Known For
Production
Born
Jul 04, 1953
Place of Birth
Welwyn Garden City, England United Kingdom
Credits
71 titles
Jon Plowman
Biography
Plowman was educated in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire and at University College, Oxford, where was a member of the University College Players and made friends with others who went on to establish successful careers in comedy. One, Mel Smith, directed Plowman in a production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. After Oxford, Plowman followed Smith to the Royal Court Theatre, where he met the director Lindsay Anderson. Plowman worked in theatre for a while, then joined Granada TV. He was responsible for producing and commissioning programmes produced in-house at the BBC, of which the greatest successes include The Office and French & Saunders. Plowman became Head of Comedy in October 2005, and oversaw the BBC's in-house comedy production, but no longer commissioned programmes. In June 2007, Plowman announced he was quitting his post at the BBC after 27 years. He decided to become a freelance producer for other shows and hoped to carry on his relationship with the BBC, continuing to create programmes "for them and elsewhere." In December 2003, The Observer named him in its list of the '50 Funniest or Most Influential People in British Comedy'. On 14 March 2006, he was honoured with the 'Judges' Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Television' at the Royal Television Society awards. Later he moved into the world of theatre. He co-produced Lucky You, the Carl Hiaasen best-seller that premiered as a theatre production at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2008.
Known For
Filmography
Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out
Self
Bottom: Exposed
Self
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
Self
All My Friends Hate Me
Executive Producer
Wogan: Now You're Talking
Self
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
Self
The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown
Writer
The Devil of Christmas
Producer
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Self
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Producer
The Trial of Elizabeth Gadge
Executive Producer
The 12 Days of Christine
Executive Producer
La Couchette
Executive Producer
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
Self
The Harrowing
Executive Producer
The Understudy
Executive Producer
Last Gasp
Executive Producer
Tom & Gerri
Executive Producer
A Quiet Night In
Executive Producer
Sardines
Executive Producer
Inside No. 9
Executive Producer
Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things
Self
Way to Go
Executive Producer
Twenty Twelve
Executive Producer
Robert's Web
Producer
Fry and Laurie Reunited
Self
Psychoville Halloween Special
Executive Producer
Roger & Val Have Just Got In
Producer
Psychoville
Producer
Beautiful People
Father Piers
The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle
Producer
Spinners and Losers
Executive Producer
HR
Executive Producer
Jam and Jerusalem
Executive Producer
That Mitchell and Webb Look
Executive Producer
Time Trumpet
Executive Producer
Broken News
Producer
Love Soup
Producer
Extras
Executive Producer
The Thick of It
Executive Producer
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Self
Mama Jack
Security (uncredited)
Doctors and Nurses
Executive Producer
Absolute Power
Producer
Dead Ringers
Producer
15 Storeys High
Producer
The Best of French & Saunders
Producer
The Office
Executive Producer
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Executive Producer
Mirrorball
Producer