Hartswood Films, the multi-award-winning production company behind a raft of landmark scripted series, has been acquired by ITV Studios.
Led by CEO and Executive Producer Sue Vertue, alongside Director of Operations Debbie Vertue, Managing Director Dan Cheesbrough, and Creative Director and Executive Producer Steven Moffat, and working with A-list talent such as Benedict Cumberbatch, Hugh Bonneville, Jessica Raine, and Stanley Tucci, Hartswood Films has a broad slate of exceptional returning drama and comedy series, produced for global broadcasters and platforms, including the BBC, ITV, Netflix and Prime Video.
Based in Surrey and Cardiff, Hartswood Films was founded in 1979 by Beryl Vertue, making it the longest-established scripted producer in the U.K.
Its landmark productions include the BBC’s nine-time Emmy-Award-winning Sherlock, recent ITVX and ITV1 hit Douglas Is Cancelled, and Prime Video’s critically acclaimed returning psychological thriller The Devil’s Hour.
Following the transaction, the existing management and creative team of Hartswood Films will continue to run the business and play a key role in programme development to maintain their creative pipeline.
