Irma Inniss

Biography

Irma has produced MR LOVERMAN, the new Fable Pictures / BBCOne series based on the novel by Bernardine Evaristo. Prior to thisshe was Series Producer on GRIME KIDS for MammothScreen/BBC3, she co-produced THEN YOU RUN for Kudos/Sky andproduced series three of THE BAY for Tall Story Pictures/ITV. Irmaworked as Development Producer for Ged Doherty and Colin Firth'scompany, Raindog Films and was Script Executive on TIN STAR for Kudos/Sky, prior to which shespent two years as Producer on HOLBY CITY, having been a script editor on both it and EASTENDERS.Irma has produced over 30 hours of television, including the critically–acclaimed “Man Down”episode of HOLBY CITY, which highlighted the plight of a much-loved regular character in denialabout his chronic depression and in crisis.She was a dramaturg on INSIDE OUT a play, by Tanika Gupta, produced by Clean Break and forLISTEN TO YOUR PARENTS by Benjamin Zephaniah, originally commissioned and transmitted onRadio 4. The play was reworked for a touring theatre production, before running at The Lyric,Hammersmith.As an actor, Irma has worked extensively, in theatre, television, radio and film; most often in newplays including WELCOME TO THEBES, written by Moira Buffini and directed by Richard Eyre, at theOlivier, for the National Theatre; DAUGHTERS at the Royal Court Theatre, directed by Ramin Gray; award-winning APACHE TEARS for Clean Break Theatre Company, at the Battersea Arts Centre andthe THE WIDE SARGASSO SEA, adapted by Rukhsana Ahmad, for Radio 4. Television and filmincludes SILENT WITNESS, DESMOND’S, CORONATION STREET and the multi award-winning shortfilm, PERFECT IMAGE?