Hot Shots 2025: Bruce Turner

“Bruce Turner has an extraordinary television brain and a kind heart,” declares Dragonfly TV executive producer Lucy Morgan, who has worked with him for the past four years on BBC1’s Ambulance.

In his early TV career on CBeebies, Turner – who was born with cerebral palsy – worked on Something Special, a programme that celebrated the achievements and potential of children with disabilities.

Moving into documentaries, he joined C4’s 24 Hours In A&E when production shifted from London to Nottingham. Demonstrating his natural ability to connect with people and put contributors at ease, he then joined Dragonfly on Ambulance, where he has helped to bring stories about loss and mental health to screens.

“I think because of my own life experiences, I contribute towards programmes that appreciate what people endure, while never losing sight of the bravery it takes to open up about dark chapters in life,” Turner reflects.

Outside of TV, he is creative director of his own company, Proud Mary Productions, which makes charity appeal films for clients including Ronald McDonald House Charities UK. Its mission, he says, is to “pave the way for vulnerable people and help them to feel heard”.

Morgan salutes Turner’s “boundless energy, deep kindness and absolute efficiency”.

She adds: “He has an unerring editorial eye, a keen nose for the heart of a story and an extraordinary television brain.”