Kudos

Kudos Film & Television is a UK-based film and television production company, which has produced drama series for most of the major television networks in the UK. Its best-known series are the spy drama Spooks (2002–present; known as MI5 in the United States), con-artist thriller series Hustle (2004–present), time travel/police drama Life on Mars (2006–2007) and The Amazing Mrs Pritchard (2006). It has also made children's television with M.I.High, which debuted in January 2007, on BBC One and CBBC. Ashes to Ashes, a Life on Mars spin-off, began transmitting in February 2008.

In late 2006, the company was sold to Shine Limited along with Princess Productions and Firefly Production to create the Shine Group, although they still operate under four separate labels.

Television

Forthcoming Productions

• Lip Service: A drama series following the lives of a group of twentysomething Lesbians in Glasgow. 6 episodes for BBC Three^[1]
• The Medici: Drama centering on the Medici banking dynasty. 8 episodes co-produced with Fox International Channels.^[2]
• Outcasts: Sci-Fi drama in development for BBC One.^[3]
• The Scrimshaw Pirates: 13 episode Pirate drama in development for BBC One.^[4]

Current Productions

• Ashes to Ashes: two series (2008-) for BBC One - total 16 episodes, with a third series commissioned for 2010.^[5]
• The Fixer: two series (2008-) for ITV1 - total 12 episodes, second series currently airing.
• Hustle: five series (2004-) for BBC One - total 30 episodes, with a sixth series commissioned for 2010.^[6]
• Law & Order: UK: one series (2009-) for ITV1 - 7 episodes aired. Currently on hiatus, remaining series one episodes to be aired early 2010. Second series of 13 episodes commissioned for 2010.^[7]
• M.I.High: three series (2007-) for CBBC - total 36 episodes, with a fourth series of 13 episodes commissioned for 2010.^[8]
• Spooks: seven series (2002-) for BBC One - total 64 episodes, with an eighth series currently airing^[9]

Previous Productions

• Occupation: one series (2009) - Three part drama serial following three troops sent to Basra in 2003 for BBC One.^[10]
• Moving Wallpaper: two series (2008-2009) for ITV1 - total 18 episodes.
• Life on Mars (US version): one series (2008-2009) for ABC. In association with ABC Studios and 20th Century Fox Television. Total 17 episodes.
• Plus One: one series (2009) for Channel 4 - total 5 episodes. Pilot episode previously broadcast in 2007 before being developed into a full series.
• Spooks: Code 9: one series (2008) for BBC Three. Total 6 episodes.
• Burn Up: mini-series (2008) for BBC Two - total 2 episodes.
• Holby Blue: two series (2007-2008) for BBC One - total 20 episodes.
• Echo Beach: one series (2008) for ITV1 - total 12 episodes.
• West 10 LDN: single episode pilot (2008) for BBC3 - total 1 episode.
• Nearly Famous: one series (2007) for E4 - total 6 episodes.
• Secret Life: one-off episode (2007) for Channel 4 - total 1 episode.
• Tsunami: The Aftermath: mini-series (2007) for BBC One - total 2 episodes.
• The Amazing Mrs Pritchard: one series (2006) for BBC One - total 6 episodes.
• Life on Mars: two series (2006-2007) for BBC One - total 16 episodes.
• Comfortably Numb: feature-length television film (2004) for Channel 4 - total 1 episode.
• Pleasureland: one series (2003) for Channel 4 - total 1 episode.
• Confidence Lab: one series (2002) for BBC Two - total 6 episodes.
• Anderson: single episode pilot (2000) for Channel 4, aired as part of Comedy Lab - total 1 episode.
• The Magician's House: two series (1999-2000) for CBBC - total 12 episodes.
• Psychos: one series (1999) for Channel 4 - total 6 episodes.
• Come on Down and Out: one-off episode (1999) for Channel 4 - total 1 episode.
• Nigel Slater's Real Food: one series (1998) for Channel 4) - total 7 episodes.
• Roald Dahl's Revolting Recipes: one series (1997) for BBC1 - total 13 episodes.
• Desperately Seeking Something: three series (1995-1998) for Channel 4 - total 14 episodes.
• Good Ideas of the 20th Century: one series (1993-1994) for Channel 4 - total 6 episodes.
• Screaming Reels: four series (1993-1998) for Channel 4 - total 29 episodes.

Films

• Meeting People Is Easy (1998)
• Among Giants (1998)
• Pure (2002)
• Eastern Promises (2007)
• Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)
• The Crimson Wing (2008)
• Death of a Ladies Man (2009)

External links

• Official website
• Kudos at the Internet Movie Database
• [1]

References

1. ^ Comedian to host BBC3 news show
2. ^ Kudos working on BBC pirate drama
3. ^ BBC - Press Office - BBC Drama develops Outcasts
4. ^ Kudos working on BBC pirate drama
5. ^ "Final series of Ashes to Ashes will 'reveal all' about Gene Hunt". Telegraph. 8 June 2009. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/5476451/Final-series-of-Ashes-to-Ashes-will-reveal-all-about-Gene-Hunt.html. Retrieved 2009-06-08. 
6. ^ Hustle's exec producer talks series six
7. ^ Digitial Spy - Television News - 'Law & Order: UK' gets second series
8. ^ BBC - Press Office - CBBC Continues its commitment to drama
9. ^ - Digital Spy's news report regarding confirmation of series 8
10. ^ BBC - Press Office - BBC Drama announces Occupation, a three-part drama for BBC One from Kudos Film and Television

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