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Wish Films (formerly Tell-Tale Productions) is an animation and live-action studio, established by
Will Brenton Will Brenton is a writer/ producer- director who has worked in many areas of television and theatre, primarily through his companies Tell-Tale productions and Wish Films, both of which he founded with Iain Lauchlan. Together they gained six BA ...
and Iain Lauchlan in 1994. The company first produced live shows, and later went on to produce TV shows.


History


As Tell-Tale Productions

On September 14, 2001, Tell-Tale signed a deal with
Gullane Entertainment Gullane Entertainment PLC was a British independent production company which produced children's programming, including ''Thomas & Friends'' (1984–2021), '' Shining Time Station'' (1989–1993), and '' The Magic Adventures of Mumfie'' (1994–1 ...
for the production on two new shows, called ''Ella'', and ''Sprogs'', with the latter company distributing the series. On July 26, 2002, the
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picked up the UK broadcasting rights to '' Boo!'' for a broadcast in September 2003. On September 1, it was announced that
Universal Pictures Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an Ameri ...
had acquired worldwide distribution rights to the series. On September 18, 2002, Tell-Tale announced the production of a cross 2D/3D series titled ''WARP''. On the same day, it was confirmed that the distribution rights to ''Ella'' and ''Sprogs'' reverted to Tell-Tale after the deal with Gullane fell through due to
HIT Entertainment HIT Entertainment Limited (commonly written as HiT) was a British-American entertainment company founded in 1982 as Henson International Television, the international distribution arm of The Jim Henson Company, by Jim Henson, Peter Orton, and Soph ...
's purchase of Gullane, alongside the production on two 60-minute direct-to-video ''
Tweenies ''Tweenies'' is a British live action Puppet children's television series created by Will Brenton and Iain Lauchlan. The programme is focused on four pre-school aged characters, known as the "Tweenies", playing, singing, dancing, and learning ...
'' specials. On February 1, 2003, the company signed a property management deal with LMI for ''Sprogs'', alongside a deal with BBC Music to allow music production for the series, which would air in Early 2004. On January 27, 2004,
Carlton International ITV Studios is a British multinational television production and distribution company owned by the British television broadcaster ITV plc. It handles production and distribution of programmes broadcast on the ITV network and third-party broadcas ...
acquired distribution rights to ''Sprogs''. The company purchased the video rights in all regions except for the US and French-speaking territories, and worldwide TV rights excluding the UK, the US, and French and German-speaking territories. It was also confirmed that
CBBC CBBC (initialised as Children's BBC and also known as the CBBC Channel) is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the bran ...
had acquired the UK broadcast rights to the series for a Fall 2004 broadcast date. On September 13, 2004,
Entertainment Rights Entertainment Rights PLC (formally known as Sleepy Kids) was a British multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate that specialized in TV-shows and cartoons, children’s media, films, and distribution. In May 2009, the company was ...
announced they would acquire Tell-Tale for £3.1 million. The buyout would include the rights to ''Sprogs'', which had by then been renamed ''BB3B'' (previously handled by Carlton) and would be broadcast during the winter of 2005, alongside the rights to a new reboot of ''
Fun Song Factory Fun Song Factory is a British preschool children's television series. It was originally created in 1994 by Will Brenton and Iain Lauchlan, who at the time, were part of the '' Playdays'' production team. The series was produced through their st ...
'' for air on CITV. The ''Tweenies'' property was retained by
BBC Worldwide BBC Worldwide Ltd. was the wholly owned commercial subsidiary of the BBC, formed out of a restructuring of its predecessor BBC Enterprises in January 1995. The company monetises BBC brands, selling BBC and other British programming for broadcas ...
although Entertainment Rights would gain royalty income for the property, alongside rights to a planned feature-movie adaptation to the property. The purchase was completed on October 1, 2004. On December 20, 2005, ITV acquired the broadcast rights to ''
Jim Jam and Sunny ''Jim Jam and Sunny'' is a British children's television programme that aired on the CITV CITV (short for Children's ITV, also known as the CITV Channel) is a British free-to-air children's television channel owned by ITV plc. It broadcas ...
'' for broadcast on the then-new
CITV Channel CITV (short for Children's ITV, also known as the CITV Channel) is a British free-to-air children's television channel owned by ITV plc. It broadcasts content from the CITV archive and acquisitions, every day from 6 am to 9 pm which ...
, and that production would start in 2006, being the largest broadcast deal made by ITV for a children's series.


