Both hires have been at the prodco since its early days

Quay Street Productions, producers of Harlan Coben’s Lazarus, has announced two senior moves to shore up its creative leadership team.

Fiona McAllister, who joined the company in 2021, will take up the role of head of development, leading Quay Street’s development strategy.

Davina Earl also steps up to a newly-defined executive producer role, working alongside Richard Fee as part of the senior creative team led by CEO Nicola Shindler. Earl, who has been at the prodco since its early days, will oversee a slate of high-profile productions.

CEO and founder of Quay Street Productions, Shindler, said: “Fiona and Davina have both been instrumental to what we’ve built at Quay Street, and these appointments reflect their brilliance and the trust we all have in them. I feel incredibly lucky to be working with them, alongside Richard Fee. Their experience and talent are invaluable as we grow the company.”

McAllister added: “Quay Street is such a special company – it’s a privilege to work in this smart, fun team who are all so passionate about TV. I’m delighted to have the chance to carry on Davina’s brilliant work, putting writers and creatives at the heart of everything we do, pushing ambitious, bold ideas and growing the slate in exciting new directions.”

Earl concurred: “It’s been a total honour working with Nicola, Richard and Quay Street’s hugely talented and hard-working editorial team as head of development. We’ve had a brilliant few years building a development slate we are very proud of. Fiona has an incredible editorial brain, an indefatigable work ethos and is loved by writers. I’m delighted to be passing the baton onto her and look forward to focusing on my projects in development and production.”

Part of ITV Studios, Quay Street Productions has a slate of high-profile credits including Harlan Coben’s Lazarus (Prime), Run Away (Netflix), The Guest (BBC), After the Flood 2 (ITV), Tip Toe (C4) and The Blame (ITV).