Roughcut TV is one of the fastest growing independent television production companies in the UK. Specialising in scripted comedy and entertainment we have produced shows for all the major broadcasters.
Established in 2007 by Ash Atalla, best known for producing the multi award winning series’ The Office and The IT Crowd, as well as executive producing Look Around You and Bo Selecta, Roughcut Television continues Ash’s tradition of creating high quality comedy and comedy drama.
Roughcut has recently enjoyed record-breaking success with the supermarket based sitcom Trollied (Sky 1), which debuted with two million viewers – the highest rating multi-channel comedy launch in British TV history.
This year has also seen Roughcut produce Mad Mad World, a major primetime comedy entertainment show for ITV1, the BBC 3 hit series World’s Craziest Fools starring Mr. T, brand new sketch show Anna and Katy (Channel 4) and the cult hit mockumentary People Just Do Nothing (BBC 3).
In 2009 Roughcut established its Roughcut Presents website, with the aim of unearthing the funniest up-and-coming online talent in order to develop and produce quality comedy for the internet and beyond. Roughcut Presents has produced over 30 films for the BBC to date and is responsible for the cult online Misery Bear series, which has currently had almost five million you tube hits. To visit the Roughcut Presents site, click here.
Roughcut are delighted to announce that, following the success of the pilot episode, which was the most shared programme on iplayer in July last year, the BBC have commissioned People Just Do Nothing as a 40 x 30′ series for BBC Three.
Greg Davies has been BAFTA nominated for Best Male Performance in a Comedy Programme for his perfomance in Cuckoo. More info here.
There’s another chance to watch acclaimed series Cuckoo, this time on BBC1! The first series is transmitting again at 11PM on Tuesday’s and is also up on iplayer.
The eagerly anticipated brand new sketch series ‘Anna & Katy’ begun last night. The show goes out on Wednesday’s at 10.30PM on Channel 4.
Roughcut developed official Mr. T app has reached number 4 in the UK iOS app store entertainment charts! Click here to download. Follow Mr. T on Twitter @MrT
Roughcut TV have expanded taking another floor of Bedford House, above neighbours atom42 which provide online marketing services.
Roughcut’s brand new series Cuckoo transmitted last night with a record audience of 1.5 million, making it BBC3′s most successful sitcom launch ever!
The series, staring Greg Davies and Andy Samberg goes out on Tuesdays at 10PM on BBC3.
If you missed it, catch up on BBC iPlayer!
The eagerly anticipated second series of Trollied is now airing on Sky 1 at 9pm on Fridays. Episodes can also be watched online here.
Roughcut’s brand new sitcom series for BBC Three, starring Andy Samberg & Greg Davies has been scheduled to transmit in late September. More details to follow shortly…
Brand new sketch series Anna & Katy is being scheduled for transmission in early 2013. Stay tuned for further updates!
Series 1 of everyone’s favourite supermarket based sitcom TROLLIED is now available on DVD buy it here
Hollywood star and Saturday Night Live stalwart Andy Samberg has been cast alongside British Comedy Giant Greg Davies in Cuckoo, Roughcut’s new sit-com series for BBC Three.
Roughcut mockumentary People Just Do Nothing was the most shared programme on iplayer this July. Braaap
The eagerly anticipated second series of Trollied, starring Jane Horrocks, Mark Addy and Stephanie Beacham begins transmitting this Friday 31st August at 9PM on Sky.
Roughcut are pleased to announce that we have been commissioned to produce ‘People Just Do Nothing’, a sit-com pilot for BBC3’s new
online initiative the Comedy Kitchen.
Roughcut are delighted to announce that Trollied has been re-commissioned for two further series and a Christmas special.
Roughcut have been commissioned to produce a brand new panel show for ITV1. The prime time series Mad Mad World, hosted by Paddy McGuinness and featuring team captains Rhys Darby and Rufus Hound will take a sideways look at fun news stories, events and TV clips from every corner of the globe.
The hugely successful comedy entertainment series WORLD’S CRAZIEST FOOLS is set to return for a second series on BBC3. The acclaimed hit series, which frequently attracted viewing figures of well over 750,000 and was one of the most watched BBC3 shows on BBC iPlayer, saw A-Team legend MR T search the four corners of the earth for some of the biggest fools on the planet. Expect more of the bizarre, the ridiculous and the downright foolish with the return of WORLD’s CRAZIEST FOOLS.
Following the success of the pilot which aired last summer, Roughcut have been commissioned to produce a full series of the sketch show ‘Anna & Katy’ for Channel 4.
Channel 4 has greenlit Roughcut’s new studio sitcom, FUN POLICE, as part of its 2011 Comedy Showcase season.
Written by Matt Morgan (Russell Brand’s ex-partner in crime), the show follows the trials and tribulations of a small town Health & Safety team.
Keeping the public safe is an all star cast, including Vic Reeves (Shooting Stars), Rhys Darby (Flight Of The Conchords), Jack Doolan (Cemetery Junction), Kerry Howard (Him & Her), Katy Wix (Not Going Out) and Clive Rowe (Tracy Beaker).
To transmit in Autumn 2011.
Roughcut are pleased to announce that we have been commissioned to produce ‘People Just Do Nothing’, a sit-com pilot for BBC3’s new online initiative the Comedy Kitchen.
Roughcut Television, in association with Widebeam Digital, is to release a brand new ‘Mr T’ mobile app for iPad/iPhone. Due for release this summer the app, which is still in development, will include games, exclusive Mr. T content and will incorporate social networking features.
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