Pett Productions

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Pett Productions
Industry Television/Web series
Genre Production company
Founded2001
Founder Bob Mortimer
Vic Reeves
Lisa Clark
Defunct2015
Headquarters
Maidstone
,
UK
Website http://www.pett.tv

Pett Productions was an independent production company, established by Bob Mortimer, Vic Reeves and Lisa Clark in 2001. The company was based at the Maidstone Studios in Maidstone, Kent and has produced several television shows in comedy, reality, documentary and internet format. It was dissolved in May 2015.

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