{"id":8707,"date":"2018-09-25T08:44:40","date_gmt":"2018-09-25T12:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/new-indie-genial-productions-launches-investment-itv-studios\/"},"modified":"2018-09-25T09:46:49","modified_gmt":"2018-09-25T13:46:49","slug":"new-indie-genial-productions-launches-with-investment-from-itv-studios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2018\/09\/25\/new-indie-genial-productions-launches-with-investment-from-itv-studios\/","title":{"rendered":"New Indie Genial Productions Launches with Investment from ITV Studios"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Simon Nye, the writer behind hit shows <em>The Durrells<\/em> and <em>Men Behaving Badly<\/em>, and Sophie Clarke-Jervoise, former BBC head of comedy and MD of Tiger Aspect, have teamed up to launch Genial Productions with a minority investment from ITV Studios.<\/p>\n<p>The new indie will focus on comedy and comedy-drama series. ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVSGE) will be Genial\u2019s distribution partner for all original formats created under its banner.<\/p>\n<p>Nye and Clarke-Jervoise have between them created, written and produced hundreds of hours of shows across many platforms. Nye\u2019s work has spanned theater, sitcom, drama, adaptations, animation and film. Clarke-Jervoise has exec produced, produced and developed British comedy series such as <em>Benidorm<\/em>, <em>Harry Enfield &amp; Chums<\/em>, <em>Mount Pleasant<\/em>, <em>Bad Education<\/em>, <em>The Vicar of Dibley<\/em>, <em>Blackadder Back &amp; Forth<\/em> and <em>The Catherine Tate Show<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Julian Bellamy, the managing director of ITV Studios, said: \u201cSimon and Sophie have an enviable record of creating, writing and producing some of the best-loved, most famous comedy and comedy-drama of the past 20 years. They are fantastic creative talents and we look forward to working with them and watching Genial Productions thrive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nye added: \u201cThis is a huge thrill. I\u2019ve been writing TV for 30 years and am looking forward to expanding my horizons into production. Sophie is better than anyone at creating popular shows and getting them onto the air, and I have experienced ITV\u2019s great expertise first hand on <em>The Durrells<\/em>. What can possibly go wrong?!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clarke-Jervoise said: \u201cHaving enjoyed working with Simon over the past 20 years, now feels the right time to consolidate our shared experience and we\u2019re excited at the prospect of new joint endeavors. 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