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in 2005. Named after O'Grady's pet dog, Olga the company is best known for producing shows such as ''

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'' for

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. The Paul O'Grady Show ended on

on 18 December 2009, as O'Grady had signed a new deal with

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. Between 2010 and 2011, Olga TV produced Friday night

chatshow ''

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'', however on 7 October 2011, it was announced that the show had been cancelled.

's latest show ''

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'' is not produced by Olga TV, but with

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instead. On 4 May 2013 ITV confirmed that ''

'' would return in November 2013 with an initial 25 episode run and that it will be produced by O'Grady's production company Olga TV.

Productions

*¹ This was a joint production with

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*² These were joint productions with

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References

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External links

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Television production companies of the United Kingdom Paul O'Grady