Virgin Films was a British film production company in the 1970s established by Ned Sherrin and Terry Glinwood. It is not to be confused with the later Virgin Films.
Sherrin and Glinwood worked together on Every Home Should Have One and in 1970 established Virgin Films together. Sherrin wrote their policy was "making as many films as possible." [1] The company soon made a profit of £75,000 a year. In March 1972 Robert Stigwood bought a controlling interest in the company for £250,000. [2] Sherrin and Glinwood would stay with the company and if Virgin's profits exceeded £125,000 for the next three years Stigwood would buy out the rest of the company. [3] [4] Sherrin wrote " This looked like giving us some security. It also meant that we had to keep active." [5] Virgin attempted to expand into bigger budgeted films but were unsuccessful in having any filmed and the company wound up after having made seven features, all comedies. [6]