Thursday, November 27, 2014

British TV and Production Companies

I have a real hate for British TV, personally I believe American TV series are so much better, more interesting and more visually appealing, but as a production designer living in England I don't have much option than to start where I am, 
So gritting my teeth here are a few British TV shows that aren't so bad


  • Fresh meat
    "A comedy that follows a group of six students about to embark on the most exciting period of their lives so far, university."
    Comedy/Drama that started in 2011
    aired on Channel 4 
    Production Company: Lime Pictures and Objective Productions

  • Black Mirror
    "A television anthology series that shows the dark side of life and technology."
    Comedy/ Drama/ Thriller
    Creator:Charlie Brooker
     Production comapany: Zeppotron, Channel 4

  • Misfits
    "A group of young offenders doing community service get struck by lightning during a storm, and begin to develop superpowers."
    Comedy/Drama/Fantasy
    Creator: Howard Overman 
    Production company: Clerkenwell films

  • Spaced
    "Friends Tim and Daisy, 20-something North Londoners with uncertain futures, must pretend to be a couple to live in the only apartment they can afford."
    Production company: Paramount Comedy channel and london weekend television

  • Sherlock
    "A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London."
    Creators: Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat
    Production company: Hartswood Films and Masterpiece Theatre

I am now going to research the whereabouts and what other things these production companies do:

Lime Pictures"With a stable of quality writers and exciting directing talent, Lime has gained a reputation as a first class production house. The company works with big talent to deliver distinctive, ground-breaking projects."Other programmes they have made:
Hollyoaks, Evermoor, The only way is Essex, Geordie Shore, The singles project and many more.
Contact details: Lime Pictures LimitedCampus Manor,Childwall Abbey RoadChildwall, Liverpool L16 0JPTelephone: +44 151 722 9122
http://www.limepictures.com/

Objective Productions "OBJECTIVE PRODUCTIONS, founded in 1991, is one of Britain’s most influential independent production companies, producing multi-award winning and ground-breaking programmes.Based in London,  Glasgow and Los Angeles, Objective produces cutting edge and innovative scripted comedy,  drama, entertainment, factual entertainment, children’s and magic shows for a range of television broadcasters including Channel 4, BBC, ITV, Sky, Five, E4, More 4, Comedy Central  and Watch in the UK and CBS, NBC’s Sci Fi Channel and Discovery TLC – among others – in the USA and China."
Other Programmes:
Fresh Meat, Darren Brown, The Mad Bad Ad Show, Meet the Parents, Peep Show and many more.
Contact details:

Email
info@objectivescotland.com

Address:
Objective Scotland
Film City Glasgow
4 Summertown Road
Glasgow
G51 2LY

Objective Scotland’s offices are located at Film City Glasgow, approximately 2 miles from Glasgow’s City Centre.  Further information about Film City Glasgow can be found at www.filmcityglasgow.com.
http://objectiveproductions.com/

"If you are interested in working here, please go to www.all3mediatalent.com and register your CV. Please do not e-mail us directly.

We also advertise vacancies on Broadcast Freelancer and Production Base so it is worth checking them regularly.

If you are looking for a start in TV or need advice or training at any level, you can also try contacting Top TV Academy"

Zeppotron"Zeppotron is one of the UK's leading comedy and entertainment production companies with a portfolio of award-winning and critically acclaimed hits. The company was formed in the year 2000AD from a core of the writing and production team behind Channel 4's The 11 O'Clock Show." 
Other productions:
8 out of 10 cats, Would I lie to you?, So wrong its right, Touch of cloth and more.
Zeppotron is a smaller comapny that part of
Endemol uk

http://www.endemoluk.com/who-we-are/zeppotron
"Endemol UK is one of Britain's largest independent production companies and is behind some of TV's biggest hits."

http://www.endemoluk.com/who-we-are
Endemol UK incorporates a group of leading production companies: Remarkable Television, Initial, Zeppotron, Tiger Aspect, Tigress, Darlow Smithson (DSP), Artists Studio and House of Tomorrow as well as digital gaming specialists Endemol Games. Together these operations produce roughly 2000 hours of programming a year.
"
At Endemol UK we are always looking to work with the best talent and we welcome CVs via our online system. By using our Talent Database you can upload your CV and keep your personal details up-to-date.

You can access the database by visiting www.endemoltalent.com
And for work experiance: 

 Anyone interested in work experience should e-mail a CV, covering letter and details of your course to work.experience@endemoluk.com.

Clerkenwell Films"Clerkenwell Films is a multi-award winning film and television production company.
Formed in 1998 by chief executive Murray Ferguson and actor John Hannah, the company has gone on to establish itself as one of the leading producers in the UK, creating high quality, popular television for both UK and international audiences. Among its credits are award-winning, critically acclaimed shows such as Misfits, Afterlife and Persuasion."
More tv productions by them:
Scrotal Recall, Sleep with me, Diary of Nobody, Quite ugly one morning, Jekyll and Hyde and Rebus.
Contact details:

Clerkenwell Films Ltd
Second floor, 
82-84 Clerkenwell Road
London EC1M 5RF

Tel +44 (0)20 7608 2726
Fax +44 (0)20 7608 2226

Clerkenwell Films, Scotland
Summerhall, 
1 Summerhall,

Edinburgh EH9 1PL
http://www.clerkenwellfilms.com/

Paramount Comedy channel"Comedy Central (formerly Paramount Comedy) is a cable and satellite channel that shows mainly American sitcoms imports. Amongst re-runs of classic British series and stand-up shows like Live At The Apollo, it is now expanding its own slate of original UK content. A series of short-lived 1990s commissions saw early television work for some now star names, including Matt Lucas and Simon Pegg."
http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/channel/paramount/

PARAMOUNT IS COMEDY CENTRAL WHO'D HAVE THOUGHT?! okay so change of title.. Comedy Central UK
"You might think we’re just a bunch of chancers having a bit of a fart around on the internet, but guess what - we’re a proper company with a TV channel and everything.
That’s right, the same brand of nonsense we produce online is also available piped in directly to your TV screens, only with proper production values and lots of beautiful actor people.
As well as the endlessly brilliant Friends, we’ve got all manner of great US shows, like South Park, The Middle, Two and a Half Men, The US Office and The Daily Show, and a bunch of our own original creations which are screaming down the pipeline as we speak. Not to mention more funny British stand-ups that you can shake a stick at."
Not sure if comedy central is a production comapny or just a tv channel...
maybe it is sometimes: 

http://www.imdb.com/company/co0239378/
As well as Comedy Central, Viacom also owns MTV Networks and Nickelodeon, as well as all related TV channels, including Nick Jr and Viva.
So, for all current available vacancies at Comedy Central or our brother and sister channels, please go to Viacom Talent.

okay, so that's that. we have a few okay British TV shows and some pretty good production companies, hopefully later in life all this information will come in use. 
PS. don't think comedy central is a production company, i think they're the masters of the channel and don't do much in terms of creating the programs themselves. 

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