Hat Trick Productions
Template:Short description Template:EngvarB Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox company Hat Trick Productions Limited<ref name="CompaniesHouse">Template:Cite web</ref> is an independent British production company that produces television and radio programmes, mainly specialising in comedy, based in London.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The company's logo is depicted as a rabbit pulling a man out of a hat instead of the other way around.
History
Hat Trick Productions was founded in 1986 by Rory McGrath, Jimmy Mulville,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Denise O'Donoghue. Its first commission was Chelmsford 123, a situation comedy for Channel 4.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Two years later, Geoffrey Perkins became company director, and helped to produce shows such as Father Ted, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, and Have I Got News for You.<ref name="GeoffreyPerkins">Template:Cite web</ref> Perkins left the organisation in 1995, to become head of comedy for BBC Television.<ref name="GeoffreyPerkins"/>
Hat Trick International struck a first look deal with Cardiff Productions<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and has a joint venture with British television writer Jed Mercurio called HTM Television,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> with this production company responsible for dramas such as Bloodlands<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> with James Nesbitt and the forthcoming DI Ray with Parminder Nagra.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Current programmes
- Have I Got News for You (BBC Two, 1990–2000; BBC One, 2000–present)
- Have I Got News for You (US) (CNN, 2024–present)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
- Mastermind (BBC Two, 2019–present)
- Rich House Poor House (Channel 5, 2017–present)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Trigger Point (ITV, 2022–present)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Whose Line Is It Anyway? (US)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> (ABC, 1998–2004; ABC Family, 2004–2007; The CW, 2013–present)
Former programmes
- The Armstrong & Miller Show (BBC One 2007–2010)
- Ballot Monkeys (Channel 4 2015)
- Bedtime (BBC One 2001–2003)
- The Big One (Channel 4 1992)
- Bike Squad (ITV 2008)
- Bloodlands (BBC One 2021–2022)
- Bodies (BBC Three 2004–2006)
- Boomers (BBC One 2014–2016)
- Boyz Unlimited (Channel 4 1999)
- The Brain Drain (BBC Two 1992–1993)
- Bromwell High (The Detour On Teletoon (All episodes) February 2005, Channel 4 (Episodes 1-6) August 2005, DVD (Episodes 7-13) 2006)
- The Bubble (BBC Two 2010)
- Case Sensitive (ITV 2011–2012)
- Chartjackers (BBC Two 2009)
- Cheap Cheap Cheap (Channel 4 2017)
- Chelmsford 123 (Channel 4 1988–1990)
- Chopratown (BBC One 2005)
- Confessions (BBC One 1995–1998)
- Critical (Sky1 2015)
- Derry Girls (Channel 4 2018–2022)
- Dinner Date (ITV 2010–2012, ITVBe 2014–2023)
- Doctor Thorne (ITV 2016)
- Drop Dead Gorgeous (BBC Three 2006–2007)
- Drop the Dead Donkey (Channel 4 1990–1998)
- Episodes (BBC Two 2011–2018, Showtime 2011–2017)
- Facejacker (Channel 4 2010–2012)
- Fairy Tales (BBC One 2008)
- The Fake News Show (Channel 4 2017)
- Father Ted (Channel 4 1995–1998)
- Flack (POP TV and Showtime On Demand 2019–2020)
- Fonejacker (E4 2006–2012)
- Game On (BBC Two 1995–1998)
- Game Show in My Head (CBS 2009)
- God on Trial (BBC Two 2008)
- Great Night Out (ITV 2013)
- Harry Enfield's Television Programme (BBC Two 1990–1992)
- Horrible Science (CITV 2015)
- Hypothetical (Dave 2019–2022)
- If I Ruled The World (BBC Two 1998–1999)
- In Denial of Murder (BBC One 2004)
- It's Only a Theory (BBC Four 2009)
- Jeffrey Archer: The Truth (BBC One 2002)
- Kate & Koji (ITV 2020–2022)
- Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire (BBC Two 2009, Comedy Central 2009)
- The Kumars at No. 42 (BBC Two 2001–2004, BBC One 2005–2006, Sky1 2014)
- Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee (BBC One 2005)
- Miss Marie Lloyd – Queen of The Music Hall (BBC Four 2007)
- Mutual Friends (BBC One 2008)
- Never Mind the Horrocks (Channel 4 1996)
- News Knight with Sir Trevor McDonald (ITV 2007)
- Norbert Smith – a Life (Channel 4 1989)
- Outnumbered (BBC One 2007–2014; 2016; 2024)
- The Omid Djalili Show (BBC One 2007–2009)
- Paul Merton: The Series (Channel 4 1991–1993)
- The Peter Principle (BBC One 1995–2000)
- Power Monkeys (Channel 4 2016)
- Revolting (BBC One 2017)
- The Revolution Will Be Televised (BBC Three 2012–2015)
- Room 101 (BBC Two 1994–2007, BBC One 2012–2018)
- Round the Bend (CITV 1989–1991)
- The Royal Bodyguard (BBC One 2011–2012)
- The Secret (ITV 2016)
- The Slow Norris (CITV 1995–1999)
- Small Potatoes (Channel 4 1999–2001)
- Some Girls (BBC Three 2012–2014)
- Spy (Sky1 2011–2012)
- Stephen (ITV 2021)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Stuck (BBC Two 2022)
- The Suspicions of Mr Whicher (ITV 2011–2014)
- This is David Lander (Channel 4 1988)
- Trevor's World of Sport (BBC One 2003)
- Turn Back Time (BBC One 2006)
- The Waiting Game (BBC One 2001–2002)
- Warren (BBC One 2019)
- Whatever You Want (BBC One 1997–2000)
- Whose Line is it Anyway? (Channel 4 1988–1999)
- Whistle Through the Shamrocks (2021)
- Worst Week (CBS 2008–2009)
- The Worst Week of My Life (BBC One 2004–2006)