Ginger Productions
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Ginger Productions, alongside STV Productions, is part of the network production arm of STV Group plc. Based in Waterhouse Square in London, the company's output focuses on Entertainment and Factual Entertainment programming. Ginger was acquired as part of STV's acquisition of the Ginger Media Group in 1999.
Ginger Productions have created TFI Friday
, The Priory and Don't Forget Your Toothbrush
– which is a format which can now be seen across the globe - Detox Camp and Celebrity Detox Camp (Channel 5) brought the nation's attention to the extreme holistic treatment of caffeine enemas in Thailand. This was followed up in 2005 with Extreme Celebrity Detox for Channel 4
, which challenged celebrities to try out some of the most unusual and challenging detox regimes on offer.The Tribute to the Likely Lads for ITV
starring Ant & Dec
. Don't Drop the Coffin (ITV). This series followed the day to day activities of a team of South London undertakers and was one of the most talked about programmes in 2003.
Ginger Productions is also responsible for the multi-award winning Cannibals and Crampons for BBC One
, which helped launched the career of Bruce Parry
. Other Ginger Productions include The True Story of Ferrari for BBC One and the Channel 4 drama series Lock Stock... , based on the seminal London gangster film.
In 2005, Ginger began producing Jack Osbourne: Adrenaline Junkie
, a documentary series for ITV2
. The team film Jack around the world as he attempts challenges. The series has been sold to 12 territories including New Zealand, Korea and Discovery Travel in USA. To date, four series of Adrenaline Junkie have aired on ITV2
. Ginger Productions made another show for ITV2
, with Jack Osbourne's sister as the star of Kelly Osbourne: Turning Japanese in 2006. Other programming titles have included Whatever, a daily TV show for Sky1 and Take Me to the Edge
, a reality series for Virgin1.
Ginger Productions have created TFI Friday
TFI Friday
TFI Friday is an entertainment show broadcast on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2000. The show produced by Ginger Productions, written by Danny Baker and hosted by Chris Evans, for the first 5 series. The final series was hosted by a number of Guest Presenters. It was broadcast on...
, The Priory and Don't Forget Your Toothbrush
Don't Forget Your Toothbrush
Don't Forget Your Toothbrush is a Saturday night light entertainment show originally broadcast in the United Kingdom in 1994, and has also been adapted in Australia, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Denmark, Italy, Norway, Sweden, the United States, the Netherlands and Portugal...
– which is a format which can now be seen across the globe - Detox Camp and Celebrity Detox Camp (Channel 5) brought the nation's attention to the extreme holistic treatment of caffeine enemas in Thailand. This was followed up in 2005 with Extreme Celebrity Detox for Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
, which challenged celebrities to try out some of the most unusual and challenging detox regimes on offer.The Tribute to the Likely Lads for ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
starring Ant & Dec
Ant & Dec
Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly , known collectively as Ant & Dec, are an English comedy and TV presenting duo from Newcastle upon Tyne, England...
. Don't Drop the Coffin (ITV). This series followed the day to day activities of a team of South London undertakers and was one of the most talked about programmes in 2003.
Ginger Productions is also responsible for the multi-award winning Cannibals and Crampons for BBC One
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
, which helped launched the career of Bruce Parry
Bruce Parry
Bruce Parry is a Former Royal Marines Officer and Instructor who is now a TV presenter and adventurer, known particularly for the documentary programme series Tribe , co-produced by the BBC and the Discovery Channel...
. Other Ginger Productions include The True Story of Ferrari for BBC One and the Channel 4 drama series Lock Stock... , based on the seminal London gangster film.
In 2005, Ginger began producing Jack Osbourne: Adrenaline Junkie
Jack Osbourne: Adrenaline Junkie
Jack Osbourne: Adrenaline Junkie was a British reality Television series on ITV2, series 1 focused on Jack Osbourne's globe-trekking six-month quest to get in physical and mental shape to climb the rockface of California's El Capitan mountain, the show documents Osbourne running with the bulls in...
, a documentary series for ITV2
ITV2
ITV2 is a 24 hour, free-to-air entertainment television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc. It was launched on 7 December 1998, and is available on digital television via satellite, cable, IPTV and terrestrial platforms. The channel has the...
. The team film Jack around the world as he attempts challenges. The series has been sold to 12 territories including New Zealand, Korea and Discovery Travel in USA. To date, four series of Adrenaline Junkie have aired on ITV2
ITV2
ITV2 is a 24 hour, free-to-air entertainment television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc. It was launched on 7 December 1998, and is available on digital television via satellite, cable, IPTV and terrestrial platforms. The channel has the...
. Ginger Productions made another show for ITV2
ITV2
ITV2 is a 24 hour, free-to-air entertainment television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc. It was launched on 7 December 1998, and is available on digital television via satellite, cable, IPTV and terrestrial platforms. The channel has the...
, with Jack Osbourne's sister as the star of Kelly Osbourne: Turning Japanese in 2006. Other programming titles have included Whatever, a daily TV show for Sky1 and Take Me to the Edge
Take Me to the Edge
Take Me to the Edge is a British reality series investigating global rites of passage. Host Leo Houlding brings five adults to different parts of the world, where they experience local rites of passage such as rock climbs, running through fire, drinking blood straight from a cow’s neck and climbing...
, a reality series for Virgin1.