SMALL INDIE OF THE YEAR 2021

Winner: Flicker Productions

Our jury said: “Really made their mark in the last couple of years…a small company with big ambition”

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Flicker productions won the best AUTHORED DOCUMENTARY 2021

For Kate Garraway: Finding Derek at the NTA’s.

Dom Does America – Starting on BBC 1 at 9.15 from November 11th for ten days.

In this new ten-part BBC One series Dom Littlewood will immerse himself within ten key US institutions and emergency services for 24 hours, from policing and prisons to hospitals.

Thailand is one of the favourite long-haul holiday destinations for Brits and over 10 action-packed episodes, this series will give you an insight into the inner workings Phuket International Airport, one of South East Asia’s busiest transport hubs. From customs officers to all-singing interns we’ll meet the charismatic staff who keep the airport running twenty four seven. And whether it’s a wild stag night or an idyllic health retreat we’ll be meeting some of the many passengers passing through the airport on their way to the holiday of a lifetime on this beautiful island.

Kathy travels around the UK talking to all kinds of people, humorously exploring what it means to be a woman today. (Photo copyright @rankinarchive)

Life After WW1: in Colour – MORE 4  Life in Europe after the First World War.

Revolutions: Ideas That Changed the World – BBC 4  Jim Al-Khalili explains the making of the modern world through six extraordinary inventions.

Inside the Bruderhof – BBC ONE  Looking at life in the village of Darvell in East Sussex which has had no crime, debt or homelessness, and has been home for almost 50 years to a radical Christian community.

Real Kashmir FC – BBC 4 Following Dave Robertson the former Aberdeen, Rangers and Leeds United star – as he leaves his millionaire lifestyle behind to move to India as the manager of Real Kashmir FC.

Pregnant and Platonic – BBC 2 A look at the growing phenomenon of co-parenting, when women and men have a baby together without being in a romantic relationship.

Deadstock – BBC THREE Youth skewing version of Antiques Roadshow as millennials flog Pokemon cards, trainers and vintage Moschino.

The Channel 4 3 x 60-minute series aims to unpick what leads former inmates to reoffend once they are released from prison, a social problem that costs UK taxpayers £15bn a year. Watch promo here.

Series producer/director Lee Phillips, who previously helmed ITV’s Her Majesty’s Prison: Aylesbury and Life Inside Jail: Hell on Earth, described it as “the most ambitious project I have ever undertaken”.

C4 commissioning editor, news and current affairs Siobhan Sinnerton ordered the series with C4 head of news and current affairs Dorothy Byrne. Flicker co-founder Colleen Flynn is the executive producer.

24 Hours in Police Custody – Channel 4  (Series 8) The series following Bedfordshire police returns, starting with a look at the work of the Major Crimes Unit.

Critical Condition – Channel 5  Following the work of medical staff at the Royal University Hospital, Stoke as they treat patients in a major trauma unit.

The Shift: Women on the Force – W The unfolding stories of three women working for West Yorkshire Police.

Broadcast Best Places To Work 2019

The Best Places to Work is an annual award produced for Broadcast by benchmarking specialist Best Companies Group and is based on a detailed questionnaire completed by staff and employers at broadcasting industry companies with a UK base.

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Bad Girls Behind Bars continues at 10pm Thursday C5!

The Greatest Dancer – BBC ONE Talent show in which dancers of any age and style compete to win £50,000 and a chance to perform on Strictly Come Dancing. The format has been devised and produced by Simon Cowell’s production company Syco.

Bats, Balls and Bradford Girls – BBC THREE Following Britain’s first all-Asian girls’ cricket team.

Raw Recruits: Squaddies at 16 – C5 – Series 2 More tough teens undergo intense military training.

Are you waiting to receive a result or decision? 

Perhaps a job offer, pregnancy, planning, driving test, or medical result. If you are awaiting a life changing decision, large or small, then we want to hear from you for the returning BBC Series. 

Perhaps the result will change your life, save your life or send your life in one of any two directions. If the decision you are awaiting is scheduled between November 2018 and February 2019 we would love to discuss your story. 

Please get in touch for the chance to document this moment by emailing oneday@flickerproductions.tv 

Britain’s Craziest Christmas Lights – C5 Meeting people who go to extremes with their Xmas decorations.

Through The Christmas Keyhole – ITV Festive edition of the format that snoops around celebrity homes.

The Sound of Movie Musicals with Neil Brand – BBC 4 The composer and musician tells the history of the movie musical.

