Avalon Television

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Avalon Television

Avalon Distribution is part of the Avalon
group of companies, which has its
offices in the UK and the US. We have
a diverse catalogue of over 3,000 hours
of television and more than a decade’s
experience in bringing comedy, factual
and entertainment programmes and
formats to local and international markets.
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CONTENTS
FORMAT
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Sugar Free Farm
Taskmaster
Money Pit
Kids With Cameras
Flockstars
TV Burp
COMEDY AND ENTERTAINMENT
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Catastrophe
Man Down
Not Going Out
Please Like Me
Trying Again
Russell Howard’s Good News
Dave Gorman: Modern Life is Goodish
Russell Howard’s Stand Up Central
Live at the Electric
FACTUAL
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Nev’s Indian Call Centre
Scrappers
The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door
The Three Day Nanny
Caught Red Handed
A Town & Country Murder
Brits in Bangkok
Animal Saints and Sinners
Willie’s Wonky Chocolate Factory
Grumpy... / Three Men in a Boat
Close Calls on Camera
Heir Hunters
CATALOGUE
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Comedy, Scripted
Comedy, Non-scripted
Stand-Up
Entertainment
Factual & Documentaries
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FORMAT
FORMAT
SUGAR FREE FARM
Sugar Free Farm is an innovative format for our modern world. When it launched in early
2016 the series considerably outperformed the slot average with 3.7 million viewers (15%
share) in primetime on ITV 1.
A group of famous faces, who eat sugary diets just like we do, turn their backs on the
modern food industry to live and work on a country farm in return for their share of healthy,
wholesome food. Breaking their addiction to sugar will push their bodies to the limits. Living
in a farmhouse, set deep in the English countryside, the celebrities’ roles are split between
working on the farm and preparing and cooking the sugar-free meals. As the workers get
stuck into their new lives on the farm, where they are tasked with milking water buffalo,
rounding up pigs and poultry and fertilizing the crops, amongst other duties, the drama
soon begins. With fruit and alcohol on the forbidden list, can life ever be sweet again for
our six celebrity guinea pigs and what will the new regime do to their waistlines?
Embarking on the radical regime are musical theatre star JANE MCDONALD, comedian
RORY MCGRATH, quiz mastermind and Chaser MARK LABBETT, actress TUPELE DORGU,
TOWIE’s JAMES ‘ARG’ ARGENT and dancer JENNIFER ELLISON.
A Liberty Bell production for ITV 1
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TASKMASTER
In this brand new entertainment format the Taskmaster, with the help of his loyal assistant,
sets out to test the wiles, wit and wisdom of five hyper competitive comedians.
Setting a series of strange and surreal challenges, the Taskmaster will push the contestants
to the limits of comic invention and give them the chance to be more competitive, inventive
and mischievous than ever before. With the chance to be crowned Taskmaster champion,
and to win each other’s belongings, rivalry is encouraged, dodgy tactics rewarded and
bribes accepted in what is set to be the most dogged, hard-fought and ridiculous comedy
entertainment format on TV.
Taskmaster started out as a critically acclaimed live show, devised by 2014 Foster’s Comedy
Award nominee Alex Horne, which ran at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2010 and 2011.
Following a successful first series, Taskmaster will return with an extended two series run
in 2016.
“Wildly stupid fun... a winner” The Guardian
“splendidly silly new gameshow” The Times HHHH
An Avalon Television production for UKTV
Episodes available: 16 x 60’
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FORMAT
KIDS WITH CAMERAS
Kids With Cameras is an innovative and refreshing factual format for ITV 1. The uplifting
series asks young patients in hospital to tell their stories in their own words. Over 100
youngsters were given cameras and asked to record their experiences of hospital. The
results are intimate, funny and surprising.
MONEY PIT
Children aged 6 to 16 talk to the cameras about their illnesses, they interview their parents and
record themselves undergoing treatment, eating, playing, taking medication and interacting
with medical staff. Whether they are in hospital for an everyday injury, major surgery
or life-threatening illness, the videos provide an intimate look and fresh insight into what
it’s really like to be a child in hospital. The series is narrated by MARTIN CLUNES
(Doc Martin).
Money Pit is a new factual entertainment format in which a crowd of total strangers put
their own money on the line in the quest to invest in fledgling businesses that could make
their fortunes. But they’ll have to club together to raise enough money to get the businesses
to their target - and that’s when tempers flare and the game-playing begins.
Kids with Cameras started life as a Thursday night primetime series for ITV1 in the UK.
In 2015 the format was remade by Shine Endemol Group company Simpel Media as a
six-part series, Kids Mit Cameras, which aired on Tuesday nights at 21:30 on the public
broadcaster NPO1, achieving over 1m viewers. The format is already in development in
another European territory.
Fast, funny and compelling, Money Pit is inspired by the growing international trend of
crowd-funding. Anything can happen as the larger-than-life investors form alliances, fall out
and use ruthless and surprising tactics in a race to the thrilling finale, where it’s revealed
who’s got a deal and which businesses have hit their target.
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A Liberty Bell Production for UKTV
“As this inspiring new TV series shows, despite all these children’s problems,
it is a bubble that is full of humour and hope.“ Daily Mail
“The result has an unforced charm and a lack of blatant emotional
manipulation that feels genuinely refreshing.“ The Times (T2)
A Liberty Bell Production for ITV 1
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FORMAT
FLOCKSTARS
A cast of famous faces swap red carpets for green fields in a celebrity competition format
from the heart of the countryside.
In this prime-time series, which had its UK premiere on ITV 1 in summer 2015, celebrities
take on the challenge of sheepdog trialling. Competing in an intense eight-week knockout,
the stars will be vying for centre stage with their four-legged partners to herd flocks of
sheep and geese around a set of challenging courses, specially designed to test their skill,
technique and discipline. Trained and guided by three professional mentors the stars must
fully embrace a new way of life. Will this brush with nature become second nature to the
Flockstars? Brace yourself as “it’s time to release the sheep” and see which of the stars will
be able to adapt their skillset to master the most impressive of countryside sports.
“It may sound as if TV game shows have finally jumped the shark –
or indeed the sheep – but Flockstars is the first really good idea ITV have
had for some time. Brilliant title, cracking concept: like One Man and
His Dog, but with national appeal.” Sunday Telegraph
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TV BURP
ITV’s number one rated comedy show Harry Hill’s TV Burp ran for over 11 years from 2001
to 2012. Winner of four BAFTAS, Best Entertainment Performance at the Royal Television
Society Awards and Best Comedy Entertainment Programme at the British Comedy Awards,
TV Burp was a hit with critics and audiences alike. With regular weekly audiences of over 7
million viewers on Saturday nights, TV Burp has been a monster hit with audiences of all ages.
Widely credited for turning a traditional review show on its head, this format - which
features sketches, topical gags, celebrity guest appearances and razor-sharp observational
humour - is an all-you-need-to-know guide about current television without the hassle of even
needing to change channel. From documentaries to the biggest soaps and reality TV, any
show has the potential to fall under the watchful eye of Harry Hill.
“Genius, pure and simple.” Daily Mail
“The freshest and most original show in mainstream television.” The Guardian
An Avalon Television production for ITV
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COMEDY & ENTERTAINMENT
CATASTROPHE
ROB DELANEY and SHARON HORGAN write and star in Catastrophe, a comedy
following an Irish woman and an American man who make a bloody mess as they struggle
to fall in love in London. Clumsy lust, instant pregnancy, and genuine disaster provide the
foundation for this flaming hovel of a relationship.
In a mess of events always in danger of slipping out of their grasp, Rob and Sharon must
also learn to deal with her largely awful friend (ASHLEY JENSEN, Extras, Ugly Betty);
his eccentric Bostonian mother (CARRIE FISHER, Star Wars); and attempt to navigate the
choppy waters of their ever-more-complicating lives.
Now sold into over 120 territories, including to Amazon Prime in the US, Catastrophe is a
breakthrough comedy series that is a hit with both audiences and critics alike.
Nominated for the prestigious Critics’ Choice Award for best comedy series in 2016,
Catastrophe also scooped three Royal Television Society nominations and won the
Rose D’or for best sitcom and the Broadcast Award for best comedy series.
“The. Best. TV romance. Ever.” The New York Post (USA)
“this finely worked gem remains one of the funniest,
sharpest comedies on television.” The Observer
“sharply written, gloriously foul-mouthed, and assembled with exquisite timing.
It was also surprisingly moving…” Radio Times
“Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan are a match made in comedy heaven…
Catastrophe is a triumph.” Daily Mirror
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An Avalon Television production for Channel 4
Episodes available: S1: 6 x 30’, S2: 6 x 30’
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Comedy series written by and starring GREG DAVIES (The Inbetweeners, BAFTA-nominated
star of Cuckoo) as Dan, a childish idiot trapped in an adult’s life whose world is consistently
staggering towards collapse. Man Down will return to Channel 4 for a third series later
this year.
Series two saw Dan come to a conclusion: he must change. Still trapped in a teaching
job he despises and rejected by the girl he thought would solve everything, Miss Lipsey
(JEANY SPARK, Wallander), he turned his attentions to self-improvement. His friend Jo
(ROISIN CONATY, Impractical Jokers) threw herself into consecutive doomed projects
and remained blissfully happy with near-constant failure, while Brian (MIKE WOZNIAK)
was distracted by an unspoken event that was rocking his steady world, meaning Dan
had to fend for himself. His always kind mother (GWYNETH POWELL, Grange Hill) and
petrifyingly blunt aunt Nesta (STEPHANIE COLE, Open All Hours) knew he needed help –
and his pupils agreed. Did this series see Dan move on, avoid complete humiliation and
evolve into a functioning member of society? No... no, it didn’t.
