Freelance services for television, live broadcast and online production, provided by Alex Scott — television director, vision mixer and company director of Mercian Media Ltd.
Repeat series bookings. Specialist live productions.
30+Big Brother & Celebrity Big Brother series
12+Love Island & All Stars series
Global eventsFestivals, esports & live tournaments
Reality / fixed rig
Life in the gallery.
Returning across dozens of series of Big Brother, Celebrity Big Brother and Love Island, alongside series 1 and 2 of My Mum, Your Dad. Following conversations, relationships and the moments that shape an episode, with directing responsibilities specific to each production.
Live / multi-camera
Making the cut.
Royal Wedding coverage, election nights, debates and Budgets: specialist broadcasts with dedicated studio setups and vision-mixing desk configurations. These sit alongside daily news direction and outside broadcasts.
Esports / events
Following the action.
International event experience spanning TwitchCon in Berlin, Nexus Festival in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Insomnia Gaming Festival in Birmingham and the Pokémon World Championships in London — covering live stages, tournaments and finals.
Programme recognition
Programme awards & recognition.
Recognition for productions in my credits, celebrating the work of their crews and creative teams.
Programme award
National Reality TV Awards · 2026
Big Brother
The programme won Best Entertainment Show in 2026, recognising series 22, and Best Social Experiment Show in 2014. My Big Brother credits span Reality Director and Senior Director bookings from 2011.
Winner of the BAFTA for Entertainment, RTS Comedy Entertainment award and Broadcast Award for Best Entertainment Programme in 2026. My Reality Director credits include series 1, the 2026 Halloween Special and series 3, forthcoming in 2027.
Nominated for the BAFTA for Reality in 2024. The programme also won Best Dating Show at the 2024 National Reality TV Awards. I worked as Gallery Director on series 1 and 2.
The Welsh castle production received the RTS Special Award in 2021. The programme also won the 2021 BAFTA for Entertainment Craft Team and the NTA Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award. I worked on the 2020 and 2021 series; the BAFTA was awarded to its named craft-team recipients.
My work on Love Island began in 2018, with Reality Director and Senior Director roles across different series. Programme honours include a BAFTA in 2018, Best Entertainment Programme at the Broadcast Digital Awards in 2019 and Broadcast Awards in 2020, and an MTV award in 2021.
Illustrative trophy artwork. Recognition belongs to the programmes and teams described above.
Explore the work
Selected credits.
Selected series & productions.
Celebrity Big BrotherYear of the Woman · 2018 Senior Reality DirectorI’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!Reality Director · 2021Love Island / Series 8Reality Director · 2022Ready To MingleGallery Director · 2021
Screen-credit excerpts from the respective productions. Programme imagery belongs to its respective rights holders.
02 / About me
From transmission to the director’s chair.
Over two decades in television, with experience from transmission and playout through to the director’s chair.
Before becoming freelance in 2011, I worked in Transmission Control operations and for a global news channel. That technical grounding still shapes how I work: clear preparation, precise communication and an understanding of what it takes to get a programme to air.
From planning multi-camera coverage to making decisions in a live gallery, I bring the same considered approach to every production.
03 / The company
Mercian Media Ltd
Broadcast experience. Creative expertise.
Mercian Media Ltd provides Alex Scott’s freelance production services and develops apps, utilities and games under the No Red Hens name.
Programme award
Programme award
Programme award
