Exclusive: The co-producer of Squid Game: The Challenge is bringing its fixed rig expertise to more genres following the success of the Netflix smash, and has promoted three execs to help with the push.
Prolific British unscripted outfit The Garden has nurtured a reputation over the past decade for a string of hit fixed rig shows for broadcasters such as 24 Hours In Police Custody and 24 Hours in A&e, but has recently turned to more formatted fare including the Squid Game gameshow and Channel 4’s Alone, a UK version of the History hit.
CEO John Hay, who has taken sole charge from Magnus Temple and Nicola Hill, said the reshaping of the outfit’s strategy has been a long time coming, and there are plans to move the dial further.
“Everything in TV takes forever,” he told Deadline. “We have been pushing this [slate expansion] boulder for four to five...
Prolific British unscripted outfit The Garden has nurtured a reputation over the past decade for a string of hit fixed rig shows for broadcasters such as 24 Hours In Police Custody and 24 Hours in A&e, but has recently turned to more formatted fare including the Squid Game gameshow and Channel 4’s Alone, a UK version of the History hit.
CEO John Hay, who has taken sole charge from Magnus Temple and Nicola Hill, said the reshaping of the outfit’s strategy has been a long time coming, and there are plans to move the dial further.
“Everything in TV takes forever,” he told Deadline. “We have been pushing this [slate expansion] boulder for four to five...
- 1/23/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
ITV’s decision to kick Love Island: All Stars into its main channel schedule failed to reap rewards, with just 1M tuning in to the opener last night on ITV 1 and a further 500,000 on ITV 2.
A share of less than 12% of overall viewers watched the new spin-off, which is seeing the return of Love Island favorites from down the years including Liberty Poole, Georgia Steel and Chris Taylor, who recently starred in Barbie.
As with previous winter editions, All Stars is hosted in South Africa. Even though last year’s winter edition started on ITV 2, it was only 100,000 viewers behind last night’s showing across both channels. The previous Love Island summer kicked off on ITV 2 to 1.3M in June, according to Barb data supplied by overnights.tv.
All Stars was handed the plum 9 p.m. GMT (1 p.m. Pt) to 10.30 p.m. GMT slot on ITV 1 but was...
A share of less than 12% of overall viewers watched the new spin-off, which is seeing the return of Love Island favorites from down the years including Liberty Poole, Georgia Steel and Chris Taylor, who recently starred in Barbie.
As with previous winter editions, All Stars is hosted in South Africa. Even though last year’s winter edition started on ITV 2, it was only 100,000 viewers behind last night’s showing across both channels. The previous Love Island summer kicked off on ITV 2 to 1.3M in June, according to Barb data supplied by overnights.tv.
All Stars was handed the plum 9 p.m. GMT (1 p.m. Pt) to 10.30 p.m. GMT slot on ITV 1 but was...
- 1/16/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Meera Syal, Alison Hammond and the BBC’s Black Ops creator Gbemisola Ikumelo scooped awards at this afternoon’s Women in Film & TV Awards 2023.
Syal was handed a lifetime achievement award a few months after being given the same by BAFTA in what is turning out to be quite the year for the Goodness Gracious Me star, as she joined past winners including Judi Dench, Helen Mirren and Glenda Jackson. Syal, who was presented the trophy by Lenny Henry, said she was honored “to be celebrating this with so many inspirational, talented women that I have the privilege to share an industry with.”
Hammond won best presenter for her work on ITV’s This Morning and Channel 4’s The Great British Bake Off at the London awards. Ikumelo, meanwhile, one of the UK’s buzziest up-and-coming creatives, was given the performance gong for her leading role in the BBC’s Black Ops,...
Syal was handed a lifetime achievement award a few months after being given the same by BAFTA in what is turning out to be quite the year for the Goodness Gracious Me star, as she joined past winners including Judi Dench, Helen Mirren and Glenda Jackson. Syal, who was presented the trophy by Lenny Henry, said she was honored “to be celebrating this with so many inspirational, talented women that I have the privilege to share an industry with.”
Hammond won best presenter for her work on ITV’s This Morning and Channel 4’s The Great British Bake Off at the London awards. Ikumelo, meanwhile, one of the UK’s buzziest up-and-coming creatives, was given the performance gong for her leading role in the BBC’s Black Ops,...
- 12/1/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
The identity of Dan Grabiner’s new production house wasn’t secret for long. The outgoing Amazon UK exec is teaming with British factual veteran Nicola Hill to launch Orchard Studios.
