# Red Production Company > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Red_Production_Company > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Red_Production_Company.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Production_Company > Source revision: 1357139593 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) British television production company Red Production Company Limited Type Subsidiary Industry Television Genre Production company Founded 1998; 28 years ago (1998) Founder Nicola Shindler Defunct June 4, 2025; 12 months ago (2025-06-04) Headquarters Manchester , United Kingdom Key people Patrick Schweitzer (CEO) Parent StudioCanal (2013–present) Website redproductioncompany.com **Red Production Company Limited**[1][2] was a British independent television drama production company that was founded by Nicola Shindler and owned by French production & distribution company [StudioCanal](/source/StudioCanal).[3] ## Background Red Production Company was formed in 1998 by [Nicola Shindler](/source/Nicola_Shindler), a television producer who had worked on *[Our Friends in the North](/source/Our_Friends_in_the_North)* and *[Cracker](/source/Cracker_(British_TV_series))*. Red's first production was the controversial drama *[Queer as Folk](/source/Queer_as_Folk_(British_TV_series))*, written by [Russell T Davies](/source/Russell_T_Davies) and based on the lives of three gay men in the city. This was screened on [Channel 4](/source/Channel_4) in early 1999 and drew much comment and praise. The same year, Red followed this up with another series for [Channel 4](/source/Channel_4), an anthology of six half-hour plays about love entitled *Love in the 21st Century*. *Queer as Folk 2* arrived in 2000, and since then Red has expanded to produce dramas for nearly all of the main British television channels. The company's success led to an attempt by [Granada Television](/source/Granada_Television) – in whose Quay Street building the company rented offices – to buy it, but Shindler turned down their offer, wanting to retain control of her own company. In 2013, Red moved into the [MediaCityUK](/source/MediaCityUK) complex in Manchester.[4] RED is now based in offices at Ancoats since 2022, with CEO Patrick Schweitzer (previously from Tall Story Pictures) at the helm. In June 2025, StudioCanal announced that it would be shutting down Red Production Company, with Patrick Schweitzer having stepped down as chief executive officer in May and Red's current and future state being taken over by StudioCanal TV UK.[5] ## Partnerships In December 2013, it was announced that Shindler had sold a majority stake in Red to the French media company [StudioCanal](/source/StudioCanal).[6][7] In 2015, it was announced that Shindler would provide creative guidance and management oversight to a new production company called Guilty Party, founded by the actor [Simon Bird](/source/Simon_Bird), [Jonny Sweet](/source/Jonny_Sweet), and [Spencer Millman](/source/Spencer_Millman).[8] In 2016, Shindler went into business with author [Harlan Coben](/source/Harlan_Coben) to form the US-based production company, Final Twist Productions. Shindler is Co-CEO with Coben. StudioCanal will provide distribution services.[9] ## Programmes For BBC One Clocking Off (2000–03) Linda Green (2001–02) Sparkhouse (2002) The Good Housekeeping Guide (2006) Magnolia (2006) New Street Law (2006–07) Single Father (2010) Last Tango in Halifax (2012–2020) The Driver (2014) Happy Valley (2014–23) Ordinary Lies (2015–16) Danny and the Human Zoo (2015) Trust Me (2017) Come Home (2018) Years and Years (2019) Ridley Road (2021) For BBC Two Flesh and Blood (2002) Indian Dream (2003) For BBC Choice Having It Off (2002) For BBC Three Burn It (2003) Casanova (2005) Conviction (2004) For ITV Bob & Rose (2001) The Second Coming (2003) Mine All Mine (2004) Big Dippers (2005) Dead Man Weds (2005) Jane Hall (2006) Unforgiven (2009) Scott & Bailey (2011–16) Prey (2014–15) Paranoid (2016) Butterfly (2018) Finding Alice (2021) No Return (2022) For Channel 4 Queer as Folk (1999–2000) Love in the 21st Century (1999) Legless (2005) The Mark of Cain (2007) Cucumber (2015) It's a Sin (2021) For E4 Banana (2015) For Sky One Now You See Her (2001) For Sky Atlantic Hit & Miss (2011) For Netflix Paranoid (2016) Safe (2018) The Stranger (2020) Stay Close (2021) For Amazon Prime Video Anansi Boys (TBA) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["RED PRODUCTION COMPANY LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK"](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03485615). *[Companies House](/source/Companies_House)*. 