‘It’s been a stellar year for Warp, which has built itself an impressive reputation for breaking the mould’
On 13 March 2024, the four-part drama Adolescence launched on Netflix. The show had been highly anticipated – it was written by Jack Thorne, one of TV’s most acclaimed screenwriters, in partnership with one of its most respected actors, Stephen Graham (who also starred) and directed by Philip Barantini, the director behind the much-lauded Boiling Point.
But whatever the expectations might have been about the series, it managed to exceed them all. Within its first two weeks, the show made history as the first streamer show to top British TV weekly ratings charts.
It has now surpassed 142m views to become Netflix’s second most watched English language show of all time, achieving number one in the viewing charts in 95% of the streamer’s 190 territories. Its exploration of the effects of online misogyny and male teenage violence prompted conversations across the country, including in Parliament.
But Warp wasn’t finished there. In April, Reunion launched on the BBC. This groundbreaking bilingual series featured both spoken English and British Sign Language. Written by William Mager, who is himself deaf, the critically acclaimed show follows a deaf man released from prison and searching for redemption.
“It’s been a stellar year for Warp, which has built itself an impressive reputation for breaking the mould with compelling, agenda-setting and brilliantly made shows – the kind that remind everyone how valuable telly is to the national, and even international, conversation,” said one judge.
With paid commissions with BBC, Netflix, Channel 4 and Disney in the pipeline, it will be exciting to see what’s next from Warp.
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72 Films
72 Films is one of the UK’s leading factual production companies, creating original and compelling documentaries for both the UK and US markets. In the past year, 72 Films has delivered over 30 hours of high-quality content across major platforms including Amazon Prime, Netflix, National Geographic, Channel 4 and the BBC.
Candour Productions
With 13 new commissions and its highest ever turnover, Candour Productions has gone from strength to strength this year. Two of its films, The Push and Groomed: A National Scandal were shown in the Houses of Parliament, informing discussions at the highest level.
Rogan Productions
Rogan Productions has had an outstanding year, delivering documentaries for broadcast and cinema, as well as current affairs investigations. Its film The Search for Nicola Bulley was the third highest rating documentary of 2024 for the BBC and Grenfell: Uncovered for Netflix sent shockwaves through local and national government. It’s partnership with actress Rose Ayling-Ellis led to the acclaimed documentary Rose Ayling-Ellis: Old Hands, New Tricks.
Studio Lambert
Since its launch three years ago, Studio Lambert’s The Traitors UK has become a winter TV institution, with season three averaging 10.3m viewers and hitting 10.9m for its launch, making it the biggest unscripted series in the UK since I’m a Celebrity… in 2022. Race Across the World series five similarly scored record-breaking results, averaging 7.5m viewers as the UK’s biggest factual title.
World Productions
The qualifying period for the 2025 Broadcast Awards has been one of World Productions’ busiest and most ambitious to date, with 11 shows at various stages of production. It delivered a total of five shows during the eligibility window we delivered five shows, including the highly anticipated recommissions Showtrial, Malpractice and Karen Pirie.
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