Hartswood Films is a British television production company founded by
Beryl Vertue
Beryl Frances Vertue (''née'' Johnson; 8 April 1931 – 12 February 2022) was an English television producer, media executive, and agent. She was founder and chairman of the independent television production company Hartswood Films.
Early lif ...
in 1979. They have also produced dramas such as ''
Jekyll'', as well as documentaries, and the 1990s ITV/BBC sitcom ''
Men Behaving Badly
''Men Behaving Badly'' is a British sitcom that was created and written by Simon Nye. It follows the lives of Gary Strang (Martin Clunes) and his flatmates Dermot Povey (Harry Enfield; series 1 only) and Tony Smart (Neil Morrissey; series 2 on ...
''.
In 2009, Hartswood opened a production office in
Cardiff
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, which works alongside
BBC Wales
BBC Cymru Wales is a division of the BBC and the main public broadcasting, public broadcaster in Wales.
It is one of the four BBC national regions, alongside the BBC English Regions, BBC Northern Ireland and BBC Scotland. Established in 1964, ...
' "drama village" in
Cardiff Bay
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. The company's first Cardiff-based production is ''
Sherlock'', co-created by
Steven Moffat
Steven William Moffat (; born 18 November 1961) is a Scottish television writer, television producer and screenwriter. He is best known for his work as showrunner, writer and executive producer of the science fiction television series ''Doct ...
.
See also
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Television series by Hartswood Films
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References
External links
Official website
Television production companies of the United Kingdom
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