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
Services Production company
Parent All3Media
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 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 Video
Wonderdate BBC iPlayer
2019–2021 Baptiste BBC One
2019 The Widow ITV / Amazon Video
CheatITV
2019–present Back to Life BBC Three
2021 Angela Black ITV / Spectrum
2022 The Tourist BBC One / Stan

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