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30 April 2009
Talent Group plc
("Talent" or "the Company")
Contract win
Talent Television Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Talent, has been
commissioned by Virgin1 to produce a unique programme featuring legendary
comedian Jim Davidson entitled "So, You Think I'm an A***hole?".
The programme will see Jim willingly and candidly confronting the public
perception of him in Britain. It will explore whether Jim really holds the
prejudices he has been accused of and digs deeper into his un-PC humour to ask
whether he is a dinosaur of comedy, seriously offensive, or merely
misunderstood. Controversial topics like racism, misogyny and homophobia,
subjects Jim is known for incorporating into his routines, will all be tackled
head on.
Executive producer for Talent Television is Director of Entertainment Jonathan
Glazier.
Tony Humphreys, Managing Director of Talent Television says: "Some people do
not like Jim Davidson's material but he continues to play to sell-out houses
whenever he tours the UK with his stand-up show. This programme takes a closer
look at how people perceive both the man and his material"
Talent Group plc 020 7421 7800
Tony Humphreys (Managing Director)
John East & Partners Limited 020 7628 2200
John East/Simon Clements
Notes to editors:
Talent Television (part of Talent Group plc) is a leading independent UK format
creator and producer of innovative television and interactive programming.
Talent produces a wide range of entertainment and factual programming for a
broad spectrum of terrestrial and cabsat broadcasters in the UK, US and
worldwide. Credits include "Everybody Dance Now" for prime time ITV One, BBC
live interactive series "Test the Nation" for prime time BBC One , CBBC's hit
show "Best of Friends", "TV Scrabble" and "Casino Casino" co-produced with Gag
Productions for Challenge?, reality documentary series "Corkscrewed",
co-produced with LA-based Magic Pictures Inc for Sky One and Fox Reality, and
controversial documentaries "The Man With 80 Wives" and "9/11: The Curse of
Compensation" for Channel 4. Talent was also a pioneer in reality television
with "The Villa", which was first produced in 1999 for Sky One.
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