Tom Sales
Tom’s editing experience spans documentaries, specialist factual content, and entertainment. He is a fast, intuitive, and creative editor who is highly adaptable and story-driven. Technically astute, Tom excels in multiple formats, from bodycam blue light footage to single-camera observational documentaries to multi-camera studio fact-ent.
His background in production has equipped him with on-site skills, including shooting, technical assistance on rig shows, and contributing to development. Rising through the editing ranks has given him a comprehensive understanding of the entire program-making process. Tom frequently advises productions on workflows and technical options and serves on panels for BFE and Screenskills.
Tom consistently makes invaluable contributions to each project he works on. His recent credits include specialist factual programs and observational documentaries for terrestrial broadcasters and streaming platforms.
Work by Tom
Scams: Don’t Get Caught out
Unseen City
Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords
999: On The Front Line
Passover UK: A Jewish Journey
Dr. Jeff Rocky Mountain Vet
Inside the Ambulance
Hotel Benidorm: Fun-Loving Brits in the Sun
Body Bizarre
Scams: Don’t Get Caught out
Alexis Conran hosts this documentary series in which he exposes ways to scam people. In this episode is shown how easy it is to break into a car without keys.
Unseen City
A mini documentary following Wayne, a former chef who was plunged into homelessness because of a mental health breakdown and found salvation through photography.
Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords
This documentary series provides an insight into the millions of tenants and landlords across the UK and also follows eviction specialists dealing with difficult tenants and elite council teams rooting out rogue landlords.
999: On The Front Line
999: On the Front Line follows the paramedics of the West Midlands Ambulance Service as they respond to medical emergencies. Embedded with multiple ambulance crews spread across the region we capture simultaneously every minute of their 12 hour shift to provide a unique snapshot of life on the front line.
Told with a mix of high energy actuality shot on fixed rig, bodycam, roving film crews, and retrospective master interviews, each episode shows the variety of cases the service attends often within the same hour.
Passover UK: A Jewish Journey
Sam Holder travels across the UK to celebrate Passover, the Jewish festival marking the Biblical exodus from Egypt, as families gather together for eight days of commemoration, conviviality and cooking behind closed doors.
Dr. Jeff Rocky Mountain Vet
Here’s a glimpse into the captivating world of ‘Dr. Jeff, Rocky Mountain Vet’ with a snap-in for Episode 401, skillfully crafted by editor Tom Sales. Follow Dr. Jeff and his dedicated team as they navigate the challenges of their animal hospital, delivering expert care with compassion and determination.
Inside the Ambulance
Documentary series following the work of the West Midlands Ambulance Service. Ambulance and crew are rigged up with cameras to follow them as they respond to emergency call outs.
Hotel Benidorm: Fun-Loving Brits in the Sun
This entertainment series delves inside one of Benidorm’s iconic hotels – Hotel Benidorm Plaza – to follow the lives of the staff, and the holidays of some of the millions of visitors that flood the Spanish Resort each summer.
Body Bizarre
“Body Bizarre” introduces viewers to people with rare, mysterious medical conditions so uncommon that even top doctors and other experts don’t know much about the anomalies; each episode uncovers several cases from around the world, features personal interviews with afflicted individuals and explains the science behind each condition.