Laura Hardy


Production Designer

Laura’s rise within the art department has been marked by steady progress and assured skill. Equally adept at period and contemporary settings, she has contributed to BAFTA, RTS, and EMMY-nominated and award-winning dramas and comedies. In 2024, Laura made her debut as a designer with the BBC's highly anticipated crime drama “Virdee”. Based in York, Laura is available for projects throughout the North.

Gentleman Jack Series 2

Art Director

"The budget was tight but Laura’s creativity rose to meet the challenges she and her teams faced. She is a great communicator and as a result she was able to adapt and deliver from big set pieces to last minute script changes. All of these qualities are a reflection of her focus and key eye for script and director requirements. Above her artistic sensibility and leadership skills, Laura has a great sense of humour and is a real pleasure to work with. I would not hesitate to endorse Laura as a production designer."

Grainne Marmion - Executive Producer - 'Virdee'

Selected credits


date
production
director / production company
television:
2024
VIRDEE
Mark Tonderai, Milad Alami, Mo Ali / Magical Society for BBC
as Supervising Art Director or Art Director
television:
2024
THE LISTENERS (Prep)
Janicza Bravo / Element Pictures for BBC
2022
GENTLEMAN JACK Series 2
Fergus O’Brien / Lookout Point for BBC
2017
SHERLOCK Series 4
Rachel Talalay / Hartswood Films for BBC
2016
HOUDINI AND DOYLE
Daniel O’Hara, Stephen Hopkins / Big Talk Productions for ITV
2016
JERICHO
Paul Whittington / ITV
features:
2017
DARK RIVER
Clio Barnard / BFI, Left Bank Pictures
as Art Department Coordinator
television:
2024
PASSENGER
Lee Haven Jones, Nicole Charles / Sister Pictures for Britbox
2023
THE LONG SHADOW
Lewis Arnold / New Pictures for ITV
2023
INVASION Series 2
Alik Sakharov / Genre Films for Apple TV+
2021
STAY CLOSE
Daniel O’Hara, Lindy Heymann / Red Production Co. for Netflix
as Standby Art Director
television:
2017
THE MOORSIDE
Paul Whittington / ITV
2015
NO OFFENCE
various / Abbott Vision for Channel 4
2014
THAT DAY WE SANG
Victoria Wood / BBC
2014
UTOPIA Series 2
Samuel Donovan, Marc Munden / Kudos for Channel 4
2013
FRESH MEAT Series 3
Jamie Jay Johnson, Gordon Anderson / Lime Pictures
2013
SCOTT & BAILEY Series 3
Morag Fullarton, Juliet May / Ipomen Productions for ITV