Hat Trick Productions
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| Company type | Limited company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Television production |
| Founded | 1986 |
| Founders | |
| Headquarters | London, England, UK |
Key people | Geoffrey Perkins (former director) |
| Website | hattrick |
Hat Trick Productions Limited[1] is an independent British production company that produces television and radio programmes, mainly specialising in comedy, based in London.[2][3] The company's logo is depicted as a rabbit pulling a man out of a hat instead of the other way around.
History
[edit]Hat Trick Productions was founded in 1986 by Rory McGrath, Jimmy Mulville,[4] and Denise O'Donoghue. Its first commission was Chelmsford 123, a situation comedy for Channel 4.[5] Two years later, Geoffrey Perkins became company director, and helped to produce shows such as Father Ted, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, and Have I Got News for You.[6] Perkins left the organisation in 1995, to become head of comedy for BBC Television.[6]
Hat Trick International struck a first look deal with Cardiff Productions[7] and has a joint venture with British television writer Jed Mercurio called HTM Television,[8] with this production company responsible for dramas such as Bloodlands[9][10] with James Nesbitt and the forthcoming DI Ray with Parminder Nagra.[11][12]
Current programmes
[edit]- Have I Got News for You (BBC Two, 1990–2000; BBC One, 2000–present)
- Have I Got News for You (US) (CNN, 2024–present)[13]
- Mastermind (BBC Two, 2019–present)
- Rich House Poor House (British television show, Channel 5, 2017–present)[14][15][16]
- Trigger Point (ITV, 2022–present)[17][18][19]
- Whose Line Is It Anyway? (US)[20][21] (ABC, 1998–2004; ABC Family, 2004–2007; The CW, 2013–present)
Former programmes
[edit]- The Armstrong & Miller Show (BBC One 2007–2010)
- Ballot Monkeys (Channel 4 2015)
- Bedtime (BBC One 2001–2003)
- The Big One (Channel 4 1992)
- Bike Squad (ITV 2008)
- Bloodlands (BBC One 2021–2022)
- Bodies (BBC Three 2004–2006)
- Boomers (BBC One 2014–2016)
- Boyz Unlimited (Channel 4 1999)
- The Brain Drain (BBC Two 1992–1993)
- Bromwell High (The Detour On Teletoon (All episodes) February 2005, Channel 4 (Episodes 1-6) August 2005, DVD (Episodes 7-13) 2006)
- The Bubble (BBC Two 2010)
- Case Sensitive (ITV 2011–2012)
- Chartjackers (BBC Two 2009)
- Cheap Cheap Cheap (Channel 4 2017)
- Chelmsford 123 (Channel 4 1988–1990)
- Chopratown (BBC One 2005)
- Confessions (BBC One 1995–1998)
- Critical (Sky1 2015)
- Derry Girls (Channel 4 2018–2022)
- Dinner Date (ITV 2010–2012, ITVBe 2014–2023)
- Doctor Thorne (ITV 2016)
- Drop Dead Gorgeous (BBC Three 2006–2007)
- Drop the Dead Donkey (Channel 4 1990–1998)
- Episodes (BBC Two 2011–2018, Showtime 2011–2017)
- Facejacker (Channel 4 2010–2012)
- Fairy Tales (BBC One 2008)
- The Fake News Show (Channel 4 2017)
- Father Ted (Channel 4 1995–1998)
- Flack (POP TV and Showtime On Demand 2019–2020)
- Fonejacker (E4 2006–2012)
- Game On (BBC Two 1995–1998)
- Game Show in My Head (CBS 2009)
- God on Trial (BBC Two 2008)
- Great Night Out (ITV 2013)
- Harry Enfield's Television Programme (BBC Two 1990–1992)
- Horrible Science (CITV 2015)
- Hypothetical (Dave 2019–2022)
- If I Ruled The World (BBC Two 1998–1999)
- In Denial of Murder (BBC One 2004)
- It's Only a Theory (BBC Four 2009)
- Jeffrey Archer: The Truth (BBC One 2002)
- Kate & Koji (ITV 2020–2022)
- Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire (BBC Two 2009, Comedy Central 2009)
