Prospect Pictures

Prospect Pictures

Prospect is an independent TV production company part of production and distribution group DCD Media. Prospect has offices in London. The company produce a wide array of programming for the UK and international markets. Productions range from factual entertainment series and documentaries to long-running daytime shows.

Founded in 1988, Prospect built its reputation through being one of the UK ’s largest suppliers of lifestyle and cookery programming, most notably with ITV1's long-running 'Cooks!' series fronted by celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson.[citation needed]

In 2006, Prospect topped the Broadcast magazine "Indies League Table 2006" in the Factual Entertainment category.

In 2011 Prospect Cymru launched a new Topical Programming Unit specializing in current affairs and fast turnaround topical programming. In 2012 Prospect's programmes won 2 BAFTA Wales awards and 4 nominations, BAFTA Television and RTS nominations, and IFTA Irish Film & Television Festival.

Programmes

Notable productions include:

  • The Tallest Tower: Building The Shard for Channel 4
  • Shirley for BBC Two
  • The Hunt for Britain's Metal Thieves for BBC One
  • Gipsy Eviction: The Fight for Dale Farm for Dispatches Channel 4
  • Misbehaving Mums To Be for BBC Three
  • The Passion of Port Talbot for BBC Wales
  • Children of 9/11: Revealed for Channel 5
  • Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It for BBC One
  • Daily Cooks Challenge for ITV presented by Antony Worrall Thompson
  • Christmas Cooks for ITV presented by Antony Worrall Thompson
  • Fix My Fat Head for BBC One
  • The RAF at 90' for BBC Two
  • Do It Yourself – The Story of Rough Trade for BBC Four
  • My Brilliant Britain for Blighty
  • There's No Business

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