“Greg Davies’ madcap sitcom scales new heights of brilliance.” The Times
“Dan is a brilliant creation, a towering oaf whose self-delusion
and gift for setting off minor disasters remind you of the greats –
the Fawltys and the Brents.” Radio Times
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An Avalon Television Production for Channel 4
Episodes available: S1: 7 x 30’, S2: 7 x 30’, S3: 6 x 30’
NOT GOING OUT
MAN DOWN
Not Going Out is a multi-award-winning sitcom written by and starring LEE MACK,
the British Comedy Award and BAFTA winning comedian. Now in its seventh season
on BBC One, Not Going Out follows the hilarious mishaps and ridiculous exploits
Lee encounters with long-suffering landlady and constant object of his affection
Lucy, SALLY BRETTON, (The Office, Green Wing) and ditzy friend Daisy, KATY WIX
(Torchwood, Outnumbered).
Cast from previous series also includes BAFTA award-winning comedian TIM VINE and
MIRANDA HART (Call the Midwife, Miranda).
“The main reason to watch Not Going Out has always been because
of its absolutely ingenious one-liners, puns and double entendres…
Not Going Out remains a rare thing - a brightly lit British studio sitcom
that is actually worth staying in for.” Metro
“It’s extremely well crafted, smart and warm.” The Guardian
An Avalon Television production for BBC One
Episodes available: 58 x 30’ & 3 x 45’ Christmas Specials
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STARTS ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15 AT 9.30PM
Based on the award-winning comedy of JOSH THOMAS, and inspired in part by actual
painfully awkward events, Please Like Me is a uniquely honest comedy drama series about
growing up quickly.
Josh has had a few eventful years. Moving back in with his bipolar mother just after she
attempted suicide wasn’t quite the way he’d imagined kicking off his 20’s. Getting dumped
by his girlfriend on the same day she told him he was gay wasn’t part of the plan, either.
So by the time he found and lost his first boyfriend, had his heart broken by his hot flatmate,
delivered a eulogy for his beloved great aunt, gained a surprise baby sister, checked his
mum into a mental hospital and then fell in love with one of the patients, he became pretty
unfazed by life’s challenges.
Please Like Me has been lauded by critics around the world. It has earned nominations
for the International Emmy Awards, the Rose d’Or Awards, The GLAAD Media Awards,
the Logie Awards and for nine AAACTA Awards, winning trophies for Best Comedy Series
and Best Performance in a TV Comedy.
“It’s sweet, sharp, sad, funny and astute in its observations of modern life,
social mores and family interactions.” The Age
“One of the best shows on TV.” Time
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“It’s comedy gold.” Entertainment Weekly
Episodes available: S1 6 x 30’, S2: 10 x 30’, S3: 10 x 30’
A Pigeon Fancier / John and Josh International Production of a Participant Media Original Series in association with ABC TV
TRYING AGAIN
PLEASE LIKE ME
SEASON 3
Trying Again is an original British comedy co-created by Emmy and Oscar award
nominated writer SIMON BLACKWELL (‘Veep’, ‘In the Loop’) and actor and comedian
CHRIS ADDISON (‘The Thick of It’).
Set in The Lake District, Meg (JO JOYNER) and Matt (CHRIS ADDISON) are soul mates
trying to get their relationship back on track after their happily-ever-after was disrupted by
an affair. But it’s not easy when you live in a small town, where everyone knows everyone’s
business, and the past is breathing down your neck.
Trying Again is a romantic comedy of errors about love, loss, friendship and nearly flinging
it all away. Awkward moments between a brilliantly talented cast make the show truthful,
painful, and full of very funny stuff.
“The supporting cast was excellent and the script fizzed with wordplay
and pop culture references… Warm, witty, winningly old-fashioned and
flat-out funny. I’ll be trying Trying Again again.” The Telegraph
“It’s a rom-com with edge.” The Independent
Episodes available: 8 x 30’ & 1 x 30’ special
An Avalon Television production for Sky
“A delight.” The Times
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RUSSELL HOWARD’S
GOOD NEWS
Each week, multi-award winning comedian, RUSSELL HOWARD offers up an energetic look
at global goings-on and finds his own uniquely upbeat angle on the news, from over 60
International news channels, 140 newspapers from around the world and over a thousand
news clips. He and his crack team will leave no stone left unturned in their pursuit of the
weird and wonderful stories that have been dominating the media in the past seven days.
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Russell Howard’s Good News successfully moved over to BBC Two after eight hugely
popular series on BBC Three. Since the show debuted in 2009, cumulative ratings grew
from 1.7 million to over 5 million a week, including BBC iPlayer, on which Russell Howard’s
Good News is regularly the most watched show across all BBC channels.
As well as his trademark mix of topical stand-up and sketches, not to mention the inspirational
and thought-provoking story to close the show on a feel-good note, Russell also chats to a
high-profile person involved in the news that week.
A huge presence online, Russell has over three million fans on Facebook and a million
followers on Twitter. Russell Howard’s Good News regularly trends globally on twitter after
each episode. Videos from the show regularly go viral with one clip from the last series
getting over 10 million views.
“Howard is energetic, uncynical and most importantly, very funny.” The Times
“A perfect anecdote to all the gloom and doom in the news.” TV Times
An Avalon Television production for BBC Two/BBC Three
Episodes available: 95 x 30’ or 77 x 45’
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DAVE GORMAN
MODERN LIFE IS GOODISH
DAVE GORMAN thinks modern life is good...ish. However, tired of endlessly being sold
stuff he doesn’t need, feeling manipulated by the media and harassed by technology,
he’s become slightly obsessive about the ‘ish’. But instead of letting it drive him mad he’s
decided to fight back.
Filmed in front of a studio audience, comedian Dave Gorman uses his own unique blend
of stand-up and documentary comedy to present a mischievous look at modern life.
Join Dave for a journey of intellectual curiosity and a healthy amount of humour as he
holds up a mirror to the countless questionable things we’re all exposed to but just seem to
accept as OK.
A ratings and critical hit for Dave (Gorman) and Dave’s (the UKTV Channel), Dave Gorman:
Modern Life is Goodish was re-commissioned by Dave for a fourth and fifth season before
the third had even aired, making it one of the channel’s longest running and most successful
commissions. Series two was estimated by UKTV to have reached 7.8 million individuals (up
from 5.2 million for series one), and peaked with 651,000 (up +102% on the slot average)
for a single transmission.
“TV Gold.” The Sun
“Gorman is that rare thing: a comedian who leaves you with a warm
glow and tears in your eyes.” Radio Times
“Dave Gorman is funny and brilliant in equal measure.” The Times
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A Liberty Bell production for Dave (UKTV)
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RUSSELL HOWARD’S
STAND UP CENTRAL
Written and presented by the hugely popular comedian RUSSELL HOWARD, Stand Up
Central is filmed in front of a live audience at the intimate and legendary Electric Ballroom
in Camden, featuring performances from RUSSELL, as well as two handpicked stand-up
guests each episode. In addition to performing new and exclusive material, RUSSELL delves
into questions from viewers on social media and interacts with members of the audience.
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LIVE AT THE ELECTRIC
Live at the Electric assembles the hottest acts on the brink of super-stardom for a unique
mix of stand-up, sketch and musical comedy, superbly hosted by the multi-award winning
comedian RUSSELL KANE (Live at the Apollo).
In each episode, RUSSELL is joined by a headline and support act, invited to showcase
their talents. In series one these included DOC BROWN (Derek, The Inbetweeners),
ROISIN CONATY (Man Down), ROB DELANEY (Catastrophe), NICK HELM (Uncle),
ALEX HORNE (Taskmaster), SARA PASCOE (W1A), KATHERINE RYAN (Room 101, Have I
got News For You) and JOE WILKINSON (Him & Her).
The BBC has handpicked a collection of the hottest emerging talent currently getting the
live comedy scene in a spin. Live at the Electric will, for the first time, accurately reflect the
unseen breadth of the UK comedy world, uniquely blending stand-up, short films, quick-fire
sketches and music... taking the traditional live comedy show and wiring it up to the mains.
The first series launched in April 2015 on Comedy Central (UK) and achieved viewing
figures of 159% above the slot average for its first episode. The second series will be filmed
in spring 2016 and a third series has already been ordered.
The series showcases a super-charged ensemble of the best new artists that the UK has to
offer including NICK HELM (Uncle), JOW WILKINSON (Him & Her), DIANNE MORGAN
(Utopia) and sketch group WITTANK.
An Avalon Television Production for Comedy Central (UK)
Episodes available 30 x 30’
An Avalon Television production for BBC Three
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SCRAPPERS
Scrappers introduces straight-talking Terry Walker and his glamorous wife Lyndsay, the
husband and wife team behind a multi-million pound scrap empire, who don’t always see
eye-to-eye. A funny, uplifting story of second chances and loyalty is revealed as Terry and
Lyndsay struggle to keep the motley crew they employ on the straight and narrow.
Welcome to the warm, wonderful world of Bolton’s Metro Salvage; the biggest scrap metal
yard in the North West.
NEV’S INDIAN
CALL CENTRE
Following a critically acclaimed first series the BBC headed back to Bolton for a second
helping of this character-driven documentary in March 2016, this time on its new
home, BBC Two.
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A Liberty Bell production for UKTV
FACTUAL
In this six part series, Britain’s most notorious call centre boss, Nev Wilshire, is exporting his
unique brand of man management to India, where he’s opening a call centre in the capital
city, Delhi. Helping him to set up a brand new business in a country he’s never visited
before are two of his top managers, go-getter Dwayne Batchelor and training guru Johnny
Allen. Bringing a bit of Swansea exuberance to their adopted country is his irrepressible
tea lady, Hayley Pearce - who finds adapting to Indian culture quite a challenge. We get
to know several of Nev’s new Indian employees and follow their journey as they learn how
to handle their new boss.
