Executive producer who denies telling staffer she needed ‘a good f*ck’ leaves job at Sunday Night

Sunday Night executive producer Hamish Thomson, who has denied claims he told an employee she needed a ‘good f**k’, has left Channel 7 to ‘explore other opportunities’.

• Sunday Night producer stood down amid harassment claims
• Hamish Tomson denies telling staffer she needed a ‘good f**k’

Hamish Thomson has left his job at Channel 7 as executive producer of current affairs show Sunday Night after being accused of telling an employee she was in need of a “good f**k”.

An email was sent to staff on Wednesday evening notifying them of the decision and saying that Thomson was leaving the company.

“After three challenging and successful years Hamish is leaving to explore other opportunities,” the email read.

Hamish Thomson. Picture LinkedIn

The move comes after Thomson was accused of telling senior television producer Lisa Ryan that she was in need of a “good f**k”. Thomson has denied the claim.

Confidential earlier this week revealed Ryan, who was a senior producer on the Sunday Night program for a decade, reached an agreement with Seven last Friday.

That agreement came a month after she took stress leave from the show, following a disastrous performance review meeting with Thomson in May.

Prior to the performance review meeting, Thomson allegedly clashed with his staffer over drinks at an industry social event, with sources alleging Thomson told Ryan ongoing workplace tensions the pair were having could be resolved by her having a “good f**k”.

Seven Network is yet to respond to Confidential’s calls for comment.

Thomson has been executive producer of Seven’s flagship current affairs program since 2014 and was suspended by the network following the performance review meeting pending an external investigation by HR consultants.