Derek McLean
CO-FOUNDER OF BANDICOOT SCOTLAND
Derek McLean is Managing Director of Bandicoot Scotland, the UK’s fastest growing indie and producers of the RTS award-winning hit show, The Masked Singer UK. Bandicoot’s other recent shows include Saturday night primetime show The Masked Dancer as well as Scottish BAFTA-nominated series Test Drive. He is an Emmy award-winning TV producer with over 20 years’ experience in the industry in both the UK & USA.
As a freelance Series and Exec Producer, Derek gained a reputation for developing and launching new comedy & entertainment formats including Would I Lie To You, Charlie Brookers’ Screenwipe, John Bishop’s Britain and Tool Academy.
Prior to launching Bandicoot, Derek held senior industry roles including Creative Director, BBC Studios Entertainment; Global Head of Non-Scripted, Lime Pictures & Head of Objective Scotland.
In addition, Mark has previously worked at Warner Brothers Distribution, Castle Rock International, Renowned Films and many other independent production companies.