‘Hospital gave viewers incredible insights into the health service’s technical, operational and emotional response to Covid-19’

Label1 has quickly established itself as a non-scripted production powerhouse and its flagship show Hospital (pictured) has just as speedily racked up 30 episodes and six series.

The BBC2 show had a stellar 2020 thanks to a remarkable mini-series filmed at the heart of London’s NHS from day one of lockdown. It gave viewers incredible insights into the health service’s technical, operational and emotional response to Covid-19.

Another lockdown show, Channel 4’s Richard And Judy: Keep Reading And Carry On, may not have captured the public mood in the same way, but it demonstrated Label1’s dynamism by going from greenlight to TX in two weeks.

Label1 was launched by Lorraine Charker-Phillips and Simon Dickson in 2017 and is backed by Fremantle, but its co-founders remain its largest shareholders.

The company has recruited cleverly and is ushering through the next generation of industry talent as a partner of Creative Access, while creating an eclectic content slate, from Sewermen for Channel 5 to Inside Chelsea: Britain’s Wealthiest Borough for BBC2.

Its most significant addition last year was Five Guys A Week. The quirky dating format quickly won a C4 recommission and is being produced in seven territories, hinting at Label1’s future as an exporter of non-scripted formats.

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