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LA Productions Ltd is a British independent

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and film production company based in Liverpool, UK. It was founded in 2000 by Brookside co-creator, Colin McKeown MBE, and is known for producing socially-conscious television drama, most prominently for the

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Overview

Notable productions include BBC Daytime anthology drama series '' Moving On'' (since 2009), which is one of the channel's second longest-running drama series and filmed its eleventh series in June 2019. Moving On is story-edited by

Jimmy McGovern James Stanley McGovern (born September 1949) is an English screenwriter and producer. He is best known for creating the drama series '' Cracker'' (1993–1995), for which he received two Edgar Awards from the Mystery Writers of America. He als ...

. ''Common'' (BBC1, 2014), written by Jimmy McGovern, explored the flaws in the UK's "joint enterprise" law and starred

Nico Mirallegro ' Nico Cristian Mirallegro ( ; born 26 January 1991) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Barry "Newt" Newton in the soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' (2007–2010), Finn Nelson in ''My Mad Fat Diary'' (2013–2015), Joe Middleton in ...

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Jodhi May Jodhi Tania May (''née'' Hakim-Edwards; 8 May 1975) is a British actress. She remains the youngest recipient of the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival, for ''A World Apart'' (1988). Her other film appearances include ''The Last ...

. The single drama was nominated for an International Emmy in 2015. ''Reg'' (BBC1 2016), also written by McGovern, with

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, told the story of

Reg Keys Reginald Thomas Keys (born 1952) is the father of a British serviceman killed in the Iraq War. He stood in the 2005 general election as an anti-war independent candidate for in Sedgefield, a constituency held by the then Prime Minister, Tony Bl ...

; the father of Tom Keys, one of the six 'Redcaps' murdered in an ambush in Afghanistan in 2003. Keys was instrumental in challenging the legality of then-PM

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's decision to enter the Iraq Campaign. Keys ended up standing against Blair in the Sedgefield seat at the

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. The drama was Emmy-nominated in 2018. Reg Keys was played by

Tim Roth Timothy Simon Roth (born 14 May 1961) is an English actor and producer. He began acting on films and television series in the 1980s. He was among a group of prominent British actors of the era, the " Brit Pack". He made his television debut ...

. In 2017, LA Productions and Jimmy McGovern collaborated once more, this time on the BBC1 6-part drama series ''Broken'', starring

Sean Bean Sean Bean (born Shaun Mark Bean on 17 April 1959) is an English actor. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Bean made his professional debut in a theatre production of ''Romeo and Juliet'' in 1983. Retaining his Yorkshire ac ...

Adrian Dunbar Adrian Dunbar (born 1 August 1958) is a Northern Irish actor, director and singer, known for his television and his theatre work. Dunbar co-wrote and starred in the 1991 film '' Hear My Song'', nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the BA ...

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Anna Friel Anna Louise Friel (born 12 July 1976) is an English actress. Born in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, she has been acting professionally since age 13. Friel achieved fame with her portrayal of Beth Jordache on the British soap opera '' Brookside'' ...

, which told the story of conflicted Catholic priest, Father Michael Kerrigan (Bean) and his daily struggles to look after his parish and cope with his dying mother. Many critics consider the series McGovern's most personal work to date. In 2018, Channel

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commissioned its first original drama series, '' Clink'', through LA Productions. The 10-part drama, set in a British female prison, was conceived, created, written, filmed and post-produced in just ten months and transmitted between 18 April – 20 June 2019. Single drama, ''Care'' (BBC One, 2018) starred

Sheridan Smith Sheridan Caroline Sian Smith OBE (born 25 June 1981) is an English actress, singer and television personality. Smith came to prominence after playing a variety of characters on sitcoms such as ''The Royle Family'' (1999–2000), '' Two Pints ...

Alison Steadman Alison Steadman (born 26 August 1946) is an English actress. She received the 1991 National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress for the Mike Leigh film '' Life Is Sweet'' and the 1993 Olivier Award for Best Actress for her role as M ...

and Sinead Keenan and told the story of two sisters' battle to secure NHS Continuing Healthcare for their sick mother. Written by Jimmy McGovern and Gillian Juckes, Care was nominated for a television BAFTA Award in the Best Single Drama category in 2019, and was the recipient of the prestigious Monaco Red Cross Special Prize at the 59th Monaco International Television Festival, personally chosen by

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Other divisions

LA Factual is the company's documentary arm, which produced ''And The Beat Goes On: The Story Of The Cavern Club'' (2019), which was selected to headline the

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in 2019. LA International is the dedicated distribution partner of LA's entire portfolio.

Filmography

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'' ( BBC Scotland and BBC One, 2022) *''Compulsion'' ( Channel 5, 2021) *''

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'' (BBC One, 2020) *'' Clink'' (

, 2019) *'' Pitching In'' (

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and BBC One, 2019) *''Care'' (BBC One, 2018) *''Broken'' (BBC One, 2017) *''Reg'' (BBC One, 2016) *''Common'' (BBC One, 2014) *'' Stepping Up'' (

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, 2012) *''

Secrets and Words ''Secrets and Words'' is a 2012 British drama television series shown on BBC One BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's flagship network and is known for ...

'' (BBC One, 2012) *''Justice'' (BBC One, 2011) *''The Swimming Man'' (2011) *''Dear Mr Hicks'' (2010) *''Senseless'' (2010) *'' Moving On'' (

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, 2009–present) *''Adrift'' (2005) *''Flight'' (2005) *''Boys Don't Cry 2005'' (2005) *''Ring a King'' (2004) *''90 Second Minute'' (2004) *''Holy Cross'' (2003) (TV) *''Run Piglet Run'' (2003) *''Unhinged'' (2002)

References

External links

*{{Official website, http://www.laproductions.co.uk/ Mass media companies established in 2000 Television production companies of the United Kingdom Companies based in Liverpool