Objective Productions

Objective Productions
Objective Productions
Type Production company
Industry Television
Genre Comedy, Entertainment, Factual Entertainment, Documentary,
Founded 1996
Founder(s) Andrew O'Connor, Michael Vine
Headquarters London, United Kingdom
Area served International
Owner(s) All3Media
Website www.objectiveproductions.com

OBJECTIVE PRODUCTIONS is a UK-based television production company, based in London and Glasgow and was founded by Andrew O'Connor and Michael Vine in 1991. It is run by Andrew O'Connor, (Chair of Objective Productions and President of Objective USA), Michael Vine, Paul Sandler (Joint Managing Directors), Andrew Newman (Chief Executive) and Stuart Duthie (Finance Director).


Objective Productions is responsible for producing ground-breaking comedy, entertainment, and magic shows for a range of television broadcasters including "Channel 4", "BBC", "ITV", "Five", "E4" and "More 4" in the UK and CBS, NBC’s Sci Fi Channel and other broadcasters in the USA.

Objective Productions has also presented live theatre performances, including illusionist and magician "Derren Brown’s" "Laurence Olivier Award"-winning British theatre tours. They have won awards at "BAFTA", "RTS Awards", "British Comedy Awards", "Rose d'Or", "Monte Carlo Golden Nymphs", "South Bank Show Awards" and many others including a Guinness World Record and has also received well over 50 further award nominations for its productions. OBJECTIVE PRODUCTIONS is owned by global production and distribution company "All3Media".

Notable productions from Objective are The Real Hustle, Peep Show, The Cube and Derren Brown.


Contents

Current productions

  • Peep Show
  • The Real Hustle
  • The Cube
  • Extreme Cuisine (formerly ‘Gastronuts’)
  • Police Academy UK
  • Help my Teacher is Magic
  • Pete Versus Life – Series 2
  • Tricks of the Tradesmen
  • Kabadasses (Comedy Lab)

Past productions

Awards

Objective Productions have been nominated and won many awards over the years. Please see below for details.


BAFTA


The Quick Trick Show (Series III)


WON – Best Children’s Entertainment Series 2003


Derren Brown – The Heist


Nominated for Entertainment Programme 2007


Peep Show


Nominated for Best Situation Comedy 2010

Nominated for Best Comedy Performance 2010

WON – Best Comedy Performance 2009

Nominated for Best Situation Comedy 2009

WON – Best Situation Comedy 2008

Nominated for Best Comedy Performance 2008

Nominated for Situation Comedy 2006


Star Stories


Nominated for Best Comedy Programme 2009

Nominated for Best Comedy Programme 2008


The Peter Serafinowicz Show

Nominated for Best Comedy Programme 2009


The Kevin Bishop Show

Nominated for Comedy Programme 2010


BAFTA Scotland


Tricks From The Bible

Nominated for Best Performance 2006


BAFTA Craft


Science of Scams

Nominated for Interactive Creative Contribution 2010


RTS Awards


The Cube

Nominated for Best Entertaintment Show 2011


Derren Brown – Trick of the Mind

Nominated for Best Entertainment Series 2004


Derren Brown – Séance

Nominated for Best Entertainment Performance 2004


Peep Show

Nominated for Best Writer 2011

WON – Best Comedy Writer 2009

Nominated for Best Scripted Comedy 2009

WON – Best Comedy Performance 2008

Nominated for Best Situation Comedy/Comedy Drama 2008

Nominated for Best Writer – Comedy 2008

WON – Best Script 2006

Nominated for Best Situation Comedy 2006

Nominated for Best Situation Comedy / Comedy Drama 2004

Nominated for Best Situation Comedy / Comedy Drama 2003


The Real Hustle


Nominated for Features & Factual Entertainment 2007


Star Stories

Nominated for Comedy Performance 2007


The Return of Allo Allo

WON – Best Network Entertainment Programme 2007


RTS Awards Craft


Derren Brown – The Heist

Nominated for Tape & Film Editing – Entertainment & Situation Comedy 2006


Pete versus Life

Best Editing 2010


Undercover Princes


Nominated for Best Original Title Music 2009


RTS North West


John Bishop’s Britain

WON – Best Comedy Programme 2010


Emmy Award


Peep Show

Nominated for Best Comedy 2010


Laurence Olivier Award


Derren Brown: Enigma

Nominated – Best Entertainment Programme 2010


Derren Brown – Something Wicked This Way Comes (Tour)

