Three River's McGrath joins Finite as Scripted Development Exec

Finite Films & TV has appointed Benjamin McGrath as Scripted Development Executive, to support its growing slate of scripted content.

McGrath brings over 20 years of experience as a Drama Executive to his new role at Finite Films & TV. Before joining Finite, he was Head of Drama for Three River Fiction, where he developed and Executive Produced the Colin Bateman penned thriller Dead and Buried for BBC1 Northern Ireland and Virgin Media Television, in association with All3Media International. he also identified the IP that led to the commission of Deon Meyer’s Trackers and Executive Story Produced the series for HBO, ZDF and M-net. He’s credited with co-creating genealogical crime thriller Reyna with Torfinnur Jákupsson (Trom), a premium British-Nordic co-production with Jákupsson’s Faroese company GRÓ Studios that was shortlisted at Content London in 2025.

McGrath began his scripted career working in-house for Granada Drama and Comedy, for Christine Langan, Saurabh Kakkar and Andy Harries, before joining Laura Mackie and Sally Haynes at ITV Drama Commissioning as development editor. He went on to write the stories on over a thousand episodes of long running ITV series Emmerdale.

Working alongside Finite Films & TV’s Founder and Executive Producer, Amy Gardner, McGrath will oversee and develop its slate of scripted content.

The company’s growing slate features The Many Lives of Miss K, which is in development with writer and filmmaker Sophia Al-Maria, and The Sound, which the company is developing with award-winning filmmaker Ole Bornedal. Both projects are in partnership with Shoni Productions.

Finite Films & TV’s feature film slate includes thriller MIM, written and to be directed by SXSW Grand Jury Award & Australian Directors Guild Award-winner Josephine MacKerras. Its scripted features include the upcoming feature Ben & Lucy, starring Steven Cree and directed by Cora Bissett. Finite Films & TV will coproduce the first English-language feature film from director Anu Menon, Two of Us, with Bright Pictures.

Amy Gardner, Executive Producer and Founder of Finite Films & TV says: “Ben brings a high-end editorial perspective on script development and extensive experience in creating for screen. He has an extraordinary ability to identify refreshing and exceptional stories, without ever making it feel formulaic. His appointment aligns with our ambitions to deliver genre-bending series and features that feel unique and it signals an exciting new chapter for our growing scripted slate.”

Benjamin McGrath says: “I’m delighted to be joining Amy and the team at Finite as they turn the page on a new chapter of scripted development. Finite’s ambitions for bold, innovative storytelling and the chance to work with the production community to navigate the myriad challenges and identify new IP, and champion new voices, is super exciting.”