Grabiner will be CEO of Orchard, with Hill, the former co-ceo of The Garden, taking an MD role. The venture will be based in London and focus on docs, unscripted formats and factual entertainment.
Production indie advisory Matisse is providing creative, strategic and talent support as Orchard recruits for various creative roles. Capital has been secured from an unnamed private media investment group.
Within the last hour, we revealed Grabiner was exiting his role as Head of Amazon Studios UK and Northern Europe for a new production venture after four years with the streamer. It’s now emerged that business is Orchard, which will work in the factual space.
“I’ve loved building something big from scratch at Amazon...
Grabiner will be CEO of Orchard, with Hill, the former co-ceo of The Garden, taking an MD role. The venture will be based in London and focus on docs, unscripted formats and factual entertainment.
Production indie advisory Matisse is providing creative, strategic and talent support as Orchard recruits for various creative roles. Capital has been secured from an unnamed private media investment group.
Within the last hour, we revealed Grabiner was exiting his role as Head of Amazon Studios UK and Northern Europe for a new production venture after four years with the streamer. It’s now emerged that business is Orchard, which will work in the factual space.
“I’ve loved building something big from scratch at Amazon...
- 9/8/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Banijay has taken another leap into the premium docs space with the launch of Dsp Films, an offshoot of long-running UK unscripted indie Dsp. The super-indie has poached Netflix’s Missing: Dead or Alive EP Graeme McAulay to run Dsp Films and he will leave his current role at UK doc indie Blast Films next month.
Dsp Films will develop premium docs for both streamers and UK broadcasters, coming at a time when the big production houses are keen to push into the space. The launch is unveiled just two months after Fremantle opened Undeniable, a similar label helmed by Global Head of Documentaries Mandy Chang.
During his stint as Blast Creative Director, McAulay was behind Netflix’s Missing: Dead or Alive true crime docuseries, which entered the streamer’s U.S. Top 10 last week, along with Channel 4’s BAFTA-nominated Jeremy Kyle Show: Death On Daytime. Prior to joining Blast,...
Dsp Films will develop premium docs for both streamers and UK broadcasters, coming at a time when the big production houses are keen to push into the space. The launch is unveiled just two months after Fremantle opened Undeniable, a similar label helmed by Global Head of Documentaries Mandy Chang.
During his stint as Blast Creative Director, McAulay was behind Netflix’s Missing: Dead or Alive true crime docuseries, which entered the streamer’s U.S. Top 10 last week, along with Channel 4’s BAFTA-nominated Jeremy Kyle Show: Death On Daytime. Prior to joining Blast,...
- 5/17/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Channel 4’s ‘The Windsors’ To Return With King Charles Coronation Parody
Channel 4 Harry Enfield comedy The Windsors is to return after three years to parody King Charles’ Coronation later this year. Enfield’s King Charles character will take center stage as the UK’s first coronation in 70 years approaches. Meanwhile, Harry and Meghan are concentrating on life in California but pondering whether to fly over for the big day, while Prince William is focusing on the UK’s cost-of-living crisis. Produced by Noho Film & TV, The Windsors aired for three seasons on Channel 4 from 2016 to 2020. “Any channel worth its salt has a landmark show with the word coronation in the title,” said Joe Hullait, Channel 4 Comedy Commissioning Executive. “For the BBC it was the world’s first televised Coronation in 1953. For ITV it’s the world’s longest running soap Coronation Street. We at Channel 4 are delighted to announce...
Channel 4 Harry Enfield comedy The Windsors is to return after three years to parody King Charles’ Coronation later this year. Enfield’s King Charles character will take center stage as the UK’s first coronation in 70 years approaches. Meanwhile, Harry and Meghan are concentrating on life in California but pondering whether to fly over for the big day, while Prince William is focusing on the UK’s cost-of-living crisis. Produced by Noho Film & TV, The Windsors aired for three seasons on Channel 4 from 2016 to 2020. “Any channel worth its salt has a landmark show with the word coronation in the title,” said Joe Hullait, Channel 4 Comedy Commissioning Executive. “For the BBC it was the world’s first televised Coronation in 1953. For ITV it’s the world’s longest running soap Coronation Street. We at Channel 4 are delighted to announce...
- 3/6/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
The Turkish-language film is Fairweather’s feature debut.
Chloe Fairweather’s Turkish-language documentary Dying To Divorce has been selected as the UK’s entry to the international Oscar feature race.
