Hare and Tortoise

Hare and Tortoise
Formerly	Retort (2012-2018)
Type	Subsidiary
ISIN	🆔
Predecessor	Talkback Thames
Founded 📆	1 January 2012
Founder 👔
Headquarters 🏙️	, London, England, United Kingdom
Area served 🗺️
Owner	Bertelsmann
Members
Number of employees
Parent	FremantleMedia UK ; (RTL Group)
🌐 Website	https://www.hareandtortoise.tv/
📇 Address
📞 telephone
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Hare and Tortoise (formerly called Retort) is a British television production company that was established on 1 January 2012.^[1]^[2]

History[edit]

On 23 November 2011, it was announced that Talkback Thames would split into four separate production companies, which are Boundless, Retort, Talkback and Thames.^[3]^[4] In July 2018 Retort was renamed to Hare and Tortoise.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Productions[edit]

As Hare and Tortoise Productions[edit]

As Retort Productions[edit]

The Rebel (Gold) ^[8]^[9]
Birds of a Feather (ITV) ^[10]^[11]
Chewing Gum (E4) ^[12]^[13]
Count Arthur Strong (BBC One) ^[14]^[15]^[16]
Goodnight Sweetheart (BBC One) ^[17]^[18]
Henry IX (Gold) ^[19] ^[20]

References[edit]

↑ "About | Retort". retort.tv. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
↑ "Fremantle launches UK comedy label Hare and Tortoise – TBI Vision". tbivision.com. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
↑ Conlan, Tara (23 November 2011). "Talkback Thames to be split up". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
↑ "Channel 4 comedy commissions Cumbo from Retort - Channel 4 - Info - Press". www.channel4.com. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
↑ Guide, British Comedy (2018-07-19). "New TV comedy production company Hare And Tortoise launches". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
↑ "Retort rebadged to smash silos". Broadcast. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
↑ Solutions, Powder Blue Internet Business. "New comedy label reveals its TV projects : News 2018 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
↑ Solutions, Powder Blue Internet Business. "The Rebel gets a second series : News 2017 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
↑ "Simon Callow is The Rebel in new Gold scripted comedy | News | UKTV Corporate Site". corporate.uktv.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
↑ "Birds Of A Feather to return". Press Centre. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
↑ Guide, British Comedy (2015-03-12). "Birds Of A Feather to return for Series 12". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
↑ "E4 sticks with Chewing Gum for a second series".
↑ Guide, British Comedy (2018-01-11). "Michaela Coel confirms plans for Chewing Gum Series 3". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
↑ "Count Arthur transfers to BBC ONE | Count Arthur StrongCount Arthur Strong". www.countarthurstrong.com. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
↑ Dowling, Tim (2017-05-20). "Count Arthur Strong review – Delaney's dummies dish up a glorious shambles". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
↑ "BBC - Count Arthur Strong - Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
↑ Guide, British Comedy (2016-08-05). "Goodnight Sweetheart cast revealed". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
↑ "BBC - Goodnight Sweetheart returns to BBC One as part of the landmark sitcom season - Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
↑ Guide, British Comedy (2017-09-19). "Henry IX and Fleabag win prestigious Rose d'Or awards". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
↑ "UKTV announces first titles in slate of original scripted comedy commissions on Gold: Henry IX, Marley's Ghosts, Bull | News | UKTV Corporate Site". corporate.uktv.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
↑ "Channel 4 reboots 'The IT Crowd Night' - Channel 4 - Info - Press". www.channel4.com. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
↑ staff, Guardian (2014-04-07). "Bafta TV award nominations – full list". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
↑ White, Peter (2017-12-15). "Graham Linehan To Adapt 'The IT Crowd' For NBC". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-10-12.

External links[edit]

Official website

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[1] "About | Retort". retort.tv. Retrieved 2018-10-12.

[2] "Fremantle launches UK comedy label Hare and Tortoise – TBI Vision". tbivision.com. Retrieved 2018-10-12.

[3] Conlan, Tara (23 November 2011). "Talkback Thames to be split up". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 November 2011.

[4] "Channel 4 comedy commissions Cumbo from Retort - Channel 4 - Info - Press". www.channel4.com. Retrieved 2018-10-12.

[5] Guide, British Comedy (2018-07-19). "New TV comedy production company Hare And Tortoise launches". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2018-10-12.

[6] "Retort rebadged to smash silos". Broadcast. Retrieved 2018-10-12.

[7] Solutions, Powder Blue Internet Business. "New comedy label reveals its TV projects : News 2018 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-10-12.

[8] Solutions, Powder Blue Internet Business. "The Rebel gets a second series : News 2017 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-10-12.

[9] "Simon Callow is The Rebel in new Gold scripted comedy | News | UKTV Corporate Site". corporate.uktv.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-10-12.

[10] "Birds Of A Feather to return". Press Centre. Retrieved 2018-10-12.