“Scrappers was more comedy gold than junk metal… full of
northern charm… filled with laugh-out-loud moments… The Walkers are
the true heroes of this hilarious show… This programme provided
heaps of enjoyment – not one for the scrapheap.” The Sun
“it’s comedy gold. Or should that be chrome? Or steel?” Sunday Mirror
“Bolton scrapyard king Terry Walker is a TV natural with his
endearing mix of bluster and heart.” The Daily Telegraph
“The BBC has raked over old rubbish and struck documentary gold.” Radio Times
A Liberty Bell Production for BBC One
Episodes available: S1 6 x 30’, S2 6 x 30’
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There are six million complaints about nightmare neighbours in the UK every year.
The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door delves into the most extreme and extraordinary
neighbour disputes, tracking down the worst offenders in a compelling portrait of
modern Britain.
Most people have had their own experiences of loud dogs, noisy parties or the odd
domestic dispute, but living with the nightmares next door these small irritations can become
part of everyday life often for years on end. But how do you end the nightmare?
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FACTUAL
THE NIGHTMARE
NEIGHBOUR NEXT DOOR
This series reveals the traumatic, shocking, humorous and occasionally bizarre experiences
of victims of nightmare neighbours. Witness as the victims try to catch the perpetrators in
the act and get their actions on camera.
The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door is a ratings smash hit that consistently doubles the
benchmark in a weekday 8pm slot on Channel 5. The popular show will return for a fifth
series and a bumper order of episodes in 2016.
A Flame TV production for Channel 5
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THE THREE DAY
NANNY
Modern family life is a constant battle for attention; whether it’s phones, tablets, TV or a
host of other distractions, families have more to cope with now than ever before. Working
parents are time poor and face a bewildering amount of conflicting advice; how do they
do what’s best? For some, normal family life has broken down so much and behaviour has
become so extreme that they need expert help. Coming to their aid, The Three Day Nanny
tackles some of the most extreme cases of families in crisis.
KATHRYN has developed a proven three day intervention which tackles parents and
children alike. But will the families be willing to change?
The Three Day Nanny returns to Channel 4 later this year for a third series.
FACTUAL
The Three Day Nanny follows professional nanny and family expert, KATHRYN MEWES, as
she answers the cries for help from desperate parents in a formatted, factual entertainment
show for Channel 4.
“Impossible? Not for Kathryn Mewes, who shows how it’s
done in her inspiring TV series... this latter day Mary Poppins
will effortlessly find a way.” Daily Mail Weekend
“I’m not just watching, I’m taking notes, because a lot of this
applies to my family.” The Guardian
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A Liberty Bell production for Channel 4
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A TOWN &
COUNTRY MURDER
CAUGHT RED
HANDED
Caught Red Handed looks at ways in which the police and the public are setting ingenious
traps to catch villains in the act.
And it’s not just the police, ordinary people too are finding new ways of catching criminals
such as the couple who lie in wait all night and trap a thief in their confectionary shop and
the father who hid in a wardrobe to catch a carer stealing from his disabled son.
Caught Red Handed is presented by DOMONIC LITTLEWOOD (Cowboy Builders, Don’t
Get Done Get Dom).
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A Topical Television production for BBC One
Not only do we hear from the detectives who cracked the cases and the bereaved families
who lost a loved one, but also from local people who reveal how the murder has changed
their tight knit communities forever.
FACTUAL
With access to undercover police operations involving theatrics, stake-outs, and state of
the art technology, this ten part series follows police ‘stings’ designed to tackle crime and
anti-social behaviour. Using high tech hidden cameras to capture the action the results are
recorded for the courts, and now TV viewers, to see.
Retelling these shocking crimes from execution-style murders to crimes of passion,
A Town and Country Murder examines all aspects of the case from the discovery of
the body through each twist and turn of the investigation until the perpetrator is finally
caught and convicted.
FACTUAL
The picturesque market towns and villages of rural Britain are famous for their charm
and enjoyed by locals who appreciate the slower pace of life. However, these sleepy
communities harbour a darker side, serving as a backdrop to some of the most terrible
murders of recent times.
A Town & Country Murder reveals the truth behind an idyllic façade, things are often not
quite what they seem….
Series 1 premiered with an impressive 30% increase to the average audience in a prime
time 9pm weekend slot.
A Flame TV production for Crime and Investigation (UK)
Episodes available: 24 x 60
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Brits In Bangkok follows the biggest characters with the greatest ambitions - Leigh moved
to Bangkok when her pop star career stalled in the UK. She’s put all her money into an
aspiring dance group, hoping to hit the big time; Billy is trying to build a new British themed
gastro pub in Bangkok - but he’s on a strict time schedule and his Thai workforce work to
very different pace; and Michael, a second division footballer, is now enjoying star status
as the first Brit to play in the Thai premier league. They’ve risked it all in moving here, but
can they make it big in Bangkok?
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Topical Television/GroupM Entertainment co-production for Channel 5
Animal Saints and Sinners is a documentary series for BBC One that records the dramatic
and heart wrenching stories of the people who save the lives of animals as well as the tales
of animals that are saving people.
Nearly half of Britain owns a pet, but man and beast don’t always live together in harmony.
This series follows animal welfare officers across the country as they strive to protect Britain’s
pets. Often putting their own lives at risk to deal with dangerous animals and sometimes
dangerous owners, we follow their work as they seize banned breeds and rescue wild
animals in distress.
FACTUAL
This observational documentary series features a colourful ensemble of characters hoping
to make it big in Bangkok - a city of conspicuous consumption and hedonism. This city
promises a lifestyle of limitless nightlife, luxurious living and tropical weather; a world of
ambitious entrepreneurs.
FACTUAL
BRITS IN BANGKOK
ANIMAL SAINTS
AND SINNERS
The series also introduces the extraordinary animals of Britain that are changing and saving
lives - meet the Animal Saints, such as the retired racehorse who gave a troubled young girl
her life back, the cat that made a selectively mute young boy come out of his shell and the
dog that came to the aid of a couple struggling to live with dementia.
A Flame TV Production for BBC One
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GRUMPY...
WILLIE’S WONKY
CHOCOLATE FACTORY
When eccentric entrepreneur Willie Harcourt-Cooze first burst onto Channel 4, he whipped
audiences into a chocolate frenzy, consistently drawing excellent ratings.
This very popular and entertaining series, produced for BBC Two, sees some of the wittiest
and most insightful social commentators in the 35-55 age range cast their eyes over
everything from holidays to political correctness and they tell us just what it is that drives
them nuts. These brilliantly written series were an instant smash hit for BBC Two, regularly
hitting ratings over 3.5 million viewers.
Grumpy... has sold around the globe, and German and Israeli series based on the format
have been produced.
“The show that has elevated spleen-wenting to an art form.” The Daily Telegraph
THREE MEN IN A BOAT
FACTUAL
The follow-up series, Willie’s Chocolate Revolution: Raising The Bar sees Willie’s business
expand and his sights set firmly on the confectionary market. Alongside his attempts to
produce a flavoursome milk chocolate, he’ll undertake the greater challenge of turning the
nation on to real chocolate through a series of stunts and public events. This series includes
a one hour Christmas special following the entire Harcourt-Cooze family as they prepare
indulgent chocolate recipes for a huge Christmas Eve party and family Christmas dinner.
Interspersed with drama as Willie risks everything to pursue his goal, Willie’s Wonky
Chocolate Factory also features demonstrations of mouth-watering chocolate recipes.
A hybrid of adventure, entrepreneurship, travel, cookery and drama, this is factual
entertainment at its best.
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A Liberty Bell/Doris production for Channel 4
FACTUAL
Series one followed Willie, his wife Tania and their three young children as Willie’s dream
to grow his own cocoa beans on his own Venezuelan farm and turn them into premium
chocolate at his Devon factory became a reality.
A Liberty Bell Production for BBC Two
Episodes available: 48
Three comedians, GRIFF RHYS JONES, DARA O’BRIAIN and RORY McGRATH take a series
of water bound voyages in this light-hearted, popular factual entertainment series for BBC Two.
The trio endure treacherous waters and each other’s company as they attempt to charm their
way from place to place without killing each other in the process.
“A joy to watch.” The Daily Telegraph
A Liberty Bell production for BBC Two
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CLOSE CALLS:
ON CAMERA
HEIR HUNTERS
Close Calls: On Camera brings to life the stories of ordinary people who have faced
extraordinary circumstances.
Watch the terrifying moment when a mother and her two children are suddenly faced with
a life-threatening decision as their car starts burning uncontrollably in a Safari Park lion
enclosure and witness how a day of skiing takes a terrifying turn for three friends after one
of them misjudges the track and disappears into a bottomless crack in the ice.
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An observational documentary series, Heir Hunters follows probate research firms’
investigators as they race against the clock and the competition to track down long lost
relatives and to bring them the news, both good and bad. Combining elements of fortune
hunting, genealogy and ultimately life-changing moments, there are different stories covered
in each episode.
FACTUAL
With access to a variety of sources such as video and phone footage shot by the victims
and onlookers, dramatic real-life 999 calls and first-hand accounts from the victims and
their friends and families, Close Calls: On Camera relives the split-second moments
when everyday events are transformed into disasters and meets the people who lived to
tell the tale.
When someone dies you expect that their worldly possessions go to their nearest and
dearest. But if the deceased has no known relatives and there is no last will and testament?
Then the Government inherits the possessions, unless that is the ‘heir hunters’ step in.
The Heir Hunters audience has increased considerably since the programme’s launch in
2007 growing by 48% since series one.
A Flame TV production for BBC One
Episodes available: 205 x 45’ plus 20 x 60’ reversions
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COMEDY, SCRIPTED
AL MURRAY’S
MULTIPLE PERSONALITY
DISORDER
This series introduces AL MURRY as a
whole host of comic characters (for the
very first time since he created The Pub
Landlord in 1994), and makes available
worldwide the critically acclaimed
humour of one of the most celebrated
British comics. Also featuring a host
of supporting talent, including JENNY
ECLAIR and SIMON BRODKIN.
