Immediate Release: Wednesday 8 May 2024
STV Studios wins three BBC
recommissions
BBC Daytime has commissioned new
series of hit antiques programmes Antiques Road Trip, Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
and The Travelling Auctioneers from
production company STV Studios, in an order totalling 56
episodes.
An afternoon stalwart since its
launch in 2010, Antiques Road
Trip has been recommissioned for a 29th series on BBC One
(20 x 45'), while a 13th series of sister show Celebrity Antiques Road Trip will air
in primetime on BBC Two (16 x 45').
Production has already begun on a
third 20-episode series of The
Travelling Auctioneers. Launched in 2022, the show sees
auctioneering experts join forces with masters of restoration to
uncover neglected treasures in family homes which, with a little
bit of TLC, can be turned into winning lots at auction.
The Travelling Auctioneers
was named Best Daytime Show at the RTS Scotland Programme Awards
2023.
Muslim Alim, Commissioning Editor for BBC Daytime and Early
Peak, said: "Get ready for a treasure
trove of entertainment! With their long track record, we're
thrilled to be working with STV Studios on these returning hit
series.
"All three of them promise to deliver more riveting journeys
from across the UK as experts hunt for, restore, and auction off
unique finds."
Craig Hunter, Creative Director of Factual at STV Studios,
said: "I'm delighted with the ongoing success of these returning STV
Studios formats. This order is a testament to the BBC's commitment
to the Nations and I couldn't be prouder of the hard-working teams
that continue to deliver a fresh twist on these much-loved
brands."
The BBC's order is the latest of
several major commissions for STV Studios. So far this year, the
production company has received its first commission for Netflix
(three-part drama series, The
Witness) and a 40-episode order of its Auction House franchise for Really,
while STV Studios label, Two Cities Television, has been
commissioned to produce five-part drama, Amadeus, for Sky. Hit STV Studios quiz
show format, Bridge of
Lies, has also been sold to US broadcaster Game Show
Network, in a bumper order of 100 episodes.
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Contact
Stephen Innes, STV Studios -
stephen.innes@stv.tv
About STV
Studios
STV Studios is one of the UK's
leading producers of scripted and unscripted content and Scotland's
biggest production group. Led by David Mortimer, the group has an
impressive track record of success across drama, entertainment and
factual, working with the world's biggest broadcasters and
streamers including Apple TV+, Netflix, BBC, Channel 4, Channel 5,
ITV, Sky and Warner Bros. Discovery.
STV Studios was named Production
Group of the Year at the prestigious Edinburgh TV Awards in 2023.
In July 2023, STV acquired Greenbird Media's expansive network of
independent production companies, significantly increasing the
number of creative labels in the STV Studios family.
STV Studios' in-house drama,
entertainment and factual teams have produced hundreds of hours of
critically-acclaimed, conversation-starting television, including
Apple TV+ thriller Criminal
Record (a co-production with Tod Productions); BAFTA and
International Emmy award-winning TV film Elizabeth Is Missing (BBC One);
nail-biting quiz format Bridge of
Lies for the BBC in the UK and sold internationally; iconic
Saturday night gameshow Catchphrase (ITV); and a number of
much-loved auction-based series including The Yorkshire Auction House for Warner
Bros. Discovery and long-running BBC daytime hit, Antiques Road Trip.
Recent successes for labels within
the STV Studios family include Two Cities TV's gripping police
drama Blue Lights for BBC
One; headline-making Channel 4 comedy chat show Late Night Lycett (Rumpus Media); hit
international format LEGO
Masters (Tuesday's Child), which has aired in 20 territories
across the globe; and Primal Media reality series The Underdog: Josh Must Win for E4,
which is also being adapted for US audiences as part of a
development deal with NBCUniversal.
A number of exciting new productions
are coming soon, including three-part Netflix series The Witness (STV Studios Drama);
Mozart biopic Amadeus for
Sky (Two Cities TV); and entertainment event The Fortune Hotel for ITV (Tuesday's
Child).
