Shed Productions, part of Warner Bros. Television Productions UK, was an independent UK television production company, specialising in contemporary, original drama programming and content. It was established in 1998 by Eileen Gallagher, Brian Park, Ann McManus and Maureen Chadwick, who previously worked together at Granada Television. As of October 2015 it no longer exists as a company with all properties folded into Wall to Wall.[1]
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | TV Production |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Founder | Eileen Gallagher  |
| Defunct | 2015 |
| Headquarters | London (UK) |
Key people | Eileen Gallagher Brian Park Maureen Chadwick Ann McManus Liz Lake Ros Taylor Lee Mason Spencer Campbell |
| Products | |
| Parent | Warner Bros. Television Productions UK (Warner Bros. Discovery) |
| Website | www |
Company history
editShed's first major production, the hit drama Bad Girls was commissioned by ITV in the summer of 1998 and proved to be a huge success with viewers, becoming one of the UK's most consistently successful dramas during its eight-series run.
In 2000, following the success of Bad Girls, Shed won a major new commission for primetime ITV, Footballers' Wives. During the five series it was on air, Footballers' Wives became probably the most talked-about UK drama of recent times and spawned the popular ITV2 spin-off Footballers' Wives Extra Time, and factual entertainment series Footballers' Wives TV which aired on ITV2 in 2005.
2005 also saw Shed's first foray into the realms of children's television when seven-part drama The Fugitives was commissioned by CITV. Starring Maureen Lipman, Jack Ellis and Melanie Hill, the show centred on two runaway teenagers and tackled head-on the serious subject of human cloning.
In 2006, Shed received its first commission from BBC One, Waterloo Road, a drama series about a failing comprehensive school in Rochdale. After proving to be a huge hit with viewers, especially the valuable 16- to 24-year-old audience, Waterloo Road was immediately re-commissioned by the BBC for a second series. Remaining consistently popular with the viewers, seven series of Waterloo Road have so far been aired (as of 2012). In November 2011, it was announced by the BBC and Shed Media that production on the show would be relocating from Rochdale to Greenock, Scotland as part of the BBC's aim to produce more programming in the country. A further 50 episodes were commissioned for broadcast between 2012 and 2014, with the first to begin airing from September 2012. Filming on the eighth series began in April 2012 at the former Greenock Academy, and began airing from August 2012. Production on a ninth series began on 1 April 2013. It was announced on 2 April 2014 that series 10 would be the final series of the show, production on Series 10 ended in August 2014.[2] In September 2021, it was announced that Waterloo Road would return with a new series, with production returning to the Greater Manchester area.[3][4]
One-off drama Catwalk Dogs – written by Men Behaving Badly creator Simon Nye and starring Kris Marshall and Georgia MacKenzie – aired on ITV1 in 2007 and introduced viewers to the world of dog shows. This was followed in 2008 by Rock Rivals, another ITV commission that starred Michelle Collins and Sean Gallagher as Karina and Mal Faith – the bickering judges on a phenomenally successful TV talent show.
In 2008, BBC One commissioned Hope Springs, a new eight-part drama from Shed Productions through BBC Scotland. The show, which will star Annette Crosbie and Alex Kingston,[5] is about four female ex-cons who find themselves in hiding in a remote Scottish village called Hope Springs after their plans to start a new life in Barbados go awry. Filming has begun in summer 2008 in the Lowland village of Wanlockhead. The series began airing on BBC One on Sunday 7 June 2009.
Following on from Hope Springs will be Dirty Something, a drama series set around the lives and loves of Notting Hill Tories.[6][7]
Productions
editTelevision productions
edit| Programme | Series | Episodes | Duration | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bad Girls | 8 | 107 | 1999–2006 | ITV1 |
| Footballers' Wives | 5 | 42 | 2002–2006 | ITV1 |
| The Fugitives | 1 | 7 | 2005 | CITV |
| Footballers' Wives TV | 1 | 8 | 2005 | ITV2 |
| Footballers' Wives: Extra Time | 2 | 32 | 2005–2006 | ITV2 |
| Bombshell | 1 | 7 | 2006 | TV One |
| Waterloo Road | 10 | 200 | 2006–2015 | |
| Rock Rivals | 1 | 8 | 2008 | ITV1 |
| Hope Springs | 1 | 8 | 2009 | BBC One |
- 1.^ Bombshell has never been broadcast in the UK. It was produced in 2004 and initially intended to air on ITV1 in February 2005; however, it never did. The series first premiered in New Zealand on TV One in 2006.
- 2.^ Waterloo Road was recommissioned for a new series in 2021, and commenced airing in January 2023, with production returning to Greater Manchester.
Other productions
edit- Bad Girls: Most Wanted (2004)
- Presented by Jack Ellis, this behind-the-scenes special broadcast on ITV2 following the Series Six finale and ranked the top 10 most popular prisoners of the series with additional outtakes, bloopers, and scenes from the then upcoming Bad Girls: The Musical.
- Footballers' Wives: Exposed (2004)
- Behind-the-scenes documentary of the series.
