type production company industry film television genre children and drama founded 1992 headquarters 12 14 amwell street london united kingdom key people daniel isaacs joint ceo diederick santer co ceo products broadcasting merchandise parent shine group divisions kudos film and television shine pictures lovely day brown eyed boy subsidiaries kell website http www.kudos.co.uk kudos film and television is a british independent film and television production company . it has produced television series for the bbc itv and channel 4 and its productions include spooks us mi5 hustle life on mars and its spin off ashes to ashes the amazing mrs pritchard and m.i. high . in 2007 it was voted best independent production company by broadcast magazine . formed in 1992 since 2007 it has been part of the shine group . in 2007 it also set up the film unit kudos pictures . contents 1 history 2 productions 2.1 television 2.1.1 forthcoming 2.1.2 current 2.1.3 past 2.2 film 3 awards and nominations 4 external links 5 references history edit the company was proimant in 1990 tested in 1991 and formed in 1992 . it came to international attention with the bafta award winning spy drama spooks which debuted on bbc one on 13 may 2002 . in late 2006 the company was sold to shine limited for around 35m . 1 shine also bought princess productions and firefly production to create the shine group although all four divisions retained their individual identity . with three british films already in production and ten in development in june 2007 the company announced plans to set up a film unit with miss pettigrew lives for a day 2008 expected to be its first release . 1 it planned to mix and match actors writers and directors between the units and already had hollywood deals for film remakes of hustle spooks and tsunami the aftermath . 1 productions edit television edit forthcoming edit sam hunter followup to the hunted tv series in development for cinemax untitled mount everest project in collaboration with director asif kapadia and filmed on location in the himalayas for sky atlantic . 2 current edit broadchurch two series from 2013 for itv total 16 episodes . series that explores what happens when the residents of a coastal town become the centre of a police investigation and media frenzy when a child s body is discovered . the series stars david tennant and is written & created by chris chibnall . 3 third series commissioned for 2016 . 4 death in paradise four series from 2011 for bbc one and france televisions total 32 episodes with a fifth series commissioned for 2016 . humans an adaptation of the swedish sci fi drama real humans . set in a parallel present day where technology has enabled robots to become so human it is nearly impossible to tell them apart from people . a co production with original makers matador films and amc . 5 created by two of the writers and producers of the swedish wallander series . the tunnel one series from 2013 for sky atlantic and canal total 10 episodes 6 remake of the swedish danish crime thriller the bridge with a second series to air in 2016 7 vicious one series and christmas special from 2013 for itv total 7 episodes . renewed for second series to be broadcast in 2015 . past edit the smoke one series 2014 for sky1 total 8 episodes . utopia two series from 2013 for channel 4 total 12 episodes . law & order uk eight series 2009 2014 for itv total 53 episodes . from there to here one series 2014 for bbc one total 3 episodes . m.i. high seven series 2007 2011 2013 2014 for cbbc total 88 episodes . hunted one series 2013 for bbc one and cinemax total 8 episodes . mayday mini series 2013 for bbc one total 5 episodes . 8 lip service two series 2010 2012 for bbc three total 12 episodes . the hour two series 2011 2012 for bbc two total 12 episodes . 9 eternal law one series 2012 for itv1 total 6 episodes . hustle eight series 2004 2012 for bbc one total 48 episodes . 10 spooks ten series 2002 2011 for bbc one total 86 episodes m.i. high five series 2007 2011 for cbbc total 62 episodes . outcasts one series 2011 for bbc one total 8 episodes 11 ashes to ashes three series 2008 2010 for bbc one total 24 episodes . occupation one series 2009 three part drama serial following three troops sent to basra in 2003 for bbc one . 