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​Jenny completed a post-graduate diploma in journalism at City University in 2005.

Her work spans documentary, drama and print and has earned her RTS and RTS West nominations and a BAFTA. 

She is currently writing for The Justice Gap, a publication focussed on law and miscarriages of justice. 


A selection of reviews for films produced and directed by Jenny Evans 
Credits include
Producer, 'One Is Too Many', 2016, Alabama. The story of Anthony Ray Hinton
Producer/Director, 'Exposure Undercover: Life and Death In a Homeless Hotel', ITV 2017. Exposing maltreatment of those in need of supported housing
Producer/Director, 'Rich Dog, Poor Dog', Channel 4, 2014. A sideways look at the wealth gap and what it really means, via two dogs and the issues their female owners face
Producer/Director, 'Dispatches Undercover: Inside the Priory'. Channel 4, 2018. Exposing maltreatment of those needing support in a medium-secure psychiatric unit
Series Edit Producer, 'Dian Fossey: Secrets in the Mist'. Nat Geo, 2018. A re-telling of the life and death of pioneer Dian Fossey
Development Producer, 'Locked Up Abroad', Nat Geo, 2017. A documentary-drama series about breaking international laws
Development and recce producer, 'Women in Prison' series 2, Discovery, 2015. An observational series about female inmates in Indiana
Producer/Director, 'Do We Still Need Gay Pride?', Channel 4, 2013. A series of short films reminding us of the importance of promoting gay rights
Producer, 'Dispatches: Tabloids, Tories and Telephone Hacking', Channel 4, 2010. The first televisual investigation into phone hacking and its implications
Producer, 'Dispatches: Tabloids' Dirty Secrets', Channel 4, 2011. An investigation into unlawful information gathering by the tabloids and which people in power turned a blind eye to it
Producer, 'BAFTA Events'. Debate: Do women in TV face sexism? ( ... and what can be done?), 2014
Producer, 'Breakout' series 1 and 2, Discovery, 20009 - 2011. A documentary-drama series, re-telling escapes from US 'supermax' prisons
Producer, 'Dispatches: The Kids Britain Doesn't Want', Channel 4, 2011. An observational film investigating life in the asylum system, as experienced by children
Producer, 'Dispatches: The Thief Catchers', Channel 4, 2010. An observational film investigating the criminalisation of drug users, and its efficacy
Producer, 'Panorama: Who's Watching the Detectives?', BBC 2011. An investigation into the IPCC (now IOPC), the body that investigates the police
Casting producer, 'The Undateables', Channel 4, 2013. An observational series about living with disability
Producer, 'Dispatches LIVE: Selling Off Britain', Channel 4, 2010. A live debate examining the assets, such as green spaces, Britain has to sell
Producer and Edit Producer, 'Theo's Adventure Capitalists', BBC, 2010. An observational series following British entrepreneurs to developing countries (Brazil, India, Vietnam)
Assistant Producer, 'Dispatches: The Truth About Britain's Roads', Channel 4, 2009. An investigation into the UK's travel infrastructure
Assistant Producer, 'The True Cost of Cheap Food', Channel 4, 2009. An investigation into the nutrients in cheaply made ready meals
Assistant Producer, 'Cutting Edge: the Fun Police'. Channel 4, 2009. A wry observational film about health and safety professionals
Researcher, 'Unreported World', Channel 4, 2006. A foreign affairs investigative series
Development Producer, 'Prescott on Class', 2006, BBC. A presenter-led look at the British class system
Researcher, 'Boris Johnson and the Dream of Rome', BBC, 2005. A presenter-led series looking at the Roman Empire as compared to the modern day European project

Watch: Rich Dog, Poor Dog
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Watch: Dian Fossey, Secrets in the Mist

PHONE HACKING

Jenny worked alongside the Guardian's Nick Davies, as one of a small team that helped expose the 'phone hacking scandal'.

She produced both Channel 4 documentaries on phone hacking and continues to investigate this 'story'. 
"What is frustrating is that the 'phone hacking' scandal landed in the public consciousness as something to do with Hugh Grant's voicemail. In fact, it was a police corruption scandal, at it's core, with political corruption and life-destroying press abuse thrown in. It was and is a story about power. About who controls Britain, really. It goes right to the heart of our democracy."
 Jenny Evans

WATCH: A clip of Jenny speaking at Hacked Off's  annual Leveson Lecture, 2021, 'Phone hacking: the Scandal that Changed Britain'. 

In 2020 Jenny began studying law. 
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