Twofour Broadcast Limited, trading as Twofour, is a British television and digital media group founded in 1989 by Charles Wace, a former BBC news producer, and Christopher Slade, a BBC presenter. With its headquarters in Plymouth, Twofour has offices in London and Los Angeles.
In June 2015, Twofour Group was acquired by ITV Studios.
Melanie Leach was named CEO in summer 2014. In Autumn 2019, Leach stepped down, and Tim Carter was appointed CEO of Twofour and the ITV company Multistory Media.
Divisions
Twofour Twofour supplies programming to channels including BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, and UKTV.
Recent and upcoming productions include The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy for Apple TV+, and I Kissed A Boy for BBC Three. Twofour was awarded Broadcast's "Best Indie Production Company" title in 2010 and 2014, with titles including The Jump (Channel 4), The Real Marigold Hotel (BBC One/BBC Two) and This Time Next Year (ITV) and Channel 5's longest running series, The Hotel Inspector.
The company produces ob-doc and fixed rig shows such as Channel 4's Educating Yorkshire, Educating the East End and 2011's Educating Essex.
Twofour has produced a range of adventure documentaries such as Harry's Arctic Heroes for BBC One and Harry's Mountain Heroes for ITV, both featuring Prince Harry and a group of wounded soldiers as they attempt to reach the North Pole and Mount Everest respectively and “You’ve Gotta Run” for ITV and Peace Point TV as the students run away and DeeDee is the running teacher.
Twofour Rights Twofour Rights was the distribution arm of Twofour. Launched in 2012, they brought Twofour's programmes to the international marketplace.
In 2021, Twofour's parent company ITV Studios, merged Twofour Rights into ITV Studios Distribution.
Selected programmes produced by Twofour 2026 +TitleChannelThe BoxITVI Kissed A Girl (S3)BBC Three
2025 +TitleChannelDestination X (UK)BBC OneDestination X (US)NBC Educating Yorkshire 2 (seventh series)Channel 4I Kissed A Boy (S2)BBC ThreeThe Reluctant Traveler (S3)Apple TV+
2024 +TitleChannelBig Zuu's 12 Dishes in 12 HoursITV1I Kissed A GirlBBC ThreeLoaded in Paradise (S2)ITV2The Reluctant Traveler (S2)Apple TV+
2023
Title Channel The Reluctant Traveler Apple TV+ I Kissed A Boy BBC ThreeChallenge AnnekaChannel 5Roman Kemp: The Fight For Young LivesBBC Three Matt Willis: Fighting Addiction BBC ThreeRosie Jones: Am I a R*tard?Channel 4
2022 Title Channel Watercolour Challenge Channel 5 Hotel Benidorm Channel 5 Happy Campers Channel 5 Julia Bradbury: Breast Cancer and Me ITV Loaded in Paradise ITV Million Pound Pawn ITV Make Me Prime Minister Channel 4Our Boarding SchoolCBBC The Hotel Inspector 17 Channel 5
2021 Title Channel My Cornwall With Fern Britton Channel 5Our School Series 7CBBCMotherland (third season) BBC Two Watercolour Challenge Channel 5
2020 +TitleChannelEducating Greater Manchester 2 (sixth series)Channel 4Virgin Media's V Fest 2020ITV2Together At HomeBBC1
2018 Title ChannelMy Shirley Valentine SummerITV Costa Del Celebrity Channel 5 This Time Next Year (second series) ITV Ibiza Weekender ITV2 Give It A Year ITV One Night With My Ex Channel 5
2017 Title Channel Confessions of a Junior Doctor Channel 4 The Real Marigold On Tour (second series) BBC One Ibiza Weekender ITV2 The Real Marigold Hotel BBC One The Jump Channel 4 One Night With My Ex Channel 5 A Night with My Ex Bravo Chopping Block ITV Spectacular Spain With Alex Polizzi Channel 5 Our School 3 (third series) CBBC Educating Greater Manchester (fifth series) Channel 4
2016 Title Channel Royal Navy School Channel 4 Ibiza Weekender ITV2 The Real Marigold Hotel BBC Two The Jump Channel 4 Drive ITV Our School CBBC This Time Next Year ITV The Real Marigold On Tour BBC Two Dating in the Dark ITV2 Disabled DaredevilsChannel 4 Tom Daley Diving For Gold ITV Choccywoccydoodah UKTV The Hotel Inspector Channel 5 World's Best Restaurants UKTV The Extraordinary Case of Alex LewisChannel 4 Tiny Tots Talent AgencyChannel 4 Impossible EngineeringUKTV Chopping BlockITV DriveITV Born to KillUKTV Get Me To The Church On TimeUKTV Ibiza WeekenderITV2 Housing EnforcersBBC
2015 Title Channel The Vote More 4 Educating Cardiff (fourth series) Channel 4 Ibiza Weekender ITV2 Taking New York E4 The Jump Channel 4 Eternal Glory ITV The Housing Enforcers BBC One Alex Polizzi: Chefs on Trial BBC Two Kings and Queens of Speech Sky1 Our School CBBC