- Catwalk Dogs (2007)
- Television film broadcast on ITV.
US remakes
editFootball Wives
editAfter Footballers' Wives proved such a hit with US viewers when it was broadcast on BBC America, US network ABC commissioned a pilot for an American version of the show, named Football Wives. Although based on the UK original and using similar plots, the pilot featured American football rather than association football, and a completely new cast, including Lucy Lawless, Gabrielle Union, Eddie Cibrian, Kiele Sanchez, and James Van Der Beek.
The pilot was not picked up due to budget reasons, however a number of websites have speculated that Football Wives was shelved due to potential conflicts with the National Football League.[8]
Bad Girls - The Musical
editBad Girls - The Musical is an original British musical that was developed by the creators of the television series, Maureen Chadwick and Ann McManus, in collaboration with composer and lyricist Kath Gotts, and director Maggie Norris.
Bad Girls – The Musical takes as its starting point the original core characters from the first series of Bad Girls on TV, and loosely follows the storyline of the first series, most notably, the suicide of Rachel Hicks and the relationship between Wing Governor Helen Stewart and inmate Nikki Wade.
Following a successful workshop production in November 2004 at the New Players Theatre, London, the musical went on to premiere at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds in 2006. The subsequent West End production began previews at the Garrick Theatre in August 2007 and officially opened in September 2007. Despite positive reviews, the musical closed less than two months later due to poor ticket sales, with the final performance staged on 17 November 2007.
Reception
editViewing figures
edit| Title | Series | Episodes | First aired | Last aired | Ratings peak (millions)[9] |
Ave. viewers (millions)[9] |
Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bad Girls | 1 | 10 | 1 June 1999 | 3 August 1999 | 7.99 (S1E1) | 7.29 | #15 |
| 2 | 13 | 4 April 2000 | 4 July 2000 | 9.49 (S2E9) | 8.75 | #10 | |
| 3 | 16 | 20 March 2001 | 3 July 2001 | 9.42 (S3E1) | 8.63 | #11 | |
| 4 | 16 | 28 February 2002 | 13 June 2002 | 7.56 (S4E1) | 7.05 | #14 | |
| 5 | 16 | 8 May 2003 | 21 August 2003 | 8.36 (S5E1) | 6.88 | #13 | |
| 6 | 12 | 14 April 2004 | 23 August 2004 | 8.25 (S6E2) | 7.21 | #12 | |
| 7 | 13 | 10 May 2005 | 19 December 2005 | 7.16 (S7E13) | 5.60 | #15 | |
| 8 | 11 | 13 July 2006 | 20 December 2006 | 5.40 (S8E1) | 4.72 | #16 | |
| Footballers' Wives | 1 | 8 | 8 January 2002 | 26 February 2002 | 6.49 (S1E1) | 5.79 | #24 |
| 2 | 8 | 8 January 2003 | 26 February 2003 | 7.44 (S2E5) | 6.84 | #19 | |
| 3 | 9 | 11 February 2004 | 7 April 2004 | 7.37 (S3E9) | 6.68 | #19 | |
| 4 | 9 | 31 March 2005 | 26 May 2005 | 6.85 (S4E1) | 6.30 | #17 | |
| 5 | 8 | 23 February 2006 | 14 April 2006 | 4.98 (S5E6) | 4.63 | #24 | |
| Waterloo Road | 1 | 8 | 9 March 2006 | 27 April 2006 | 5.03 (S1E1) | 4.60 | #23 |
| 2 | 12 | 18 January 2007 | 26 April 2007 | 5.09 (S2E10) | 4.30 | N/A | |
| 3 | 20 | 11 October 2007 | 13 March 2008 | 5.47 (S3E20) | 5.00 | #19 | |
| 4 | 20 | 7 January 2009 | 20 May 2009 | 4.95 (S4E12) | 4.70 | N/A | |
| 5 | 20 | 28 October 2009 | 15 July 2010 | 5.97 (S5E2) | 4.80 | N/A | |
| 6 | 20 | 1 September 2010 | 6 April 2011 | 5.67 (S6E17) | 4.90 | #15 | |
| 7 | 30 | 4 May 2011 | 25 April 2012 | 6.20 (S7E6) | 5.10 | #14 | |
| 8 | 30 | 23 August 2012 | 4 July 2013 | 4.75 (S8E20) | 4.40 | N/A | |
| 9 | 20 | 5 September 2013 | 12 March 2014 | N/A | 4.10 | N/A | |
| 10 | 20 | 15 October 2014 | 9 March 2015 | N/A | 3.60 | N/A | |
| Rock Rivals | 1 | 8 | 5 March 2008 | 23 April 2008 | 4.12 (S1E1) | N/A | N/A |
| Hope Springs | 1 | 8 | 7 June 2009 | 26 July 2009 | 6.25 (S1E1) | 3.78 | N/A |
Note: On average, Bad Girls was Shed Productions' highest rated and most successful production.
Note: As Shed Productions are now defunct as of 2015, the recent revival of Waterloo Road is produced under Wall to Wall Media and Rope Ladder Fiction, therefore the eleventh series will not appear here.
