A trained artist, Jonnie Turpie founded Maverick Television in 1994 and pioneered the use of new technology in television, both in the use of small-format cameras and high-end post-production graphics. This digital approach led to many early successes, such as the much-loved Trade Secrets series and award-winning DV dramas Blazed, The Visit and Nightshift.
Always looking ahead to the opportunities new technologies create, Jonnie now heads up Maverick’s ambitious digital media business and is currently executive producing several strands for Teachers TV, the first ever digital channel for professionals, 4Talent for Channel 4, and many more cross-platform ideas. Acknowledged across the industry as a forward thinker, he has applied new video, technology and electronic techniques to create new styles and approaches to television and media.
Throughout his career he has contributed to the development and delivery of policy across the screen industries and has always had a special focus on young people’s filmmaking and education. He is Digital Media Director of Maverick Television, which he founded and has become one of the UK’s leading independent production companies.