Maverick Television
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| Industry | Television Media |
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| Genre | Production company |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Parent | All3Media |
| Website | www.mavericktv.co.uk |
Maverick Television is a television and media production company.
Notable Maverick programmes include the health brand Embarrassing Bodies, the make-over shows 10 Years Younger and How to Look Good Naked, and the documentary series Stephen Fry: Out There and Growing Up Down's. Maverick is particularly well known for its multiplatform projects: developing apps, websites and YouTube channels in conjunction with its TV content.
In 2007, Maverick was bought by independent production and distribution company All3Media. Maverick has offices in Birmingham, London and Los Angeles.
Maverick Television mainly produces factual and factual-entertainment shows.
Embarrassing Bodies is a reality medical series broadcast by Channel 4. It is presented by a team of doctors who look to help people with ‘embarrassing’ body parts and so de-stigmatise medical conditions. Each series has its own health awareness agenda. In July 2014, the seventh series of Embarrassing Bodies began airing.
Operation Ouch! is a factual entertainment show for kids about the human body. It is presented by identical twins Dr. Chris and Dr. Xand Van Tulleken and broadcast on CBBC.
Growing Up Down's is a one-hour documentary which follows a theatre troupe of young adults with Down’s as they put together a touring production of Hamlet. For TV critic Keith Watson, the acting troupe was ‘in the perfect position to relate to ‘the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune’'.Growing Up Down's was produced and directed by William Jessop, the brother of Tommy Jessop who plays Hamlet, and broadcast by BBC Three in February 2014.
The Model Agency is a seven part observational documentary series that follows the dramas of Premier Model Management, a world-famous model agency based in London.
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