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Association | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | National Television Awards | Most Popular Actress | Debra Stephenson | Nominated |
| Most Popular Drama | Bad Girls | Won | ||
| TV Quick Awards | Best Loved Drama | Bad Girls | Won | |
| 2001 | EMMA Awards | TV Actress | Alicya Eyo | Nominated |
| National Television Awards | Most Popular Actress | Debra Stephenson | Nominated | |
| Most Popular Drama | Bad Girls | Won | ||
| TV Quick Awards | Best Actress | Debra Stephenson | Won | |
| Best Loved Drama | Bad Girls | Won | ||
| 2002 | National Television Awards | Most Popular Drama | Bad Girls | Nominated |
| TV Quick Awards | Best Actress | Claire King | Won | |
| Best Loved Drama | Bad Girls | Won | ||
| 2003 | ||||
| Inside Soap Awards | Best Drama | Bad Girls | Won | |
| National Television Awards | Most Popular Drama | Bad Girls | Nominated | |
| TV Quick Awards | Best Actress | Claire King | Won | |
| Best Loved Drama | Bad Girls | Won | ||
| 2004 | National Television Awards | Most Popular Drama | Bad Girls | Nominated |
| TV Quick Awards | Best Actor | Jack Ellis | Won | |
| 2005 | Inside Soap Awards | Best Drama | Bad Girls | Won |
| National Television Awards | Most Popular Drama | Bad Girls | Nominated | |
| 2006 | National Television Awards | Most Popular Drama | Bad Girls | Nominated |
| Wins: 12 • Nominations: 20 | ||||
| Year | Association | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | National Television Awards | Most Popular Actress | Zöe Lucker | Nominated |
| Most Popular Drama | Footballers' Wives | Nominated | ||
| TV Quick Awards | Most Popular Actress | Zöe Lucker | Won | |
| 2005 | Most Popular Actress | Zöe Lucker | Nominated | |
| Best Loved Drama | Footballers' Wives | Won | ||
| Wins: 2 • Nominations: 5 | ||||
| Year | Association | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | TV Quick and TV Choice Awards | Best New Drama[10][11][12] | Maureen Chadwick | Won |
| 2007 | TV Quick and TV Choice Awards | Best Actress[13][14] | Jill Halfpenny | Won |
| Best Loved Drama[15] | Waterloo Road | Nominated | ||
| 2008 | Digital Spy Soap Awards | Best Serial Drama[16] | Waterloo Road | Nominated |
| TV Quick and TV Choice Awards | Best Loved Drama[17] | Waterloo Road | Nominated | |
| Best Actress[18][better source needed] | Denise Welch | Nominated | ||
| 2009 | TV Quick and TV Choice Awards | Best Family Drama[19][20][21] | Waterloo Road | Won |
| Best Actress[22][19][20] | Denise Welch | Won | ||
| Best Actor[23] | Neil Morrissey | Nominated | ||
| 2010 | Inside Soap Awards | Best Drama[24] | Waterloo Road | Won |
| Royal Television Society North West Awards | Best Script Writer[25] | Ann McManus | Won | |
| TV Quick and TV Choice Awards | Best Actress[26] | Denise Welch | Won | |
| Best Family Drama[27] | Waterloo Road | Nominated | ||
| 2011 | 16th National Television Awards | Most Popular Drama[28][29] | Waterloo Road | Won |
| Inside Soap Awards | Best Drama[30] | Waterloo Road | Won | |
| TV Quick and TV Choice Awards | Best Family Drama[31] | Waterloo Road | Nominated | |
| Best Actress[31] | Amanda Burton | Nominated | ||
| British Academy Television Awards | Continuing Drama[32][33] | Waterloo Road | Nominated | |
| Broadcast Awards | Best Soap or Continuing Drama[34] | Waterloo Road | Nominated | |
| 2012 | Inside Soap Awards | Best Drama[35] | Waterloo Road | Won |
| TV Quick and TV Choice Awards | Best Family Drama[36] | Waterloo Road | Nominated | |
| Best Actress[36] | Jaye Jacobs | Nominated | ||
| 17th National Television Awards | Most Popular Female Drama Performance[37] | Jaye Jacobs | Nominated | |
| Most Popular Drama Series[37] | Waterloo Road | Nominated | ||
| 2013 | Inside Soap Awards | Best Drama[38] | Waterloo Road | Won |
| TV Quick and TV Choice Awards | Best Drama Series[39] | Waterloo Road | Nominated | |
| 2014 | Inside Soap Awards | Best Drama[40] | Waterloo Road | Won |
| TV Quick and TV Choice Awards | Best Drama Series[41] | Waterloo Road | Nominated | |
| Best Actress[41] | Laurie Brett | Nominated | ||
| British Academy Scotland Awards | Best Actress - Television[42][33] | Laurie Brett | Nominated | |
| 2015 | Inside Soap Awards | Best Drama[43] | Waterloo Road | Nominated |
| Wins: 12 • Nominations: 31 | ||||
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