An Avalon Television production for ITV1
BADDIEL’S
SYNDROME
David is a thirty-something architect.
His life is complicated - he’s sharing his
apartment with an American personal
trainer, his relationship with his cleaning
lady is becoming more than professional
and his ex-girlfriend is raising their son
who David suspects might not turn
out to be heterosexual. No wonder
he’s in therapy! A refreshingly original
sitcom written by and starring DAVID
BADDIEL (ITV’s Fantasy World Cup and
Baddiel & Skinner Unplanned) and PETE
BRADSHAW (Author of Lucky Baby Jesus).
CATASTROPHE
Transatlantic scripted comedy series,
written by and starring ROB DELANEY
(US comedian and bestselling author)
and SHARON HORGAN (award-winning
actress and star/co-writer of Pulling),
Catastrophe follows an Irish woman and
an American man who make a bloody
mess as they struggle to fall in love in
London.
An Avalon Television production for
Channel 4
Episodes: 12 x 30’
LEE NELSON’S WELL
FUNNY PEOPLE
Lee Nelson’s Well Funny People features
a host of comedy characters straight from
the streets of modern Britain. This jampacked show introduces a multitude of
characters and sees irrepressible south
London lad Lee Nelson swap the TV studio
for life on his Bermondsey estate.
BBC Three
plus 1 x 30’ ‘best of’
MAN DOWN
Written by and starring acclaimed
stand-up comedian GREG DAVIES
(The Inbetweeners, Cuckoo) this sitcom
introduces Dan, a childish idiot trapped in
an adult’s life. Crushing character flaws,
an unwanted teaching job, uniquely
dysfunctional friends and a wilfully insane
Dad conspire to keep this Man Down.
An Avalon Television production
MAN TO MAN
WITH DEAN LEARNER
Following the success of Garth Marenghi’s
Darkplace, this series stars RICHARD
AYOADE’s character Dean Learner, who
has his own fictional chat show in which
he interviews a range of fictional guests –
all played by MATTHEW HOLNESS.
Channel 4
Sky One
KOMBAT OPERA
PRESENTS
LEE NELSON’S WELL
GOOD SHOW
THE MARY
WHITEHOUSE
EXPERIENCE
MOUTH TO MOUTH
Dark comedy written by and starring
MATTHEW HOLNESS and RICHARD
AYOADE. Presented as a 1980’s lost
classic ‘Darkplace’ revolves around
fictional horror author Garth Marenghi
and his publisher Dean Learner. Garth
Marenghi’s Darkplace was described
as: ‘Very, very funny…instant cult worship
awaits’ (The Sunday Telegraph, UK)
From the creator of the multi-awardwinning hit musical Jerry Springer - The
Opera, Kombat Opera Presents is
an exciting and innovative series of
contemporary musical-comedies based
on major television shows such as The
Apprentice, Wife Swap and Panorama.
Lee Nelson’s Well Good Show is a
comedy show recorded in front of a live
studio audience which mixes sketches,
stand-up and audience participation. The
host, character comic SIMON BRODKIN,
performs as always-loveable south-London
tearaway Lee, getting in amongst the
studio audience to entertain them with
cheeky banter, tales of mischief-making,
and all manner of daft games.
The Mary Whitehouse Experience
- Award-winning comedians ROB
NEWMAN and DAVID BADDIEL are
joined by double-act STEVE PUNT and
HUGH DENNIS in the early 1990’s
ground-breaking comedy sketch series
which The Observer cited at the time
“recalls the greats of British comedy…their
latest show was the funniest thing the BBC
has produced since Fawlty Towers.”
Mouth To Mouth is a comedy drama
series made for BBC Three, commissioned
following the critical success of a oneoff special. Set in contemporary Britain,
the series deals with the complicated,
and sometimes funny, issues of personal
identity, following the stories of six young
people. Each episode takes place within
the same period of time, through a
different character’s perspective.
BBC Three
BBC Two
BBC Three
An Avalon Television production for Channel 4
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BBC Two
NEWMAN & BADDIEL
IN PIECES
Following the success of The Mary
Whitehouse Experience, ROB NEWMAN
and DAVID BADDIEL went on to even
greater heights with their own series, In
Pieces. Highlights of the shows include
Jarvis, the upper class sexual deviant and
the History Today university professors,
trading their hilarious playground insults.
BBC Two
CATALOGUE
GARTH MARENGHI’S
DARKPLACE
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COMEDY, SCRIPTED
NOT GOING OUT
PLEASE LIKE ME
Not Going Out is the multi-award
winning, primetime sitcom for BBC One
written by and starring the British Comedy
Award and BAFTA winning comedian LEE
MACK. The series follows the hilarious
mishaps and ridiculous exploits Lee
encounters with long-suffering landlady
and constant object of his affection – Lucy
(SALLY BRETTON, The Office, Green
Wing) and ditzy friend Daisy (KATY WIX,
Torchwood, Outnumbered). The cast also
includes TIM VINE (The Sketch Show) and
MIRANDA HART (Miranda).
STARTS birthday
ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER
15 AT 9.30PM
With his 21st
just around
the
corner, life finally seems to be coming
together for Josh but the events of one day
throw his world into chaos.
BBC One
& 3 x 45’
SEASON 3
Based on the award-winning comedy of
JOSH THOMAS, and inspired in part by
actual painfully awkward events, Please
Like Me is a uniquely honest comedy
drama series about growing up quickly.
A Pigeon Fancier / John and Josh International
Production, produced in association with
ABC TV and Pivot
SKITHOUSE
The Sketch Show is a highly successful
format and ready-to-air series. Two
series of eight, 30 minute episodes were
aired on the UK’s largest commercial
broadcaster ITV1.
Skithouse was originally produced for the
Ten Network in Australia. The programme
was an instant hit, particularly with the
network’s target demographic of 1639 year olds. A fast-paced sketch show
driven by slice-of-life humour.
A Roving production for Ten Network
Australia
TIME GENTLEMEN
PLEASE
BAFTA award winning comedienne
KAREN TAYLOR invites us into her saucy
world of sketches, stand-up and one-offs
and a big finale, all from the perspective of
a modern recently turned thirty-something
woman on a never ending search for a
decent man. Karen’s cheeky down-toearth approach to the world allows her
to expertly poke fun at everyday life, and
to bring people who take themselves too
seriously down a peg or two.
BBC Three
TRYING AGAIN
Set in The Lake District, Meg (JO JOYNER)
and Matt (CHRIS ADDISON) are soul
mates trying to get their relationship back
on track after their happily ever after was
disrupted by an affair. But it’s not easy
when you live in a small town, where
everyone knows everyone’s business, and
the past is breathing down your neck.
Trying Again is a romantic comedy of
errors about love, loss, friendship and
nearly flinging it all away. Awkward
moments between a brilliantly talented
cast make the show truthful, painful, and
full of very funny stuff.
An Avalon Television production for Sky
& 1 x 30’ special
The Pub Landlord’s rules are a pint for
the fella and a glass of white wine or
fruit based drink for the lady. It might be
the 21st century but the landlord’s gaff is
the last bastion of all things normal. He
ain’t interested in change. It’s just the way
things are, and don’t you or anybody else
go questioning it.
A sitcom devised and written by
AL MURRAY (Perrier Award Winner and
Double Olivier Award Nominee) and
RICHARD HERRING (Writers Guild Award
Winner).
An Avalon Television production for Sky One
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TOUCH ME I’M
KAREN TAYLOR
CATALOGUE
Written by and starring award-winning UK
comedian FRANK SKINNER (The Frank
Skinner Show, Baddiel & Skinner Unplanned
and Fantasy Football). Frank Skinner stars
as Shane, a wise-cracking middle-aged
minicab driver who is beginning to confront
some pertinent home truths. In the solace
of The Four Feathers pub, accompanied
by old mate Bazza and barmaid Sheila,
Shane attempts to come to terms with the
fact that his wife Myrtle is developing a thirst
for knowledge via the Open University, his
16-year-old daughter a taste for students
in trilbys and his 11-year-old son has an
unnerving ability to outwit his own father.
THE SKETCH SHOW
The show has been sold as a straight
acquisition or remade locally in over 30
territories including the Fox Network in
America.
SHANE
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COMEDY, NON-SCRIPTED
THE DAVE GORMAN
COLLECTION
Following a drunken evening with
his flatmate Danny Wallace, DAVE
GORMAN embarked on a unique
journey to find and meet other Dave
Gorman’s from around the world. If Dave
was to meet Danny’s challenge, he had to
meet, shake the hand of and photograph
54 Dave Gormans; one for every card in
the deck... including the jokers.
BBC Two
DAVE GORMAN’S
IMPORTANT ASTROLOGY FANTASY FOOTBALL
LEAGUE
EXPERIMENT
For 40 days and 40 nights DAVE
GORMAN has given up normal life in
favour of scouring horoscopes of 20
leading astrologers. To ignore speculation,
prediction and guesswork, but at all times
to follow instruction and pursue luck. It is
a controlled experiment; a man born at
the same time and in the same place has
ignored his horoscopes. Whose life will
turn out better?
BBC Two
A light-hearted mixture of comedy, soccer
and chat with celebrities competing
against each other as managers of their
very own dream team. Hosted by DAVID
BADDIEL and FRANK SKINNER, the show
became a smash hit in the UK with ratings
reaching 6 million - a record for comedy
on BBC Two.
Guests include PATSY KENSIT, ELVIS
COSTELLO, LENNOX LEWIS, PRINCE
NASEEN HAMED, BRIGITTE NIELSEN
and OASIS.
