Tiger Aspect Productions
Television and film production company | |
Founded | 1988 |
Founder | Peter Bennett-Jones |
Headquarters | London, England |
Key people |
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Owner | Endemol UK |
Parent | Fox Entertainment Group |
Website | Official website |
Tiger Aspect Productions (formerly known as Tiger Television and also known as Tiger Aspect Films for theatrical films) is a British television and film production company, particularly noted for its situation comedies.
Founded by Peter Bennett-Jones, its productions have included popular hits such as The Vicar of Dibley and Mr. Bean. It has also produced television dramas such as Murphy's Law and Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking and in October 2006, its drama series Robin Hood began showing on BBC One.
They also produced the animated children's series Charlie and Lola, which was based on the books written by Lauren Child. Tiger Aspect have also made a documentary at the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre (BRC), Quainton, on the life of Sir John Betjeman for his centenary celebrations. In June 2006, Tiger Aspect was purchased by IMG Media, an international talent and rights group but was then sold to Endemol UK in November 2009.[1]
Filmography
- Bean (co production with PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, BBC Films and Working Title Films)
- Billy Elliot (co production with Universal Focus, Working Title Films, StudioCanal and BBC Films)
- Dog Eat Dog (co production with FilmFour, Senator Film, and Shona Productions)
- Kevin & Perry Go Large (co production with Icon Productions, Icon Entertainment International and Fragile Films)
- Mr. Bean's Holiday (co production with Universal Pictures, BBC Films, StudioCanal and Working Title Films)
- Marvellous
- The Martins (co production with Icon Productions, Icon Entertainment International and Isle of Man Film Commission)
- The Bad Education Movie
- The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse (co production with Universal Pictures, FilmFour, United International Pictures and Hells Kitchen International)
- The Boys Are Back (co production with Australian Film Finance Corporation, Miramax Films, Hopscotch Productions, Screen Australia, South Australian Film Corporation, HanWay Films and Southern Light Films)
Television
- An Island Parish (for BBC Two)
- Beat the Crusher
- Benidorm (for ITV)
- Bad Education (for BBC Three)
- Cuffs (for BBC One)
- Crooked House
- Double Time
- Fat Friends
- Fortitude (for Sky Atlantic)
- Harry & Paul (for BBC One)
- Jack Whitehall: Travels with My Father (for Netflix)
- Low Winter Sun
- Mr. Bean (1990–1993 as Tiger Television, 1993–1995 as Tiger Aspect Productions) (for ITV)
- Mr. Bean: The Animated Series
- Murphy's Law
- Mount Pleasant (for Sky 1)
- My Mad Fat Diary (for E4)
- Naughty Bits
- Prisoners' Wives (for BBC One)
- Peaky Blinders (for BBC Two)
- Paul Merton in India
- Paul Merton in China
- Prescott: The Class System and Me
- Root Into Europe (1992, as Aspect Film and Television)
- Roman's Empire
- Ross Kemp on Gangs
- Ripper Street (for BBC One)
- Robin Hood
- Summerhill School
- Swiss Toni
- The Good Karma Hospital (for ITV)
- The Thin Blue Line
- The Lenny Henry Show
- The Dame Edna Treatment
- The Deep
- The Vicar of Dibley (for BBC One)
- The Catherine Tate Show
- The Monastery
- Teachers
- The Village (1993–2001)
- White Girl
Awards and nominations
Several Tiger Aspect productions have received BAFTA awards:
- 2000: Alexander Korda Award to Greg Brenman, Jonathan Finn, Stephen Daldry for Most Outstanding Film of the Year – Billy Elliot
- 2000: Huw Wheldon Award to Paul Sommers, Jan Younghusband, Howard Goodall for: Howard Goodall's Big Bangs
- 2001: DoubleTake Pilot
- 2005: Best Single Drama for Omagh, Greg Brenman, Ed Guiney, Paul Greengrass, Pete Travis & Guy Hibbert
- 2006: Best Factual Series, for Ross Kemp on Gangs, Clive Tulloh, Ross Kemp & Amelia Hann
- 2009: Best Single Drama for: White Girl
Accolades
Year | Association | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
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2017 | Diversity in Media Awards | Organisation of the Year | Tiger Aspect Productions | Nominated |
Awards and nominations
Year | Association | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
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2017 | Diversity in Media Awards | Production Company of the Year | Tiger Aspect Productions | Nominated |
References
- ↑ Jason Deans (23 November 2009). "Endemol buys Tiger Aspect". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
External links
- Official website
- Tiger Aspect Productions on IMDbPro (subscription required)