Candour Productions

01/01/2026

Our newest film Catching a Killer: Buried Truths is out on Channel 4, 06/01/26 9PM.

Over 47 days the incredible Essex Police team searched for Cumali Turhan - which led them to a landfill site in freezing and hugely difficult conditions. More than 1650 officer shifts later, a body is found - the first time in the UK that an active police search of a landfill site resulted in a body recovery. We are so proud of this film which shows more than ever the dedication of a police team determined to bring a loved one home for the family.

Huge thanks to our wonderful team and the amazing Essex Police.

16/12/2025

We're Hiring!

Role: Executive Personal Assistant to Chief Content Officer and SMT

Location: Farsley office, Leeds.

Hours: 5 mornings per week (Part-time)

Deadline: 5th Jan – interviews w/c 12th Jan

Start date: ASAP

To apply: Send a CV and cover note with subject line "Executive PA + Your Name" to [email protected]

We are seeking an experienced, highly intuitive and proactive Executive PA to support our Chief Content Officer and wider Senior Management Team in a dynamic creative environment. This role goes beyond traditional diary management, it requires someone who can anticipate needs, protect time and act as a seamless extension of the company’s vision, purpose and working style. You’ll be responsible for managing complex schedules, prioritising key relationships, preparing materials with impeccable attention to detail.

The ideal candidate will be emotionally intelligent, calm under pressure, discreet, and flexible to the rhythm of creative process and production.



Key Responsibilities:

- Diary Management

- Meeting Coordination

- Travel Management

- Daily Briefing

- Administrative and office support:

Essential:

- 5 years or more experience in a similar role.

- Warm, enthusiastic, and confident communicator

- Highly organised, with exceptional attention to detail and multitasking ability

- Proactive problem-solver who thrives on keeping things running smoothly

- Discreet and professional able to handle confidential information with integrity

- Comfortable working independently and as part of a team

- Proficient in Microsoft Office (especially Outlook, PowerPoint) and calendar tools

- Prior experience supporting senior executives or creative leaders



Desirable not essential:

- Experience in a production or creative environment

- Knowledge of press and PR workflows

At Candour we are committed to increasing diversity in the TV industry and encourage applications from under-represented groups. We also support candidates who may need reasonable adjustments to interview or perform in the role.

Due to the volume of applications expected, we are only able to contact shortlisted candidates. Feedback is offered to those interviewed.

14/12/2025

Candour has had an extremely busy few weeks – and we are so thrilled to bring you our last film of 2025 – The Salt Path Scandal which we have made in collaboration with The Observer and Chloe Hadjimatheou’s brilliant investigation.

As we have been investigating this film with Chloe, the public interest has become clearer & clearer – and we would love you to watch it to make up your own minds…

Chloe’s article in The Observer is linked below, and our film is dropping on Sky platforms tomorrow at 9pm.

A truly heroic effort from the teams at Candour, The Observer and Sky to get this feature doc out in record time!!

https://observer.co.uk/news/national/article/dont-look-for-the-money-ive-taken-it-all-raynor-winns-confession-that-she-stole-from-her-family

12/12/2025

It was so fantastic to win for Groomed: A National Scandal last night at the British Journalism Awards in the hugely competitive Crime & Legal category. A real honour for us to be in a room full of the top journalists in the country and win for a film where 5 survivors were so determined to get their stories out there. Massive thank you to them! We are so proud of what they have achieved.

And such an honour to be in all female line-up of journalists winning for Channel 4!

10/12/2025

In June 2024, Jay Slater tragically went missing in Tenerife and his body was discovered nearly a month later.

During this traumatic grieving process, Jay's family and friends were harassed, ridiculed and picked apart online. Despite complaining about the misinformation and harassment to social media platforms, Jay’s family were ignored and content creators continued to get thousands of views exploiting this tragedy.

Debbie, Jay’s mum, is campaigning to make sure no family must go through what hers experienced. Please sign the link below to show your support for Jay’s Law.

Jay’s Law would require social media platforms to
- Remove misinformation targeted at bereaved families
- Protect grieving families from harassment, abuse and doxxing
- Act on conspiracy content which causes distress and retraumatises families
- Work with Ofcom to ensure the maintenance of these standards

Thank you for reading, please sign the petition here: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/742843

09/12/2025

*Documentary Researcher*

Start: 26th January 2026
Contract: 7 weeks
Project: 1 x 60 Documentary for Channel 4
Location: Production is London and Leeds-based so position can be based in either city – remotely in London, Candour office-based in Leeds. Some hybrid working options to be discussed.

We are looking for a talented Documentary Researcher to join our team on a powerful and sensitive new film for Channel 4. Working closely with the Director, your work will be important to the shape of the film, ensuring accuracy, depth and care. This position requires strong editorial judgement, excellent organisational skills and the ability to handle challenging material with discretion and empathy.