12 the fixer two series 2008 2009 for itv1 total 12 episodes . moving wallpaper two series 2008 2009 for itv1 total 18 episodes . life on mars us version one series 2008 2009 for abc . in association with abc studios and 20th century fox television . total 17 episodes . plus one one series 2009 for channel 4 total 5 episodes . pilot episode previously broadcast in 2007 before being developed into a full series . spooks code 9 one series 2008 for bbc three . total 6 episodes . burn up mini series 2008 for bbc two total 2 episodes . holbyblue two series 2007 2008 for bbc one total 20 episodes . echo beach one series 2008 for itv1 total 12 episodes . west 10 ldn single episode pilot 2008 for bbc3 total 1 episode . nearly famous one series 2007 for e4 total 6 episodes . secret life one off episode 2007 for channel 4 total 1 episode . tsunami the aftermath mini series 2007 for bbc one total 2 episodes . the amazing mrs pritchard one series 2006 for bbc one total 6 episodes . life on mars two series 2006 2007 for bbc one total 16 episodes . comfortably numb feature length television film 2004 for channel 4 total 1 episode . pleasureland one series 2003 for channel 4 total 1 episode . confidence lab one series 2002 for bbc two total 6 episodes . anderson single episode pilot 2000 for channel 4 aired as part of comedy lab total 1 episode . the magician s house two series 1999 2000 for cbbc total 12 episodes . psychos one series 1999 for channel 4 total 6 episodes . come on down and out one off episode 1999 for channel 4 total 1 episode . nigel slater s real food one series 1998 for channel 4 total 7 episodes . roald dahl s revolting recipes one series 1997 for bbc1 total 13 episodes . desperately seeking something three series 1995 1998 for channel 4 total 14 episodes . good ideas of the 20th century one series 1993 1994 for channel 4 total 6 episodes . screaming reels four series 1993 1998 for channel 4 total 29 episodes . river a drama for bbc one centering on policeman john river written by abi morgan 13 capital an adaption of the john lanchester novel for bbc one 14 15 film edit meeting people is easy 1998 among giants 1998 pure 2002 eastern promises 2007 miss pettigrew lives for a day 2008 the crimson wing 2008 death of a ladies man 2009 brighton rock 2010 salmon fishing in the yemen 2011 awards and nominations edit 2013 peabody award for broadchurch 16 2009 broadcast magazine supplement the indies peer poll televisual bulldog award best indie 2008 televisual bulldog award best indie 2007 broadcast magazine supplement the indies peer poll broadcast awards best independent production company 2007 external links edit official website kudos at the internet movie database references edit a b c gibson owen 18 june 2007 . british star of the small screen that wants to be a hustler in hollywood . london kudos . retrieved 1 april 2010 . atlantic heads into the mountains . c21media . 2011 12 01 . retrieved 2013 06 27 . tennant joins itv drama . c21media . 2012 07 03 . retrieved 2013 06 27 . itv commissions a third series of broadchurch . itv press centre . 23 february 2015 . retrieved 24 february 2015 . neilan catherine 2011 11 21 . kudos to adapt swedish drama real humans . broadcast . retrieved 2013 06 27 . frost vicky 2013 01 10 . the bridge becomes the tunnel in anglo french crime thriller remake . the guardian . retrieved 2013 06 27 . plunkett john 2015 02 16 . sky atlantic s the tunnel to return for second series . the guardian . retrieved 2015 03 23 . bbc announces new drama commissions following bafta success . bbc . 2011 05 26 . retrieved 2013 06 27 . bbc two drops newsroom drama the hour . bbc news . 12 february 2013 . hustle creator calls time on bbc show . bbc news . 6 may 2011 . love ryan 14 march 2011 . bbc confirms outcasts axe . digital spy . retrieved 20 march 2011 . bbc press office bbc drama announces occupation a three part drama for bbc one from kudos film and television bbc one announces brand new drama series river by emmy award winning writer abi morgan . bbc . 2013 09 21 . retrieved 2015 03 23 . bbc1 greelights peter bowker s adaption of capital . kudos . 2014 08 27 . retrieved 2015 03 23 . bbc one capital . bbc online . retrieved 24 november 2015 . 73rd annual peabody awards may 2014 . v t e shine group uk bossa studios channelflip shine tv dragonfly film and television kudos film and television princess productions america australia and europe shine america shine australia shine france shine germany shine iberia metronome film & television scandinavia sweden meter television stockholm k penhamn friday tv filmlance international mekaniken post produktion studios sweden norway rubicon 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