Twofour
{{Short description|British television and digital media group}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Twofour Broadcast Limited
| logo = File:Twofour logo.png
| trading_name = Twofour
| former_name = Westpal Limited (February–April 1989)
Two Four Productions Limited (1989–2005)
| type = Subsidiary of ITV Studios
| industry = {{Ubl
}}
| founder = Charles Wace
| key_people = Tim Carter (CEO)
| owner =
| parent = ITV Studios (2015–present)
| foundation = {{start date and age|1989|02|23}}
| location = Plymouth, England
| divisions = {{Ubl
| Twofour
| Twofour Rights (2012–2021)
}}
| website = {{URL|twofour.co.uk}}
}}
File:Outside of Twofour offices -Plymouth.jpg
Twofour Broadcast Limited,{{Cite web |date=1989-02-23 |title=TWOFOUR BROADCAST LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02351132 |access-date=2023-09-01 |website=Companies House |language=en}} trading as Twofour, is a British television and digital media group founded in 1989 by Charles Wace, a former BBC news producer, and Christopher Slade, a BBC presenter. With its headquarters in Plymouth, Twofour has offices in London and Los Angeles.
In June 2015, Twofour Group was acquired by ITV Studios.{{cite web |date=24 June 2015 |url=http://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/tv-acquires-twofour-group |title=TV acquires Twofour Group |publisher=ITV Press Centre |access-date=24 June 2015}}
Melanie Leach was named CEO in summer 2014.{{Cite web|url=http://www.televisual.com/news-detail/Melanie-Leach-named-CEO-of-Twofour-Group_nid-4412.html|title=Televisual | NEWS & COMMENTS|website=www.televisual.com}} In Autumn 2019, Leach stepped down, and Tim Carter was appointed CEO of Twofour and the ITV company Multistory Media.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
Divisions
=Twofour=
Twofour supplies programming to channels including BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, and UKTV.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
Recent and upcoming productions include The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy for Apple TV+,{{Cite web|url=https://tv.apple.com/gb/show/the-reluctant-traveller-with-eugene-levy/umc.cmc.237ur6qdup9h826huv7jg25yu|title=Watch The Reluctant Traveller with Eugene Levy | Apple TV+ (UK)|date=24 February 2023|website=Apple TV}} and I Kissed A Boy for BBC Three. {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2022/dannii-minogue-gay-dating-show-bbc-three/|title=BBC Three announces new gay dating show hosted by Dannii Minogue|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}
Twofour was awarded Broadcast's "Best Indie Production Company" title in 2010 and 2014, with titles including The Jump (Channel 4), The Real Marigold Hotel{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/realmarigolds2|title=BBC - The Real Marigold Hotel - series two - Media Centre|website=www.bbc.co.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-07-09}} (BBC One/BBC Two) and This Time Next Year (ITV){{Cite web|url=https://www.c21media.net/screenings/formatawards17/this-time-next-year/10191/|title=This Time Next Year}} and Channel 5's longest running series, The Hotel Inspector.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
The company produces ob-doc and fixed rig shows such as Channel 4's Educating Yorkshire, Educating the East End and 2011's Educating Essex.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
Twofour has produced a range of adventure documentaries such as Harry's Arctic Heroes for BBC One and Harry's Mountain Heroes for ITV, both featuring Prince Harry and a group of wounded soldiers as they attempt to reach the North Pole and Mount Everest respectively and “You’ve Gotta Run” for ITV and Peace Point TV as the students run away and DeeDee is the running teacher.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
=Twofour Rights=
Twofour Rights was the distribution arm of Twofour. Launched in 2012, they brought Twofour's programmes to the international marketplace.