Nailed It! Holiday! – NETFLIX Seasonal spin-off of the sunny, funny amateur baking competition.

Nadiya’s Asian Odyssey – BBC ONE After discovering family links to South East Asia, Nadiya Hussain embarks on a journey to sample the food of Cambodia, Thailand and Nepal.

The Pyramid Code: Egypt Unwrapped – C5 Experts trace the evolution of the pyramids in Egypt.

Pick of the week is from the makers of Murder Detectives The Interrogation of Tony Martin C4 – Factual drama based on police interview transcripts, which tells the story behind the arrest of Norfolk farmer Tony Martin.

The Martin Lewis Money Show Live ITV – The financial journalist and Angelica Bell present a live special in which viewers can ask their own financial questions.

999: What’s Your Emergency? C4 – Series 8 The cameras return to Wiltshire to follow the work of the police, paramedic and fire services.

Are you waiting to receive a result or decision? 

Perhaps a job offer, pregnancy, planning, driving test, or medical result. If you are awaiting a life changing decision, large or small, then we want to hear from you for the returning BBC Series. 

Perhaps the result will change your life, save your life or send your life in one of any two directions. If the decision you are awaiting is scheduled between November 2018 and February 2019 we would love to discuss your story. 

Please get in touch for the chance to document this moment by emailing oneday@flickerproductions.tv 

They Shall Not Grow Old – BBC 2 Commissioned to mark the centenary of the war’s end, director Peter Jackson combines footage from the Imperial War Museum and BBC archives employing cutting edge colourising techniques to bring to life the stories of people involved.

Inside the Foreign Office – BBC 2 A look at the challenges faced by Foreign Office staff as they wrestle with diplomatic crises, starting while Boris Johnson is in post as Foreign Secretary.

Extreme Everest with Ant Middleton – C4 This blow-by-blow account of Ant Middleton’s attempt to climb Earth’s highest mountain documents the emotion and impact on the mind and body of the SAS: Who Dares Wins star.

Lego Masters – C4 Series 2 Melvin Odoom hosts as the quest to find this year’s most skilled brick building fanatics begins.

The return of Louis Theroux – Louis Theroux’s Altered States: Love without Limits  BBC 2 Louis Theroux travels to Portland, Oregon, where he investigates the growing popularity of polyamory.

And Netflix dipping their toes into structured reality – Westside NETFLIX A new structured reality series following nine hot young musicians as they try to make it big in Hollywood.

Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj – NETFLIX New political satire series, drawing on experiences of being Asian-American in polarised times.

Diagnosis on Demand? The Computer Will See You Now – BBC 2 Dr Hannah Fry finds out how artificial intelligence is transforming healthcare.

Iran Unveiled: Taking on the Ayatollahs – ITV An undercover crew speaks to four women who defied the religious figures who rule Iran.

We’re still in awe at the Inside No 9 live episode. Genuinely groundbreaking, audacious and brave. The only thing that let it down was the scheduling – why didn’t it go out on Halloween night?

Making a Murderer – NETFLIX 

Ten new episodes of the true crime series drop on Friday.

Black Hollywood: “They’ve Gotta Have Us” – BBC 2

A unique portrait of how art and activism for black people in film are indivisible from race and cinema.

Secrets of the Gladiators: Rome Unwrapped – C5

The story of the great Roman Colosseum which was built nearly 2,000 years ago for the traditional gladiatorial games .

Manson: the Lost Tapes – ITV –Thursday
Documentary revealing the truth of life inside the Manson “family”, going inside Charles Manson’s world.

Hollywood’s Brightest Bombshell: the Hedy Lamarr Story – BBC 4 –Thursday
Documentary portrait of movie star Hedy Lamar, whose reputation as “the most beautiful woman in the world”, belied a talent for scientific invention.

Bargain Hunt – BBC ONE DAYTIME – Friday
In a very special edition of the daytime format, Jarvis Cocker and Candida Doyle from Pulp take on Bez and Rowena from the Happy Mondays.

Flicker Productions new day time series One Day That Changed My Life debuted on BBC last week winning the 9.15 am BARB slot and received critical acclaim.

Flicker moves to a new larger office

Continuing its growth Flicker moves into its new office at 99 Grays Inn Road, London.

To allow us to grow and manage our existing productions and development slate we have promoted

Chloe Symonds to Head of Development and Lauren Kelly to Head of Production.