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Esta Malka Charkham (born 29 March ) is a British television and film producer and casting director known for the films Chariots of Fire () and Supergirl () and the television series Robin of Sherwood (), among others.

She is a director of the talent agency Esta Charkham Associates;^[1][2] the Founder and Principal of West London Drama Training, an independent theatre school for young people between the ages of 7 and 18; and a former director of the National Youth Theatre.^[3][4]

Early life

Born in London in , the daughter of Montague Charkham (–) and Regina (née Stockman, –), her grandfather was an immigrant tailor from Ukraine who on arriving in the UK set up the family tailoring and menswear business in London.

Charkham the tailors had 5 shops and bought Hawkes at Number 1 Savile Row and then amalgamated with Gieves to become Gieves & Hawkes with Monty Charkham running the shop and becoming the first generat