Hat Trick Productions

Hat Trick Productions was founded in 1986 by Rory McGrath, Jimmy Mulville,{{Cite web|url=https://rts.org.uk/article/mulville-thriving-against-long-odds|title=Mulville: Thriving against long odds|date=17 November 2014|website=Royal Television Society}} and Denise O'Donoghue. Its first commission was Chelmsford 123, a situation comedy for Channel 4.{{cite web|url=http://www.hattrick.co.uk/about-us/|title=Company History About Us|publisher=Hat Trick Productions|location=London|access-date=27 May 2010|archive-date=22 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722022327/http://www.hattrick.co.uk/about-us/|url-status=dead}} Two years later, Geoffrey Perkins became company director, and helped to produce shows such as Father Ted, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, and Have I Got News for You.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/2657112/Geoffrey-Perkins.html|title=Geoffrey Perkins|date=31 August 2008|work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=27 May 2010}} Perkins left the organisation in 1995, to become head of comedy for BBC Television.

Hat Trick International struck a first look deal with Cardiff Productions{{Cite web|title=Hat Trick Int'l secures first-look deal with Cardiff Productions|url=https://realscreen.com/2021/01/19/hat-trick-intl-secures-first-look-deal-with-cardiff-productions/|access-date=2021-01-20}} and has a joint venture with British television writer Jed Mercurio called HTM Television,{{Cite web|url=https://www.htmtelevision.com/about/|title=Hat Trick Mercurio Ltd}} with this production company responsible for dramas such as Bloodlands{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/mediapacks/bloodlands|title = Bloodlands}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2021/bloodlands-to-return-for-a-second-series|title = Bloodlands to return for a second series on the BBC after biggest BBC drama launch in Northern Ireland on record}} with James Nesbitt and the forthcoming DI Ray with Parminder Nagra.{{Cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/itv-commissions-compelling-crime-thriller-di-ray-starring-parminder-nagra|title=ITV commissions compelling crime thriller DI Ray starring Parminder Nagra}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.htmtelevision.com/news/|title = Hat Trick Mercurio Ltd}}

• Have I Got News for You (BBC Two, 1990–2000; BBC One, 2000–present)
• Have I Got News for You (US) (CNN, 2024–present){{Cite magazine |last=Bryan |first=Scott |date=2024-09-16 |title=Inside CNN's New Comedy Quiz Show. Yes, You Read That Right |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/cnn-have-i-got-news-for-you-talk-show-interview-roy-wood-jr-1235103609/ |access-date=2024-09-21 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}
• Mastermind (BBC Two, 2019–present)
• Rich House Poor House (Channel 5, 2017–present){{cite web |last1=McCormack |first1=Kirsty |title=Rich House Poor House fans in tears as widow is offered business opportunity |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/rich-house-poor-house-viewers-23582351 |website=mirror |language=en |date=28 February 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.channel5.com/show/rich-house-poor-house|title=My5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.channel5.com/show/rich-house-poor-house/season-7|title=My5}}
• Trigger Point (ITV, 2022–present){{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/jan/23/trigger-point-review-utterly-preposterous-but-what-a-blast|title=Trigger Point review – utterly preposterous … but what a blast|website=TheGuardian.com|date=23 January 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.htmtelevision.com/triggerpoint/|title = Hat Trick Mercurio Ltd}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/jed-mercurio-trigger-point-newsupdate/|title = Trigger Point is "set up to be a returner", says Jed Mercurio}}
• Whose Line Is It Anyway? (US){{Cite web|url=https://uktvplay.uktv.co.uk/shows/whose-line-is-it-anyway-usa/watch-online|title = Whose Line is It Anyway? USA, Series 1, Episode 1 - Whose Line is It Anyway? USA on UKTV Play}}{{Cite web|url=https://dave.uktv.co.uk/shows/whose-line-is-it-anyway-usa/|title = Whose Line is It Anyway? USA | Dave Channel}} (ABC, 1998–2004; ABC Family, 2004–2007; The CW, 2013–present)