Reformation as Wish Films

In 2006, Tell-Tale was purchased out in a management buyout by Will Brenton and Iain Lauchlan, and was re-formed as Wish Films. The company continued a partnership with
Entertainment Rights Entertainment Rights PLC (formally known as Sleepy Kids) was a British multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate that specialized in TV-shows and cartoons, children’s media, films, and distribution. In May 2009, the company was ...
for ''Jim Jam and Sunny'', which premiered on CITV later on in the year. In 2008, Wish produced their first international co-production, a TV adaptation of ''
Wibbly Pig Wibbly Pig is the title character of a series of picture books for young children, written and illustrated by English author and illustrator Mick Inkpen. The series includes titles such as ''Wibbly Pig Likes Bananas'' () and ''Is It Bedtime Wibb ...
'' with Canadian-based
9 Story Entertainment 9 Story Media Group Inc. (formerly known as 9 Story Entertainment) is a Canadian children's media production company and international distributor founded by Vincent "Vince" Commisso, Steve Jarosz, and Blake Tohana on September 1, 2002, and head ...
, with the latter holding North and Latin American distribution rights, and BBC Worldwide holding all other international rights. On May 6, 2010, CBeebies announced a new show from Wish to air in the channel's summer schedule called ''Mighty-Mites'', presented by Sarah-Jane Honeywell. Other shows produced by Wish around these time frames are ''
Florrie's Dragons ''Florrie's Dragons'' () is a children's animated television series that was produced by Wish Films and Clockwork Zoo and animated by Studio 100 Animation. The series is based on a children's book named ''Dear Dragon''. The series was created by A ...
'', a co-production with
Studio 100 Studio 100 is a Belgian production company with four television channels, four animation studios and 8 theme parks around the world. The headquarters of the group is based in Schelle, with offices in Breda, Munich, Paris, New York, Sydney and Lo ...
, and ''
Melody A melody (from Greek language, Greek μελῳδία, ''melōidía'', "singing, chanting"), also tune, voice or line, is a Linearity#Music, linear succession of musical tones that the listener perceives as a single entity. In its most liter ...
''.


Filmography


As Tell-Tale Productions

* 1998: ''
Fun Song Factory Fun Song Factory is a British preschool children's television series. It was originally created in 1994 by Will Brenton and Iain Lauchlan, who at the time, were part of the '' Playdays'' production team. The series was produced through their st ...
'' * 1999: ''Wow! That's What I Call Nursery Rhymes/Christmas!'' * 1999: ''
Tweenies ''Tweenies'' is a British live action Puppet children's television series created by Will Brenton and Iain Lauchlan. The programme is focused on four pre-school aged characters, known as the "Tweenies", playing, singing, dancing, and learning ...
'' * 2003: ''WARP'' (CGI/2D animated pilot) * 2003: ''Jim Jam'' (animated pilot of ''Jim Jam and Sunny'') * 2003: '' Boo!'' * 2003: ''Tweenies - Night-Time Magic'' (direct-to-video special) * 2004: ''Tweenies - Jungle Adventure'' (direct-to-video special) * 2004: ''
Fun Song Factory Fun Song Factory is a British preschool children's television series. It was originally created in 1994 by Will Brenton and Iain Lauchlan, who at the time, were part of the '' Playdays'' production team. The series was produced through their st ...
'' (Reboot) * 2005: ''
BB3B ''BB3B '' was an animated UK children's television series produced by Tell-Tale Productions in 2005. The entire series consists of thirteen episodes of twenty minutes each. It is shown on CBBC in the UK and ABC Kids in Australia. It first wen ...
'' (originally called "Sprogs" in 2003 pilot)


As Wish Films

* 2006: ''
Jim Jam and Sunny ''Jim Jam and Sunny'' is a British children's television programme that aired on the CITV CITV (short for Children's ITV, also known as the CITV Channel) is a British free-to-air children's television channel owned by ITV plc. It broadcas ...
'' * 2009: ''
Wibbly Pig Wibbly Pig is the title character of a series of picture books for young children, written and illustrated by English author and illustrator Mick Inkpen. The series includes titles such as ''Wibbly Pig Likes Bananas'' () and ''Is It Bedtime Wibb ...
'' * 2010: ''Mighty Mites'' * 2010: ''
Florrie's Dragons ''Florrie's Dragons'' () is a children's animated television series that was produced by Wish Films and Clockwork Zoo and animated by Studio 100 Animation. The series is based on a children's book named ''Dear Dragon''. The series was created by A ...
'' * 2013: ''
Melody A melody (from Greek language, Greek μελῳδία, ''melōidía'', "singing, chanting"), also tune, voice or line, is a Linearity#Music, linear succession of musical tones that the listener perceives as a single entity. In its most liter ...
''


Live Shows

*Fun Song Factory (1994-1997) *CBeebies Live (2005) *Thomas & Friends: The Big Live Tour/The All Aboard Live Tour (2002-2006) *Tweenies Live (2000-2001) *Tweenies Live: The Christmas Present (2001-2002, 2003) *Tweenies Live 2: The Fab-a-Rooney Tour (2002) *Tweenies Live: No Sleep 'till Bedtime (2005)


References

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