In 2021, Twofour's parent company ITV Studios, merged Twofour Rights into ITV Studios Distribution.{{Cite web|title=ITV Studios {{!}} Profiles {{!}} Showcase|url=https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/showcase/profiles/itv-studios|access-date=2021-06-21|website=Broadcast|language=en}}
Selected programmes produced by Twofour
= 2024 =
=2023=
=2022=
=2021=
| class="wikitable" |
| Title
! Channel |
|---|
| My Cornwall With Fern Britton{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvzoneuk.com/post/channel5-cornwall|title = Channel 5 Head to Cornwall for Two New Series|date = 16 July 2021}} |
| Our School Series 7
|CBBC |
| Motherland (third season)
| BBC Two |
| Watercolour Challenge{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvzoneuk.com/post/channel5-watercolourchallenge|title = Channel 5 Revive c4's Watercolour Challenge|date = 28 April 2021}} |
= 2020 =
=2018=
=2017=
| class="wikitable" |
| Title
! Channel |
|---|
| Confessions of a Junior Doctor |
| The Real Marigold On Tour (second series)
| BBC One |
| Ibiza Weekender
| ITV2 |
| The Real Marigold Hotel
| BBC One |
| The Jump |
| One Night With My Ex |
| A Night with My Ex
| Bravo |
| Chopping Block
| ITV |
| Spectacular Spain With Alex Polizzi |
| Our School 3 (third series)
| CBBC |
| Educating Greater Manchester (fifth series) |
=2016=
| class="wikitable" |
| Title
! Channel |
|---|
| Royal Navy School |
| Ibiza Weekender
| ITV2 |
| The Real Marigold Hotel
| BBC Two |
| The Jump |
| Drive
| ITV |
| Our School
| CBBC |
| This Time Next Year
| ITV |
| The Real Marigold On Tour
| BBC Two |
| Dating in the Dark
| ITV2 |
| Disabled Daredevils
|Channel 4 |
| Tom Daley Diving For Gold
| ITV |
| Choccywoccydoodah
| UKTV |
| The Hotel Inspector
| Channel 5 |
| World's Best Restaurants
| UKTV |
| The Extraordinary Case of Alex Lewis
|Channel 4 |
| Tiny Tots Talent Agency
|Channel 4 |
| Impossible Engineering
|UKTV |
| Chopping Block
|ITV |
| Drive
|ITV |
| Born to Kill
|UKTV |
| Get Me To The Church On Time
|UKTV |
| Ibiza Weekender
|ITV2 |
| Housing Enforcers
|BBC |
=2015=
| class="wikitable" |
| Title
! Channel |
|---|
| The Vote
| More 4 |
| Educating Cardiff (fourth series) |
| Ibiza Weekender
| ITV2 |
| Taking New York
| E4 |
| The Jump |
| Eternal Glory
| ITV |
| The Housing Enforcers
| BBC One |
| Alex Polizzi: Chefs on Trial
| BBC Two |
| Kings and Queens of Speech
| Sky1 |
| Our School
| CBBC |
=2014=
| class="wikitable" |
| Title
! Channel |
|---|
| A Night of Heroes
| ITV |
| Risking it All
| TLC |
| Edge of Alaska |
| Alex Polizzi’s Secret Italy |
| The Housing Enforcers
| BBC One |
| The Hunt
| History |
| Chrome Underground |
| 90's Greatest
| Nat Geo |
| Stammer School |
| Dirty Weekenders in France |
| Harry's South Pole Heroes
| ITV |
| James Nesbitt's Ireland
| ITV |
| Cooks' Questions
| More 4 |
| The Magaluf Weekender
| ITV2 |
| The Jump |
| Splash
| ITV |
| The Hotel Inspector |
| Alex Polizzi: The Fixer
| BBC Two |
| Educating the East End (third series) |
=2013=
| class="wikitable" |
| Title
! Channel ! Start date ! No. of episodes ! Running time |
|---|
| Educating Yorkshire (second series)
| 5 September 2013 | 8 | 60 minutes |
| Alex Polizzi's Christmas Fix
| BBC Two | 19 December 2013 | 1 | 60 minutes |
| Holiday Hit Squad
| BBC One | 6 February 2013 | 4 | 60 minutes |
| Country House Sunday
| ITV | 21 April 2013 | 21 | 60 minutes |
| Storage Hoarders (series 2)
| ITV | | 30 | 60 minutes |
| Happy Families
| ITV | 2013 | 4 | 60 minutes |
| The 80s Greatest
| 2013 | 4 | 60 minutes |
| Splash! (series 1)
| ITV | 5 January 2013 | 5 | 75 minutes |
| Choccywoccydoodah Star Challenge
| 2013 | 10 | 60 minutes |
| Tropical Diseases
| 2013 | 6 | 60 minutes |
| The Body Shocking Show
| E4 | 2013 | 8 | 30 minutes |
| James Nesbitt's Ireland
| ITV | 2013 | 10 | 30 minutes |
| Britain's Biggest Hoarders
| BBC One | 2013 | 3 | 60 minutes |
| The Magaluf Weekender
| ITV2 | 6 January 2013 | 6 | 60 minutes |
| Cornwall with Caroline Quentin (series 2)
| ITV | 7 January 2013 | 10 | 30 minutes |
| Alex Polizzi: The Fixer (series 2)
| BBC Two | 12 February 2012 | 6 | 60 minutes |
=2012=
| class="wikitable" |
| Title
! Channel ! Start date ! No. of episodes ! Running time |
|---|
| A Night of Heroes: The Sun Military Awards
| ITV | 14 December 2012 | 1 | 90 minutes |
| Body Invaders
| 2012 | 6 | 60 minutes |
| Paddy's Show and Telly
