Put simply, we love what we do
About us
Drummer Television is a multi-award and BAFTA winning production company established in Bristol in 2012 by Tamsin Summers and Rachel Drummond-Hay.
We are passionate about making character driven programmes with compelling stories at their heart.
We look for universal themes that all viewers can identify with and find strong characters through which to explore those themes. We are known for accessing people living on the periphery and for immersing ourselves in their worlds.
We surround ourselves with smart people who love making television and as a result, whether it’s documentary, drama, or entertainment, our programmes feel fresh and innovative – they have a sense of purpose but also a sense of fun.
We make a broad range of programming and have made programmes for Channel 4, BBC, CBBC, Channel 5 and BSLBT (British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust). We want to build a portfolio with all broadcasters here in the UK and internationally.
Diversity is integral to all we do both on screen and off, and we pride ourselves in being one of the most diverse independent TV production teams in the UK. We are female owned and over half of our core senior team are women, 20% are from ethnic minorities and 20% are Deaf or disabled.
We value training and development at all stages of a person’s career and never want to stop learning and improving the skills of all those working with us. We have people training at all levels including Apprentices, ScreenSkills ‘Make a Move’ higher level trainees, Channel 4 Production trainees, BSLBT supported trainees and entry level Drummer trainees.
Rachel Drummond-Hay
Co-Founder and Managing Director
Vice Chair RTS West, Board Member Screen Skills Children’s Council, regular guest speaker and mentor.
Rachel has been a Producer in Bristol for the last 20 years and has a strong background in making TV documentaries and docu-dramas as well as award-winning short films which have had success in festivals in the UK and internationally. She has extensive experience working with tricky access with the public and charity sector making films about very sensitive subjects for clients including the Police, Home Office and the NHS. She is passionate about making engaging programmes that shine a light on the unexpected and challenge the way we see the world.
Tamsin Summers
Co-Founder
Member of BAFTA and regular TV judge panelist and mentor.
Tamsin began her TV career on the groundbreaking series, Network 7 before working her way up to the position of Deputy Series Editor of Channel 4s iconic series, The Word. She moved on to become Vice President of Factual and Entertainment Programming for MTV before a brief spell as Commissioning Executive in Entertainment at the BBC. She then became a major shareholder and Director Of Programming for At It Productions, where she Exec Produced C4’s youth programming zone, T4, and numerous other programmes for all the major channels and established At It West in Bristol.