All at Sea (3×60′) – Factual entertainment series in which two boats each containing three celebrities travel the British coastline. Channel: ITV1 Producer: Studio Lambert TX: January / February 2010 Source: TBI
My Bit Fat Diet Show (4×60′) – Anna Richardson follows women who want to drop a dress size in two weeks after overindulging at Christmas. Features people with food addictions who try a range of therapies overcome their overeating. Channel: Ch4 TX: January 2010 Source: Broadcast
The Lakes w/t (12×30′) – Rory McGrath presents a docusoap about the people who run the tourist industry in the Lake District, dealing with holidaymakers who need somewhere to stay, somewhere to hold their dream wedding, or someone to rescue them from a mountainside. Channel: ITV1 Producer: Shiver TX: 2010 Source: Broadcast
Road Warriors (4×60′) – Ob doc following the British army soldiers who keep the front line troops supplied with food, guns and sunscreen – filmed during June and July 2009, when 26 British soldiers were killed. Channel: ITV1 Producer: Two Four TX: 2010 Source: Broadcast
7 Days on the Breadline (3×60′) – Celebrities such as Trinny Woodall, Keith Allen and rugby player Austin Healey go to live with impoverished families on housing estates in Leeds for a week. They will have to live as the families do whilst trying to understand the problems in the communities and see if they […]
Take Me Out (8×60′) – UK version of Fremantle Media France format. Paddy McGuinness tries to match a single guy with one of thirty women. The women remain on the show until they are picked. When they first set eyes on their potential suitor, the women can decide whether or not they might be interested. […]
Peter Fincham is controller of ITV1; he recently outlined his current channel strategy and needs (as of August 2009). Peter’s View on ITV1 In factual programming, ITV1 is comfortable with authored celebrity journeys and in the ‘blue light’ genre. Coming Up Survival with Ray Mears Looking For: Formatted fact ent and entertainment in subject areas […]
Cowboy Customers (1×60′) -Builder Nigel Gray presents a documentary that looks at customers who refuse to pay for the work they’ve had done. He took action against a client who refused to pay for £15,000 of work by knocking down their new conservatory and patio. Britain’s small businesses are owed £38bn by customers who refuse […]
Outbreak (1×60′) – documents every hour 3rd September, 1939, of the first day that war was declared, featuring archive footage and interviews with people who lived through it: ordinary people, politicians, soldiers and some famous faces such as Better Driver, Sir Peter Blake and Richard Attenborough. Channel: ITV1 Producer: ITV Productions TX: Autumn 2009 Source: […]
John Sergeant on the Tourist Trail, (3×60′) – UK national treasure and dancing sensation John Sargeant will help guide foreign tourists around the famous sites of Britain. f Channel: ITV1 Producer: Mentorn TX: Autumn 2009 Source: Broadcast
Wild Swimming (2×60′) – Robson Green immerses himself in Britain’s wildest waters – waterfalls, lidos and natural pools. Channel: ITV1 Producer: Coastal Productions / Tiger Aspect TX: Autumn 2009 Source: Guardian
Coastline Cops (3×60′) – follows police divers, cliff rescue teams and marine pursuit squads working around the UK coastline. Channel: ITV1 Producer: Streadfast TV TX: Late 2009 Source: Broadcast
Smugglers (3 x 60′) – follows investigators charged with clamping down on the UK’s narcotics trade, counterfeit Viagra, people smuggling and illegal pets. Channel: ITV1 Producer: Wild Pictures TX: 2010 Source: Broadcast
Outbreak (1×60′) – One-off documentary charting the first 24 hours of WWII, to commemorate the 70th anniversary. It is co-funded by ITV1 and History Channel UK in a bid to maximise the channels’ resources. ITV gets the benefit of the premiere, but History Channel expect to pick up viewers who missed the first transmission. Channel: […]
My Friend Michael Jackson: Uri’s Story (1×60′) – Uri Geller shares home video footage of Michael Jackson, which shows his visits to Exeter City Football Club, Geller’s wedding and a midnight shopping trip to Harrods department store. Channel: ITV1 Producer: ITV Studios Source: Broadcast
Orient Express w/t (1×60′) – Poirot actor David Suchet boards the Orient Express to travel across Europe in style, while exploring the glamorous train’s history from 1883. Uses archive footage and interviews with historians. Suchet will star in Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express in late 2009. Channel: ITV1 Producer: ITV Studios TX: TBC […]
Tears, Lies and Videotape (1×60′) – uses archive footage and interviews to explore the people who make impassioned media appeals for the safe return of their missing loved ones, such as Sharon Matthews who was convicted of kidnapping her daughter and Ian Huntley who appealed for help in finding the killer of two young girls […]
The Cube (7×60′) – Red button interactive game show in which contestants complete increasingly tricky challenges in a 4x4x4m glass cube. Each player has nine lives and The Matrix-style time-slice filming freezes the action before rotating to another POV. Channel: ITV1 Producer: Objective Productions TX: Summer 09 Source: Broadcast To get recent commissions and other […]
Countrywise (36×30′) – Paul Heiney presents this cross between Countryfile and The One Show, which focuses on life outside cities and features a range of celebrities and experts who explore traditions, foods and wildlife. Each episode is themed and includes a guide to budget holidays in the UK. Channel: ITV1 Producer: ITV Studios Central TX: […]
John Sergeant’s Tourist Trail (3×60′) – the national treasure joins foreign tourists on their UK holidays, finding hidden gems acting as group tour guide. Channel: ITV Producer: Mentorn Media Source: Broadcast