Red Production Company was formed in 1998 by Nicola Shindler, a television producer who had worked on Our Friends in the North and Cracker. Based at MediaCityUK in Manchester in the north of England, Red's first production was the controversial drama Queer as Folk, written by Russell T Davies and based on the lives of three gay men in the city. This was screened on Channel 4 in early 1999 and drew much comment and praise.
The same year, Red followed this up with another series for Channel 4, an anthology of six half-hour plays about love entitled Love in the 21st Century. Queer as Folk 2 arrived in 2000, and since then Red has expanded to produce dramas for nearly all of the main British television channels. The company's success led to an attempt by Granada Television – in whose Quay Street building the company rented offices – to buy it, but Shindler turned down their offer, wanting to retain control of her own company.
In 2013, Red moved into the MediaCityUK complex in Manchester.[4]
Partnershipsedit
In December 2013, it was announced that Shindler had sold a majority stake in Red to the French media company StudioCanal.[5][6]
In 2015, it was announced that Shindler would provide creative guidance and management oversight to a new production company called Guilty Party, founded by the actor Simon Bird, Jonny Sweet, and Spencer Millman.[7]
In 2016, Shindler went into business with author Harlan Coben to form the US-based production company, Final Twist Productions. Shindler is Co-CEO with Coben. StudioCanal will provide distribution services.[8]
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^Perraudin, Frances (24 July 2016). "Happy Valley producer: Gritty north? 'I get very cross about that phrase'". The Guardian.
^Begum, Shelina (2 October 2013). "RED Production Company moves to MediaCityUK". Manchester Evening News.
^Sweney, Mark (5 December 2013). "Last Tango in Halifax producer sells majority stake to French company". The Guardian.
^Barraclough, Leo; Keslassy, Elsa (5 December 2013). "Studiocanal Ramps Up TV Series Biz with RED Acquisition". Variety.
^Ritman, Alex (14 October 2015). "StudioCanal Launches U.K. TV, Film Banner with 'Inbetweeners' Star". The Hollywood Reporter.
^Barraclough, Leo (8 March 2016). "Harlan Coben Launches U.S. Production Company Final Twist With Red's Nicola Shindler (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
External linksedit
Official website
November 26, 2023
production, company, limited, british, independent, television, production, company, owned, studiocanal, limitedtypesubsidiaryindustrytelevisiongenreproduction, companyfounded1998, years, 1998, foundernicola, shindlerheadquartersmediacityuk, manchester, united. Red Production Company Limited 1 2 is a British independent television production company owned by StudioCanal 3 Red Production Company LimitedTypeSubsidiaryIndustryTelevisionGenreProduction companyFounded1998 25 years ago 1998 FounderNicola ShindlerHeadquartersMediaCityUK Manchester United KingdomParentStudioCanalWebsiteredproductioncompany wbr com Contents 1 Background 2 Partnerships 3 Programmes 4 References 5 External linksBackground editRed Production Company was formed in 1998 by Nicola Shindler a television producer who had worked on Our Friends in the North and Cracker Based at MediaCityUK in Manchester in the north of England Red s first production was the controversial drama Queer as Folk written by Russell T Davies and based on the lives of three gay men in the city This was screened on Channel 4 in early 1999 and drew much comment and praise The same year Red followed this up with another series for Channel 4 an anthology of six half hour plays about love entitled Love in the 21st Century Queer as Folk 2 arrived in 2000 and since then Red has expanded to produce dramas for nearly all of the main British television channels The company s success led to an attempt by Granada Television in whose Quay Street building the company rented offices to buy it but Shindler turned down their offer wanting to retain control of her own company In 2013 Red moved into the MediaCityUK complex in Manchester 4 Partnerships editIn December 2013 it was announced that Shindler had sold a majority stake in Red to the French media company StudioCanal 5 6 In 2015 it was announced that Shindler would provide creative guidance and management oversight to a new production company called Guilty Party founded by the actor Simon Bird Jonny Sweet and Spencer Millman 7 In 2016 Shindler went into business with author Harlan Coben to form the US based production company Final Twist Productions Shindler is Co CEO with Coben StudioCanal will provide distribution services 8 Programmes editFor BBC OneClocking Off 2000 03 Linda Green 2001 02 Sparkhouse 2002 The Good Housekeeping Guide 2006 Magnolia 2006 New Street Law 2006 07 Single Father 2010 Last Tango in Halifax 2012 2020 The Driver 2014 Happy Valley 2014 23 Ordinary Lies 2015 16 Danny and the Human Zoo 2015 Trust Me 2017 Come Home 2018 Years and Years 2019 For BBC TwoFlesh and Blood 2002 Indian Dream 2003 For BBC ChoiceHaving It Off 2002 For BBC ThreeBurn It 2003 Casanova 2005 Conviction 2004 For ITVBob amp Rose 2001 The Second Coming 2003 Mine All Mine 2004 Big Dippers 2005 Dead Man Weds 2005 Jane Hall 2006 Unforgiven 2009 Scott amp Bailey 2011 16 Prey 2014 15 Paranoid 2016 Butterfly 2018 Finding Alice 2021 For Channel 4Queer as Folk 1999 2000 Love in the 21st Century 1999 Legless 2005 The Mark of Cain 2007 Cucumber 2015 It s a Sin 2021 For E4Banana 2015 For Sky OneNow You See Her 2001 For Sky AtlanticHit amp Miss 2011 For NetflixParanoid 2016 Safe 2018 The Stranger 2020 Stay Close 2021 For Amazon Prime VideoAnansi Boys TBA References edit RED PRODUCTION COMPANY LIMITED overview Find and update company information GOV UK Companies House 24 December 1997 Retrieved 1 September 2023 Front Page Red Production Company Red Production Company Retrieved 1 September 2023 Perraudin Frances 24 July 2016 Happy Valley producer Gritty north I get very cross about that phrase The Guardian Begum Shelina 2 October 2013 RED Production Company moves to MediaCityUK Manchester Evening News Sweney Mark 5 December 2013 Last Tango in Halifax producer sells majority stake to French company The Guardian Barraclough Leo Keslassy Elsa 5 December 2013 Studiocanal Ramps Up TV Series Biz with RED Acquisition Variety Ritman Alex 14 October 2015 StudioCanal Launches U K TV Film Banner with Inbetweeners Star The Hollywood Reporter Barraclough Leo 8 March 2016 Harlan Coben Launches U S Production Company Final Twist With Red s Nicola Shindler EXCLUSIVE Variety External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Red Production Company amp oldid 1173306585, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
