DES HENDERSON
CREATIVE DIRECTOR / EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Des is a multi-award winning executive producer and director and has worked on the vast bulk of the Alleycats output in both capacities. Award-winning/nominated credits include: BBC1 / BBC4 How to Defuse a Bomb: (Irish Film Institute winner and RTS nominated), My Wig and Me (RTS nominated) BBC1 World’s Oldest Family (RTS nominated), BBC1 NI/ RTE Keepin’ ‘Er Country (Celtic Media Festival Winner, RTS twice nominated) BBC1 NI/ RTE Life Patrol: On The Banks of The Foyle (Radharc Award runner up), RTE Pulling With My Parents (RTS Winner, C21 IFA Nominated Best Multi-Platform Format).
As well as being at the cutting edge of high-end documentary, Des has a huge strength in popular factual and formats – he developed, series produced and directed RTE series The Borrowers, bringing the fixed rig into loan offices.