Two Brothers Pictures

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Two Brothers Pictures Ltd.
Company type Subsidiary
IndustryTelevision
Founded2014;10 years ago (2014)
Founders Harry and Jack Williams
Headquarters
London, England
Key people
Harry and Jack Williams (writers and managing directors)
Michael Latif (chief operating officer)
Sarah Hammond (chief creative officer)
Services Production company
Parent All3Media (2017–present)
Website twobrotherspictures.com

Two Brothers Pictures is a British television production company founded in 2014 by brothers Harry and Jack Williams. [1] The company launched with the BBC One series The Missing . [2] The show was nominated for 2 Golden Globe Awards, [3] 4 BAFTAs [4] and 2 Emmys [5] as well as winning two Nymph d'Ors, [6] Bulldog, and BPG awards. [7] The Missing returned in 2016 for a second series airing on BBC One and Starz.

2016 also saw Two Brothers Pictures launch their comedy Fleabag on BBC Three and Amazon, written by and starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Fleabag's first series received numerous awards, including; BAFTA TV (Female Performance in a Comedy), [8] Televisual (Best Comedy), [9] Writers Guild of Great Britain (Best TV Sitcom), [10] RTS (Best Breakthrough, Best Comedy Writer), [11] Chortle (Best TV Comedy), [12] BPG (Best Writer), [13] Broadcast (Best Multichannel, Best Original Programme) [14] and NME (Best TV Series). [15]

Other programs include Liar, conspiracy thriller Strangers (originally titled White Dragon), Cheat and The Widow for ITV, and Rellik , Baptiste for BBC One and "The Tourist" for Stan and BBC One. [16] [17] [18] [19]

Two Brothers Pictures joined the All3Media Group in 2017. [20]

Filmography

YearTitleAired on
2014–2016 The Missing BBC One / Starz
2016–2019 Fleabag BBC Three / Amazon Prime Video
2016 One of Us BBC One
2017–2020 Liar ITV
2017 Rellik BBC One
Urban Myths: Cary Grant and Timothy Leary Sky Arts
2018 Strangers ITV / Amazon Prime Video
Wonderdate BBC iPlayer
2019–2021 Baptiste BBC One
2019 The Widow ITV / Amazon Video
CheatITV
2019–2021 Back to Life BBC Three
2021 Angela Black ITV / Spectrum
2022–present The Tourist BBC One / Stan
2023 Boat Story BBC One
2024 Dinosaur BBC Scotland / Hulu

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