THE HARRY HILL
SHOW
Britain’s hottest comedy commodity,
HARRY HILL, stars in this multi awardwinning series. Joined by a cast of
bizarrely funny friends and family, Harry
brilliantly mixes stand-up, music, celebrity
guests and sketches into the most original
comedy show for years.
Channel 4
Episodes available:
S1: 9 x 30’
S2: 9 x 30’
S3: 8 x 30’
TV BURP
With regular audiences of over 7 million
on Saturday nights on ITV1, TV Burp
has been a monster hit with people of
all ages. Widely credited for turning a
traditional review show on its head, this
format, which features sketches, topical
gags, celebrity guest appearances and
razor-sharp observational humour, is an
all-you-need-to-know guide about current
television without the hassle of even
needing to change channel.
An Avalon Television Production for
BBC Two and ITV1
GROUCHY
YOUNG MEN
THE ALL NEW HARRY
HILL SHOW
Also available:
Fantasy Football League 1:
The Glory Years: 1 x 71’, 1995
Fantasy Football League 2:
Two Men and a Football: 1 x 77’, 1996
Unseen Fantasy Football: 1 x 61’, 1996
More Unseen Fantasy Football:
The Phoenix Tapes: 1 x 57’, 1997
Fantasy World Cup ‘98: 16 x 30’, 1998
Fantasy Football: Euro 2004: 13 x 30’, 2004
This show is jam-packed with humour
honed by one of the most original minds in
British television. Expect Harry’s acclaimed
cocktail of stand-up, sketches and regular
features including The Hamilton Challenge
where politics’ most notorious couple, Neil
and Christine Hamilton are set a different
mad-cap task each week.
A Liberty Bell Production for Comedy Central
CATALOGUE
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It’s a tough time for the 21st Century’s
tetchy younger men - caught as they
are between their increasingly decrepit
parents and the snotty-nosed school kids
clogging up the bus. But this comedic
look at what infuriates the modern
grumbler offers respite from the double
standards and sheer frustration of it all.
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STAND-UP
AL MURRAY
CHRIS ADDISON
CHRIS RAMSEY
DAVID BADDIEL
AL MURRAY, The Pub Landlord’s huge
stand-up tours have made him one of
the most popular live comedy acts in the
country, winning the Perrier Award (after
a record four successive nominations)
at The Edinburgh Festival and securing
Olivier Award nominations for both of his
celebrated sell-out West End runs.
As a live performer CHRIS ADDISON has
taken five solo shows to the Edinburgh
Fringe Festival - two of which were
nominated for the prestigious Perrier
Award in 2004 and 2005. After starring
in BBC Two’s multi award-winning comedy
‘The Thick of It’, for which he received a
British Comedy Award nomination for Best
Newcomer, Chris made his big screen
debut in Academy Award nominated ‘In
the Loop’. He is also a regular panellist on
Mock The Week (BBC Two).
Chris is one of the most exciting comedy
acts today. His high-energy delivery,
hugely engaging manner and off-thecuff style have cemented him a place as
regular face on entertainment shows such
as Celebrity Juice (ITV2), Never Mind the
Buzzcocks (BBC Two) and 8 Out of 10
Cats (Channel 4).
DAVID BADDIEL is one of the country’s most
successful post-alternative comedians and is
responsible for some of the most memorable
and ground breaking comedy achievements
of the last decade. In 1992, he performed
to 12,500 people with ROB NEWMAN
in the UK’s first ever arena comedy show
and was credited for turning comedy into
the New Rock’n’Roll’ long before arena
comedy gigs became commonplace.
The following shows are available
featuring AL MURRAY:
Al Murray 1: And A Glass of White
Wine For The Lady:
Episodes available: 1 x 68’, 2003
Al Murray 2: My Gaff, My Rules:
Al Murray 3: Giving it Both Barrels:
Al Murray 4: Live at the Palladium,
The following shows are available featuring
CHRIS ADDISON:
CHRIS RAMSEY:
Chris Ramsey: All Growed Up:
1 x 60’ or 1 x 80’
DAVID BADDIEL:
EDINBURGH AND
BEYOND
FRANK SKINNER
Edinburgh and Beyond is a 24-hour best
of comedy series. Hosted by multi awardwinning comedians AL MURRAY The
Pub Landlord (Time Gentlemen Please,
Al Murray’s Happy Hour) and RUSSELL
HOWARD. The show features the very
best of UK comedy talent and is filmed
live from the world renowned Bloomsbury
Theatre in London’s West End.
FRANK SKINNER is one of the biggest
names in British comedy. He has
enjoyed unrivalled success, both as a
phenomenally popular stand-up comic
and with his hit TV series, The Frank
Skinner Show (ITV1 and BBC One),
Fantasy Football (ITV1 and BBC Two),
Baddiel & Skinner Unplanned (ITV1) and
his sitcom Shane (ITV1).
Comedy Central (UK)
FRANK SKINNER:
Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned
(Live in the West End): 1 x 71’, 2001
Chris Addison Live:
Newman & Baddiel History Today:
1 x 69’, 1992
THE COMEDY
NETWORK
Newman & Baddiel Live & In Pieces:
1 x 91’, 1993
GREG DAVIES
Frank Skinner 2: Live at The Apollo:
Episodes available: 1 x 68’ (UK Version), 1994
Episodes available: 1 x 68’ (International
Version), 1996
Frank Skinner 3: Live at the London Palladium:
DAVE GORMAN
Frank Skinner 4: Live at the Birmingham
Hippodrome:
Episodes available: 1 x 75’ or 1 x 48’, 1998
Al Murray 5: Beautiful British Tour,
Live at the O2,
Frank Skinner 5: Live From Birmingham’s
National Indoor Arena:
Episodes available: 1 x 90’ or 1 x 48’, 2007
Al Murray 6: Barrel of Fun Live
Episodes available:1 x 76’, 2011
Al Murray 7: The Only Way is Epic,
The series that first showcased the talent
of some of the leading comedy luminaries
including JULIAN BARRATT and NOEL
FIELDING (The Mighty Boosh), DAVE
GORMAN, STEWART LEE, ED BYRNE,
TOMMY TIERNAN, CHRIS ADDISON
and FRANKIE BOYLE.
An Avalon Television production for FIVE
DAVE GORMAN:
GREG DAVIES:
Dave Gorman: Googlewhack Adventure:
Greg Davies Live – Firing Cheeseballs at a
Dog: 1 x 76’ or 1 x 60’, 2011
Dave Gorman Live:
Greg Davies Live – The Back of my Mum’s
Head: 1 x 84’, 2013
Frank Skinner 6: Man in a Suit 2014
Episodes available: 1 x 87’or 1 x 60’, 2014
CATALOGUE
With a distinctive style of storytelling,
DAVE GORMAN has emerged as one
of the most unique, original and exciting
comedy minds that the UK has produced
in the last 20 years. Not only is he one
of the biggest contemporary comedians
and sharpest raconteurs but he is also a
hugely successful author.
GREG DAVIES first came to prominence
as psychotic Head of Sixth form, Mr
Gilbert in The Inbetweeners (Channel 4)
and The Inbetweeners Movies. He then
went on to appear in Cuckoo (BBC Three)
in which he earned a BAFTA nomination
for Best Male Performance in a Comedy
Programme. Greg’s critically acclaimed
sell-out debut solo show was nominated
for the Edinburgh Comedy Award and
extended three times, taking the total
number of dates up to a huge 155 shows.
Al Murray 8: One Man One Guv
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Frank Skinner 1: Live at The Bloomsbury:
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STAND-UP
GRUMPY OLD
WOMEN LIVE
JENNY ECLAIR
Grumpy Old Women Live has previously
completed three sell-out UK tours, a
hugely successful month-long West End
residency, and a hit run in Australia which, combined, sold 180,000 tickets.
The live show is written by Perrier Awardwinning comedian JENNY ECLAIR and
JUDITH HOLDER (best-selling author of
the first Grumpy Old Women book and
producer of the hit TV series).
HARRY HILL is regarded by his peers
as one of the finest practitioners of
contemporary comedy. His highly original
style of humour has been rewarded with
numerous awards, countless nominations
and many accolades, including the Rose
d’Or Award at the Montreux International
Television Festival.
With
her
trademark
high-octane
performances and earthy, eyebrow raising
routines, JENNY ECLAIR is regarded as
one the country’s best loved stand-up
comediennes.
The following shows are available for
Grumpy Old Women Live:
Harry Hill 1: Live: 1 x 60’, 1995
Harry Hill 2: Man Alive: 1 x 66’, 1997
Harry Hill 3: First Class Scamp: 1 x 62’, 1998
Harry Hill 4: Hooves: 1 x 101’, 2005
Jenny Eclair 2: The Platinum Collection:
LEE MACK
LIVE AT THE ELECTRIC
RUSSELL HOWARD
STEWART LEE
Winner of a British Comedy Award for Best
Male TV Comic, LEE MACK is a prolific
writer and performer. His TV credits include
writing and starring in the multi-award
winning sitcom Not Going Out; BAFTA
winning series, The Sketch Show (ITV1);
guest hosting Have I Got News For You?
(BBC One); headlining and hosting Live
At the Apollo (BBC One), regular team
captain on Would I Lie To You? (BBC One)
and hosting Duck Quacks Don’t Echo (Sky).
Live at the Electric assembles the hottest
acts on the brink of super-stardom for a
unique mix of stand-up, sketch and musical
comedy, superbly hosted by the multi
award-winning comedian RUSSELL KANE
(Live at the Apollo).
RUSSELL HOWARD is the writer and star
of BBC Three’s most watched entertainment
show Russell Howard’s Good News. His
TV credits include featuring as a weekly
panellist on Mock the Week (BBC Two).
Unfashionably fond of humanity, Russell’s
tireless energy and joyful enthusiasm
for his craft have made him a prolific
stand up.
