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The RTS North West Awards highlight the region’s incredible post-production talent, and we’re thrilled to see several familiar projects in the nominations list.

Ambulance (Dragonfly for BBC One)
Well done to Ben Burgess who has worked on Ambulance. He’s experienced on this one having worked on three series now! The series captures the dedication and real-life drama of frontline emergency workers.

Four in a Bed (Studio Lambert for Channel 4)
Four in a Bed received two nominations this year. Fred Ziecker and Mike Kerr have worked on this popular long running series.

Molly-Mae: Behind It All (Workerbee for Amazon Prime)
Abraham Teweldebrhan cut three episodes of this reality docuseries that follows one of Britain’s biggest influencers, Molly-Mae Hague.

The awards will take place 21^st Nov 2025

Congratulations to all the nominees!

South Shore for Channel 4

Exec Producers: Melanie Leach, Andrew Mackenzie and Louise Allen

Editor: Adam Mitchell ( Eps 1 & 4)

7^th Oct, 9.15 on Channel 4

What happens when you throw together six young Brits who’ve never travelled alone and six older Brits who thought their travelling days were behind them? You get Worlds Apart, Channel 4’s brand new reality competition set in the breathtaking backdrop of Japan.

The pairs are sent on an epic treasure hunt, cracking clues, tackling challenges, and bridging the generation gap, all with the chance to win a life-changing £50,000. There will be culture shocks, teamwork, and plenty of heart warming and hilarious moments along the way.

We’re extra excited about this one because Satusfaction editor Adam Mitchell worked on episodes 1 and 4!
Adam said “ The first episodes of a brand-new series are always going to be challenging. But with the massive team effort that Southshore used, the result is a series that I can really be proud of”.

Worlds Apart starts Tuesday 7^th October at 9.15 on Channel 4.

The Griersons started in 1972 and is one of the biggest events in the UK documentary calendar. This years’ nominations have just been announced and we are delighted to see some familiar names being recognised. The awards celebrate documentaries from Britain and abroad that have made a significant contribution,  they honour the very best in factual filmmaking, celebrating creativity, innovation, and powerful storytelling.

This years’ nominations have several Satusfaction editors in the following categories;

• Best Returning Documentary Series – 24 Hours in Police Custody –Ella Newton
• Best History Documentary – Children of the Cult –Ella Newton
• Best Returning Documentary Series – Surgeons at the Edge of Life –Tanya Trochoulias and Myles Painter

Huge congratulations to all the incredible teams behind these programmes.

We’ll be keeping everything crossed for awards night!

Twenty Twenty for Netflix

Exec Producer: Ruth Kelly

Editor: Jayesh Lathia– Episodes 5 and 6

Love Con Revenge see’s the ‘Tinder Swindler’ survivor Cecilie Fjellhøy team up with one of the world’s top female private investigators, Brianne Joseph to secure retribution for women who have fallen victim to serious romance fraud. The series is gripping, blending present tense investigations with retrospective storytelling to build a surprising “whodunnit.” Each case reveals the elaborate tactics fraudsters use and culminates in very real consequences for those who exploit love for financial gain.

A standout story of the series is ‘Major League Scammer’, which unfolds across Episodes 5 and 6. Edited by Jayesh Lathia,  it dives deep into the shocking scale of deception, highlighting just how sophisticated and dangerous these scams can be. We discussed the edit with Jayesh who said “It was awesome bringing this story to life, weaving the narratives of love fraud victims Lauren and Lindsay against the cunning methods of ex-baseball player Christopher Lloyd. Using a combination of first-person interview, archive, and investigation with Cecile and Brianne, the drama of how Lloyd duped numerous women out of over $2 million was a stunning ride”.

Love Con Revenge is more than true-crime entertainment,  it’s a call for awareness, accountability, and justice. It gives voice to survivors and offers hope that love can ultimately triumph over lies.

Available now on Netflix.

Rumpus Media for Channel 4

Editor: David Richards– 2 Eps

Step aboard The Orient Express: A Golden Era of Travel. This four part series follows the classic Orient Express route from London to Istanbul via Paris, Munich, Vienna, Budapest and Sofia. Along the way, the series investigates historical stories and places of interest all connected to the classic Orient Express luxury train service.

Dave edited episodes 1 and 3. He said “It was an absolute pleasure to work on. Really interesting, archive based, historical stories from the golden era of train travel, with stunning footage of all the locations across Europe”.

Available on More 4

South Shore for ITV

Exec Producers:  Ben Peart and Melanie Leach

Editor: Dave Berezai – Episode 2

14^th September 6.55 on ITV

After drawing in over eight million viewers for Series 1, M&S Dress The Nation is back for a second series this autumn with Episode 2 edited by Dave Berezai.

Hosted by AJ Odudu and Vernon Kay, the hit competition series sees nine contestants compete over five weeks for the chance to win a career-changing mentorship with M&S, and have their winning design sold in selected stores and online.

This season focuses on both womenswear and menswear design, with judges including Maddy Evans (Director of M&S Woman), Lisa Illis (Head of Womenswear Design), Mitch Hughes (Menswear Director), as well as celebrity guests and M&S customers.

With high-stakes challenges, expert guidance and plenty of drama, this season promises to be bigger and bolder than ever. Starts 14th September on ITV1 and ITVX.

