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Kwadjo Dajan is a multi-award-winning producer and creative executive whose work combines exceptional editorial judgement with commercial instinct to create ambitious, audience-driven premium drama. His producing credits include Appropriate Adult, Little Boy Blue and Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes – projects recognised for both critical excellence and broad audience impact. As co-founder and former CEO of Sky-backed Sugar Films, he built and led a high-performing creative team while originating and developing distinctive scripted drama for the international market.
Credits
Credits
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Production (role)CompanyProject details
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Production (role): SUSPECT: THE SHOOTING OF JEAN CHARLES DE MENEZES (Producer and Executive Producer)Company: Etta Pictures and KDJ Productions / Disney +Project details: 4 x 60'
Wr. Jeff Pope
Dir. Paul Andrew Williams
Starring Conleth Hill, Edison Alcaide, Max Beesley, Russell Tovey
RTS Craft & Design Award winner (Photography, Original Score) -
Production (role): LITTE BOY BLUE (Producer)Company: ITV StudiosProject details: 4 x 60'
Wr. Jeff Pope
Dir. Paul Whittington
Starring Sinéad Keenan, Brían F. O'Byrne, James Nelson-Joyce and Stephen Graham
BAFTA Award winner (Supporting Actor) with multiple nominations; RTS Award winner (Best Actress) -
Production (role): CILLA (Producer)Company: ITV StudiosProject details: 3 x 45'
Wr. Jeff Pope
Dir. Paul Whittington
Starring Sheridan Smith
BAFTA and International Emmy-nominated (Actress); BAFTA-nominated (Mini-series); BAFTA Craft and RTS Craft Award winner (Costume Design) -
Production (role): THE WIDOWER (Producer)Company: ITV Studios / Octagon FilmsProject details: 3 x 45'
Wrs. Jim Barton and Jeff Pope
Dir. Paul Whittington
Starring Reece Shearsmith and Sheridan Smith -
Production (role): MRS BIGGS (Producer)Company: December Films / ITV StudiosProject details: 5 x 60'
Wr. Jeff Pope
Dir. Paul Whittington
Starring Sheridan Smith and Daniel Mays
BAFTA Award winner (Leading Actress); BAFTA-nominated (Mini-series); International Emmy-nominated (Actress) -
Production (role): APPROPRIATE ADULT (Co-Producer)Company: ITV StudiosProject details: 2 x 60'
Wr. Neil McKay
Dir. Julian Jarrold
Producer. Lisa Gilchrist
Starring Emily Watson and Dominic West
BAFTA Award winner(Actor, Actress, Supporting Actress); BAFTA Craft Award winner (including Kwadjo as Breakthrough Talent); RTS Award winner; Golden Globe-nominated (Actress)
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DateProduction (role)CompanyProject details
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Date: 2016 - 2022Production (role): CO-FOUNDER & CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF SCRIPTEDCompany: Sugar FilmsProject details: Kwadjo led the company’s creative and commercial strategy through to its full acquisition by Sky Studios in 2020, at which point Kwadjo was appointed CEO.
Kwadjo forged strategic partnerships with leading writers including Peter Straughan, Helen Edmundson, Daniel Brocklehurst and Jeff Pope, while strengthening commissioner relationships across the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Sky and Netflix.
Kwadjo originated and led the development of Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles
de Menezes, negotiating a straight-to-series commission from Disney+. -
Date: 2007 - 2015Production (role): HEAD OF DEVELOPMENTCompany: ITV Studios Factual DramaProject details: In collaboration with Jeff Pope, Head of ITV Factual Drama, Kwadjo played a key role in researching, developing and securing access to complex, real-life stories, leading to the commissioning of acclaimed dramas such as Appropriate Adult; Mrs Biggs; The Widower; Cilla and Little Boy Blue.