About us

Over four decades, North One - originally the sports television wing of Chrysalis Media Group - has been making distinctive factual entertainment, sport, documentary and live event television for audiences in the UK and around the world.

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Its work is seen in more than 100 countries and has won multiple awards, including BAFTAs, RTS awards and an International Emmy.

 

From its roots in sports television - including Channel 4’s legendary Gazzetta Football Italia, NBA basketball, the World Rally Championship, ITV’s Formula 1 coverage and BT/TNT Sports' MotoGP - North One has grown into a multi-genre producer with a reputation for access, ambition and popular storytelling.

 

North One's programmes have ranged from long-running, returning brands such as Fifth Gear, The Gadget Show and Travel Man, to major factual series and specials with talent including Keanu Reeves, Joe Lycett, Paul Hollywood, Richard Ayoade, Vicky McClure, Jack Osbourne and Jonathan Ross.

 

North One have also built a 15-year creative partnership with Guy Martin, producing more than 80 hours of television together so far, from ambitious engineering, travel and adventure programming, to our current, immersive, access led returning series, Guy Martin’s Proper Jobs.

 

Other recent work includes two sports documentary series fronted by Keanu Reeves, The Cadillac Formula which is currently in production and Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story (Disney+).

 

Other productions include Wheeler Dealers World Tour (Discovery), Guy Martin’s Proper Jobs (U&Dave), Joe Lycett’s United States of Birmingham (Sky), MotoGP (TNT Sports) and NFL (BBC and ITV), alongside a wide range of travel, consumer and specialist factual programming.

 

Today, North One is part of Banijay Entertainment, and a hugely experienced team continue to develop and produce programming across multiple genres – be it factual, factual entertainment, sport, comedy, travel, access documentary or specialist factual. The company has offices in both London and Birmingham.

 

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