Penelope Shales-Slyne

Penelope Shales-Slyne is a veteran (survivor) of the world of the TV soap opera. She has a long and distinguished pedigree at the helm of some of the most iconic British and Irish TV shows. In her long career she has directed, among others, Eastenders for the BBC, Coronation Street for ITV, Pobol Y Cym for S4C (she is a fluent Welsh speaker) and RTÉ’s Fair City. She recently began her first ever stint on Emmerdale. Penny will be in conversation with Fair City writer Ross Dungan.