Mammoth Screen is a UK-based production company that was established in 2007 by Michele Buck and

Damien Timmer Damien Gerard Timmer (born 20 October 1968 in Chelsea, London) is an English Joint-Managing Director of British independent production company Mammoth Screen, which was established in 2007. He has executive produced ''Lost in Austen'', ''Wutheri ...

. It produces drama for key UK broadcasters, especially

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, and international distribution. Others may be looking for Mammoth Pictures, a US-based production company. ITV announced on 1 June 2015 that it had acquired Mammoth Screen, which is now part of ITV Studios.

Productions

North Korean hacking allegations

In October 2017 it was reported that an upcoming drama about a British nuclear scientist taken prisoner in

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, commissioned by

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and with the working title ''Opposite Number'', had caused the production company's computer network to be targeted by North Korean hackers. The project was subsequently shelved.

References

External links

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Mammoth Screen on IMDb
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