[11] Guide, British Comedy (2015-03-12). "Birds Of A Feather to return for Series 12". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2018-10-12.

[12] "E4 sticks with Chewing Gum for a second series".

[13] Guide, British Comedy (2018-01-11). "Michaela Coel confirms plans for Chewing Gum Series 3". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2018-10-12.

[14] "Count Arthur transfers to BBC ONE | Count Arthur StrongCount Arthur Strong". www.countarthurstrong.com. Retrieved 2018-10-12.

[15] Dowling, Tim (2017-05-20). "Count Arthur Strong review – Delaney's dummies dish up a glorious shambles". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-10-12.

[16] "BBC - Count Arthur Strong - Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-10-12.

[17] Guide, British Comedy (2016-08-05). "Goodnight Sweetheart cast revealed". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2018-10-12.

[18] "BBC - Goodnight Sweetheart returns to BBC One as part of the landmark sitcom season - Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-10-12.

[19] Guide, British Comedy (2017-09-19). "Henry IX and Fleabag win prestigious Rose d'Or awards". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2018-10-12.

[20] "UKTV announces first titles in slate of original scripted comedy commissions on Gold: Henry IX, Marley's Ghosts, Bull | News | UKTV Corporate Site". corporate.uktv.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-10-12.

[21] "Channel 4 reboots 'The IT Crowd Night' - Channel 4 - Info - Press". www.channel4.com. Retrieved 2018-10-12.

[22] staff, Guardian (2014-04-07). "Bafta TV award nominations – full list". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-10-12.

[23] White, Peter (2017-12-15). "Graham Linehan To Adapt 'The IT Crowd' For NBC". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-10-12.

[ref1-24] t venture with Tele München Fernseh, Heinrich Bauer Verlag and Burda.

[ref2-25] t venture with The Walt Disney Company.

[ref3-26] 3.0 ^3.1 joint venture with Amperwelle Studio München Programmanbietergesellschaft, Axel Springer AG, Burda, Studio Gong, m.b.t. Mediengesellschaft der bayerischen Tageszeitungen für Kabelkommunikation, Medienpool and Radio Bavaria Rundfunkprogrammgesellschaft.

[ref4-27] t venture with Axel Springer, Heinrich Bauer Verlag, Lühmanndruck Harburger Zeitungsgesellschaft and Morgenpost Verlag.

[ref9-28] t venture with Pressefunk Nordrhein-Westfalen and Westdeutscher Rundfunk.

[ref10-29] t venture with Funk & Fernsehen Nordwestdeutschland, Antenne Niedersachen and Niedersachsen Radio.

[ref11-30] t venture with Mediengruppe Dr. Haas.

[ref12a-31] t venture with Rheinland-Pfälzische Rundfunk.

[ref12b-32] t venture with Broadcast Sachsen.

[ref13-33] t venture with Verlagsgesellschaft Madsack, Studio Gong Niedersachsen and Brune-Rieck-Beteiligungs.

[ref5-34] 11.0 ^11.1 joint venture with TF1 Group.

[ref6-35] t venture with AB Groupe.

[ref7-36] t venture with L'Équipe.

[ref8-37] 14.0 ^14.1 ^14.2 ^14.3 ^14.4 ^14.5 joint venture with TVI, LEMAIRE ELECTRONICS and Rossel.

[ref15-38] t venture with Reliance Broadcast Network.

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↑ joint venture with Tele München Fernseh, Heinrich Bauer Verlag and Burda. ↑ joint venture with The Walt Disney Company. ↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 joint venture with Amperwelle Studio München Programmanbietergesellschaft, Axel Springer AG, Burda, Studio Gong, m.b.t. Mediengesellschaft der bayerischen Tageszeitungen für Kabelkommunikation, Medienpool and Radio Bavaria Rundfunkprogrammgesellschaft. ↑ joint venture with Axel Springer, Heinrich Bauer Verlag, Lühmanndruck Harburger Zeitungsgesellschaft and Morgenpost Verlag. ↑ joint venture with Pressefunk Nordrhein-Westfalen and Westdeutscher Rundfunk. ↑ joint venture with Funk & Fernsehen Nordwestdeutschland, Antenne Niedersachen and Niedersachsen Radio. ↑ joint venture with Mediengruppe Dr. Haas. ↑ joint venture with Rheinland-Pfälzische Rundfunk. ↑ joint venture with Broadcast Sachsen. ↑ joint venture with Verlagsgesellschaft Madsack, Studio Gong Niedersachsen and Brune-Rieck-Beteiligungs. ↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 joint venture with TF1 Group. ↑ joint venture with AB Groupe. ↑ joint venture with L'Équipe. ↑ ^14.0 ^14.1 ^14.2 ^14.3 ^14.4 ^14.5 joint venture with TVI, LEMAIRE ELECTRONICS and Rossel. ↑ joint venture with Reliance Broadcast Network.