We’re proud to have one of the best teams in television!
As winners of the “Independent Spirit” award for the second year running at the prestigious Yorkshire RTS Awards, the judges recognised how our commitment to development, training and teamwork was being reflected in our dynamic and immersive TV shows.
We are also very proud to be named as one of the “Best places to work in TV” in 2020 by Broadcast Magazine.
Our diverse team have filmed in extreme environments from the Arctic to the baking outback of Western Australia. We’re also the only production company with a full-time team of Technical Aircrew qualified to fly on UK air ambulances.
Our Team
Matt is Air TV's Managing Director as well as being an Executive Producer on many of our shows. As a keen programme maker, he's often found at the sharp end of our filming. He has led our filming teams on Helicopter ER and 999 Rescue Squad for several years, and is now also overseeing work on our new property renovation series Derelict Rescue.
Ian’s specialised in making and managing programmes in difficult, dangerous or sensitive environments - from filming the exhumation of a victim of history’s deadliest virus to discovering a lost shipwreck off Iceland. He’s worked for ITV, ITN and the BBC and is a qualified pilot.
Making a high-profile returning series about classic cars is a dream come true for Andy. In a varied career he's worked as a series producer in current affairs, launched BBC One’s football show, Late Kick Off, and has worked with presenters as varied as rock legend Rick Wakeman and Richard Hammond.
Lesley is our finance manager, looking after all our accounts and paperwork with many years of experience gained at the BBC. She’s also a keen golfer and was the first ever female President at her golf club.
Adam is the main point of contact for logistics, edit schedules and deliveries across all of our programmes. He’s had a long career at the BBC working in scheduling and production support roles and has most recently been working as a Talent Manger.
Mel takes the lead on the compliance and delivery of our medical shows including Helicopter ER and 999 Rescue Squad. She’s an experienced Producer, having recently worked on The Yorkshire Job Centre, Wild Animal Rescue, The Shift: Women on the Force and A&E Live.
Andrew is the SP looking after our new property show in the Yorkshire Dales. He's an experienced producer and director having worked on a wide range of factual shows. He's now leading our filming team in Richmond.
Becki is our lead edit producer on our new property renovation series Derelict Rescue. She works alongside our editors to write the scripts, craft the stories, and make sure everything is in place ready for the shows to transmit.
John is a hugely experienced and award winning TV cameraman and works across all of our programmes. He specialises in documentary, current affairs and observational series and is also a qualified helicopter pilot.
George is a vastly experienced Self Shooting PD who is currently filming on our Helicopter ER Series. With an appetite for adventure, she's survived on The Island with Bear Grylls and worked on several other adventure series including Hunted and The Heist.
Dan is a cameraman and editor with years of experience gained at the BBC. He's worked on major series in the UK and Australia and now works on our Helicopter ER and 999 Rescue Squad programmes.
Ali works out of our Thornton-le-Dale office, keeping track of all our filming for Bangers & Cash. She has many years of experience at the BBC, having worked in news and current affairs, and more recently has been working as a teaching assistant at a primary school.
Christine is a hugely experienced producer who works across all of the ideas we are developing. Her meticulous research and planning helps us to focus on the best ideas for new series. She's also working alongside Andrew to coordinate filming for our property show in the Yorkshire Dales.
Picture coming soon! After several decades at the BBC, Lucy is now our lead edit producer on 999 Rescue Squad. She works alongside our editors to script and structure the programmes, while making sure everything we say is checked and double checked.
Holly is our multi-talented Production Manager. She is currently enjoying a 12 month career break, and is planning to be back with us in Autumn 2021.
Joe was officially the “One to Watch” for 2017 after picking up a coveted award as the most promising newcomer at the Royal Television Society’s Yorkshire Centre Awards. He now works across all of our shows and can often be found filming for Helicopter ER, 999 Rescue Squad and Bangers & Cash.
Graduating with a degree in Broadcast Journalism, Jenny joined Air TV in 2017 and since then has progressed to Assistant Producer and now works across several of our shows. She is currently co-ordinating the filming for our new Derelict Rescue series, as well as filming on the air ambulance for Helicopter ER.
Kristian is an experienced DV Director working on our 999 Rescue Squad programme at the HART base in Leeds. He's worked on a variety of shows including Mudertown, M1: The Motorway that made Britain and Holidaying with Jane McDonald.
Jonny is one of our shooting Assistant Producers, working across our emergency medical programmes 999 Rescue Squad and Helicopter ER.
Chris is one of our multi-skilled Producer Directors. He's currently working on the 999 Rescue Squad Series, following the work of the Yorkshire Ambulance Service's Hazardous Area Response Team.
Charlie joined Air TV in October 2018 and is one of the team liaising with patients for our two medical emergency series, Helicopter ER and 999 Rescue Squad. Charlie graduated from Leeds Trinity University with a degree in Journalism.
Lydia is our Junior Researcher on our two medical programmes, working with Charlie to be the main point of contact for all of the patients who feature in the shows. Lydia's a graduate of the Broadcast Journalism course at Leeds University.
Amy is our Production Assistant, working across all of our programmes. She is from the North East and recently completed a Production Management course at Leeds Trinity University after gaining a degree in Media Production and English at Leeds University. She’s a qualified football coach and referee and enjoys snowboarding and triathlons.
Chris is our Colourist and Online Editor, grading and delivering our programmes to the broadcasters. He's a keen cyclist and pilot.
Warren is our lead editor, helping to shape the look of all of our programmes. He's previously worked for Sky, Al Jazeera, National Geographic and Discovery and is now based in our York offices.
Simon is one of our editing team, working across 999 Rescue Squad, Helicopter ER and Bangers & Cash. He's worked for the BBC, ITV, Sky & Channel 4 editing all genres from Dispatches to Benidorm ER, Location Location Location and Antiques Road Trip.
Richard is one of our editors, working across all of our shows. With decades of experience at the BBC, Richard is now bringing his skills to Helicopter ER, 999 Rescue Squad and Derelict Rescue.
Kate is one of our editing team, working on both 999 Rescue Squad and Helicopter ER. She's worked on shows such as Emmerdale, Heartbeat and Touch of Frost - as well as editing game shows, documentaries and current affairs.
Bob is one of our editing team, working on both 999 Rescue Squad and Helicopter ER.
Tom is one of our Junior Editors, helping to craft the stories in our emergency programmes Helicopter ER and 999 Rescue Squad. He joined us as an Edit Assistant in 2018 after completing his degree at Leeds Beckett University.
Peter looks after all of our footage for Bangers & Cash and is based in our location production office in Thornton le Dale. As an experienced cameraman and editor, he also gets involved with shooting around the garage and is a regular face on auction days.
Michael is our multi-skilled Edit Assistant. He works to support all the editors and our post production operation. Michael has a degree in Film and Television, and is our second fully qualified football referee!
Will has recently joined Air TV and is our Technical Runner working on our new property show in the Yorkshire Dales.
Andy is our Production Assistant, working across all of our shows from our Church Fenton office. He has previously worked as a runner for ITV studios, and also as a supply teacher.
Jake is a student at Leeds Beckett University with a passion for classic cars, so is well suited to his new role as a runner on the Bangers & Cash series - working out of our office in Thornton le Dale.