TOM STRACHAN - AWARD WINNING DRAMA EDITOR
TOM STRACHAN
In 2019 Tom was awarded the Royal Television Society Award (North East) for Professional Excellence in Editing. The award was based on three examples including two episodes of The Dumping Ground and one episode of Hollyoaks. One of Tom's Dumping Ground episodes went on to be BAFTA nominated in 2019.
Tom's recent credits include; Waterloo Road, Princess Mirror-Belle, Holby City and The Dumping Ground, with all returning shows asking Tom back routinely. For a full list, continue to scroll down. Further to what's viewable in the showreel, Tom has experience with VFX and action sequences, coming to a TV near you soon...
Tom is actively seeking editor roles on drama productions and is always open to editing short films in his spare time.
Editor
WATERLOO ROAD
Series 1 1
2x60 MIN - BBC
Director - Jesse Quinones
Producer - Cameron Roach
BBC's popular drama being rebooted with many popular figures returning.
Editor
PRINCESS MIRROR-BELLE
Series 1 & 2
11x23 MIN - CBBC
Director - Spencer Campbell
Producer - Gert Thomas
CBBC drama based on Julia Donaldson's popular books. Lots of VFX and fun!
Editor
HOLBY CITY
7x60 MIN - BBC
Directors - Jamie Annett, Steve Brett, Miranda Howard-Williams
Producer - Sandra MacIver, Sean Gleeson, Poz Watson, Yasmin Kallil
The BBC's long-running and highly regarded hospital drama. Including two of the final four episodes to air. Storylines have included sensitive subjects such as sexual assault and domestic violence.
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THE DUMPING GROUND
Series 6, 8, 9 & 10
17x28 MIN - CBBC
Directors - Jamie Annett, Hildegard Ryan, Di Patrick, Lee Skelly.
Producers - Gert Thomas, Jonathan Wolfman, Emma Bodger
Executive Producers - Jonathan Phillips, Jane Dauncey
CBBC's flagship drama, and where I started my editing career. Included in my time there is a BAFTA-nominated episode, an RTS award for editing and a huge visual FX sequence where a house was swallowed into a sink-hole.
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CASUALTY
2X50 MIN - BBC
Director - Piotr Szkopiak
Executive Producer - Loretta Preece
Two Christmas specials of the long-running BBC hospital drama.
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HOLLYOAKS
65x25 MIN - E4
Directors - Jamie Annett, Claire Tailyour, Paul Riordan, Sean Glynn, Andrew Gunn, George Siougas, Dirk Campbell, Will Brenton, Amy Coop, Edem Kelman, Duncan Foster, David Crowley, Sean Spencer
Executive Producers - Bryan Kirkwood & Lucy Martin.
Through many episodes of Hollyoaks I've covered many topics including eating disorders, domestic violence, sexual assault and much more.
Editor
RIVER CITY - SERIES 20
4x60 MIN - BBC ONE (SCOTLAND)
Director - Stuart Davids, Ade Bean.
Producer - Vikki Tennant.
Executive Producer - Kieran Hannigan