STEWART LEE is best known as the cowriter and director of the groundbreaking,
critically acclaimed London theatre hit,
Jerry Springer The Opera, but comedy
fans have long known him as a staple
of the UK stand-up scene. One of the
most respected figures of British comedy,
Stewart has consistently been a cutting
edge talent, whether working as a writer,
comedian or director.
1 x 102’, 2008
Lee Mack Live: 2007
Episodes available: 1 x 68’ or 1 x 48’,
Going Out Live: 2010
Lee Mack Live: Hit The Road Mack, 2014
HARRY HILL:
The series showcases a super-charged
ensemble of the best new artists that the
UK has to offer.
JENNY ECLAIR:
Jenny Eclair: Top Bitch Live:
Written and presented by the hugely
popular comedian RUSSELL HOWARD,
Stand Up Central is filmed in front of
a live audience at the intimate and
legendary Electric Ballroom in Camden,
featuring performances from RUSSELL, as
well as two handpicked stand-up guests
each episode.
Comedy Central (UK)
RUSSELL KANE
SIMON BRODKIN
(LEE NELSON)
RUSSELL KANE has achieved what no
other comedian has managed – winning
both the Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy
Award and the Barry Award at the
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
in 2010, the two most prestigious prizes
in comedy. He is the host of Live at the
Electric, a comedy/entertainment show for
BBC Three that uniquely mixes stand-up,
sketch comedy and musical comedy.
SIMON BRODKIN is one of the country’s
most exciting comedians. His most famous
character, the trashy lowbrow South
Londoner Lee Nelson has won over the
hearts of the nation on BBC Three’s Lee
Nelson’s Well Good Show and Lee
Nelson’s Well Funny People.
SIMON BRODKIN (Lee Nelson):
RUSSELL KANE:
Lee Nelson Live:
2012
Russell Kane Smokescreens & Castles Live:
2011
Russell Howard Live: 1 x 68’, 2008
An Avalon Television production for BBC Three
Russell Howard Live: Dingledodies
1 x 57’, or 1 x 60’ 2009
STEWART LEE:
Russell Howard Live: Right Here Right Now
1 x 91’ or 1 x 60’, 2011
Lee and Herring Live:
Russell Howard Live: Wonderbox
1 x 90’, 2014
Stewart Lee: Stand Up Comedian:
CATALOGUE
LEE MACK:
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RUSSELL HOWARD’S
STAND UP CENTRAL
HARRY HILL LIVE
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ENTERTAINMENT
AL MURRAY’S
HAPPY HOUR
BADDIEL AND
SKINNER UNPLANNED
COMPETE FOR
THE MEAT
THE FRANK SKINNER
SHOW
Comedy chat show starring multi-awardwinner, AL MURRAY - The Pub Landlord.
Challenging, high risk and totally unique, the
show really is two blokes, one sofa and no
script. Facing a studio audience who shout
out topics for discussion, DAVID BADDIEL
and FRANK SKINNER simply turn up and
chat about any topic that takes their fancy.
Anything could happen and usually it does
Compete for the Meat is a comedy
quiz show with a difference; it’s the only
televised meat-based quiz show in the
world. Filmed in front of a live studio
audience, the host, AL MURRAY The Pub
Landlord, plays quiz master as members of
the public, who have travelled the length
and breadth of the country, vie for the
ultimate TV star prize...a frozen chicken
(sausages for the runners up).
The Frank Skinner Show is a chat show
that combines a mix of comedy chat,
exclusive celebrity interviews, topical
stand-up and anything-can-happen TV.
The show attracted a weekly audience
of approximately 7 million (with a peak at
10.6 million viewers) with a 51% audience
share amongst the key 16-34 year old
demographic and a 46% share for all
other demographics. Hosted by the right
local comic talent, and with a tried and
tested production bible, this format is a
guaranteed ratings puller for any channel.
Each episode sees The Guv’nor interview
his favourite stars from the world of
showbiz and entertainment with music
provided by major music acts.
An Avalon Television Production for ITV1
There are no subjects off limits, but to make
things harder, a topic can only be discussed
once. Each show ends with an unplanned
musical finale, chosen at random by the
audience, with David on the piano and
Frank on vocals. This series has been a
successful format and international sales
include Australia, Italy, and Spain.
UKTV (Dave)
FACT HUNT
FLOCKSTARS
Filmed in front of a live studio audience,
comedian DAVE GORMAN uses his
own unique blend of stand-up and
documentary comedy to present a
mischievous look at modern life. Join Dave
for a journey of intellectual curiosity and
a healthy amount of humor as he holds
up a mirror to the countless questionable
things we’re all exposed to but just seem
to accept as OK.
Fact Hunt is a seven-part series for ITV1
starring AL MURRAY as The Pub Landlord.
Rooted in the initial success of his
character in Time Gentlemen Please, he
characteristically acts as the no-nonsense
quiz master for this pub quiz.
A cast of famous faces swap red carpets
for green fields in a celebrity competition
format from the heart of the countryside.
In this prime-time series celebrities take
on the challenge of sheepdog trialling.
Trained and guided by three professional
mentors the stars must fully embrace a new
way of life. Will this brush with nature
become second nature to the Flockstars?
A Liberty Bell production for Dave (UKTV)
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These popular and entertaining series,
produced for BBC Two, sees some
of the most witty and insightful social
commentators in the 35 - 55 age range
cast their eyes over everything from
holidays to political correctness and they
tell us just what it is that drives them nuts.
This humorous series gets under the skin of
the differences between men and women.
We bring to life the men are from Mars
and women are from Venus theory for the
first time on television.
These brilliantly written series were an
instant smash hit for BBC Two regularly
receiving ratings over 3.5 million viewers.
Episodes available: 48
This series is a clever mix of a couple reenacting scenes that all couples will relate
to, interspersed with celebrity sound-bites
as they share their own experiences.
Celebrities include VINNIE JONES and
his long suffering wife!
HOW TO GET
MORE SEX
JERRY SPRINGER
- THE OPERA
JOKE MACHINE
How to Get More Sex is a series for
men and women, for the single and
the married, for the old and the young;
because somewhere deep down in the
instincts which perpetuate the species it’s something we’re all interested in. This
programme is jammed full of fun, celebrity
interviews and informative experiments.
Jerry Springer - The Opera is the multiaward-winning, hit musical filmed live
in London’s West End. Starring DAVID
SOUL, the original star of the cult TV
show Starsky & Hutch, this theatrical
spectacle made theatre history by
receiving an unprecedented four awards
for Best Musical at: The Olivier Awards,
The Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards, The
Evening Standard Theatre Awards and
The What’s On Stage Awards.
The Joke Machine is an interplanetary
craft manned by the Joke Master who is in
search of the most side splitting, rib tickling
and jaw jiggling jokes. In each episode,
jokers from two schools will be zapped up
into The Joke Machine, where they will be
expected to deliver their best joke. Impress
the Joke Master and they could help their
school to victory, but fail to hit his funny
bone and the Joke Machine is equipped
to punish
BBC Two
A Liberty Bell production for CBBC
A Liberty Bell Production for ITV1
CATALOGUE
MODERN LIFE IS GOODISH
HE SAYS SHE SAYS
An Avalon Television Production for BBC One
Episodes available: 26 x 30’ and 70’ x 60’
The Unseen Frank Skinner Show: 1 x 62’, 1997
DAVE GORMAN
GRUMPY...
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ENTERTAINMENT
MY APPALLING
SCHOOL REPORT
In this series we discover what school
reports tell us about our teachers,
schools, parents and pupils both in the
past and in the present. Informative and
amusing, this series features interviews
with actors, comedians, politicians, TV
presenters and writers.
SEEMED LIKE A GOOD
IDEA AT THE TIME
This series celebrates cock-ups great and
small, from the business cock-ups, such as
the rebranding of British Airways tailfins or
changing the flavour of Coca Cola to the
monumental disasters like the Millennium
Dome, the Wobbly’ Bridge and Princess
Di’s Memorial Fountain - we’re sure they
all Seemed Like a Good Idea At The Time!
THAT SUNDAY
NIGHT SHOW
Each
week,
multi-award
winning
comedian, RUSSELL HOWARD offers up
an energetic look at global goings-on
and finds his own uniquely upbeat angle
on the news, from over 60 International
news channels, 140 newspapers from
around the world and over a thousand
news clips. He and his crack team will
leave no stone left unturned in their pursuit
of the weird and wonderful stories that
have been dominating the media in the
past seven days.
That Sunday Night Show is a topical
entertainment format for ITV1 that brings
one host and a panel of three celebrity
guests together to sign-off the week
with a lively take on the biggest news
stories of the past seven days, as well
as some of the sillier events that may
have passed just under the radar. In the
UK That Sunday Night Show is hosted
by ADRIAN CHILES (The Apprentice:
You’re Fired, BBC Two; UEFA Champions
League Coverage, ITV1).
BBC Two / BBC Three
or 77 x 45’
SHOW AND TELL
TASKMASTER
WHAT THE DICKENS?
In a series of very funny rounds based on
the popular classroom game of the same
name, Show and Tell, combines audience
participation and stand-up comedy. Set
in an intimate, informal studio and filmed
in front of a live audience, each episode
celebrates the art of storytelling and standup whilst also introducing some of the most
exciting faces from a new generation of
comedy talent.
The Taskmaster, with the help of his loyal
assistant, sets out to test the wiles, wit
and wisdom of five hyper competitive
comedians. Setting a series of strange
and surreal challenges, the Taskmaster
will push the contestants to the limits of
comic invention and give them the chance
to be more competitive, inventive and
mischievous than ever before.
What The Dickens? is a highly entertaining
and original format for the more discerning
viewer. The arts-based comedy panel
game is presented by SANDI TOKSVIG
and co-hosted by team captains,
comedians CHRIS ADDISON and SUE
PERKINS. Available as a format.
