Laura Mackie, co-founder of Unforgotten producer Mainstreet Pictures, part of ITV Studios, is leaving the drama label, with Guy de Glanville joining as Managing Director, alongside CEO Sally Haynes.
Haynes and Mackie started the ITV Studios owned company in 2013 and have produced six series of the acclaimed drama Unforgotten. It is one of ITV’s most consistently successful series averaging over eight million viewers and was the number 1 drama on ITV1 and ITVX in 2023 and returns to the channels next year.
Mainstreet has also produced the contemporary relationship thriller Gold Digger (2019, BBC) Age Before Beauty (2018, BBC) and the comedy drama I Want My Wife Back (2016 BBC) The success of Gold Digger led to an Italian re-make Deceitful Love, produced by fellow ITV Studios label, Cattleya, which was the number one non-English show globally on Netflix in October 2024.
Mackie is stepping away from the industry after many successful years executive producing dramas including Bleak House and Blackpool for the BBC and commissioning series such as Downton Abbey, Endeavour, and Broadchurch for ITV. In 2011 she received the RTS Judges Award for her contribution to tv programming.
Laura Mackie says: “Running Mainstreet with my friend and colleague Sally has been an absolute joy and I can’t wait to see what she and the brilliant Guy de Glanville will produce next. I’ll be their number one viewer.”
Guy de Glanville, who has worked across all the Mainstreet Pictures output for over 10 years, including as Executive Producer on Gold Digger and Unforgotten, will join Sally Haynes as Managing Director to steer the company into the next phase of development and production.
Guy de Glanville says: “I’m absolutely delighted to be joining Mainstreet Pictures as Managing Director for our ambitious next chapter. It’s been a hugely enjoyable and very successful decade working with Laura Mackie and Sally Haynes on all of Mainstreet’s award-winning productions. I look forward to an exciting future continuing to work with Sally and the team at Mainstreet.”
Sally Haynes says: “This is the end of an era and the beginning of a new one. I have been so privileged to work with Laura over the years, a true friend and the best brain in tv drama. I am looking forward to the next phase of Mainstreet’s journey with Guy de Glanville joining as MD. He brings huge production experience and editorial expertise. Together we are looking forward to a creative and ambitious future.”
Julian Bellamy, Managing Director, ITV Studios added: “Laura has made the most outstanding contribution to the world of TV drama over the years and it has been an absolute pleasure working with her. While this may be the end of an era, Laura leaves Mainstreet with an impressive legacy of quality, high performing scripted series which I’ve no doubt Sally and Guy will continue to build upon.”
Pippa Considine
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