Elizabeth Bonner Allen

She attended Lady Verney High School in High Wycombe and initially trained to be a nurse before embarking on a career as a film-maker. Her family emigrated to Australia when she was in film school but she wanted to pursue a dream of working for the BBC she decided to stayed. After a brief spelling working for London's top communication agency 'Imagination' she joined the BBC's specialist factual department cutting her teeth on the landmark series Child of Our Time. Allen went freelance after developing an number of successful documentary projects including the RTS nominated 'Sins of Our Father' as well as the RTS winner Breast Cancer; the operation.[2] Allen is known for gaining trust and sensitive access from people from all walks of life. She has successfully delivered a number of high rating documentaries bringing to the screen a popularised but intelligent tone. She allows her characters to develop on screen, trusting her implicitly as they reveal themselves on camera.