Christopher Young (producer)

Roger Christopher Young, known as Chris Young, is a Scottish TV and film producer, and founder of Young Films. His credits include The Inbetweeners and Bannan.

Young was born in Edinburgh in 1959. His London-based company specialized in high-quality niche films, such as the highly-acclaimed Gaelic-language film Seachd: The Inaccessible Pinnacle. He achieved wider popularity with the TV series and film The Inbetweeners.^[1]^[2]

Young moved with his family to Skye in the 1990s. Young Films was relocated there in 2014. Young is a Gaelic-language activist, and his children attend Gaelic medium education.

In 2014, Young endorsed Scottish independence, arguing that it would provide opportunities for Scottish film and television.^[3]

References[edit]

^ Interview in the Scotsman, 10 December 2011. "After 22 years of critically appreciated but largely overlooked films, he’s belatedly enjoying the creative opportunities that come from backing a commercial smash."
^ Report in the Guardian, 6 October 2011. "Producer Christopher Young spent 20 years passionately backing unpopular cult films – so how did he end up with The Inbetweeners Movie on his cv?"
^ Report in the Daily Record, 17 September 2014: "YOUNG, who is one of Britain's most successful film and TV producers, insists Scotland has "enough feisty and ambitious" production companies to ensure quality output in the event of a Yes vote."

External links[edit]

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[1] Interview in the Scotsman, 10 December 2011. "After 22 years of critically appreciated but largely overlooked films, he’s belatedly enjoying the creative opportunities that come from backing a commercial smash."

[2] Report in the Guardian, 6 October 2011. "Producer Christopher Young spent 20 years passionately backing unpopular cult films – so how did he end up with The Inbetweeners Movie on his cv?"

[3] Report in the Daily Record, 17 September 2014: "YOUNG, who is one of Britain's most successful film and TV producers, insists Scotland has "enough feisty and ambitious" production companies to ensure quality output in the event of a Yes vote."

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