UK’s Duck Soup Films appoints new head of production

UK film and TV production outfit Duck Soup Films has appointed established line producer Kate Larking as head of production.

Larking will be responsible for overseeing the management of all Duck Soup projects, from development through to delivery, and will reporting to the company’s founders Bekki Wray-Rogers, Libby Durdy and Jessica Hoyland.

Prior to joining Duck Soup, Larking was working with Birmingham-based, kids and family focused indie Threewise Entertainment. Additionally, her credits include BBC series Ridley Road for Red Productions.

Leeds-based Duck Soup was founded in 2015 by Wray-Rogers, Durdy and Hoyland. Its credits include Channel 4 dramas This Is England and Utopia. In 2021 The Channel 4 Growth Fund has a stake in the company. 

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