The UK's top 40 film production companies
Televisual's inaugural film survey kicks off with a showcase of the UK's leading film production companies. Tim Dams profiles the indies behind some of Britain's biggest and best films
81 Touch Productions
t 01225 484666 w touchproductions.co.uk ceo Malcolm Brinkworth finance director Erica Wolfe Murray head of production David Postlethwaite staff 6 turnover £1.65m commissions 3 hrs commissioned 13 hrs tx’d 6 key shows Taking on Tyson (Animal Planet USA) Love in Numbers (TLC) Dallas DNA (Discovery) genre fact, fact ent
82= Minnow Films
t 020 7566 1450 w minnowfilms.co.uk company dir Morgan Matthews staff 4 turnover £1.6m commissions 6 hrs commissioned 6 hrs tx’d 8 key shows The Fallen: Legacy of Iraq (BBC4) Teens and Tiaras (C4) The Last Nazis (BBC2) genre fact
82= Wild Dream Films
t 029 2009 9897 w wild-dream.com md Stuart Clarke head of business affairs Sion Hughes producer/director Tom Dumican finance Gareth Marlow staff 6 turnover £1.6m commissions 4 hrs commissioned 5 hrs tx’d 2 key shows The Second Coming of Christ (Nat Geo) Death Masks (History Channel) The History of Sex (History Channel) genre fact, fact ent, drama
84 Giant Film & TV
t 020 7604 3003 w giantfilm.tv directors David Green, Steven Green head of development Ashley Bothwell head of production Alice Huzar staff 6 turnover £1.55m commissions 13 hrs commissioned 18 hrs tx’d 18 key shows Oscars 2010 Live Red Carpet & Highlights show (Sky1) The Simpsons 20th Anniversary (Sky1) Bullrun 2009 (C4) genre ent, fact ent, sport
85 HCA Entertainment
t 0207 287 7622 w hcaentertainment.com md Henry Cole head of production Hamish Rieck executive producer Emma Barker staff 7 turnover £1.5m commissions 6 hrs commissioned 30 hrs tx’d 29 key shows Grimefighters (ITV1) Men Brewing Badly (ITV4) The Real Filth Fighters (Sky Real Lives) World’s Greatest Motorcycle Rides (Travel)
86 3DD Productions
t 0207 380 8100 w 3ddgroup.com ceo Dominic Saville coo/financial director Jennifer Bentley staff 4 turnover £1.48m profits £7k commissions 9 hrs commissioned 60 hrs tx’d 60 key shows The Album Chart Show (C4) The 360 Sessions (C4) Koko Pop (C4) genre ent, fact
87 Wildfire Television
t 020 8735 5333 w wildfiretv.co.uk md Philip Clarke creative director Simon Raikes staff 2 turnover £1.45m profit £75k commissions 3 hrs commissioned 6 hrs tx’d 6 key shows Man on Earth (C4) Decoded: Dan Brown’s Lost Symbol (C4) genre fact
88 Fulcrum tv
t 020 3326 6999 w fulcrumtv.com producer Richard Belfield producer Mel Morpeth head of production Adam Berman head of development Richard Butchins staff 5 turnover £1.43m commissions 5 hrs commissioned 7 hrs tx’d 3 key shows Panorama Special (BBC1) Saxon Gold: Finding the Hoard (Nat Geo, C4) Black Market Britain (ITV) genre fact, fact ent
89 Televisionary
t 01548 830 081 w televisionary.co.uk creative director Jeremy Hibbard staff 6 turnover £1.4m profit £285k commissions 2 hrs commissioned 6 hrs tx’d 6 key shows Ultimate Ulster (UTV) Fat Face Night Series (Sky Sports) genre fact, fact ent, sport
90 Angel Eye Media
t 0845 230 0062 w angeleye.co.uk md Richard Osborne creative director John O’Callaghan head of comedy Seb Barwell staff 4 turnover £1.3m profit £60k commissions 3 hrs commissioned 3.5 hrs tx’d 2 key shows Hattie (BBC) Filth (C4) Cowards (BBC) genre comedy
81 Touch Productions 
