Icon Films
{{Short description|British television production company}}
{{Distinguish|Icon Productions}}
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{{COI|date=March 2012}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Icon Films
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| type = Independent
| foundation = Bristol, 1990
| location = Bristol, UK
| key_people = Harry Marshall
Laura Marshall
Andie Clare
Lucy Middleboe
| industry = TV Production
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| homepage ={{url|iconfilms.co.uk/}}
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Icon Films is a British independent television production company that produces factual programmes for broadcast by networks both in the UK and US.{{cite web | title = Icon Films Main Page | publisher = Icon Films | url = http://www.iconfilms.co.uk/web/Main_Page | accessdate = 21 December 2009 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130420114132/http://www.iconfilms.co.uk/web/Main_Page | archive-date = 20 April 2013 | url-status = dead }} The company was founded in 1990 by Harry Marshall and Laura Marshall, and is based in Bristol.
Current and past productions
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| Programme
! Channel ! Year Completed ! Notes |
|---|
| Hippos (WT)
|BBC Two |In Production | |
| Okavango
|Nippon Hoso Kyokai (NHK) |In Production | |
| Malawi Wildlife Rescue
|Love Nature |In Production | |
| Jeremy Wade's Mighty Rivers
|Animal Planet, ITV |2018 |Presented by Jeremy Wade |
| Animal Airport
|More4 |2018 | |
| Passions: Judy Garland by Marc Almond
|Sky Arts |2018 | |
| Legend Hunter
|Travel Channel |2018 |Presented by Pat Spain |
| The Flood
|Nat Geo WILD |2018 |Narrated by Angela Bassett |
| Africa's Wild Side
|Nat Geo WILD |2018 | |
| St. Peter’s Hospice Room to Care Appeal
|St. Peter's Hospice (Digital) |2017 | |
| Savage Kingdom: Uprising (Season 2)
|Nat Geo WILD |2017 |Narrated by Charles Dance |
| Primal Survivor
|National Geographic Channel |2017 |Presented by Hazen Audel |
| The Lost Kingdom of the Yeti
|Animal Planet |2017 | |
| Devon Cream Company
|Devon Cream Company |2017 | |
| Philip Larkin by Andrew Motion
|Sky Arts |2017 | |
| Elephant: King of the Kalahari
|Nat Geo WILD |2017 | |
| Great Hammerhead Invasion
|Discovery Channel |2017 | |
| Battle for the Pride
|Nat Geo WILD |2017 | |
| Man Eating Python
|Discovery Channel |2017 | |
| River Monsters Season 9
|Animal Planet, ITV |2017 |Presented by Jeremy Wade |
| Young Blood
|Nat Geo WILD |2017 | |
| Restless Leg Syndrome: Desperate for Help
|Channel 5 |2016 | |
| Clash of Africa's Giants
|Animal Planet |2016 | |
| Andrew Marr: My Brain & Me
|BBC Two |2016 | |
| Yeti or Not?