Opinionated is a comedy entertainment
format in which one host, two guest
comedians and a studio audience unpick
the week’s most talked about news
stories. In the UK the show is hosted by
multi-award-winning stand-up comedian
FRANK SKINNER and produced by
Avalon Television.
BBC Two
A Tinderbox production for E4
50
An Avalon Television production for UKTV
Episodes available: 16 x 60’’
A Liberty Bell Production for Sky Arts
TOUGH GIG
WAKE UP CALL
This comedy meets reality TV series
showcases a different comedian visiting
an unusual community for five days after
which they must create and perform
a stand-up routine based on their
experience.
Wake Up Call is a makeover show for
couples in seriously troubled relationships.
In this show, where Supernanny meets
Extreme Home Makeover, the host GREG
BEHRENDT works with his team of experts
to tell which relationships will succeed
and which are heading for the rocks.
Comedian Greg Behrendt is the co-author
of the two-million-copy best-seller He’s Just
Not That Into You and co-writer of the
international TV phenomenon Sex And
The City.
A Tinderbox production for ITV1
Soapnet (USA)
CATALOGUE
A Liberty Bell production for BBC One
RUSSELL HOWARD’S
GOOD NEWS
OPINIONATED
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FACTUAL & DOCUMENTARIES
A TOWN &
COUNTRY MURDER
AL MURRAY’S
GERMAN ADVENTURE
ANN SUMMERS
UNCOVERED
Comedian FRANK SKINNER spends
£11,000 buying a shirt that once
belonged to The King. Doubts arise over
the shirt’s authenticity and the lifelong Elvis
fanatic sets out on a road journey across
America to find out the truth.
The picturesque market towns and villages
of rural Britain are famous for their charm
and enjoyed by locals who appreciate
the slower pace of life. However, they
harbour a darker side and are the
backdrop to some of the most terrible
murders of recent times.
Documentary series that looks behind the
scenes at the running of the sex-toy and
lingerie chain Ann Summers, providing an
entertaining insight into the world of sex in
the UK today.
Retelling these shocking crimes; from
execution-style murders to crimes of
passion, the programme examines all
aspects of the case; from the discovery
of the body through each twist and turn
of the investigation until the perpetrator is
finally caught and convicted.
Award-winning comedian AL MURRAY
embarks on a journey to discover the real
Germany. Al’s odyssey, through one of
the country’s coldest winters on record,
unearths two centuries of stunning arts
and culture which, undoubtedly, have
profoundly influenced the Britain we know
today.
A LITTLE BIT OF ELVIS
A Flame TV production for ITV
A Liberty Bell Production for BBC Four
BRITS IN BANGKOK
Observational
documentary
series
featuring a colourful ensemble of
characters hoping to make it big
in Bangkok, a city of conspicuous
consumption and hedonism. It promises
a lifestyle of limitless nightlife, luxurious
living and tropical weather; a world of
ambitious entrepreneurs.
Topical Television/GroupM Entertainment
production for Channel 5
CAUGHT
RED HANDED
With access to undercover police
operations involving theatrics and state
of the art technology, this series follows
police ‘stings’ designed to tackle crime
and anti-social behaviour with all the
thrill of the chase, using hidden cameras
to capture the action. The results are
recorded on high-tech cameras for the
courts – and now TV viewers - to see.
A Topical Television production for
BBC One
A Flame TV production for Crime and
Investigation (UK)
AM I NORMAL?
Am I Normal? is 4 part documentary
series on human behaviour presented
by clinical psychologist DR TANYA
BYRON. Each episode takes a sometimes
controversial glance at people who
choose to play with the boundaries of
what society calls normal.
ANIMAL SAINTS
AND SINNERS
Award-winning
comedian
DAVE
GORMAN sets off on a journey to see
if it’s still possible to live in America
without giving any money to The Man.
He’s travelling coast to coast and he’s not
staying in any chain hotels, eating in any
chain restaurants or filling up at any chain
gas stations. No, on this journey only
independent, Mom & Pop businesses will
do because this is about life without the
chains. This is America Unchained.
Nearly half of Britain owns a pet, but
man and beast don’t always live together
in harmony. This series follows animal
welfare officers across the country as
they strive to protect Britain’s pets. Often
putting their own lives at risk to deal
with dangerous animals and sometimes
dangerous owners, we follow their work
as they seize banned breeds and rescue
wild animals in distress.
An Avalon Television Production for More4
52
CHURCHILL’S GIRL
CITY HOSPITAL
Born into a fading aristocratic family
in the 1920s, Pamela Digby married
Winston Churchill’s son two weeks after
a blind date at the height of the Second
World War. Catapulted to the centre of
the action, she never looked back. This
documentary tracks the intriguing life,
loves and tribulations of Churchill’s closet
personal confident.
City Hospital is a daily reality series
that was transmitted live and direct
from the wards, clinics and operating
theatres of one of Europe’s busiest city
hospitals, Guy’s and St Thomas’ in the
heart of London. The programme gives a
fascinating insight into hospital life, sharing
the highs and lows of patients and staff.
A Topical Television production for BBC One
CLOSE CALLS:
ON CAMERA
Close Calls: On Camera brings to life
the stories of ordinary people who
have faced extraordinary circumstances.
Watch the terrifying moment when a
mother and her two children are suddenly
faced with a life-threatening decision as
their car starts burning uncontrollably in
a Safari Park lion enclosure and witness
how a day of skiing takes a terrifying
turn for three friends after one of them
misjudges the track and disappears into
a bottomless crack in the ice.
CATALOGUE
A Liberty Bell/Doris Production for BBC Two
AMERICA
UNCHAINED
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THE CRANE GANG
The Crane Gang is a documentary series
that follows drivers, technicians and
management at Ainscough, the biggest
mobile crane hire company in Britain. The
show follows a number of key personnel
in a make-or-break year for the business
who are involved in countless major
construction projects, relocating precious
works of art, lifting million pound yachts,
carrying enormous wind turbines and
moving derailed trains.
CRIME AND
PUNISHMENT
A look at crime and punishment in modern
Britain. Hard hitting, dramatic, full of action
and famous landmark criminal cases, this
factual series for BBC One, charts the
changes in crime, criminals, police and
prisons over the last sixty years.
A Topical production for BBC One
CRIME TEAM
Two celebrities are challenged to solve
a true historic murder in just three days
using only the forensic tools of the time.
Starting at the real murder scene they
must immerse themselves in the historic
period, consulting experts, chasing leads
and ruling out red herrings before naming
their killer and presenting their evidence to
presenter, JEROME LYNCH QC.
THE GAMES
THAT TIME FORGOT
Don’t Get Done In the Sun is a hard hitting
holiday series in which FIONA FOSTER
and RANI PRICE look at all the things
that can ruin our precious two weeks
in the sun. The series heads to hotspots
around the world where tourists love to
live and play. Featuring issues faced by
vacationers abroad.
Multi-award-winning comedian FRANK
SKINNER reveals an array of life secrets
in a one off special, from career highs
and lows, to relationships with women,
alcoholism and losing his virginity to
a prostitute. Based on his critically
acclaimed autobiography which reached
number one in the book charts on launch
and held top position for 8 weeks.
Join award-winning comedian and author
ALEX HORNE on a journey through the
world of forgotten and extinct sports - from
Quintain to Cricket on Horseback. Alex
attempts to uncover, recreate and revive
some of the games that had been buried
under the weight of modern sports.
This is essential viewing for any
holidaymaker with invaluable advice to
help you avoid being Done In The Sun.
BBC Four
CHARLES DANCE presents a dramatic
investigation into the secret life - and
love - of Charles Dickens. This compelling
drama-documentary uncovers the secret
life of one of England’s favourite authors
and his desperately secret affair with a
young actress, Nelly Ternan, that would
change his artistic outlook as well as his
life.
Consumer rights champion and people’s
hero, DOMINIC LITTLEWOOD, takes
on some of the biggest names in town to
sort out the consumer nightmares ruining
people’s lives. Whether it’s being faced
with losing your home through no fault of
your own or your so called dream holiday
turning into a disaster, Don’t Get Done Get
Dom cuts through the red tape and legal
mumbo-jumbo to solve the problem and
put things right.
DON’T HIT MY MUM
GET THE LOOK
HEIR HUNTERS
In an intimate and unsettling documentary,
ALESHA DIXON (Strictly Come Dancing)
examines the profound effects that
witnessing domestic violence can have on
children and delves deep into the subject
by talking to both victims and perpetrators
of this abuse as well as experts in the
area.
Get the Look sees one of the UK’s hottest
interior designers KATHRYN RAYWARD
(Cracking Antiques, BBC Two) help
families get the designer look they
aspire to, whatever their budget. From
Hollywood glamour to shabby chic and
from Scandinavian to Moroccan style,
Kathryn is on a mission to transform the
nation’s living spaces into something
stylish, on-trend and fantastic.
Heir Hunters is a popular formatted series
that follows probate research firms as
they attempt to track down the unwitting
beneficiaries of estates worth thousands
of pounds. Combining elements of fortune
hunting, genealogy and ultimately lifechanging moments, there are different
stories covered in each episode.
A Flame TV production for UKTV (Home)
Episodes available: 15x30’
plus 20 x 60’ reversions
HEROES FOR
SIX MINUTES
This is a huge trend which started in
America and is growing globally - white
collar boxing. We bring you the real
fight club as we follow highly successful
executives who after a stressful day in
the court rooms, on the floor in the stock
exchange or in the boardroom prepare
to let off steam in the boxing ring. The
participants train vigorously and prepare
for their big fight, the climax of the show.
