Ben and Piers

As Talk TV begins to flesh out its primetime offering, spare a thought for Ben Briscoe, the producer charged with shepherding Piers Morgan to air five days a week. 

Mr Briscoe, 37, (Colfe's School Greenwich and BA English Literature and Theatre Studies, Lancaster) worked initially as a tutor at a drama school in Sydenham, and is still billed as its Creative Director. He joined GMTV in 2005, stayed on through the DayBreak period and emerged the other side.  He's also an examiner for the London Academy of  Music and Dramatic Art.