Andrew Eastel

Managing Director of Middlechild Productions and Northern Child

Andrew is a television and documentary film director, producer and executive with extensive experience creating programmes for British and international broadcasters and global streaming platforms.

As Managing Director of Brighton-based Middlechild Productions and Newcastle-based Northern Child, Andrew oversees a broad slate of observational documentaries, factual formats and current-affairs films. His recent credits include Amazon Prime’s The Facebook Honeytrap, Channel 4’s I Printed a Gun: Plastic and Deadly, BBC Three’s Therapy: Tough Talking and Channel 5’s The World’s Biggest Murder Trial: Nuremberg.

Alongside popular returning formats, Andrew has produced and directed sensitive and complex single documentaries, working closely with contributors to build the trust needed to tell deeply personal stories with compassion and care.