Kudos Film and Television is a
British independent film and television
production company. It has produced television series for the
BBC,
ITV and
Channel 4, and its productions include
Spooks (US:
MI5),
Hustle,
Life on Mars and its spin-off
Ashes to Ashes,
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard and
M.I. High. In 2007 it was voted Best Independent Production Company by
Broadcast magazine. Formed in 1992, since 2007 it has been part of the
Shine group. In 2007 it also set up the film unit,
Kudos Pictures.
History
The company was formed in 1992. It came to international attention with the
BAFTA Award winning spy drama
Spooks, which debuted on
BBC One on 13 May 2002.
In late 2006, the company was sold to
Shine Limited for around £35m. Shine also bought
Princess Productions and
Firefly Production to create the Shine Group, although all four divisions retained their individual identity.
With three British films already in production, and ten in development, in June 2007 the company announced plans to set up a film unit, with
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008) expected to be its first release. It planned to mix and match actors, writers and directors between the units, and already had Hollywood deals for film remakes of
Hustle,
Spooks and
Tsunami: The Aftermath.
Productions
Television
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