Who We Are

Seven Seas Films was set up in October 2016 by Writer Dan Sefton and Executive Producer Simon Lupton.

Simon Lupton

Simon Lupton has been a Producer of scripted content since 1999. Starting in the In-House comedy department at the BBC under Paul Jackson, Simon also worked with Andy Harries at Granada and then LeftBank, as well as undertaking freelance work with Retort, Princess Productions, Action Time and Comedy Central.  In 2007 he became a Commissioning Editor for BBC Comedy, where he was Executive Producer on shows such as The Trip (BAFTA winner), Getting On (BAFTA, RTS, WGGB winner), and Catherine Tate : Nan’s Christmas Carol as well as classics such as My Family, Harry and Paul (BAFTA winner), and Green, Green Grass. 

In 2014 Simon moved to UKTV to spearhead their drive into original scripted commissions.  Whilst there he was responsible for sitcoms Marley’s Ghosts (starring John Hannah, Sarah Alexander & Jo Joyner), The Rebel (Simon Callow, Bill Patterson, Anita Dobson), Bull (Robert Lindsay, Maureen Lipman), the Rose D’Or winning Henry IX (Charles Edwards, Colin Salmon, Kara Tointon), Zapped (James Buckley, Paul Kaye and Sharon Rooney) and two series of Red Dwarf (Craig Charles, Chris Barrie, Danny John Jules & Robert Llewellyn), all of which have surpassed previous ratings records.

Simon’s tenure at UKTV also saw them taking their first steps into Comedy Drama – including The Comic Strip Presents….Red Top (starring Maxine Peak, Russell Tovey, Eleanor Matsuura and Nigel Planer) and Do Not Disturb (Catherine Tate & Miles Jupp).  He has also developed the networks Drama strategy, initiating work on a variety of projects for their Alibi, Drama, W and Dave channels.

In 2017 Simon Produced the first series of Porters (Ed Easton, Susan Wokoma, Claudia Jessie & Rutger Hauer) written by Dan.  He then Produced Series 2 of The Rebel (Simon Callow, Bill Paterson & Anita Dobson) for Retort and Gold.

In addition to his scripted experience Simon has also Produced Documentaries, including the Emmy nominated Queen : Days of Our Lives (BBC2), Queen : Rags to Rhapsody (BBC4) and Queen : Rock The World (BBC4), and in 2019, The Show Must Go On : The Queen + Adam Lambert Story (ABC & Netflix)

Dan Sefton

Dan Sefton is a prolific television writer who has created an impressive array of original TV series for the mainstream channels.

Previously an A&E doctor, he started his television career as a hobby; writing episodes of medical dramas: Doctors, Casualty and Holby City. Delving into the world of scripted drama, Dan also wrote episodes of Harlan Coben’s The Five (Sky One), Death in Paradise (BBC One), Monarch of the Glen (BBC One), Mr Selfridge (ITV) and Secret Diary of a Call Girl (ITV2).

Having written comedy series Porters for UKTV to critical acclaim, Dan went on to write and be show-runner on three series of the original drama, Delicious, starring Dawn French, Emilia Fox and Iain Glen for Bandit TV and Sky One. He also wrote four-part thriller Trust Me for Red Productions and BBC One, which ran for two series, the first starring Jodie Whittaker and the second starring Alfred Enoch and Ashley Jensen.  In addition to these, Dan created and wrote The Good Karma Hospital, for Tiger Aspect, which ran for four series on ITV and Acorn TV.

Dan continues to show-run his original drama The Mallorca Files with Cosmopolitan Pictures for Amazon.

Current & Forthcoming Shows

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