| ITV | 22 December 2012 | 1 | 60 minutes |
| Holiday Home Sweet Home
| ITV | 2012 | 20 | 60 minutes |
| Storage Hoarders
| ITV | 2012 | 20 | 60 minutes |
| All Star Christmas Presents
| Sky1 | 23 December 2012 | 1 | 90 minutes |
| The Secret Interview
| 2012 | 4 | 60 minutes |
| My Kidney and Me
| More4 | 2012 | 1 | 30 minutes |
| Tom Daley: Diving for Britain
| BBC One | 23 July 2012 | 1 | 50 minutes |
| My Tasty Travels with Lynda Bellingham
| ITV | 2012 | 20 | 60 minutes |
| Harry's Mountain Heroes
| ITV | 2012 | 1 | 90 minutes |
| Bumps, Babies & Beyond
| 2012 | 6 | 30 minutes |
| City Secrets
| 2012 | 8 | 60 minutes |
| The Hotel Inspector (series 9)
| 2012 | 10 | 60 minutes |
| Britain's Biggest Hoarders
| BBC One | 2012 | 1 | 60 minutes |
| God Save the Queens
| 2012 | 3 | 60 minutes |
| Be Your Own Boss
| 2012 | 6 | 60 minutes |
| British Cycling: Road to Glory
| 20 August 2012 | 6 | 60 minutes |
| Bradley Wiggins – A Year in Yellow
| 21 November 2012 | 1 | 90 minutes |
| The Angel
| Sky1 | 2012 | 5 | 60 minutes |
| A Short History of Everything Else
| 2012 | 6 | 60 minutes |
| The Exclusives
| ITV2 | 2012 | 7 | 60 minutes |
| Alex Polizzi: The Fixer (series 1)
| BBC Two | 31 January 2012 | 6 | 60 minutes |
| The Story of Musicals
| BBC Four | 2012 | 3 | 60 minutes |
| Cornwall with Caroline Quentin (series 1)
| ITV | 2 January 2012 | 8 | 30 minutes |
| Home of the Future
| 2012 | 5 | 60 minutes |
| Table Dancing Diaries
| 2012 | 1 | 60 minutes |
| Out on a Limo
| 2012 | 1 | 60 minutes |
=2011=
| class="wikitable" |
| Title
! Channel ! Start date ! No. of episodes ! Running time |
|---|
| A Night of Heroes
| ITV | 2011 | 1 | 90 minutes |
| Paddy's Show and Telly
| ITV | 29 December 2011 | 1 | 60 minutes |
| #tweetsoftheyear
| ITV2 | 2011 | 1 | 90 minutes |
| So This Is Christmas
| 2011 | 1 | 60 minutes |
| Sealed Bid
| 2011 | 5 | 60 minutes |
| Tamara Ecclestone: Billion $$ Girl
| 2011 | 3 | 60 minutes |
| Harry's Arctic Heroes
| BBC One | 2011 | 2 | 60 minutes |
| My Hoarder Mum and Me
| BBC One | 2011 | 1 | 60 minutes |
| TA and the Taliban
| Watch | 2011 | 6 | 60 minutes |
| My Funniest Year
| 2011 | 4 | 120 minutes |
| Best of British
| 2011 | 10 | 60 minutes |
| Educating Essex
| 2011 | 7 | 60 minutes |
| The Hotel Inspector (series 7)
| 18 April 2011 | 8 | 60 minutes |
| The Hotel Inspector (series 8)
| 3 October 2011 | 8 | 60 minutes |
| Choccywoccydoodah
| 2011 | 10 | 30 minutes |
| Graffiti Wars
| 2011 | 1 | 60 minutes |
| New Look Style the Nation
| 2011 | 6 | 60 minutes |
| Fisherman's Friends
| 2011 | 1 | 60 minutes |
| 50 Greatest Wedding Shockers
| E4 | 2011 | 1 | 120 minutes |
= 1998 =
What would you do? | BBC One | 45 episodes | 30 minutes
Awards
This Time Next Year was named the fastest selling format in the world in 2016,{{Cite web|url=http://www.c21media.net/screenings/formatawards17/this-time-next-year/10191/|title=This Time Next Year|website=C21media|access-date=2017-07-09}} and secured a C21 award and a Realscreen Award.{{Cite web|url=http://awards.realscreen.com/nominees|title=Realscreen Awards ★ nominees ★|website=awards.realscreen.com|access-date=2017-07-09}}
The Real Marigold Hotel won a Rose d'Or award in 2016.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rosedor.com/news/article//detail/17.html|title=News|website=www.rosedor.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-07-09}} The series was moved to BBC One for its second series.
Educating Yorkshire won a National Television Award, RTS Award, Broadcast Award for Best Documentary, IVCA Award, a BAFTA Craft award and two BAFTA Television nominations.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
Twofour held the title Best Indie Production Company in 2010 and 2014, and secured 1st place in Televisual Magazine's True Indie Survey 2013.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
The company has been awarded several IVCA and RTS awards.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}} In 2013, triple BAFTA-nominated Educating Essex won a Broadcast Award for Best Documentary Series.{{cite web|url=http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/broadcast-awards-2013-winners/5051245.article|title=Broadcast Awards 2013: Winners|publisher=Broadcast Now|date=30 January 2013|access-date=30 January 2013}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.twofour.co.uk/}}
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