L&T shares legal essentials of TV production life cycle to Pact members
This week at our office, legal experts across Lee & Thompson’s Film & TV, Employment, Immigration and Dispute Resolution teams delivered a broad overview of the legal fundamentals of today’s TV production life cycle exclusively to Pact members, in a breakfast session called “Legal Lens: Before, During & After TV Production”.
Legal Director Damian McParland talked through the evolution of multiparty financing,…
Congratulations to our client, Warp Films, as “Adolescence” makes history at the Emmy Awards
At just 15 years old, Owen Cooper made history at the 77th Emmy Awards last night becoming the youngest-ever male actor to win an Emmy Award, for his role in Adolescence.
We’re thrilled that this groundbreaking series took home an incredible 8 awards at the ceremony in Los Angeles.
Huge congratulations to our client, Warp Films, along with the entire cast and crew of Adolescence, on the following wins:
Outstanding limited or anthology seri…
Congratulations to our clients on their wins at the National Television Awards
Congratulations to our clients on their National Television Awards wins last night, an awards ceremony that celebrates the most popular British TV shows and stars, as voted for by the public.
We’re delighted that three productions we had the privilege of advising on were recognised at the ceremony in London, collectively receiving four awards.
Gavin & Stacey won “Best Comedy”
Adolescence won “Best New Drama”
Owe…
13 Emmy Awards nominations for Adolescence in 2025
We are delighted that TV phenomenon Adolescence received 13 nominations at the 77th Emmy Awards, including a nomination for Owen Cooper, making him the youngest nominee in the history of his category (Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie).
Congratulations to our client, Warp Films, and all the cast and crew involved in the making of Adolescence, on the following nominations:
Outstanding Limited Series
Outstandin…
2025 TV Bafta win for L&T client
Congratulations to client Ruth Jones of Tidy Productions on a TV Bafta award win for ‘Female Performance in a Comedy’ as Nessa in BBC’s Gavin & Stacey: The Finale.
The production – watched by over 19m people – also received a TV Bafta nomination in the ‘Memorable Moment’ award category.
Our congratulations also go to clients behind two other nominated productions, Brassic (which was nominated for ‘Scri…
“Adolescence” leads at the 2025 Gotham TV Awards with four nominations
Congratulations to our clients involved in “Adolescence”, which received four nominations at the 2025 Gotham TV Awards.
The four-episode drama series, available to watch on Netflix, is nominated for Breakthrough Limited Series – which recognises exceptionally crafted work that pushes the boundaries of creativity – as well as Lead Performance in a Limited Series (Stephen Graham) and Supporting Performance in a Limited Series (Owe…
L&T advises Warp Films on the development and production of Adolescence
Lee & Thompson is delighted to have advised Warp Films on the development and production of TV series, Adolescence, which was released last week to outstanding reviews.
The Guardian’s Lucy Mangan gave the four-part series 5 stars, saying Adolescence is “the closest thing to TV perfection in decades”, meanwhile The Times’ Tom Peck described it as “complete perfection”.
Adolescence is available to watch on Ne…
L&T advises member of the senior leadership team on See-Saw Films’ sale to Mediawan
We’re delighted to have advised a member of the senior leadership team at See-Saw Films on Mediawan’s acquisition of a 51% stake in the award-winning production company behind The King’s Speech, Top of the Lake, and Heartstopper.
A huge congratulations to everyone involved! We look forward to seeing See-Saw continue to thrive in this new chapter.
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L&T advises Francesca Moody Productions on TV deal with Wells Street Films
Lee & Thompson is delighted to have advised stage-show producer Francesca Moody Productions (FMP) on a first-look deal with Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Wells Street Films, enabling the development of FMP’s stage projects for television, for two years.
Head of TV, Richard Lever, led on the deal for FMP, which produced the stage productions of Fleabag and Baby Reindeer, both of which had subsequent TV show success.
Read coverage about th…
L&T advises producer of Norwegian show “The Box” on ITV format acquisition
Lee & Thompson is delighted to have advised Norwegian production outfit Seefood TV on selling the UK format rights to its hit Norwegian TV adventure reality show “The Box” to ITV. Head of TV, Richard Lever, led on the deal.
Read coverage about the deal in Broadcast here.
Learn about Lee & Thompson’s experience in the TV sector here.
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