Jon Plowman
Plowman was educated in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire and at University College, Oxford, where was a member of the University College Players and made friends with others who went on to establish successful careers in comedy. One, Mel Smith, directed Plowman in a production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. After Oxford, Plowman followed Smith to the Royal Court Theatre, where he met the director Lindsay Anderson. Plowman worked in theatre for a while, then joined Granada TV.
He was responsible for producing and commissioning programmes produced in-house at the BBC, of which the greatest successes include The Office and French & Saunders. Plowman became Head of Comedy in October 2005, and oversaw the BBC's in-house comedy production, but no longer commissioned programmes. In June 2007, Plowman announced he was quitting his post at the BBC after 27 years. He decided to become a freelance producer for other shows and hoped to carry on his relationship with the BBC, continuing to create programmes "for them and elsewhere."
In December 2003, The Observer named him in its list of the '50 Funniest or Most Influential People in British Comedy'. On 14 March 2006, he was honoured with the 'Judges' Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Television' at the Royal Television Society awards.
Later he moved into the world of theatre. He co-produced Lucky You, the Carl Hiaasen best-seller that premiered as a theatre production at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2008.
Películas (36)
Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out
2024 · Self, Executive Producer
Bottom: Exposed
2024 · Self
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
2023 · Self
All My Friends Hate Me
2022 · Executive Producer
Wogan: Now You're Talking
2021 · Self
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
2021 · Self
The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown
2020 · Writer
The Devil of Christmas
2016 · Producer
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
2016 · Self
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
2016 · Producer
The Trial of Elizabeth Gadge
2015 · Executive Producer
The 12 Days of Christine
2015 · Executive Producer
La Couchette
2015 · Executive Producer
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
2014 · Self
The Harrowing
2014 · Executive Producer
The Understudy
2014 · Executive Producer
Last Gasp
2014 · Executive Producer
Tom & Gerri
2014 · Executive Producer
A Quiet Night In
2014 · Executive Producer
Sardines
2014 · Executive Producer
Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things
2013 · Self
Fry and Laurie Reunited
2010 · Self
Psychoville Halloween Special
2010 · Executive Producer
Spinners and Losers
2007 · Executive Producer
HR
2007 · Executive Producer
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005 · Self
Mama Jack
2005 · Security (uncredited)
The Office: The Christmas Special
2003 · Executive Producer
The Best of French & Saunders
2002 · Producer
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000 · Executive Producer
Mirrorball
2000 · Producer
Absolutely Fabulous: A Life
1998 · Executive Producer
Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout
1996 · Producer
How to Be Absolutely Fabulous
1995 · Executive Producer
Smashie and Nicey's Top of the Pops Party
1994 · Producer
Absolution
1978 · Father Piers
Series (38)
Inside No. 9
2014 · Executive Producer
Way to Go
2013 · Executive Producer
Twenty Twelve
2011 · Executive Producer
Robert's Web
2010 · Producer
Roger & Val Have Just Got In
2010 · Producer
Psychoville
2009 · Producer
Beautiful People
2008 · Father Piers, Executive Producer
The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle
2007 · Producer
Jam and Jerusalem
2006 · Executive Producer
That Mitchell and Webb Look
2006 · Executive Producer
Time Trumpet
2006 · Executive Producer
Broken News
2005 · Producer
Love Soup
2005 · Producer
Extras
2005 · Executive Producer
The Thick of It
2005 · Executive Producer
The Robinsons
2005 · Executive Producer
Doctors and Nurses
2004 · Executive Producer
Absolute Power
2003 · Producer
Dead Ringers
2002 · Producer
15 Storeys High
2002 · Producer
The Office
2001 · Executive Producer
The Big Impression
2000 · Producer
People Like Us
1999 · Producer
Let Them Eat Cake
1999 · Producer
Sir Bernard's Stately Homes
1999 · Executive Producer
The League of Gentlemen
1999 · Executive Producer
Gimme Gimme Gimme
1999 · Executive Producer
In the Red
1998 · Executive Producer
This Morning with Richard Not Judy
1998 · Producer
Goodness Gracious Me
1998 · Producer
The Vicar of Dibley
1994 · Executive Producer
Absolutely Fabulous
1992 · Producer
Murder Most Horrid
1991 · Producer
Bottom
1991 · Executive Producer
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
1989 · Producer
French & Saunders
1987 · Producer, Executive Producer
Alas Smith and Jones
1984 · Producer
Alfresco
1983 · Researcher