STV Group PLC Sky recommissions Prison: First & Last 24 Hours
April 26 2016 - 2:01AM
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26 April 2016
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SKY RECOMMISSIONS PRISON: FIRST & LAST 24 HOURS FROM STV
PRODUCTIONS AND GROUPM ENTERTAINMENT
26 April 2016
Sky has commissioned STV Productions and GroupM Entertainment to
return to Scotland's prisons to make a second documentary series
about life behind bars in the 21(st) century.
The new eight-part series of Prison: First & Last 24 Hours
will continue to bring viewers the compelling and sometimes
eye-opening stories of convicted criminals as the production team
is given exclusive access to four Scottish prisons; HMP Low Moss,
HMP Barlinnie, HMP Greenock and HMP Edinburgh.
The series focuses on two groups of prisoners: those starting
the first day of their jail sentence, and those experiencing their
final 24 hours locked up, as they contemplate freedom and a return
to the outside world they left behind.
Prisoners and members of prison staff will share their insights
into the prison system in thought-provoking interviews, and tell
the often poignant stories of their incarceration and working lives
respectively.
Mick McAvoy, head of documentaries at STV Productions said: "It
is a privilege to be back filming inside Scotland's prisons and to
document the lives of prisoners as they go through the most
dramatic days of their jail sentence. The first series was a great
success and we're looking forward to working with GroupM
Entertainment and Sky to yet again examine the complex lives of
those who find themselves behind bars, reveal the challenges that
face the staff in prison and show the reality of life in jail."
Tom Fox of the Scottish Prison Service said: "This successful
series is one of the most authentic portrayals of prison life we've
ever seen."
The second series of the documentary was commissioned for Sky by
Siobhan Mulholland, who commented: "We hope viewers will again be
gripped by the dichotomy Prison: First & Last 24 Hours presents
them with; insightful, often sad personal stories juxtaposed with
the reality of what can be brutal criminal acts. This thought
provoking documentary series provides a fascinating look into
institutions rarely exposed in non-scripted television."
The Series Producer for STV Productions is Louise Say.
The Executive Producer for STV Productions is Mick McAvoy.
The Executive Producer for GroupM Entertainment is Melanie
Darlaston.
Prison: First & Last 24 Hours will be distributed
internationally by Sky Vision.
In October 2015, STV Productions and GroupM Entertainment
announced a format deal for the series with leading Australian
broadcaster Nine Network, who will produce a compelling 8 part
series for Australian viewers.
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For further information, please contact the STV press
office:-
Richard Holligan
0141 300 3416
richard.holligan@stv.tv
Anna Hendry
0141 300 3830
anna.hendry@stv.tv
STV Productions
STV Productions is one of the UK's leading content businesses
with ambitious plans for growth both domestically and
internationally.
The company has a record of success across a range of genres
including drama, entertainment and factual for a wide range of
broadcasters. Ratings winner Antiques Road Trip has run for twelve
series on the BBC, with a further five series of sister programme
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip also produced. In entertainment, the
company produces Catchphrase for ITV, Safeword for ITV2, The Link
for BBC Daytime and The Lie for STV, TV3 in Ireland and S4C in
Wales.
Specialist factual successes have included Tutankhamun: The
Truth Uncovered for BBC1 and Swallowed By The Sea - Ancient Egypt's
Greatest Lost City for BBC2. Documentaries have been another strong
growth area. Fire in the Night, a feature documentary to mark the
25(th) anniversary of the Piper Alpha disaster, won a BAFTA
Scotland Award for Best Single Documentary and the Audience Award
at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. Since then we have
produced The Lockerbie Bombing for the Smithsonian Channel in the
US and ITV, The 7/7 Bombing: Survivors' Stories for ITV,
Rollermania for BBC Scotland and BBC4, The first series of Prison:
First and Last 24 hours and Dunblane: Our Story for BBC2.
STV Productions has a track record of producing quality
returnable drama series including Taggart and Rebus and intends to
build on this solid reputation. In the last five years it has
produced Fast Freddie and The Poison Tree, both for ITV. It
currently has script commissions from the BBC, ITV and Channel
4.
STV Productions has a partnership with Red Arrow International
which co-invests in and co-develops projects as well as
distributing STV Productions' completed programmes and formats,
outside the UK.
In August 2015, STV Productions entered a strategic development
partnership with Group M Entertainment Ltd to create new
entertainment, factual and drama projects for the UK and
international markets.
About Sky
Sky is Europe's leading entertainment company. The group serves
21 million customers across five countries: Italy, Germany,
Austria, the UK and Ireland. We offer the best and broadest range
of content, deliver market-leading customer service and use
innovative new technology to give customers a better TV experience,
whenever and wherever they choose.
Sky has annual revenues of over GBP11 billion and is Europe's
leading investor in television content with a combined programming
budget of over GBP4.6 billion. The company employs 31,000 people
and is listed on the London Stock Exchange (SKY). For more
information visit www.sky.com/corporate
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