WON – Best Entertainment Show 2006


Rose d'Or


Bedsitcom

Nominated for Best Situation Comedy, Rose d’Or Lucerne 2004


Derren Brown – Mind Control

Nominated for The Grand Prix award, Rose d’Or Montreux 2002

WON – The Silver Rose in the Variety Category at Rose d’Or 2003


Derren Brown Plays Russian Roulette Live

Nominated for Arts & Specials, Rose d’Or Lucerne 2004


Derren Brown – The Heist

Nominated for The Golden Rose for Best Show 2007

Nominated for Best Variety 2006


Dirty Tricks

Nominated for Best Variety 2006


Magick

Nominated for Best Comedy Series 2004


Monkey Magic

Nominated for Best Comedy Series 2004


Peep Show

WON – The Golden Rose in the Sitcom Category 2004


Pete versus Life

Nominated for Best Sitcom 2010


Star Stories

Nominated for Best Comedy Series 2008


The Cube

Nominated for Best Game Show 2010


The Kevin Bishop Show

Nominated for Best Comedy Series 2009

Nominated for Best Comedy 2010


The Peter Serafinowicz Show

WON – Best Entertainer 2008

Nominated for Best Comedy Series 2008


Undercover Princes

Nominated for Best Reality Programme 2009


Monte Carlo Television Festival


Peep Show

WON – Outstanding European Producer Award 2007


The Indies


Peep Show

Nominated for Best Scripted Comedy 2005


British Comedy Awards


John Bishop

WON – Best Male Comedy Breakthrough Artist


Peep Show

WON – Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong “The Writers’ Guild Of Great Britain”

Nominated for Best Sitcom 2009

Nominated for Best TV Comedy Actor 2009

Nominated for Best TV Comedy 2008

Nominated for Best TV Comedy Actor 2008

Nominated for Best TV Comedy Actress 2008

Nominated for Best Comedy Newcomer Female 2008

WON – Best TV Comedy 2007

WON - Best TV Comedy Actor 2007

WON – Best TV Comedy 2006

Nominated for Best Television Comedy Actor 2006

Nominated for Best Newcomer 2005


Star Stories

Nominated for Best TV Comedy 2007

Nominated for Best Television Comedy Actor 2007

WON – Best New TV Comedy 2006

Nominated for Best Male Comedy Newcomer 2006


The Kevin Bishop Show

Nominated for Best Sketch Show 2009

Nominated for Best New British TV Comedy 2008


Broadcast Awards


Derren Brown The Events

Nominated for Best Entertainment 2010


Derren Brown– The Heist

Nominated for Best Entertainment Programme 2007


Derren Brown Trick or Treat

Nominated Best Entertainment 2008


John Bishop’s Britain

Nominated Best Entertainment Programme 2011


Peep Show

Nominated for Best Comedy Programme 2010

Nominated for Best Comedy Programme 2009

Nominated for Best Comedy Programme 2007

Nominated for Best Comedy Programme 2006


Star Stories

Nominated for Best New Programme 2007


The Cube

WON – Best Entertainment Programme 2011

Nominated for Best New Programme 2010


Objective Productions

Nominated for Best Independent Production Company 2010

Nominated for Best Independent Production Company 2008

Nominated for Best Independent Production Company 2007


South Bank Awards


Peep Show

WON - Best Comedy 2006


National Television Awards


Derren Brown The Event

Nominated for Best Entertainment Programme 2011


Derren Brown – Trick of the Mind

Nominated for Best Entertainment Programme 2005


Guinness World Records


Strutter

Won World Record for the most swear words (201) in a Television programme

Social Media

Objective Productions can be found on Facebook and on Twitter - @objectiveprods.

Objective Talent Management

Objective Talent Management works along side Objective Productions at the forefront of talent development, representing exceptional performers from leading household names in magic to groundbreaking new comedy talent.

Their client base is much in demand on the international live circuit, with international festival appearances, corporate performances and sell out tours, as well as hugely successful television careers, to their names. Their clients include, "Derren Brown", "Barry and Stuart", "Pete Firman", "Chris Martin (comedian)", "Vikki Stone", "Zoe Lyons" and many more…

More information can be found at: http://www.objectivetalentmanagement.com/home.html

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