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25/07/2024
ITV Studios Acquires Majority Stake In Hartswood Films
ITV Studios has acquired a majority stake in Hartswood Films, the multi-award-winning production company behind a raft of landmark scripted series, including recent ITVX and ITV1 hit Douglas Is Cancelled, Prime Video's critically acclaimed returning psychological thriller The Devil’s Hour and the BBC’s Emmy award winning Sherlock.
Based in London and Cardiff, Hartswood Films was founded in 1979 by Beryl Vertue, making it the longest established scripted producer in the UK.
Led by CEO and Executive Producer Sue Vertue, alongside Director of Operations Debbie Vertue, Managing Director Dan Cheesbrough and Creative Director and Executive Producer Steven Moffat, Hartswood Films has a broad slate of exceptional returning drama and comedy series, produced for global broadcasters and platforms including the BBC, ITV, Netflix and Prime Video.
The company works with a wide range of producers, writers and actors from Moffat to Mark Gatiss, Benedict Cumberbatch to Stanley Tucci, Hugh Bonneville to Karen Gillan and Dolly Wells to Ukweli Roach.
Other recent series include Dracula and mini-series thriller, Inside Man, both for the BBC and Netflix, as well as Wolf and The Control Room for the BBC, while the nine-time Emmy award-winning Sherlock, which ran for four series, has sold to over 200 territories worldwide.
International distribution for future Hartswood Films commissions will be handled by ITV Studios.
Julian Bellamy, Managing Director ITV Studios, said: "From Men Behaving Badly to Sherlock, The Devil's Hour to Douglas is Cancelled, Hartswood Films has been a huge part of the TV landscape for decades. They have a hard won reputation for being brilliant producers of quality, ambitious and highly successful scripted television. I'm delighted to welcome them to ITV Studios."
Photo Credit From L-R: Helena Murphy (Head of Development), Rachel Stone (Associate Producer), Debbie Vertue, Brian Minchin (Executive Producer), Sue Vertue, Elaine Cameron (Executive Producer), Dan Cheesbrough
www.itv.com
Based in London and Cardiff, Hartswood Films was founded in 1979 by Beryl Vertue, making it the longest established scripted producer in the UK.
Led by CEO and Executive Producer Sue Vertue, alongside Director of Operations Debbie Vertue, Managing Director Dan Cheesbrough and Creative Director and Executive Producer Steven Moffat, Hartswood Films has a broad slate of exceptional returning drama and comedy series, produced for global broadcasters and platforms including the BBC, ITV, Netflix and Prime Video.
The company works with a wide range of producers, writers and actors from Moffat to Mark Gatiss, Benedict Cumberbatch to Stanley Tucci, Hugh Bonneville to Karen Gillan and Dolly Wells to Ukweli Roach.
Other recent series include Dracula and mini-series thriller, Inside Man, both for the BBC and Netflix, as well as Wolf and The Control Room for the BBC, while the nine-time Emmy award-winning Sherlock, which ran for four series, has sold to over 200 territories worldwide.
International distribution for future Hartswood Films commissions will be handled by ITV Studios.
Julian Bellamy, Managing Director ITV Studios, said: "From Men Behaving Badly to Sherlock, The Devil's Hour to Douglas is Cancelled, Hartswood Films has been a huge part of the TV landscape for decades. They have a hard won reputation for being brilliant producers of quality, ambitious and highly successful scripted television. I'm delighted to welcome them to ITV Studios."
Photo Credit From L-R: Helena Murphy (Head of Development), Rachel Stone (Associate Producer), Debbie Vertue, Brian Minchin (Executive Producer), Sue Vertue, Elaine Cameron (Executive Producer), Dan Cheesbrough
www.itv.com
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