:

PBS

Steve Barron, Katherine Churcher

Frith Tiplady, Matthew Read, Simon Crawford Collins

Monumental Television

Genre:

Producer/s:

Production Co.:

Mystery

Year:

2025

ased on the books by Robert Thorogood, The Marlow Murder Club follows eccentric 77-year-old retired archaeologist Judith Potts. After witnessing a murder across the river, and being dismissed by the police, she teams up with two unlikely allies—unassuming dog walker Suzi Harris and high-strung vicar's wife Becks Starling—to form a formidable trio dedicated to solving a series of baffling murders in their picturesque town.

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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

3 series

Broadcaster:

Director:

BBC

Dolly Wells, Tom Vaughan

Sophie Klein . Sophie MacClancy

Moonage Pictures

Genre:

Producer/s:

Production Co.:

Trhiller

Year:

2025

Five years after high school senior Andie Bell was murdered and her boyfriend, Sal Singh, was blamed, student Pippa "Pip" Fitz-Amobi is convinced Sal was innocent. For her final project, Pip decides to re-examine the officially closed case, but her amateur investigation quickly uncovers dark secrets and lies someone in town desperately wants to keep buried. Pip soon realizes the real killer is still at large and is watching her every move.

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Pushers

Broadcaster:

Director:

C4

Peter Fellows

Charlie Laurie

Merman Television, 2LE Media

Genre:

Producer/s:

Production Co.:

Comedy, Drama

Year:

2025

After her disability benefits are unfairly cut, Emily Dawkins (Rosie Jones), a young woman with cerebral palsy, starts a life of crime. Realizing society's tendency to overlook her makes her the perfect criminal, Emily forms a gang of disabled outcasts. They begin dealing drugs, operating in secret out of the backroom of a charity, in a dark and hilarious comedy that uses crime to expose the broken system and subvert stereotypes.

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Renegade Nell

Broadcaster:

Director:

Disney+

Ben Gregor, MJ Clarkson

Jon Jennings, Stella Merz

Lookout Point

Genre:

Producer/s:

Production Co.:

Drama

Year:

2024

Set in 18th-century England, Renegade Nell is a thrilling historical fantasy series following Nell Jackson, a courageous and quick-witted young woman who, after being framed for murder, unexpectedly becomes the country's most notorious highwaywoman. Granted superhuman strength by a magical sprite named Billy Blind, Nell must use her newfound abilities to outwit corrupt officials, protect her family, and ultimately confront a sinister magical conspiracy that reveals her greater, unexpected destiny.

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Alma's Not Normal

2 series

Broadcaster:

Director:

BBC

Andrew Chaplin

Gill Isles

Expectation Entertainment

Genre:

Producer/s:

Production Co.:

Comedy, Drama

Year:

2024

Further adventures of Alma as she navigates life, love, and her complex family dynamics in Bolton.

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The Gathering

Broadcaster:

Director:

C4

Gareth Bryn, Amanda Blue

Laura Cotton

World Productions

Genre:

Producer/s:

Production Co.:

Drama

Year:

2024

From the producers of Line of Duty and Vigil, The Gathering is a gripping mystery thriller centred on the brutal attack of elite teenage gymnast Kelly at an illegal rave on a Merseyside tidal islet. The series functions as a "whydunnit," as each episode shifts perspective to reveal the toxic rivalries, class divides, and secrets of a diverse group of teenagers and their equally complicated, overly-involved parents—all of whom have a potential motive for harming her.

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And Mrs

Film

Broadcaster:

Director:

First Gen

Daniel Reisinger

Dan Hine

Who's On First

Genre:

Producer/s:

Production Co.:

Comedy Drama

Year:

2024

When a reluctant bride-to-be's fiance drops dead, she insists on marrying him anyway - vowing to overcome public opinion, the law of the land, and her loved one's objections.

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Tell Me Everything

2 series

Broadcaster:

Director:

ITVX

Richard Senior

Scott Bassett

Noho Productions

Genre:

Producer/s:

Production Co.:

Drama

Year:

2024

Follows a new group of teens as they navigate the complexities of mental health, friendships, and growing up in the digital age.

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The Power of Parker

original casting

Broadcaster:

Director:

BBC One

joseph Roberts

Gill Isles

Bufola

Genre:

Producer/s:

Production Co.:

Comedy

Year:

2023

Martin Parker - an ambitious self-made impresario who appears to have it all - attempts to juggle his debts, his wife and his mistress.

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The Change

2 series

Broadcaster:

Director:

BBC One

Al Campbell, Mackenzie Crook

Lisa Mitchell

Expectation Entertainment

Genre:

Producer/s:

Production Co.:

Comedy Drama

Year:

2023

Sharp comedy series following 50 year old Linda as she goes through the menopause.

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Henpocalypse

Broadcaster:

Director:

BBC

Jack Clough

Helen Williams

Various Artists Limited

Genre:

Producer/s:

Production Co.:

Comedy

Year:

2023

Takes five women who headed out on a weekend of a lifetime to celebrate Zara's engagement only to be interrupted by the end of the world. They have to wait it out in an isolated holiday cottage in Wales.

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PLEBS: Soldiers of Rome

TV Movie

Broadcaster:

Director:

ITV

Sam Leifer

Teddy Leifer

Rise Films

Genre:

Producer/s:

Production Co.:

Comedy

Year:

2023

Three Plebs join the army in peace-time, hoping to win respect, romance and military discounts at selected restaurants. But when war's declared they're sent to fight on the front line of a Roman legion for a cause they don't believe in. Now their main interest is the struggle for survival

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Two Doors Down

original casting & 3 series

Broadcaster:

Director:

BBC

Ben Gosling Fuller / Adam Miller

Steven Canny

BBC Studios

Genre:

Producer/s:

Production Co.:

Comedy Drama

Year:

2023

Twop Doors Down started as a one-off comedy set in a chaotic New Year party thrown by Eric (Alex Norton) and Beth (Arabella Weir) Baird as they count down to the bells in traditional Scottish style As friends and family gather, Eric and Beth hope the highlight of the night will be the return of their son, Angus who currently serving in Iraq.  A lively evening is assured as drink flows, tempers fray, and Beth legendary steak pie comes out of the oven. Continued into 5 series

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The Full Monty

Broadcaster:

Director:

Disney+

Andrew Chaplin, Catherine Morshead

Simon Lewis

Little Island

Genre:

Producer/s:

Production Co.:

Comedy Drama

Year:

2023

The original band of brothers as they navigate Sheffield and its crumbling healthcare, education and employment sectors, exploring the brighter, sillier and more humane way forward where communal effort can still triumph over adversity.

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Mrs Sidhu Investigates

Broadcaster:

Director:

Gold

Steve Barron

Jane Wallbank

Monumental Productions

Genre:

Producer/s:

Production Co.:

Drama

Year:

2023

Mrs. Sidhu is a caterer with a taste for solving mysteries. Her sleuthing turns into an unofficial partnership with dour DCI Burton, who reluctantly accepts that together they make the perfect pairing to fight crime.

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