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inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . august 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message true north productions true north productions logo type limited industry television production founded 2002 2002 leeds united kingdom founder jess fowle glyn middleton andrew sheldon headquarters leeds united kingdom number of locations leeds uk reyjavik iceland 1 milwaukee wisconsin 2 davie florida 3 key people jess fowle glyn middleton andrew sheldon carol mckenzie fiona o sullivan julie heselgrave andrew lurcuck nigel augustine website http www.truenorth.tv true north productions is an independent british television production company based in leeds west yorkshire united kingdom . 4 the company creates factual programmes and series in a wide variety of genres including observational documentary crime current affairs history wildlife food property and children s for broadcast by television networks in the uk us and china . its programmes have been sold via distributors to broadcasters throughout the world and as a result have been screened in numerous countries including but not limited to the united states australia russia and africa . 5 6 7 the company was established in 2002 by jess fowle glyn middleton and andrew sheldon three producers and directors who had previously worked for yorkshire television s documentaries department . they chose the company name as a way of highlighting its northern roots . 8 in june 2011 true north won three prizes at the royal television society yorkshire awards for best terrestrial programme stealing shakespeare 9 best non terrestrial programme britain s underworld 10 and for independent production company of the year the latter for the third year in a row . 11 contents 1 programming 1.1 current productions 1.2 filmography 2 references 3 external links programming edit current productions edit the valleys series 3 for mtv in pre production ; junior vets series 2 for cbbc ten half hour episodes in editing ; animal frontline series 2 for bbc one ten half hour episodes in pre production ; designed in china three hour long episodes for cctv 9 china and france o in production ; my derelict dream home series 2 for uktv home fifteen hour long episodes in production ; building the dream series two in production for more4 . filmography edit note source for this section as follows 12 real life the lottery liar 2002 itv1 13 real life fighting for danny 2002 itv1 14 secrets of the royal kitchen 2002 five killer in the woods 2003 five steamtown 2003 bbc two crimefighters 2004 6 itv1 who s taking your daughter home tonight 2004 itv1 macintyre s big sting 2004 6 five one life the woman in me 2004 bbc one frock n roll 2004 itv1 flying scotsman comes home 2004 bbc two real life children of the miners strike 2004 itv1 steaming back to scarborough 2004 bbc two boots and suits the changing face of the bnp 2004 itv1 one life asleep at the wheel 2004 bbc one headline crime 2004 itv1 real story death of a policeman 2004 bbc one the sage gateshead a celebration 2004 bbc two people s war bombs and bread 2005 bbc two people s war a woman s place 2005 bbc two one life the ripper murdered my mum 2005 bbc one saving zain 2005 itv1 xposed 2005 itv1 my yorkshire 2005 8 itv1 real life the boy they call chucky 2005 itv1 trapped inside my body 2005 itv1 henry s wives with terry deary 2005 bbc two real families my mums used to be men 2005 itv1 the way we were 2006 8 itv1 ripper hoaxer the real story 2006 bbc one terry deary s twisted tales 2006 itv1 fiery fred a yorkshire legend 2006 bbc one working the sea the lifeboat 2006 bbc two the way we worshipped 2006 itv1 one life getting away with murder 2006 bbc one animal 24 7 2006 10 bbc one ghosts of christmas past 2006 bbc two one life the woman who can t stop lying 2007 bbc one extraordinary people the twins who share a body 2007 five christa does bollywood 2007 bbc one building britain 2007 bbc one the way we were on holiday 2007 itv1 saving planet earth 2007 bbc two my fake baby 2008 channel 4 animal rescue squad 2008 9 five sunday life 2008 bbc one one man and his canoe the john darwin story 2008 itv1 down the line 2008 bbc two how to survive the property crisis 2008 bbc one real crime killer on the run 2008 itv1 real crime angel of death 2008 itv1 shannon the mother of all lies a panorama special 2008 bbc one anne diamond s war on fat 2009 sky real lives killer couples 