- The Kumars at No. 42 (BBC Two 2001–2004, BBC One 2005–2006, Sky1 2014)
- Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee (BBC One 2005)
- Miss Marie Lloyd – Queen of The Music Hall (BBC Four 2007)
- Mutual Friends (BBC One 2008)
- Never Mind the Horrocks (Channel 4 1996)
- News Knight with Sir Trevor McDonald (ITV 2007)
- Norbert Smith – a Life (Channel 4 1989)
- Outnumbered (BBC One 2007–2014; 16)
- The Omid Djalili Show (BBC One 2007–2009)
- Paul Merton: The Series (Channel 4 1991–1993)
- The Peter Principle (BBC One 1995–2000)
- Power Monkeys (Channel 4 2016)
- Revolting (BBC One 2017)
- The Revolution Will Be Televised (BBC Three 2012–2015)
- Room 101 (BBC Two 1994–2007, BBC One 2012–2018)
- Round the Bend (CITV 1989–1991)
- The Royal Bodyguard (BBC One 2011–2012)
- The Secret (ITV 2016)
- The Slow Norris (CITV 1995–1999)
- Small Potatoes (Channel 4 1999–2001)
- Some Girls (BBC Three 2012–2014)
- Spy (Sky1 2011–2012)
- Stephen (ITV 2021)[22][23][24][25]
- Stuck (BBC Two 2022)
- The Suspicions of Mr Whicher (ITV 2011–2014)
- This is David Lander (Channel 4 1988)
- Trevor's World of Sport (BBC One 2003)
- Turn Back Time (BBC One 2006)
- The Waiting Game (BBC One 2001–2002)
- Warren (BBC One 2019)
- Whatever You Want (BBC One 1997–2000)
- Whose Line is it Anyway? (Channel 4 1988–1999)
- Whistle Through the Shamrocks (2021)
- Worst Week (CBS 2008–2009)
- The Worst Week of My Life (BBC One 2004–2006)
References
[edit]- ^ "Hat Trick Productions Limited overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". Companies House. 30 April 1985. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Entrepreneurs: Hat Trick's dramatic next episode". standard.co.uk. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ "HAT TRICK PRODUCTIONS LIMITED - Overview (free company information from Companies House)". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk.
- ^ "Mulville: Thriving against long odds". Royal Television Society. 17 November 2014.
- ^ "Company History About Us". London: Hat Trick Productions. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
- ^ a b "Geoffrey Perkins". The Daily Telegraph. 31 August 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
- ^ "Hat Trick Int'l secures first-look deal with Cardiff Productions". Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Hat Trick Mercurio Ltd".
- ^ "Bloodlands".
- ^ "Bloodlands to return for a second series on the BBC after biggest BBC drama launch in Northern Ireland on record".
- ^ "ITV commissions compelling crime thriller DI Ray starring Parminder Nagra".
- ^ "Hat Trick Mercurio Ltd".
- ^ Bryan, Scott (16 September 2024). "Inside CNN's New Comedy Quiz Show. Yes, You Read That Right". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ McCormack, Kirsty (28 February 2021). "Rich House Poor House fans in tears as widow is offered business opportunity". mirror.
- ^ "My5".
- ^ "My5".
- ^ "Trigger Point review – utterly preposterous … but what a blast". TheGuardian.com. 23 January 2022.
- ^ "Hat Trick Mercurio Ltd".
- ^ "Trigger Point is "set up to be a returner", says Jed Mercurio".
- ^ "Whose Line is It Anyway? USA, Series 1, Episode 1 - Whose Line is It Anyway? USA on UKTV Play".
- ^ "Whose Line is It Anyway? USA | Dave Channel".
- ^ "Hat Trick Mercurio Ltd".
- ^ "'Line of Duty,' 'Bodyguard' Creator Jed Mercurio to Produce Stephen Lawrence Sequel". 13 July 2020.
- ^ "Hat Trick Mercurio Ltd".
- ^ "Steve Coogan to star in ITV sequel to the Murder of Stephen Lawrence". 10 February 2021.
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