Prospect is an independent TV production company part of production and distribution group
DCD Media
DCD Media plc (formerly Digital Classics plc) is a UK and US based independent television production and distribution group headquartered in London and with offices in Los Angeles, London and Glasgow. The Group comprises a number of production c ...
.
Prospect has offices in
London
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. The company produce a wide array of programming for the UK and international markets. Productions range from factual entertainment series and documentaries to long-running daytime shows.
Founded in 1988, Prospect built its reputation through being one of the UK ’s largest suppliers of lifestyle and cookery programming, most notably with
ITV1
ITV1 (formerly known as ITV) is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the British media company ITV plc. It provides the Channel 3 public broadcast service across all of the United Kingdom except for t ...
's long-running 'Cooks!' series fronted by celebrity chef
Antony Worrall Thompson
Henry Antony Cardew Worrall Thompson (born 1 May 1951) is an English restaurateur and celebrity chef, television presenter and radio broadcaster.
Early life
Worrall Thompson was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. His parents, Michae ...
.
In 2006, Prospect topped the
Broadcast magazine "Indies League Table 2006" in the Factual Entertainment category.
In 2011 Prospect Cymru launched a new Topical Programming Unit specializing in current affairs and fast turnaround topical programming. In 2012 Prospect's programmes won 2
BAFTA Wales awards and 4 nominations,
BAFTA Television and
RTS
RTS may refer to:
Medicine
* Rape trauma syndrome, the psychological trauma experienced by a rape victim
* Revised Trauma Score, a system to evaluate injuries secondary to violent trauma
* Rubinstein–Taybi syndrome, a condition characterized by ...
nominations, and IFTA
Irish Film & Television Festival.
Programmes
Notable productions include:
*''
The Tallest Tower: Building The Shard'' for
Channel 4
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*''Shirley'' for
BBC Two
*''
The Hunt for Britain's Metal Thieves for
BBC One
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*''Gipsy Eviction: The Fight for Dale Farm'' for
Dispatches Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a fourth television service ...
*''Misbehaving Mums To Be'' for
BBC Three
BBC Three is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It was first launched on 9 February 2003 with programmes targeting 16 to 34-year-olds, covering all genres including animation, comedy, cur ...
*''
The Passion of Port Talbot'' for
BBC Wales
*''Children of 9/11: Revealed'' for
Channel 5
*''
Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It'' for
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 broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, ...
*''
Daily Cooks Challenge
''...Cooks!'' is an ITV television cookery show, hosted by Antony Worrall Thompson, broadcast on the ITV networks between 10 June 2006 to 21 May 2010.
Formats
There were different names for the show, depending on which day it aired. The Satur ...
'' for
ITV presented by
Antony Worrall Thompson
Henry Antony Cardew Worrall Thompson (born 1 May 1951) is an English restaurateur and celebrity chef, television presenter and radio broadcaster.
Early life
Worrall Thompson was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. His parents, Michae ...
*''
Christmas Cooks'' for
ITV presented by
Antony Worrall Thompson
Henry Antony Cardew Worrall Thompson (born 1 May 1951) is an English restaurateur and celebrity chef, television presenter and radio broadcaster.
Early life
Worrall Thompson was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. His parents, Michae ...
*''Fix My Fat Head'' for
BBC One
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*''The RAF at 90 for
BBC Two
*''Do It Yourself – The Story of Rough Trade'' for
BBC Four
*''
My Brilliant Britain'' for
Blighty
"Blighty" is a British English slang term for Great Britain, or often specifically England.
*There's No Business
References
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External links
Prospect PicturesDCD MediaRize USAMatchlightSeptember FilmsDCD RightsDCD publishing
Television production companies of the United Kingdom