About

Red Production Company was established in January 1998 to work with writers on modern, innovative and entertaining dramas. Red first went into production Spring 1998 on Russell T Davies 8 part serial, Queer As Folk, for Channel 4. Transmitted in January 1999 it was followed immediately by Love In The 21st Century, devised by Catherine Johnson, 6 stories about sex, love and relationships. Always looking for new writers, Red set up a script competition with Channel 4 called Northern Soul, which unearthed a number of, now commissioned, writers.

In 2000 Red transmitted the 6 part series Clocking Off by Paul Abbott for BBC1 and Queer As Folk 2, a two hour finale. Clocking Off Series 2 was transmitted in March 2001, series 3 transmitted January 2002 and the final series 4 transmitted March 2003. Linda Green, a 10-part comedy by Paul Abbott about a thirty-something woman looking for love starred Liza Tarbuck and was transmitted on BBC1 in October 2001 with the second series screened October 2002.

Red produced Now You See Her for Sky One starring Amanda Holden as a con woman working in the art world, which transmitted in August 2001. Bob & Rose, a six part romantic comedy by Russell T Davies for ITV transmitted in September 2001. It starred Alan Davies and Lesley Sharp as a gay man and a straight woman who fall in love.

Red then produced Having It Off, a sitcom written by Antony Cotton and Sarah Moffett about a hairdressing salon, which was filmed in front of a live studio audience. In November 2001 Red produced Flesh and Blood a film written by Peter Bowker starring Christopher Eccleston about a man who after a long search for his birth parents, finds out they are both mentally handicapped.

In April 2002 Red produced Sparkhouse a 3 x 60' serial for BBC written by Sally Wainwright and inspired by Emily Bronte's classic love story, Wuthering Heights.

The Second Coming written by Russell T Davies 2 x 90' for ITV was transmitted in September 2003. This drama followed the story of how things would be if there was a Second Coming and the Son of God arrived on earth? Starred Christopher Eccleston and Lesley Sharp...

Burn It written by Matt Greenhalgh - 11 x 30' series transmitted on BBC3 and BBC1 - it followed the lives of three male friends bulldozing through life and love and a second series followed soon after which transmitted September 2003.

In 2003/2004 - as well as producing Burn It series 2 for BBC3 and Indian Dream by Avie Luthra, a 1 x 60' film for BBC 2, Red produced Mine All Mine a 6 x 60' series for ITV1 written by Russell T Davies which was filmed in Swansea and Manchester and transmitted in November 2004.

Red also produced a new police series for the BBC written by Bill Gallagher called Conviction which transmitted on BBC3 in November 2004 and then on BBC2 in May 2005.

In 2004 Red produced 1 x 90' film called Big Dippers by Chris McHallem for ITV1, a period drama called Casanova by Russell T Davies, 3 x 60' for the BBC and a comedy drama series called Dead Man Weds by comedian Dave Spikey all 3 shows transmitted in 2005.

In October 2005 Red transmitted a 1x 70' drama called Legless written and directed by Matt Greenhalgh about binge drinking culture on Channel 4. New Street Law an 8 x 60' legal series about two rival barristers chambers starring John Hannah, John Thompson and Lisa Faulkner transmitted on BBC1 in May 2006 with a second series due to screen January 2007. Jane Hall a new 6 x 60' drama for ITV written by Sally Wainwright starring Sarah Smart screened in July 2006.

Red are currently in pre production on a 3 x 60' series for ITV called Unforgiven written by Sally Wainwright and has a number of other projects in development with BBC1, BBC2, ITV and Channel 4.