Prospect is an independent TV production company part of production and distribution group

DCD Media DCD Media plc (formerly Digital Classics plc) is a UK and US based independent television production and distribution group headquartered in London and with offices in Los Angeles, London and Glasgow. The Group comprises a number of production ...

. Prospect has offices in

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. The company produce a wide array of programming for the UK and international markets. Productions range from factual entertainment series and documentaries to long-running daytime shows. Founded in 1988, Prospect built its reputation through being one of the UK ’s largest suppliers of lifestyle and cookery programming, most notably with

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's long-running 'Cooks!' series fronted by celebrity chef

Antony Worrall Thompson Henry Antony Cardew Worrall Thompson (born 1 May 1951) is an English restaurateur and celebrity chef, television presenter and radio broadcaster. Early life Worrall Thompson was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. His parents, Michael ...

. In 2006, Prospect topped the Broadcast magazine "Indies League Table 2006" in the Factual Entertainment category. In 2011 Prospect Cymru launched a new Topical Programming Unit specializing in current affairs and fast turnaround topical programming. In 2012 Prospect's programmes won 2

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Wales awards and 4 nominations,

Television and RTS nominations, and IFTA Irish Film & Television Festival.

Programmes

Notable productions include: *'' The Tallest Tower: Building The Shard'' for

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*''Shirley'' for

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*'' The Hunt for Britain's Metal Thieves'' for

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*''Gipsy Eviction: The Fight for Dale Farm'' for Dispatches

*''Misbehaving Mums To Be'' for

BBC Three BBC Three is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It was first launched on 9 February 2003 with programmes for a 16 to 34-year-old target aud ...

*'' The Passion of Port Talbot'' for

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*''Children of 9/11: Revealed'' for Channel 5 *'' Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It'' for

*''

Daily Cooks Challenge ''...Cooks!'' is an ITV television cookery show, hosted by Antony Worrall Thompson, broadcast between 10 June 2006 to 21 May 2010. Formats There were different names for the show, depending on which day it aired. The Saturday morning show wa ...

'' for ITV presented by

*''

Christmas Cooks ''...Cooks!'' is an ITV television cookery show, hosted by Antony Worrall Thompson, broadcast between 10 June 2006 to 21 May 2010. Formats There were different names for the show, depending on which day it aired. The Saturday morning show was ...

'' for ITV presented by

*''Fix My Fat Head'' for

*''The RAF at 90 for

*''Do It Yourself – The Story of Rough Trade'' for

BBC Four BBC Four is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It was launched on 2 March 2002

*'' My Brilliant Britain'' for

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*There's No Business

References

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