It is Fairweather’s feature debut, with previous credits including Channel 4 docuseries 24 Hours In Police Custody. She has also produced the film alongside Sinead Kirwan.
Dying To Divorce was filmed over five years. It takes a deep dive into Turkey’s gender-based violence crisis – more than one in three Turkish women have experienced domestic abuse – and the political events that have damaged democratic freedoms across the country.
The...
Chloe Fairweather’s Turkish-language documentary Dying To Divorce has been selected as the UK’s entry to the international Oscar feature race.
It is Fairweather’s feature debut, with previous credits including Channel 4 docuseries 24 Hours In Police Custody. She has also produced the film alongside Sinead Kirwan.
Dying To Divorce was filmed over five years. It takes a deep dive into Turkey’s gender-based violence crisis – more than one in three Turkish women have experienced domestic abuse – and the political events that have damaged democratic freedoms across the country.
The...
- 11/11/2021
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
In today’s Global Bulletin, Sky commissions supernatural thriller “The Rising” and Channel 4 and Peacock wage “The Undeclared War”; The Garden, BBC Studios Productions and Constantin Film Development reveal senior appointments; Rakuten TV expands AVOD offering; and Disney India picks up kids series “Dr Tenali Rama Hmkd” from Cosmos-Maya.
Commissions
Sky original series, supernatural crime thriller “The Rising,” is the first series produced entirely in-house from Sky Studios, Sky’s production and development arm. It tells the story of Neve Kelly who discovers that she is dead, and is determined to find her killer and get justice, believing that it was someone she knew.
The cast includes Clara Rugaard (“I Am Mother”), Nenda Neururer (“A Brief History of Struggle”) and Solly McLeod (“Boxing Day”), alongside Daniel Ings (“I Hate Suzie”), Emily Taaffe (“Rare Beasts”), Alex Lanipekun (“Spooks”) and Robyn Cara (“Ackley Bridge”).
The eight-part drama was commissioned by Zai Bennett,...
Commissions
Sky original series, supernatural crime thriller “The Rising,” is the first series produced entirely in-house from Sky Studios, Sky’s production and development arm. It tells the story of Neve Kelly who discovers that she is dead, and is determined to find her killer and get justice, believing that it was someone she knew.
The cast includes Clara Rugaard (“I Am Mother”), Nenda Neururer (“A Brief History of Struggle”) and Solly McLeod (“Boxing Day”), alongside Daniel Ings (“I Hate Suzie”), Emily Taaffe (“Rare Beasts”), Alex Lanipekun (“Spooks”) and Robyn Cara (“Ackley Bridge”).
The eight-part drama was commissioned by Zai Bennett,...
- 4/27/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
In today’s Global Bulletin, Home Team hires Jessica Hill as a senior development executive; Beyond Productions appoints Hamo Forsyth as creative director for factual programming; Sky News launches “The Daily Climate Show”; and Dandelooo picks up Teidees’ “Jasmine and Jambo” for international distribution.
Hiring
Dominic Buchanan and Bennett McGhee’s new production company Home Team has hired Jessica Hill as its new senior development executive, where she will support the producers in an effort to promote under-represented talent.
Hill joins Home Team from Sister, where she spent three years and was script executive on HBO and Sky’s upcoming series “Landscapers” and the BBC and Netflix’s “Giri/Haji.”
“Bennett and Dominic are dynamic producers with creative integrity and deservedly great relationships with talent,” she said in a release. “Their growing slate demonstrates their commitment to unexpected, unique storytelling and I am absolutely delighted to be joining them at Home Team.
Hiring
Dominic Buchanan and Bennett McGhee’s new production company Home Team has hired Jessica Hill as its new senior development executive, where she will support the producers in an effort to promote under-represented talent.
Hill joins Home Team from Sister, where she spent three years and was script executive on HBO and Sky’s upcoming series “Landscapers” and the BBC and Netflix’s “Giri/Haji.”
“Bennett and Dominic are dynamic producers with creative integrity and deservedly great relationships with talent,” she said in a release. “Their growing slate demonstrates their commitment to unexpected, unique storytelling and I am absolutely delighted to be joining them at Home Team.
- 3/22/2021
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Sioban Sinnerton, executive producer of Oscar-nominated and BAFTA, Emmy and Cannes-winning documentary “For Sama,” has joined Hillary Clinton, Sam Branson and Chelsea Clinton’s production outfit HiddenLight Productions.
