Hart quits the production company she founded with David Walliams

Miranda Hart has left the production company she set up with David Walliams five years ago.

She stood down as a director of King Bert Productions in May,, but the move went unnoticed until today – when it was reported by The Mail on Sunday.

They joined forced with a third partner, former BBC producer Jo Sargent, to launch the company in 2014.

Since then its programmes have included the BBC1 comedy Big School with Walliams and Catherine Tate, Sick Note with Rupert Grint and Nick Frost, and TV adaptations of Walliams children’s books, including The Boy In The Dress.

They made Miranda’s previous Christmas special but are not involved with her forthcoming festive programme, which was filmed last week at the London’s Palladium.

He spokesman said the comedian decided that she didn’t want to be a director of a company and instead wanted to focus on writing and acting.

Published: 24 Nov 2019