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Spring 2026
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"Inside Location Management"
A Royal Television Society—
LMGI Panel Discussion
"Don't show something
unserviceable. If it's under
a flight path—don't show it.
They will fall in love with it,
and you will be in for a world
of pain." SLM Martin Walker's
advice drew a knowing laugh
from the room, but it landed
because it was true. Location
management is not just about
finding somewhere visually
exciting: It is about knowing
whether it can actually work.
That tension sat at the center of
"Inside Location Management,"
a panel event held at Everyman
King's Cross in London this
March and organized jointly by
the LMGI's UKEA Committee
and the Royal Television
Society for RTS members.
The evening focused on the
real mechanics of the job: how
locations are identified, pitched
and secured, and how creative
ambition is continually tested
against access, budget, time
and the practical demands of
production.
The panel brought together
four supervising location
managers with credits
spanning the full range of
by Angus Ledgerwood/LMGI
contemporary UK film and
television. LMGI member
Dee Gregson's credits
include Speak No Evil and
Alex Rider; Tom Howard/
LMGI is known for The Night
Manager (S1) and A Monster
Calls; LMGI member Martin
Walker's work includes Bird
and Amandaland; and Poppy
Gordon-Clark's credits
include Poldark and Down
Cemetery Road. Between
them, the panelists' work
encompasses studio features,
high-end television and
some of the most location-
dependent productions of the
last decade. The discussion
reflected that breadth.
The UKEA Committee's
collaboration with the RTS
formed part of a broader
effort to raise the standing
of location professionals
across the UK and Europe.
For the committee, the
evening demonstrated
the purpose of these
partnerships: positioning
location management where
it belongs—at the center of
the conversation about how
screen storytelling is made.
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L-R: Moderator and Martin Walker/LMGI, Dee Gregson/LMGI, Tom Howard/LMGI,
Poppy Gordon-Clark. Photo courtesy of Angus Ledgerwood/LMGI
