After graduating from the University of Manchester Drama Department, Tony worked for Channel Theatre Co and the Liverpool Playhouse where he spent a time directing the Youth Theatre.

Tony then moved into television via jobs at Brookside and Emmerdale Farm before joining David Liddiment’s highly successful Entertainment Department at Granada Television. Whilst at Granada he developed, script edited or produced over 200 hours of network programming.

Tony spent the late 90s as an Executive Producer in BBC drama before leaving to devise and produce the Lock Stock series with Guy Ritchie for Channel 4.  He returned to ITV in 2000 as the Head of Continuing Drama for the entire network, overseeing around 400 hours per year of some the nation’s most popular programmes.

In 2003 Tony took over as Producer of Coronation Street.  His stint on the programme garnered nearly 100 awards, achieved all top five spots in the weekly ratings charts twenty five times and attracted such luminous talents as diverse as Status Quo and Sir Ian McKellen.

Since arriving at Lime Pictures Tony has been working alongside Chief Executive Carolyn Reynolds, and is charged with making Lime Pictures the UK’s largest and most prestigious drama production company. Tony oversees all programme output from Lime Pictures.