“Men are difficult to buy gifts for,” Mickey Down says. “I’m not sure why… Maybe we have no taste?” Down himself can’t be accused of lacking in the taste department. The co-creator of HBO’s Industry has himself proven to be a reliably impeccable dresser, rotating between tinted shades and chalk stripe tailoring on the red carpet or Stone Island outerwear and slouchy Japanese knitwear in his day-to-day. He’s also not adverse to a Burberry check when called for.
With the show now entering its fourth season, Down, along with his close friend and co-creator, Konrad Kay, are the force behind one of TV’s most engaging (read… stressful) and original projects in years. Industry is a sharp, funny and frenetic insight into the lives and various indiscretions of some very dodgy employees at a fictional investment bank. The pair drew their original inspiration from a real-life stint in finance.