Bright Spark Films

Editor: Melanie Golden

To mark the 40th anniversary of the discovery of the world’s most famous ship, this two-part Channel 4 series dives deep into the incredible story of how the Titanic was finally found after seven decades on the ocean floor. Featuring first-person testimony from those who took part in the historic expedition alongside insights from maritime experts and leading historians.

Editor Melanie Golden said: “This is one of those edits where the more the story unfolds, the more exciting it becomes, I’m grateful to have been part of telling the lesser-known story of finding the Titanic.”

Catch it on Sunday 10th August 8pm on Channel 4

Exec Producer: Caroline Davies, Andy Cadman (NBC version), and Saul Fearnley (BBC version)

Two Four for BBC One and NBC

Editors: James Moriarty, Tim Fielding, Mike Kerr, Dave Berezai,

Finishing Editors: Simon Holmes, Paul Bussey, Harry Anstey

Pre-titles & Teasers: Sean Siegfried

Merging fantasy with reality, strategy, and travel, Destination X is not your average adventure competition. This bold new series takes contestants and viewers on the road trip of a lifetime but with one major twist: nobody knows where they are.

Once aboard the blacked-out Destination X bus, the real game begins. Contestants must use all their intuition, observation, and teamwork to decode clues about their ever-changing, top-secret locations. Each challenge on the journey offers hints and a few strategic red herrings, all building to one burning question: Where in the world are they?

Guiding us through the deception and discovery is Rob Brydon, who serves as both host and master of mischief in this high stakes guessing game.

We’re proud to see so many familiar faces from Satusfaction behind the edit of this epic series. Shout out to the talented team who helped bring the twists and turns to life: James Moriarty, Tim Fielding, Mike Kerr, Dave Berezai, Simon Holmes, Paul Bussey, Harry Anstey, and Sean Siegfried.

Dave Berezai shares that it was fantastic to work on this new competition show. The team shot in some beautiful places around Europe so some of the footage was jaw dropping. I did the finishing across 2 episodes. It was effects heavy, both visually and aurally which made for a very intricate edit and was a lot of fun to put together. The end result; a stylish, exciting, fun elimination show. 

Paul Bussey said “What a privilege to be asked to work on Destination X. Right from the off I could see production values were high and this only inspired me to elevate my own input. Everyone who had worked on this smashed it.”

Check out Destination X from 30^th July on BBC One,  iPlayer and NBC

Exec Producers: Casey Feldman, Alexander Marengo, William Swann, and Tim Wardle.

Director/Editor : Phil Bowman

Phil Bowman directed and edited the next episode due out in Netflix’s  Trainwreck anthology which revisits some of the most gripping and bizarre events that once dominated the mainstream media. Back in 2010, Lifetime Channel had a brand new concept of a reality show. It would follow a private investigation agency staffed entirely by suburban ‘soccer moms’. It was a clever twist on the true-crime craze. Cameras rolled, contracts were signed, and the production team geared up for what they were certain would be a breakout hit. But the show never made it to air. As the documentary reveals, things began to unravel quickly on set of Soccer Moms, Private Eyes The moms’ investigations meant to be the heart of the show kept falling apart. Leads dried up. Surveillance missions failed. Key interviews were mysteriously cancelled. The crew began whispering about sabotage. Then, an anonymous tip blew the whole thing wide open. A whistleblower accused the agency’s head, the woman at the center of the show, of running an illegal drug operation using the PI business as a front. Now, 15 years later, this documentary directed and edited by Phil Bowman, uncovers what really happened behind the scene and its far stranger than fiction..

Phil said “It’s been an absolute privilege to contribute to the ‘Trainwreck’ brand, especially with a project as unique and fun as ‘Trainwreck: P.I. Moms’. The documentary dives deep into the chaotic story behind the scenes of what was truly the greatest reality TV show that never made it to air. It’s a fun journey, and I can’t wait for Netflix audiences to experience it. Thanks to the teams at Raw TV and Satusfaction for their invaluable support.”

Don’t miss the premiere of this unbelievable story, streaming on Netflix from 22^nd  July.

Exec Producer: Karen Plumb

Plimsoll Productions for ITV

Editors: Steve Flatt ( Ep 4) and Belle Borgeaud (Ep 5)

New series Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters is making waves. It puts a group of celebrities who have a fear of sharks into the deep blue sea with some of the ocean’s most misunderstood predators.

This cross between an entertainment and natural history programme see’s Sir Lenny Henry, Rachel Riley, Ade Adepitan, Ross Noble, Dougie Poynter, Lucy Punch, and Helen George swap red carpets for wetsuits as they travel to the Bahamas. Their mission is simple: face their fears and get closer than ever to sharks. It’s not all sunshine and snorkels. Things get real, very quickly when shark attack survivor and marine expert Paul de Gelder who lost an arm and a leg to a bull shark reveals that their very first challenge is to get in the water with… bull sharks!

Belle Borgeaud, edited the final episode she said “ It was a lovely team to work with at Plimsoll Productions and there was some outstanding underwater footage to cut” Steve Flatt edited episode 4 and really enjoyed working on it.

Don’t miss the premiere of Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters tonight 9pm ITV1 and available to steam on ITVX.