Hat Trick Productions Limited[1] is an independent British production company that produces television and radio programmes, mainly specialising in comedy, based in London.[2][3]
Company type | Limited company |
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Industry | Television production |
Founded | 1986 |
Founders | |
Headquarters | London, England, UK |
Key people | Geoffrey Perkins (former director) |
Website | hattrick |
Hat Trick Productions was founded in 1986 by Rory McGrath, Jimmy Mulville,[4] and Denise O'Donoghue. Its first commission was Chelmsford 123, a situation comedy for Channel 4.[5] 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.[6] Perkins left the organisation in 1995, to become head of comedy for BBC Television.[6]
Hat Trick International struck a first look deal with Cardiff Productions[7] and has a joint venture with British television writer Jed Mercurio called HTM Television,[8] with this production company responsible for dramas such as Bloodlands[9][10] with James Nesbitt and the forthcoming DI Ray with Parminder Nagra.[11][12]