He has produced and directed a number of series for terrestrial and digital channels, amongst others, the six part series The Chef’s Apprentice shown on network ITV and DIscovery USA, The Best of British shown on network BBC, the 26 part Gumdrop co-produced with Ravensburger Film and TV on Channel 4, Takeaway for Carlton Digital Channels, and episodes of Rooted for Channel 5.  He developed, wrote scripts for, and was an Executive Producer of the worldwide success Mona the Vampire, a 65 x half-hour animation series.  Several of his programmes have won awards at the Chicago and New York Film Festivals.

Recently he has written and directed a low-budget feature film Children of the Lake, and assisted in the launch of a digital television channel.

Ian also runs sessions for the National Film and Television School, and Raindance, and is a mentor for First Light, the UK Film Council's children's film-making initiative.

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