World Productions
World Productions is a British television production company, founded in the early 1990s by acclaimed producer Tony Garnett, and owned by the Marcus Evans Group following a takeover in 2012.
History
The company's first major series was the police drama Between The Lines (BBC1, 1992–94), and throughout the decade they went on to produce a succession of drama series. The most notable of these include This Life (BBC2, 1996–97), about a group of young law students in London; vampire-based thriller Ultraviolet (Channel 4, 1998); and a police series for the BBC, The Cops (BBC2, 1998–99), which was so controversial in its depiction of the police force that official police advice was withdrawn for the second series.
More recently, the company has made the series No Angels for Channel 4 (2004-2006), a drama based around the lives of young nurses, and also Goldplated and for Channel Five it has produced the Perfect Day trilogy and Tripping Over, a co production with Network Ten in Australia. It also co-produced, with BBC Wales, a one-off This Life reunion special, transmitted in early 2007.
Marcus Evans Takeover
It was announced in February 2012 that the company had been taken over by billionaire businessman and owner of Ipswich Town F.C., Marcus Evans. Evans's company had been looking to get involved with television and film production for a number of years beforehand, and in 2010 set up its own production operation, Marcus Evans Entertainment.[1]
Filmography
| Year(s) | Television title | Television channel | Credited as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Code of a Killer | ITV | Production Company |
| 2013 | Playhouse Presents : Nightshift | Sky Arts | Production Company |
| 2013 | The Great Train Robbery | BBC One | Production company |
| 2012 | The Fear | Channel 4 | Production company |
| 2012 | The Bletchley Circle | ITV (TV channel) | Production company |
| 2012 — Present | Line of Duty | BBC Two | Production company |
| 2011 | United (TV drama) | BBC Two | Production company |
| 2010 | Pulse | BBC Three | Production company |
| 2008 | Hancock & Joan | BBC Four | Production company |
| 2008 | Never Better | BBC Two | Production company |
| 2007 | Lilies (BBC TV series) | BBC One | Production company |
| 2007 | Party Animals (TV series) | BBC One | Production company |
| 2007 | Rough Diamond (TV series) | BBC One | Production company |
| 2007 | Saddam’s Tribe | Channel 4 | Production company |
| 2007 | This Life + 10 | BBC Two | Production company |
| 2006 | Goldplated | Channel 4 | Production company |
| 2004 — 2006 | No Angels (TV series) | Channel 4 | Production company |
| 2006 | Perfect Day – The Millennium | Channel 5 (UK) | Production company |
| 2006 | Perfect Day – The Funeral | Channel 5 | Production company |
| 2005 | Outlaws | BBC Two | Production company |
| 2005 | Perfect Day – The Wedding | Channel 5 | Production company |
| 2004 | Ahead of the Class | ITV | Production company |
| 2004 | Murder Prevention | Channel 5 | Production company |
| 2003 | Love Again | BBC Two | Production company |
| 2002 | Buried (TV series) | Channel 4 | Production company |
| 2002 | Trance | SKY | Production company |
| 2000 — 2001 | Attachments (TV series) | BBC Two | Production company |
| 1996 — 2001 | Ballykissangel | BBC One | Production company |
| 2001 | Men Only | Channel 4 | Production company |
| 2001 | Table 12 | BBC Two | Production company |
| 2000 | Black Cab | BBC Two | Production company |
| 2000 | Rough Treatment | ITV | Production company |
| 1998 — 2000 | The Cops (TV series) | BBC Two | Production company |
| 1998 | Ultraviolet (TV serial) | Channel 4 | Production company |
| 1996 — 1997 | This Life | BBC Two | Production company |
| 1997 | The Heart Surgeon | BBC One | Production company |
| 1994 — 1996 | Cardiac Arrest (TV series) | BBC One | Production company |
| 1996 | Hostile Waters (film) | HBO & BBC | Production company |
| 1996 | Sharman (TV series) | CARLTON | Production company |
| 1995 | Beautiful Thing (film) | Film4 | Production company |
| 1995 | Christmas | Channel 4 | Production company |
| 1995 | Guardians | Channel 4 | Production company |
| 1995 | Holed | Channel 4 | Production company |
| 1995 | The Turnaround | CARLTON | Production company |
| 1992 — 1994 | Between the Lines (TV series) | BBC One | Production company |
| 1992 | Wide Eyed & Legless | BBC Two | Production company |
| 1991 | Reconstructed Heart | Channel 4 | Production company |
Awards
- 2012
-Royal Television Society - Midlands (2012) -Winner - Best Drama – Line of Duty -Winner – Best Acting Performance (Male) – Lennie James -Winner – Best Newcomer (Acting Performance) Gregory Piper
- 2011
-United -Prix Europa Nomination Best Drama
- 2009
-Hancock and Joan -BAFTA Nomination – Best Single Drama -BAFTA Nomination – Best Actor – Ken Stott -BAFTA Nomination – Best Actress – Maxine Peake -Broadcast Awards Finalist – Best Single Drama
- 2008
-Party Animals -Broadcast Press Guild Nomination – Best Drama Series
- 2007
-Perfect Day -Rose D’Or Nomination – Best Comedy
- 2005
-Outlaws -BAFTA Nomination – Best Drama Serial
-Ahead of the Class -Broadcast Awards Nomination – Best Single Drama -RTS Awards Nomination – Best Actress – Julia Walters -RTS Awards Nomination – Best Single Drama
-No Angels -Indie Awards Nomination – Best Drama Series
- 2004
-Murder Prevention -RTS Craft and Design Award – Best Sound
-Love Again -RTS Awards Nomination – Best Single Drama -BANFF Awards Nomination – Best Single Drama
- 2003
-Buried -BAFTA Award – Best Drama Series
- 2002
-Men Only -BAFTA Nomination – Best New Writer
- 2001
-The Cops -BAFTA Nomination – Best Drama Series
-World Productions -won BAFTA Television Craft Award Special Achievement Award
- 2000
-The Cops -BAFTA TV Award – Best Drama Series
- 1999
-The Cops -BAFTA TV awards – Best Drama Series -RTS Awards – Best Drama Series
- 1998
-Ballykissangel -Broadcasting Press Guild – Best Actor – Tony Doyle
-This Life -RTS Television Award – Best Drama Series -BAFTA TV Award – Best Actress – Daniela Nardini
- 1997
-This Life -The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain – Best Original TV Drama Series -South Bank Show Award for TV Drama
- 1996
-Ballykissangel -Royal Television Society – Best Drama Series -National TV Awards – Most Popular Actress – Dervla Kirwin
- 1994
-Cardiac Arrest -BAFTA Nomination – Best Editing
-Between The Lines -BAFTA Award – Best Drama
- 1993
-Between The Lines -Writer’s Guild of Great Britain Award – Best Drama Series
- 1992
-Between The Lines -Broadcasting Press Guild – Best Drama Series
External links
References
- ↑ Mark Sweney (2012-02-16). "This Life and Party Animals producer bought by Ipswich Town owner | Media | guardian.co.uk". Guardian. Retrieved 2013-01-25.