After graduating, Elaine worked as a creative in advertising and then joined Palace Films for several years as a script editor/development executive. She has been with Hartswood Films since 1992 - script editing six series and two Christmas specials of the award-winning comedy MEN BEHAVING BADLY and editing the best-selling book THE A-Z OF BEHAVING BADLY.

As Hartswood's Head of Development, Elaine has worked on many comedy and drama series including IS IT LEGAL (starring Imelda Staunton), A WOMAN'S GUIDE TO ADULTERY (starring Sean Bean), MY GOOD FRIEND (starring George Cole) and THE ENGLISH WIFE, a film for ITV starring Zoe Wanamaker.

In the last few years Elaine has produced (aside from two young children!): WONDERFUL YOU, a seven part drama for ITV starring Greg Wise; BORDER CAFÉ, a seven part series for BBC 1, written by Tim Firth (Calendar Girls); AFTER THOMAS, a one-off film for ITV which went out on Boxing Day night 2006 starring Keeley Hawes and Sheila Hancock and JEKYLL, a six-part drama series for BBC 1 starring James Nesbitt.

Elaine lives in Teddington and is married to writer/director Jed Mercurio (BODIES,
CARDIAC ARREST).