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• The Armstrong & Miller Show (BBC One 2007–2010)
• Ballot Monkeys (Channel 4 2015)
• Bedtime (BBC One 2001–2003)
• The Big One (Channel 4 1992)
• Bike Squad (ITV 2008)
• Bloodlands (BBC One 2021–2022)
• Bodies (BBC Three 2004–2006)
• Boomers (BBC One 2014–2016)
• Boyz Unlimited (Channel 4 1999)
• The Brain Drain (BBC Two 1992–1993)
• Bromwell High (The Detour On Teletoon (All episodes) February 2005, Channel 4 (Episodes 1-6) August 2005, DVD (Episodes 7-13) 2006)
• The Bubble (BBC Two 2010)
• Case Sensitive (ITV 2011–2012)
• Chartjackers (BBC Two 2009)
• Cheap Cheap Cheap (Channel 4 2017)
• Chelmsford 123 (Channel 4 1988–1990)
• Chopratown (BBC One 2005)
• Confessions (BBC One 1995–1998)
• Critical (Sky1 2015)
• Derry Girls (Channel 4 2018–2022)
• Dinner Date (ITV 2010–2012, ITVBe 2014–2023)
• Doctor Thorne (ITV 2016)
• Drop Dead Gorgeous (BBC Three 2006–2007)
• Drop the Dead Donkey (Channel 4 1990–1998)
• Episodes (BBC Two 2011–2018, Showtime 2011–2017)
• Facejacker (Channel 4 2010–2012)
• Fairy Tales (BBC One 2008)
• The Fake News Show (Channel 4 2017)
• Father Ted (Channel 4 1995–1998)
• Flack (POP TV and Showtime On Demand 2019–2020)
• Fonejacker (E4 2006–2012)
• Game On (BBC Two 1995–1998)
• Game Show in My Head (CBS 2009)
• God on Trial (BBC Two 2008)
• Great Night Out (ITV 2013)
• Harry Enfield's Television Programme (BBC Two 1990–1992)
• Horrible Science (CITV 2015)
• Hypothetical (Dave 2019–2022)
• If I Ruled The World (BBC Two 1998–1999)
• In Denial of Murder (BBC One 2004)
• It's Only a Theory (BBC Four 2009)
• Jeffrey Archer: The Truth (BBC One 2002)
• Kate & Koji (ITV 2020–2022)
• Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire (BBC Two 2009, Comedy Central 2009)
• The Kumars at No. 42 (BBC Two 2001–2004, BBC One 2005–2006, Sky1 2014)
• Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee (BBC One 2005)
• Miss Marie Lloyd – Queen of The Music Hall (BBC Four 2007)
• Mutual Friends (BBC One 2008)
• Never Mind the Horrocks (Channel 4 1996)
• News Knight with Sir Trevor McDonald (ITV 2007)
• Norbert Smith – a Life (Channel 4 1989)
• Outnumbered (BBC One 2007–2014; 2016; 2024)
• The Omid Djalili Show (BBC One 2007–2009)
• Paul Merton: The Series (Channel 4 1991–1993)
• The Peter Principle (BBC One 1995–2000)
• Power Monkeys (Channel 4 2016)
• Revolting (BBC One 2017)
• The Revolution Will Be Televised (BBC Three 2012–2015)
• Room 101 (BBC Two 1994–2007, BBC One 2012–2018)
• Round the Bend (CITV 1989–1991)
• The Royal Bodyguard (BBC One 2011–2012)
• The Secret (ITV 2016)
• The Slow Norris (CITV 1995–1999)
• Small Potatoes (Channel 4 1999–2001)
• Some Girls (BBC Three 2012–2014)
• Spy (Sky1 2011–2012)
• Stephen (ITV 2021){{Cite web|url=https://www.htmtelevision.com/productions/|title=Hat Trick Mercurio Ltd}}{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/jed-mercurio-paul-greengrass-stephen-lawrence-1234704561/|title='Line of Duty,' 'Bodyguard' Creator Jed Mercurio to Produce Stephen Lawrence Sequel|date=13 July 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.htmtelevision.com/stephen/|title = Hat Trick Mercurio Ltd}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.prolificnorth.co.uk/news/broadcasting-news/2021/02/steve-coogan-star-itv-sequel-murder-stephen-lawrence|title = Steve Coogan to star in ITV sequel to the Murder of Stephen Lawrence|date = 10 February 2021}}
• Stuck (BBC Two 2022)
• The Suspicions of Mr Whicher (ITV 2011–2014)
• This is David Lander (Channel 4 1988)
• Trevor's World of Sport (BBC One 2003)
• Turn Back Time (BBC One 2006)
• The Waiting Game (BBC One 2001–2002)
• Warren (BBC One 2019)
• Whatever You Want (BBC One 1997–2000)
• Whose Line is it Anyway? (Channel 4 1988–1999)
• Whistle Through the Shamrocks (2021)
• Worst Week (CBS 2008–2009)
• The Worst Week of My Life (BBC One 2004–2006)

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