Emily Jealtakes on the newly-created role of Head of Feature Documentaries.

The UK doc industry has been grappling with a lack of female director representation for years.

There is a huge hole in the sector, said Moulton.

Christopher Reeve in ‘Super/Man’ doc

Christopher Reeve in ‘Super/Man’ docWarner Bros / Alamy

The risk averse environment in docs has become self repeating, Southgate added.

The reason Reeves story was so emotional is because of his relationship with his family.

Having success withSuper/Manhas opened up avenues in Hollywood, he added.

Investigative journalist Christo Grozev in ‘Antidote’

Broadcasters want big name talent so we are doing a lot of work on that.