Sinnerton will take on the newly created role of creative director and senior VP unscripted, and will report into CEO Johnny Webb. She joins from U.K. broadcaster Channel 4 where she was commissioning editor, news and current affairs and immersive content. At HiddenLight, she will be responsible for growing the company’s slate of premium unscripted content globally.
The executive’s credits also include the BAFTA-nominated “The Hunt for Jihadi John”; Rory Peck award-winner “The Battle for Hong Kong”; BAFTA and Rts award-winning “Myanmar’s Killing Fields”; multiple award-winning “Children on the Frontline”; and the Emmy-winning “Escape from Isis.”
Sinnerton has served as commissioner on factual and consumer series, including “Supershoppers,” “Life After Lock-up” and “24 Hours In Police Custody.” She...
Sinnerton will take on the newly created role of creative director and senior VP unscripted, and will report into CEO Johnny Webb. She joins from U.K. broadcaster Channel 4 where she was commissioning editor, news and current affairs and immersive content. At HiddenLight, she will be responsible for growing the company’s slate of premium unscripted content globally.
The executive’s credits also include the BAFTA-nominated “The Hunt for Jihadi John”; Rory Peck award-winner “The Battle for Hong Kong”; BAFTA and Rts award-winning “Myanmar’s Killing Fields”; multiple award-winning “Children on the Frontline”; and the Emmy-winning “Escape from Isis.”
Sinnerton has served as commissioner on factual and consumer series, including “Supershoppers,” “Life After Lock-up” and “24 Hours In Police Custody.” She...
- 2/24/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
ITV Studios’ non-scripted outfit The Garden has appointed Nicola Brown as director of programs, the company announced on Friday. Brown will join chief executive Magnus Temple, chief creative officer John Hay and managing director Nicola Hill to help grow and deliver the company’s expanding slate of programming.
Brown will begin her new role in March. She joins from Channel 4, where she was a commissioning editor in the specialist factual team, overseeing “Sas: Who Dares Wins” and a raft of new series, including “Meat The Family” and the upcoming Joanne Lees and Peter Falconio crime series, as well as the channel’s new factual digital strand “True Stories.”
Prior to Channel 4, Brown was head of documentaries at Shine and executive producer for the award-winning “Hunted” and “Celebrity Hunted” series, and “The Island with Bear Grylls.” Other production credits include Rdf’s award-winning “The Secret Life of 4, 5 and 6-Year-Olds,” “Educating...
Brown will begin her new role in March. She joins from Channel 4, where she was a commissioning editor in the specialist factual team, overseeing “Sas: Who Dares Wins” and a raft of new series, including “Meat The Family” and the upcoming Joanne Lees and Peter Falconio crime series, as well as the channel’s new factual digital strand “True Stories.”
Prior to Channel 4, Brown was head of documentaries at Shine and executive producer for the award-winning “Hunted” and “Celebrity Hunted” series, and “The Island with Bear Grylls.” Other production credits include Rdf’s award-winning “The Secret Life of 4, 5 and 6-Year-Olds,” “Educating...
- 1/17/2020
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Discovery and Channel 4 are teaming up to co-produce a U.S. version of the hit British documentary series 24 Hours In Police Custody.
Deadline has learned that ITV Studios-owned production company The Garden Productions has been working on the show for a number of months after securing access to the Kansas City Police Department in Kansas.
The plan is that 24 Hours In Police Custody USA (working title) will broadcast on Investigation Discovery in America and on Channel 4 in the UK. Discovery is the lead co-production partner.
The British version of 24 Hours In Police Custody launched in 2014 and uses fixed-rig cameras to capture 24 hours inside a police station, providing an unfiltered look at how detectives work to investigate major crimes.
The show has run for eight seasons, with the Bedfordshire Police and Cambridgeshire Constabulary welcoming in cameras. It started as a sister show to 24 Hours In A&e,...
Deadline has learned that ITV Studios-owned production company The Garden Productions has been working on the show for a number of months after securing access to the Kansas City Police Department in Kansas.
The plan is that 24 Hours In Police Custody USA (working title) will broadcast on Investigation Discovery in America and on Channel 4 in the UK. Discovery is the lead co-production partner.
The British version of 24 Hours In Police Custody launched in 2014 and uses fixed-rig cameras to capture 24 hours inside a police station, providing an unfiltered look at how detectives work to investigate major crimes.
The show has run for eight seasons, with the Bedfordshire Police and Cambridgeshire Constabulary welcoming in cameras. It started as a sister show to 24 Hours In A&e,...
- 12/10/2019
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
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