2009 crime & investigation network cutting edge addicted to surrogacy 2009 channel 4 in search of england s green and pleasant land 2009 bbc one churchill s german army 2009 national geographic channel calendar girls ten years on 2009 bbc one extraordinary people the man who shared his liver 2009 five youth hostelling the first 100 years 2009 bbc two michaela s animal road trip 2009 five dispatches cops on the cheap 2009 channel 4 panorama freed to offend again 2009 bbc one killer in the family 2009 crime & investigation network to build or not to build 2009 2011 bbc one britain s underworld 2010 2011 national geographic channel food fighters 2010 2011 bbc one cumbrian murders the untold story 2010 discovery europe stealing shakespeare 2010 bbc one real crime pc sharon beshenivsky death on duty 2010 itv1 dick & dom go wild 2011 cbbc panorama forgotten heroes 2011 bbc one my dad s army 2011 itv1 the big flutter grand national on film 2011 bbc one britain s toughest cops 2011 discovery europe jon venables what went wrong 2011 bbc one what the neighbours did 2011 uktv home i m pregnant with their baby 2011 bbc one battle of wills 2011 crime & investigation network stormchaser the butterfly and the tornado 2011 bbc three inside the riots panorama 2011 bbc one murder on the social network 2011 crime & investigation network married single dead 2011 crime & investigation network when life means life 2012 crime & investigation network bloody tales of the tower 2012 national geographic channel 15 dispatches undercover undertaker 2012 channel 4 16 panorama life and debt a greek tragedy 2012 bbc one 17 the valleys 2012 mtv panorama how safe is your hospital 2012 bbc one 18 witness beast of bermondsey 2013 crime & investigation network 19 compare your life 2013 channel 4 20 the valleys series 2 2013 mtv 21 animal frontline 2013 bbc one 22 bloody tales 2013 national geographic channel 23 my new hand 2013 bbc one 24 junior vets 2013 cbbc 25 beauty school cop outs 2013 mtv building the dream series one 2013 more4 when life means life series two 2013 crime & investigation network hens behaving badly 2013 14 five references edit iceland . truenorth iceland . linkedin . retrieved 2014 06 18 . http true north productions llc.milwaukee.wi.amfibi.com us c 3450846 true north productions llc eric n. truenorth video productions davie fl . yelp . retrieved 2014 06 18 . true north productions ltd. company details . companies house . retrieved 2010 01 04 . true north productions sales . true north productions . retrieved 2010 01 04 . passion distribution . passion distribution . retrieved 2011 08 21 . drg distribution . drg . retrieved 2011 08 21 . northern vision . yorkshire evening post . retrieved 2010 01 04 . stealing shakespeare programme page . true north productions . retrieved 2011 08 21 . britain s underworld programme page . true north productions . retrieved 2011 08 21 . royal television society yorkshire awards . royal television society . retrieved 2011 08 21 . true north productions programmes . true north productions . retrieved 2010 01 04 . 25 october 2001 2001 10 25 . true north explores life of lottery liar news broadcast . broadcastnow.co.uk . retrieved 2014 06 18 . 16 may 2002 2002 05 16 . true north to make down s syndrome doc news broadcast . broadcastnow.co.uk . retrieved 2014 06 18 . bloody tales of the tower national geographic channel uk . natgeotv.com . retrieved 2014 06 18 . brooke chris . channel 4 dispatches funeral firm families horror as co op funeral firm piled naked bodies like tvs mail online . dailymail.co.uk . retrieved 2014 06 18 . bbc one panorama life and debt a greek tragedy . bbc.co.uk . 2012 07 04 . retrieved 2014 06 18 . bbc one panorama how safe is your hospital . bbc.co.uk . 2012 12 09 . retrieved 2014 06 18 . shows . crime and investigation . retrieved 2014 06 18 . compare your life . channel 4 . retrieved 2014 06 18 . the valleys mtv uk . mtv.co.uk . retrieved 2014 06 18 . bbc one animal frontline . bbc.co.uk . 2013 05 13 . retrieved 2014 06 18 . bloody tales national geographic channel uk . natgeotv.com . retrieved 2014 06 18 . bbc one my new hand . bbc.co.uk . 2013 02 26 . retrieved 2014 06 18 . 1 archived august 28 2013 at the wayback machine . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title true north productions & oldid 702583084 categories companies established in 2002television production companies of the 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