|Animal Planet |2016 | |
| Savage Kingdom Season 1
|Nat Geo WILD |2016 |Narrated by Charles Dance |
| River Monsters Season 8
|Animal Planet US |2016 |Presented by Jeremy Wade |
| Million Pound Mega Yachts
|Channel 4 |2015 | |
| England's Vampires
|Channel 4 |2015 | |
| Vampire Legend
|PBS Secrets of the Dead |2015 | |
| The One Show Series 9
|BBC |2015 | |
| Return of the Giant Killers – Africa's Lion King
|BBC, Animal Planet |2015 | |
| Primal Survivor
|National Geographic Channels |2015 | |
| River Monsters Prehistoric Terrors
|Animal Planet US, Discovery Canada |2015 |Presented by Jeremy Wade |
| River Monsters Season 7
|Animal Planet US |2015 |Presented by Jeremy Wade |
| Ben Franklin's Bones
|PBS Secrets of the Dead | 2014 | |
| Betty White's Smartest Animals in America
| 2014 |Presented by Betty White |
| Spawn of Jaws 2 – The Birth
| 2014 |Presented by Michael Domeier |
| Survive the Tribe
|National Geographic Channels | 2014 |Presented by Hazen Audel |
| Africa's Giant Killers
|BBC2 | 2014 | |
| River Monsters Season 6
|Animal Planet US, ITV, | 2014 |Presented by Jeremy Wade |
| Animals Through the Night – Sleepover at the Zoo
|BBC4 | 2014 |Presented by Liz Bonnin |
| Betty White Goes Wild
|National Geographic Channel | 2013 |Presented by Betty White |
| Seven Days that Made the Fuhrer
|Channel 5 | 2013 | |
| Bigfoot Files
|Channel 4 | 2013 |Presented by Mark Evans |
| Hustling America
|Channel 5 | 2013 |Presented by Alexis Conran |
| Animal Airport Series 2
|Animal Planet UK | 2013 | |
| Spawn of Jaws
|Discovery Channel | 2013 |Presented by Michael Domeier |
| Bones of the Buddha
|National Geographic Channels | 2013 |Presented by Charles Allen |
| River Monsters Season 5
|Animal Planet US, ITV, ITV4 | 2013 |Presented by Jeremy Wade |
| The Hunger – Death Race
|Animal Planet US | 2012 |Presented by Guy Grieve |
| Animal Airport Series 1
|Animal Planet UK | 2012 | |
| River Monsters Season 4
|Animal Planet US, ITV1, ITV4 | 2012 |Presented by Jeremy Wade |
| Wild Scene Investigation
|National Geographic Channels | 2012 | |
| Million Dollar Moon Rock Heist
|National Geographic Channels | 2012 | |
| Beast Tracker
| 2012 | |
| Secrets of Wild India
| National Geographic Channel | 2011 |Narrated by Sir David Attenborough |
| Jungle Gremlins of Java
| BBC, Animal Planet | 2011 | |
| Bite of the Living Dead
| Animal Planet US | 2011 | |
| Sandhurst
| BBC4 | 2011 | |
| Desert Seas
|Nat Geo |2011 |Narrated by Sir David Attenborough |
| Beast Hunter / Beast Man
|Nat Geo |2011 |Presented by Pat Spain |
| River Monsters Goes Tribal
|Animal Planet US |2010 | Presented by Jeremy Wade |
| World's Deadliest Towns
|Animal Planet US |2010 |Presented by Dave Salmoni |
| River Monsters Series 3
|Animal Planet US, ITV1, ITV4 |2010 |Presented by Jeremy Wade |
| One Million Snake Bites
|BBC, Animal Planet |2010 | |
| River Monsters Series 2
| Animal Planet US,{{cite web | title = River Monsters with extreme angler Jeremy Wade | publisher = Animal Planet | url = http://animal.discovery.com/tv/river-monsters/ | accessdate = 21 December 2009 }} ITV1, ITV4, ITV Global Entertainment, Discovery Channel UK | 2010 | Presented by Jeremy Wade |
| The Born Free Legacy
| BBC4 | 2010 | |
| Weird Creatures with Nick Baker Series 3
| Animal Planet UK, Science Channel, ITV Global International | 2009 | Presented by Nick Baker |
| Airmen and the Headhunters
| National Geographic Channels International, THIRTEEN and Channel 4 | 2009 | |
| The One Show
| BBC One | 2009 | |
| River Monsters Series 1