2014 Title Channel A Night of Heroes ITV Risking it All TLC Edge of Alaska Discovery Channel Alex Polizzi’s Secret Italy Channel 5 The Housing Enforcers BBC One The Hunt History Chrome Underground Discovery Channel 90's Greatest Nat Geo Stammer School Channel 4 Dirty Weekenders in France Channel 4 Harry's South Pole Heroes ITV James Nesbitt's Ireland ITV Cooks' Questions More 4 The Magaluf Weekender ITV2 The Jump Channel 4 Splash ITV The Hotel Inspector Channel 5 Alex Polizzi: The Fixer BBC Two Educating the East End (third series) Channel 4
2013 Title Channel Start date No. of episodes Running time Educating Yorkshire (second series) Channel 4 5 September 2013 8 60 minutes Alex Polizzi's Christmas Fix BBC Two 19 December 2013 1 60 minutes Holiday Hit Squad BBC One 6 February 2013 4 60 minutes Country House Sunday ITV 21 April 2013 21 60 minutes Storage Hoarders (series 2) ITV 30 60 minutes Happy Families ITV 2013 4 60 minutes The 80s Greatest National Geographic Channel 2013 4 60 minutes Splash! (series 1) ITV 5 January 2013 5 75 minutes Choccywoccydoodah Star Challenge Good Food 2013 10 60 minutes Tropical Diseases Discovery Channel 2013 6 60 minutes The Body Shocking Show E4 2013 8 30 minutes James Nesbitt's Ireland ITV 2013 10 30 minutes Britain's Biggest Hoarders BBC One 2013 3 60 minutes The Magaluf Weekender ITV2 6 January 2013 6 60 minutes Cornwall with Caroline Quentin (series 2) ITV 7 January 2013 10 30 minutes Alex Polizzi: The Fixer (series 2) BBC Two 12 February 2012 6 60 minutes
2012 Title Channel Start date No. of episodes Running time A Night of Heroes: The Sun Military Awards ITV 14 December 2012 1 90 minutes Body Invaders Discovery Channel 2012 6 60 minutes Paddy's Show and Telly ITV 22 December 2012 1 60 minutes Holiday Home Sweet Home ITV 2012 20 60 minutes Storage Hoarders ITV 2012 20 60 minutes All Star Christmas Presents Sky1 23 December 2012 1 90 minutes The Secret Interview Channel 5 2012 4 60 minutes My Kidney and Me More4 2012 1 30 minutes Tom Daley: Diving for Britain BBC One 23 July 2012 1 50 minutes My Tasty Travels with Lynda Bellingham ITV 2012 20 60 minutes Harry's Mountain Heroes ITV 2012 1 90 minutes Bumps, Babies & Beyond Discovery Real Time 2012 6 30 minutes City Secrets Sky Atlantic 2012 8 60 minutes The Hotel Inspector (series 9) Channel 5 2012 10 60 minutes Britain's Biggest Hoarders BBC One 2012 1 60 minutes God Save the Queens Sky Atlantic 2012 3 60 minutes Be Your Own Boss BBC Three 2012 6 60 minutes British Cycling: Road to Glory Sky Atlantic 20 August 2012 6 60 minutes Bradley Wiggins – A Year in Yellow Sky Atlantic 21 November 2012 1 90 minutes The Angel Sky1 2012 5 60 minutes A Short History of Everything Else Channel 4 2012 6 60 minutes The Exclusives ITV2 2012 7 60 minutes Alex Polizzi: The Fixer (series 1) BBC Two 31 January 2012 6 60 minutes The Story of Musicals BBC Four 2012 3 60 minutes Cornwall with Caroline Quentin (series 1) ITV 2 January 2012 8 30 minutes Home of the Future Channel 4 2012 5 60 minutes Table Dancing Diaries BBC Three 2012 1 60 minutes Out on a Limo Channel 4 2012 1 60 minutes
2011 Title Channel Start date No. of episodes Running time A Night of Heroes ITV 2011 1 90 minutes Paddy's Show and Telly ITV 29 December 2011 1 60 minutes #tweetsoftheyear ITV2 2011 1 90 minutes So This Is Christmas Channel 4 2011 1 60 minutes Sealed Bid Channel 4 2011 5 60 minutes Tamara Ecclestone: Billion $$ Girl Channel 5 2011 3 60 minutes Harry's Arctic Heroes BBC One 2011 2 60 minutes My Hoarder Mum and Me BBC One 2011 1 60 minutes TA and the Taliban Watch 2011 6 60 minutes My Funniest Year Channel 4 2011 4 120 minutes Best of British Channel 4 2011 10 60 minutes Educating Essex Channel 4 2011 7 60 minutes The Hotel Inspector (series 7) Channel 5 18 April 2011 8 60 minutes The Hotel Inspector (series 8) Channel 5 3 October 2011 8 60 minutes Choccywoccydoodah Good Food 2011 10 30 minutes Graffiti Wars Channel 4 2011 1 60 minutes New Look Style the Nation Channel 4 2011 6 60 minutes Fisherman's Friends Channel 4 2011 1 60 minutes 50 Greatest Wedding Shockers E4 2011 1 120 minutes
1998
What would you do? | BBC One | 45 episodes | 30 minutes
Awards This Time Next Year was named the fastest selling format in the world in 2016, and secured a C21 award and a Realscreen Award.
The Real Marigold Hotel won a Rose d'Or award in 2016. The series was moved to BBC One for its second series.
Educating Yorkshire won a National Television Award, RTS Award, Broadcast Award for Best Documentary, IVCA Award, a BAFTA Craft award and two BAFTA Television nominations.
Twofour held the title Best Indie Production Company in 2010 and 2014, and secured 1st place in Televisual Magazine's True Indie Survey 2013.
The company has been awarded several IVCA and RTS awards. In 2013, triple BAFTA-nominated Educating Essex won a Broadcast Award for Best Documentary Series.
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