CATALOGUE
DON’T GET DONE
GET DOM
Episodes available: 125x45’ & 40x30’
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FRANK SKINNER
ON FRANK SKINNER
Episodes Available: 10x30’
DICKENS’ SECRET
LOVER
DON’T GET DONE IN
THE SUN
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KIDS WITH CAMERAS
KIMONOS FOR
GOALPOSTS
THE LAKES ON
A PLATE
MONEY PIT
Kids With Cameras is an innovative
factual format for ITV 1. The uplifting
series asks young patients in hospital to
tell their stories in their own words. Over
100 youngsters were given cameras
and asked to record their experiences
of hospital. The results are intimate, funny
and surprising.
This one hour documentary charts the
journey of comedian FRANK SKINNER
as he travels through Japan and Korea,
in advance of the 2002 World Cup,
discovering the culture of the countries
jointly hosting the biggest and most
prestigious
international
football
tournament for the first time in Asia.
The Lakes On A Plate follows Cumbrian
chef and café owner, PETER SIDWELL,
as he cooks his way around the Lake
District; an area of outstanding natural
beauty steeped in a rich culinary history.
The show is filled with delicious, simple to
follow recipes using fantastic ingredients
and freshly crafted produce Peter has
discovered on his travels.
Money Pit is a factual entertainment
format in which a crowd of total strangers
put their own money on the line in the
quest to invest in fledgling businesses that
could make their fortunes. But they’ll have
to club together to raise enough money
to get the businesses to their target - and
that’s when tempers flare and the gameplaying begins.
A Liberty Bell production for UKTV
NATIONAL TRUST
GARDENS
This stunning HDTV series will take you
on an epic journey around the country
and across the centuries to discover the
most beautiful and vivid landscapes and
pleasure gardens in Britain.
A Liberty Bell Production for Sky Arts
Also available: TREASURES OF THE TRUST
THE NIGHTMARE
NEIGHBOUR NEXT
DOOR
There are six million complaints about
nightmare neighbours in the UK every
year. The Nightmare Neighbour Next
Door delves into the most extreme
and extraordinary neighbour disputes,
tracking down the worst offenders in a
compelling portrait of modern Britain.
Revealing the traumatic, shocking,
humorous and occasionally bizarre
experiences of victims of nightmare
neighbours, witness as they try to catch
the perpetrators in the act and get their
actions on camera.
MARSHA’S JOURNEY
A Liberty Bell production for ITV1
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This is a miniseries from the makers
of Grumpy Old Men and Grumpy
Old Women. It asks some of life’s big
unanswered questions: What are we all
here for? What is the point of getting up
every day? What does it all mean? With
the entertaining answers coming from an
eclectic mix of personalities.
MISSING MILLIONS
REAL RESCUES
Missing Millions is a primetime series for
ITV1 that reunites people with fortunes
they never even knew existed. In Britain
alone there is over £15 billion ($25
billion) lying unclaimed in bank vaults. To
reveal the stories behind the pounds the
presenters together with a team of experts
must delve deep into family histories to
discover how the money was lost over
time. The unsuspecting recipients are then
tracked down and presented with their
share of the missing millions!
The men and women of our emergency
services, whether they are in the police,
fire, ambulance or coast guards, are the
heroes we rely on when disaster strikes.
Whether being filmed arriving on the
scene of dangerous accidents, or rescuing
animals in distress, Real Rescues brings the
viewer right to the heart of the action.
A Flame TV production for ITV 1
A Topical Television Production for BBC One
SAINTS AND
SCROUNGERS
Presented by DOMINIC LITTLEWOOD,
Saints And Scroungers is an observational
documentary series that exposes the
benefit cheats, thieves and liars, and
unearths those people who genuinely
need the help but are missing out on
money they are entitled to claim. The
show recently rated in the UK’s top
ten factual programmes, achieving an
audience of over 4 million on BBC One.
130 x 45’ plus 88 x 30’ reversion
SCRAPPERS
Scrappers introduces straight-talking Terry
Walker and his glamorous wife Lyndsay,
the husband and wife team behind a multimillion pound scrap empire, who don’t
always see eye-to-eye. A funny, uplifting
story of second chances and loyalty is
revealed as Terry and Lyndsay struggle to
keep the motley crew they employ on the
straight and narrow.
A Liberty Bell Production for BBC One/
BBC Two
Episodes Available: 12 x 30’
CATALOGUE
MARSHA HUNT is one of the great icons
of the 1960s and 70s, most famous for
her role in radical rock musical Hair and
subsequent relationship with Mick Jagger.
In late 2004, Marsha was diagnosed
with breast cancer. For the sake of other
women, Marsha decided to allow this
latest journey of her life to be captured
on film. From the moment she was
diagnosed, through every aspect of her
everyday life and treatment, we follow
Marsha as she fights the disease with her
trademark sassiness.
THE MEANING
OF LIFE
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SONGBOOK
SUGAR FREE FARM
SWAP SERIES
TREASURES OF
THE TRUST
Songbook celebrates some of the greatest
song writing in recent pop history. Filmed
in HD, in the intimate surroundings of
a music studio, each episode features
acoustic performances and interviews
with the legends responsible for some of
the most famous songs of our times.
A group of famous faces, who eat sugary
diets just like we do, turn their backs on
the modern food industry to live and work
on a country farm in return for their share
of healthy, wholesome food. Breaking
their addiction to sugar will push their
bodies to the limits.
Over two successful series a group of
celebrities are transformed into a different
sex, age, class or colour, using state of
the art prosthetics, voice and movement
coaching as well as the help of a top
celebrity fashion stylist. This format
combines entertainment with a genuine
examination of the issues involved.
Treasures Of The Trust is a celebration of
some of the finest National Trust properties
from across Britain and Northern
Ireland. Each building is examined and
analysed in minute detail for its particular
architectural features and design, with
each development or addition examined
and discussed by experts.
A Liberty Bell & Joly Good TV Production
for Sky Arts
A Liberty Bell production for ITV 1
Also available: NATIONAL TRUST GARDENS
VICTORIA
WOOD’S BIG FAT
DOCUMENTARY
WHAT I WISH I’D
KNOWN WHEN I
WAS TWENTY
Our obsession with weight, obesity
and diets is explored in this twopart series by top British comedienne
VICTORIA WOOD.
In this one hour documentary, viewers
will hear in 60 minutes what it took the
contributors 60 years to discover: a series
of life rules that they learned through hard
won experience. We ask them all what
have you learned that you wish you had
known when you were 20? Our cast is an
eclectic mix, including ELLIOTT GOULD,
who talks about his marriage to BARBARA
STREISAND and about his son who has
come out as gay; and JOAN RIVERS,
who says her 21 year marriage was
happy right up to the day her husband
committed suicide.
This fat-themed programme was the
highest rated documentary programme
of the week on BBC One February 2004
with 6.7 million viewers. Victoria presents
her take on the diet industry, interviewing
various celebrities and looking at the multimillion pound business of diet aids. She
asks how much of it is a con exploiting
the nation’s insecurities with weight with
little effect?
THREE CELEBS
AND A BABY
THE THREE
DAY NANNY
THREE MEN
IN A BOAT
The format that tests the parenting skills
of celebrities. Colin and Justin from ‘The
Million Pound Property Experiment’ and
supermodel CAPRICE each have to care
for an extremely realistic animatronic
‘baby’ for five days and nights.
The Three Day Nanny follows professional
nanny and family expert, KATHRYN
MEWES, as she answers the cries for help
from desperate parents in a formatted,
factual entertainment show for Channel 4.
KATHRYN has developed a proven three
day intervention which tackles parents
and children alike.
A light hearted, popular factual
entertainment series for BBC Two that
follows three comedians; GRIFF RHYS
JONES, DARA O’BRAIN and RORY
MCGRATH as they go on a series of
water bounds voyages around the British
Isles and beyond.
WIDOW’S TALE
In a one-off 60-minute special from Flame
TV the award-winning producers of BBC
One’s Heir Hunters, ALESHA DIXON
(Strictly Come Dancing) addresses issues
of responsibility, rejection and remorse as
she travels around the UK meeting those
affected by the impact that absent fathers
have on their children.
Eight out of every ten married women
in Britain will become a widow, but all
of them feel as though they are going
through the experience alone. In this oneoff documentary six widows - ANNA
FORD, JOAN RIVERS, ALEX BEST,
columnist KATHARINE WHITEHORN,
SALLY BANKS (widow of TONY BANKS)
and JAYNE ZITO, whose husband’s tragic
murder was front page news in 1992 speak with extraordinary candour about
their experiences of bereavement.
A Flame TV production for BBC Three
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WILLIE’S WONKY
CHOCOLATE
FACTORY
WILLIE HARCOURT-COOZE is on a
mission to produce the best chocolate in
the world - from bean to bar, and beyond.
This eight part series follows Willie, his
wife Tania and their three young children
as Willie’s dream to grow his own cocoa
beans from his Venezuelan farm and then
turn them into premium chocolate at his
Devon factory, becomes a reality.
A Liberty Bell/Doris Production for Channel 4
CATALOGUE
WHO’S THE DADDY?
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THE WORLD OF
STUPID CRIMINALS
YOU’VE BEEN
SCAMMED
The show that reveals the world of
crime as you’ve never seen it before.
Using extraordinary real-life footage,
it’s a lunatic, sideways look at criminal
behaviour around the globe. Alongside
the catalogue of cock-ups caught on
camera, each programme also features
outrageous reconstructions of funny reallife crimes from police and news reports.
You’ve Been Scammed is a factual
series that uncovers the secrets of the
sophisticated scams that target millions
of people every year. Presenter MATT
ALLWRIGHT meets the ordinary people
whose lives have been devastated by
these scams, and hears how they were
cleverly but cruelly manipulated into
handing over their cash.
Episodes available: 10 x 30’ & 1 x 60’
Episodes available:
S1: 10 x 45’
S2: 15 x 30’
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