24 December 1997. Retrieved 1 September 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Front Page - Red Production Company"](https://www.redproductioncompany.com/). *Red Production Company*. Retrieved 1 September 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Guardian-GrittyManchester-2016_3-0)** Perraudin, Frances (24 July 2016). ["Happy Valley producer: Gritty north? 'I get very cross about that phrase'"](https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/jul/24/happy-valley-gritty-north-manchester-red-productions). *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-ManchesterEveningNews-MediaCityUK-2013_4-0)** Begum, Shelina (2 October 2013). ["RED Production Company moves to MediaCityUK"](http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/business/media/red-production-company-moves-mediacityuk-6128545). *[Manchester Evening News](/source/Manchester_Evening_News)*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Keslassy, Elsa (4 June 2025). ["Studiocanal Shutters 'Happy Valley' Outfit Red Production in the U.K."](https://variety.com/2025/tv/global/studiocanal-shutters-happy-valley-red-production-u-k-1236417714/) *Variety*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Guardian-Red-StudioCanal-2013_6-0)** Sweney, Mark (5 December 2013). ["Last Tango in Halifax producer sells majority stake to French company"](https://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/dec/05/last-tango-halifax-sells-stake-red-studiocanal). *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Variety-Red-StudioCanal-2013_7-0)** Barraclough, Leo; Keslassy, Elsa (5 December 2013). ["Studiocanal Ramps Up TV Series Biz with RED Acquisition"](https://variety.com/2013/tv/global/studiocanal-moves-into-u-k-tv-market-with-acquisition-of-red-stake-1200918569/). *[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-HReporter-GuiltyParty-2015_8-0)** Ritman, Alex (14 October 2015). ["StudioCanal Launches U.K. TV, Film Banner with 'Inbetweeners' Star"](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/studiocanal-uk-tv-film-banner-832006). *[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Variety-FinalTwistProductions-2016_9-0)** Barraclough, Leo (8 March 2016). ["Harlan Coben Launches U.S. Production Company Final Twist With Red's Nicola Shindler (EXCLUSIVE)"](https://variety.com/2016/tv/global/harlan-coben-production-company-final-twist-red-nicola-shindler-1201725126/). *[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))*. ## External links - [Official website](http://www.redproductioncompany.com) v t e Canal+ Canal+ France C8 Canal+ Réunion Calédonie Caraïbes Canal+ Sport 360 Canal+ Sport Canal+ Foot Canal+ Séries Canal+ Cinéma(s) Canal+ Box Office Canal+ Docs Canal+ Kids CNews CStar Golf+ Mezzo (50%) Mezzo Live (50%) Canal+ Thématiques Ciné+ OCS OCS Ciné+ Frisson Ciné+ Émotion Ciné+ Family Ciné+ Festival Ciné+ Classic InfoSport+ Olympia TV Comédie+ Polar+ Planète+ Planète+ Crime Planète+ Aventure Seasons Europe 2 Pop TV Piwi+ Télétoon+ Canal+ Live Canal+ International Thema Nollywood TV Nollywood TV Epic Novelas TV Ludikids Nathan TV Cuisines Africa Canal+ Afrique Canal+ Première Canal+ Pop Canal+ Action Canal+ Elles Canal+ Cinéma Canal+ Family Canal+ Kids Infosport+ Canal+ Sport 1-5 A+ Sunu Yeuf Canal+ Ethiopia Multichoice (45%) DStv (20% shared with Multichoice) Showmax (70% owned by Multichoice) Asia K+ (JV with VTV) Canal+ (Myanmar) (JV with Forever Group) Viu (37%) Canal+ Poland (51%) Canal+ Ale Kino+ Canal+ Domo Canal+ Kuchnia Novelas+ MiniMini+ Canal+ Premium Canal+ 360 Canal+ 4K Ultra HD Canal+ Film Canal+ Seriale Canal+ Sport Sport 2-5 Canal+ Now Canal+ Extra Canal+ Dokument Planete+ Teletoon+ M7 Group Canal+ Austria Canal+ Action Netherlands Canal Digitaal Canal+ Online.nl Focus Sat Skylink Canal+ Action Canal+ Sport Sport 2 Télésat TV Vlaanderen SPI International StudioCanal Arthaus Red Production Company Rok Studios StudioCanal UK Tandem Productions Dutch FilmWorks Authority control databases International VIAF National United States Other Yale LUX --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Red Production Company](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Production_Company) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Production_Company?action=history)). 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