Producerobit: Simon Channing Williams

Like many of Britain’s contemporary film players, Simon Channing Williams worked for the BBC during the 1970s. Although he started out in the captioning department, Williams formed associations with the likes of Stephen Frears and Michael Apted through his work as an assistant director. His strongest attachment was to Mike Leigh. Since 1988’s High Hopes, Channing Williams produced all of the writer-director’s films, including last year’s Happy-Go-Lucky.