ones ) ▁is ▁a ▁ ▁British ▁television ▁producer , ▁who ▁has ▁worked ▁on ▁several ▁acc laimed ▁drama ▁program mes , ▁including ▁the ▁multi - a ward - win ning ▁State ▁of ▁Play ▁( 2 0 0 3 ). ▁She ▁entered ▁the ▁television ▁industry ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁when ▁she ▁gained ▁a ▁job ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁floor ▁manager ▁at ▁BBC ▁Television ▁Centre . ▁Pre viously , ▁she ▁had ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁teacher ▁in ▁Es sex , ▁after ▁having ▁failed ▁in ▁several ▁attempts ▁to ▁gain ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁theatre . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁she ▁worked ▁pre domin antly ▁on ▁comedy ▁program mes ▁such ▁as ▁Not ▁the ▁N ine ▁O ' C lock ▁News ▁and ▁Black ad der , ▁becoming ▁a ▁producer ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁working ▁in ▁that ▁capacity ▁on ▁Red ▁D war f . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁she ▁switched ▁to ▁working ▁on ▁drama ▁programming ▁and ▁also ▁left ▁the ▁BBC . ▁She ▁produced ▁Cra cker ▁for ▁Gran ada ▁Television , ▁upon ▁which ▁she ▁first ▁worked ▁with ▁the ▁writer ▁Paul ▁Abb ott , ▁who ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁write ▁State ▁of ▁Play , ▁which ▁she ▁produced ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁State ▁of ▁Play ▁was ▁co - produ ced ▁by ▁End or ▁Produ ctions , ▁a ▁company ▁Be van ▁Jones ▁had ▁co - f ounded ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁but ▁after ▁working ▁on ▁the ▁series ▁with ▁Abb ott ▁the ▁pair ▁of ▁them ▁established ▁their