| Animal Planet US, ITV1, ITV4, ITV Global Entertainment, Discovery Channel UK | 2009 | Presented by Jeremy Wade |
| Flesh Eating River Monster
| Five | 2008 | Presented by Jeremy Wade |
| Crocodile Blues
| BBC, Animal Planet, ITV Global Entertainment | 2008 | Presented by Romulus Whitaker |
| Romulus Whitaker and the Dragon Chronicles
| NGCI, WNET, ITV Global Entertainment | 2008 | Presented by Romulus Whitaker |
| All About Dung
| History Channel US | 2008 | Presented by Monty Halls |
| The Mountains of the Monsoon
| BBC, Animal Planet | 2007–2008 | Presented by Sandesh Kadur |
| Nick Baker's Weird Creatures Series 2
| Five, Animal Planet, ITV Global Entertainment | 2007 | Presented by Nick Baker |
| Travellers' Century
| BBC Four | 2007 | Presented by Benedict Allen |
| Street Monkeys
| NGCI, Granada International | 2007 | |
| Saving Planet Earth – Tigers
| BBC | 2006 | Presented by Fiona Bruce |
| Nick Baker's Weird Creatures Series 1
| Five, Animal Planet | 2006 | Presented by Nick Baker |
| Supersize Crocs
| WNET, Five, Granada International, NGCI | 2006 | Presented by Romulus Whitaker |
| Tiger Kill
| BBC | 2006 | With Simon King and Alphonse Roy |
| Tom Harrisson – the Barefoot Anthropologist
| BBC Four | 2006 | Presented by Sir David Attenborough |
| Paranormal Pigeons
| Five, Animal Planet | 2005 | With Rupert Sheldrake and Tim Guildford |
| Last Lions of India
| BBC | 2005 | |
| Gangsters' Wives
| Five | 2005 | Presented by Kate Kray |
| Einstein's Brain
| National Geographic Channels International, Channel 4 | 2004 | |
| The King Cobra and I
| BBC | 2004 | Presented by Romulus Whitaker |
| Holy Cow!
| DDE / PBS | 2003 | |
| Diagnosing Darwin
|NCGI | 2003 | |
| White Slaves Pirate Gold
| BBC | 2003 | |
| A Different Ball Game – South America
| NGCI | 2002 | |
| Great Cats of India
| Animal Planet / Granada | 2002 | |
| Out There: Shark Hunting
| NGCI | 2002 | |
| Temple of the Tigers: India's Bandhavgarh Wilderness
| DDE / PBS | 2001 | |
| Quest for the True Cross
| Channel Four / Discovery / CTVC | 2001 | |
| Yeti – Hunt for the Wildman
| Channel Four / Channel Four International / The Learning Channel | 2001 | |
| A Different Ball Game
| NGCI | 2001 | |
| The Berkeley Estate with Chris Chapman
| HTV West | 2001 | |
| Indian Journeys
| BBC2 / PBS / CTVC | 2000 | |
| Journey into Amazonia
| DDE / PBS | 1999 | |
| Anamalai – The Elephant Mountain
| DDE / PBS | 1999 | |
| Nibha and the Elephants – Animal People
| BBC | 1999 | |
| The Croc Crusader – Animal People
| BBC | 1999 | |
| The Magic Keeper
| Channel 4 | 1999 | |
| Bhutan: The Last Shangri-La
| ABC Kane / DDE / PBS | 1998 | |
| Joanna Lumley in the Kingdom of the Thunder Dragon
| BBC | 1997 | |
| Vintage Morris
| HTV | 1997 | |
| The Elephant Men
| Channel 4 / WNET | 1996 | |
| Heart of a Nomad
| Channel 4 | 1994 | |
| Tibet and the End of Time
| Time Life / NBC | 1994 | |
| Queen of the Elephants
| Discovery | 1992 | |
Awards
Icon Films won the Grierson Award for Best Documentary Series.{{cite web | title = Grierson 2001 | publisher = The Grierson Trust | url = http://www.griersontrust.org/2001_awards.htm | accessdate = 21 December 2009 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130414214019/http://www.griersontrust.org/2001_awards.htm | archive-date = 14 April 2013 | url-status = dead }}
References
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External links
- [http://www.iconfilms.co.uk Icon Films website]
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Category:Television production companies of the United Kingdom