Key Responsibilities
· Organising and managing personal archive materials and legal documents
· Conducting thorough fact-checking and historical research
· Sourcing and evaluating archive footage and stills
· Location research and forward planning for location shoots
· Writing detailed briefing documents, timelines and chronologies
· Supporting the Director in editorial preparation and filming
Required Skills and Experience
· Researcher credits on at least two factual documentaries (singles or series)
· Demonstrated experience working with sensitive or complex subject matter
· Experience working on location with contributors
· Excellent organisational skills and strong attention to detail
· Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a small team
· Confidence working to tight deadlines while staying calm and focused
Desirable
· Second camera and familiarity with kit

How to Apply: Please email [email protected] with “Documentary Researcher” in the subject line and include:
· A short paragraph about you and your relevant experience
· Your CV (with contact details and references)
· Confirmation of your current and upcoming availability
Application Deadline: Friday 12th December

At Candour, we are committed to increasing the diversity of the TV industry and actively encourage applications from all under-represented groups, we also support potential candidates with any reasonable adjustments required in order to interview for or fulfil this role.

We aim to respond to everyone that contacts us but are only able to give feedback to those interviewed due to volume. This has also been advertised in various places so no need to apply more than once.

09/12/2025

* Development Producer*

Candour Productions is looking for an exceptional Development Producer to join our award-winning team in Leeds. We’re a female-led, BAFTA and Grierson-winning indie making premium factual series and boxsets for UK broadcasters and SVODs.

This is a key role within a fast, ambitious development team, working to the Head of Development. We’re after a sharp, imaginative, highly organised storyteller who knows the UK commissioning landscape inside out and thrives on turning smart ideas into unmissable television.

The ideal candidate will bring:
A proven track record of developing ideas from first spark to greenlight, with recent, demonstrable commissions for UK broadcasters and/or streamers.
Confidence and clarity when pitching; you understand commissioners, their tastes, and how to tailor tone and territory in the room.

A head full of original, returnable, on-trend ideas across premium factual – from access-driven precincts to contemporary history boxsets to character-led true crime.
The ability to juggle multiple projects and tight deadlines with a level head and strong editorial judgement.

A nose for stories and cultural shifts – the kind of person who spots a potential single or series in a news item, FOI drop, trend report or throwaway anecdote.
Strong knowledge of both UK and US commissioning markets and what’s cutting through right now.

Natural leadership in a development environment: able to run fast, focused brainstorms; mentor junior colleagues; and shape ideas into compelling, sellable propositions.

Excellent, premium deck-building skills in Canva (or similar) – with a knack for structure, writing, design and visual polish.

Experience cutting glossy, compelling sizzles, or the ability to script, direct and guide edits to high polish.

A strong grounding in factual editorial practice, ethics, compliance and access.
A love of team energy and collaboration, paired with the confidence to work independently. As a close-knit team, we prize kindness, enthusiasm and proper graft.

Location: Ideally based in our Leeds office, but we’re open to some hybrid arrangements for the right candidate.
Contract: Full-time from January 2026. Initial 6-month contract with opportunity to extend.

To Apply: Please send your CV and a short note about why you’d like to join us to [email protected] with the heading Development Producer.

Deadline: Monday 15th December
At Candour, we are committed to increasing the diversity of the TV industry and actively encourage applications from all under-represented groups, we also support potential candidates with any reasonable adjustments required in order to interview for or fulfil this role.

We aim to respond to everyone that contacts us but are only able to give feedback to those interviewed due to volume. This has also been advertised in various places so no need to apply more than once.

08/12/2025

If your daily commute is plagued by potholes, tune into our latest Panorama, The Pothole Problem, at 8pm tonight.

With millions of potholes blighting our roads, they can cost drivers dear, injure and even kill.

Why are there so many and why are many councils struggling to stay on top of the problem? Reporter Richard Bilton digs deep into the problem - meeting frustrated local residents who are campaigning to get their streets fixed and talking to the insiders who know the secrets of our roads.

He meets those who’ve been hurt by potholes, those who’ve lost loved ones, and those who run and maintain the road network. Can Britain’s pothole problem ever get fixed?

Please tune in if you can!

03/12/2025

In the early hours of 28th September 2023, the beloved tree at Sycamore Gap was cut down. The cut was practised, clinical. The world watched with baited breath as Northumbria Police desperately searched for the culprits.

Tonight, at 9pm on Channel 4, see the true story of not only that investigation, but the lives of locals forever changed by this loss.

27/11/2025

19/11/2025

Huge honour for us to be at the Griersons last night with our insanely talented team from Candour.

We were also so thrilled that Jade and her mum Rosie could join us, representing the 5 women in our film, but also the 1000s of victims of this crime in the country.

Thank you to the Grierson Trust for acknowledging this film - to our 5 women at the heart of the film who were courageous where countless 100s of professionals were not.

It is a huge honour for us to be on this list.

14/11/2025

We are absolutely thrilled to win the first award at the new awards last night for . The 5 women in our film represent 1000s & 1000s of women who have been the victims of this heinous crime & we are so proud to have their voices recognised.
Thank you to for supporting Anna Hall's journalism over 20 years & to our incredibly brave contributors for wanting their stories to be told.