Tim Searle appointed Creative Director at Tiger Aspect
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Tiger Aspect Productions (part of Endemol Shine group) today announces that Tim Searle has been appointed, Creative Director: Animation and Children’s.
Tim has been working with Tiger Aspect since 2013 as Series Director of the new 52 x 11 minute Mr Bean: The Animated Series which will premier early this year (TX TBC) on CITV before then transmitting worldwide. Prior to his appointment Tim was head of Animation at Baby Cow Animation Ltd which he established in 2001 with Steve Coogan and Henry Normal. His work at Baby Cow included the creation of award-winning animated comedy drama series I Am Not An Animal for BBC2. Some of Tim’s other Baby Cow credits include Horrible Histories, Alan Partridge, Dara O’Briain’s School of Hard Sums and Man Down with Greg Davies. As Producer and Director his most recent projects included The Cow that Almost Missed Christmas (CBeebies) and Uncle Wormsley’s Christmas (Sky Arts), two highly acclaimed half hour specials and Warren United, a series of 6 x 30’s for ITV.
As Tiger Aspect’s Creative Director: Animation and Children’s Tim will continue to direct Mr Bean until Autumn 2015 while simultaneously working on development projects alongside Tiger Aspect’s head of Animation and Children’s, Tom Beattie. His brief includes creating and looking for projects across disciplines that will build on Tiger’s already noted heritage in the genre.
Tim’s career in animation began some 25 years ago when he set up Triffic Films within months of leaving college with business advice and support from The Prince’s Youth Business Trust. Triffic produced animation and graphics for a wide range of television comedy shows including: Absolutely, Father Ted, Harry Enfield’s Television Programme, Paramount City, Murder Most Horrid and Have I Got News For You. The company’s graphics, titles and animations have also been prominent in, for example, Saturday Live, Samson Superslug, Two Fat Ladies, Fist of Fun and The Catherine Tate Show. Triffic moved into narrative comedy in 1999 with The Outlaw and Rolfs Animal Hairdressers for Channel 4 (first Celaction production). ‘2DTV’ was the hugely popular topical animated sketch show that ran for five series on ITV, which in 2002 lead to making the promo for George Michael’s controversial ‘Shoot the Dog’.
Tim is now a board member of ‘Animation UK’ the group that successfully lobbied government for the UK tax break and a member of the ‘Skillset Animation Group’.
Tom Beattie said
It has been a pleasure working with Tim on Mr Bean and I know that we can continue that relationship on future projects. Tim has such a wealth of knowledge and excellent programming behind him and it’s going to be fun continuing on. He fits perfectly into the Tiger Team.
Of his appointment Tim added,
While I’ll miss my good friends at Baby Cow, I’m delighted to be joining Tiger Aspect, a company I’ve admired for many years. Directing ‘Mr Bean’ has been an enjoyable challenge and I look forward to continue working with this excellent team.