Wild Rover Productions
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Wild Rover Productions is a television production company located in Belfast
, Northern Ireland
. It was started by Philip Morrow
in 1999 and has since become one of the UK's most successful regionally based entertainment companies.
Wild Rover mainly produces entertainment, comedy, and pop-factual TV programmes. It currently produces Just for Laughs, a weekly hidden-camera comedy show for BBC One
. This UK version is created by Wild Rover as a UK sister version of the Canadian show Just for Laughs Gags
, produced by CBC
.
Other productions from Wild Rover include Would You Pass The 11+, hosted by Eamonn Holmes
, which was the BBC's first "red-button" interactive regional programme. It sought to help prepare children and inform parents of the skills needed to pass the Northern Ireland Transfer Procedure test. Wild Rover also produced All Mixed Up, the UK's most successful regional ITV game show, and McKeever, a sketch-comedy show starring Northern Irish comedian Nuala McKeever
.
In 2006, Wild Rover produced the BBC One
interactive show Get Smarter in a Week, which offers tips and strategies for improving intelligence.
In 2009, Wild Rover began producing Secret Fortune, a Saturday night primetime gameshow created by Wild Rover's Matthew Worthy
and Kieran Doherty
for the BBC Lottery show.
On October 12, 2010, it was announced that Wild Rover's television show format Take the Money and Run received a six-episode order for show production by ABC
with Jerry Bruckheimer
as executive producer along with Amazing Race creators Bertram van Munster
and Elise Doganieri
.
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. It was started by Philip Morrow
Philip Morrow
Philip Morrow is a Northern Irish television producer. In 1999, he founded Wild Rover Productions, a television production company best known for producing the hidden-camera show Just for Laughs along with various entertainment, comedy, and pop-factual TV programmes...
in 1999 and has since become one of the UK's most successful regionally based entertainment companies.
Wild Rover mainly produces entertainment, comedy, and pop-factual TV programmes. It currently produces Just for Laughs, a weekly hidden-camera comedy show for BBC One
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
. This UK version is created by Wild Rover as a UK sister version of the Canadian show Just for Laughs Gags
Just For Laughs Gags
Just For Laughs Gags is a Canadian silent comedy/hidden camera reality television show that is under the Just For Laughs brand. On December 26, 2002, JFL Gags began airing on CTV and The Comedy Network in Canada...
, produced by CBC
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
.
Other productions from Wild Rover include Would You Pass The 11+, hosted by Eamonn Holmes
Eamonn Holmes
Eamonn Holmes is an Northern Irish journalist and broadcaster. He is known for his work on UK and Irish television, notably presenting GMTV and This Morning. He is married to TV presenter Ruth Langsford.-Education:...
, which was the BBC's first "red-button" interactive regional programme. It sought to help prepare children and inform parents of the skills needed to pass the Northern Ireland Transfer Procedure test. Wild Rover also produced All Mixed Up, the UK's most successful regional ITV game show, and McKeever, a sketch-comedy show starring Northern Irish comedian Nuala McKeever
Nuala McKeever
Nuala McKeever is a comic actress from Belfast, Northern Ireland. She grew up in the west of the city and graduated from Queen's University with a degree in languages.-Career:...
.
In 2006, Wild Rover produced the BBC One
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
interactive show Get Smarter in a Week, which offers tips and strategies for improving intelligence.
In 2009, Wild Rover began producing Secret Fortune, a Saturday night primetime gameshow created by Wild Rover's Matthew Worthy
Matthew Worthy
Matthew Worthy is a British television Producer. He co-created the entertainment formats Secret Fortune and Take The Money and Run as part of a creative partnership with Kieran Doherty, while working for UK independent production company Wild Rover Productions.- Career :Worthy began his career at...
and Kieran Doherty
Kieran Doherty (writer)
Kieran Doherty is an Irish writer and TV format creator based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He co-created the international TV entertainment formats Secret Fortune and Take the Money and Run as part of a creative partnership with Matthew Worthy, while working for UK independent production company...
for the BBC Lottery show.
On October 12, 2010, it was announced that Wild Rover's television show format Take the Money and Run received a six-episode order for show production by ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
with Jerry Bruckheimer
Jerry Bruckheimer
Jerome Leon "Jerry" Bruckheimer is an American film and television producer. He has achieved great success in the genres of action, drama, and science fiction. His best known television series are CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, Eleventh Hour, Without a Trace, Cold Case, The...
as executive producer along with Amazing Race creators Bertram van Munster
Bertram Van Munster
Bertram van Munster is the co-creator and executive producer of The Amazing Race. He is also the creator of Profiles from the Front Line and was the Executive Producer on Oprah's Big Give and Take the Money and Run ....
and Elise Doganieri
Elise Doganieri
Elise Doganieri is the Co-Creator and Co-Executive Producer of the CBS reality show The Amazing Race. Doganieri's other credits include serving as show producer of ABC's "Profiles From the Front Line" as well as producer and story editor on the pilot for Paramount's "Wild Things."The Amazing Race...
.