Talkback Productions

Final logo, used from 2018 to 2025
Company type	Subsidiary
Founded	1981; 45 years ago (1981) (original) January 1, 2012; 14 years ago (2012-01-01) (relaunch)
Founders	Mel Smith Griff Rhys Jones
Defunct	June 9, 2006; 19 years ago (2006-06-09) (original) January 1, 2025; 13 months ago (2025-01-01) (relaunch)
Fate	Merged withThames to formTalkback Thames
Headquarters	London , England
Parent	Fremantle (2000–2025)
Footnotes / references [1]

Talkback Productions, commonly simplified to justTalkback (formerly known asTalkback-UK from 2003 to 2006), was aBritish televisionproduction company established in 1981 by comedy duoMel Smith andGriff Rhys Jones.^[1]

Talkback was sold toPearson Television in 2000.^[2] The company merged withThames Television in 2003 and the combined entity was renamedTalkback Thames. On 1 January 2012, Talkback Thames was split into four separate production companies;Boundless,Retort,Talkback andThames.^[3]

On 16 September 2024, it was announced that Talkback would be merged again with Thames to re-form Talkback Thames following the managing director Jonno Richards exiting Talkback.^[4]

• The 11 O'Clock Show (Channel 4, 1998–2000)
• Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow (ITV, 2020–2022)
• Alas Smith and Jones (BBC One &BBC Two, 1991–1998; Sketchbook: BBC One, 2006)
• The Armando Iannucci Shows (Channel 4, 2001)
• Bernard and the Genie (BBC One, 1991)
• Big Train (BBC Two, 1998–2002)
• Bonjour la Classe (BBC One, 1993)
• Brass Eye (Channel 4, 1997–2001)
• Celebrity Juice (ITV2, 2008–2022)
• Da Ali G Show (Channel 4, 2000–2004;HBO, 2003–2004)
• The Day Today (BBC Two, 1994)
• Demob (ITV, 1993)
• Distraction (Channel 4, 2003–2004)
• Friends and Crocodiles (BBC One, 2006)
• Gash (Channel 4, 2003)
• Gideon's Daughter (BBC One, 2006)
• Green Wing (Channel 4, 2004–2007)
• Hippies (BBC Two, 1999)
• House Doctor (Channel 5, 1998–2003)
• I'm Alan Partridge (BBC Two, 1997–2002)
• In a Land of Plenty (BBC Two, 2000)
• Jam (Channel 4, 2000)
• Jamie's Kitchen (Channel 4, 2002)
• Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier (Dave, 2018–2019)
• The Keith & Paddy Picture Show (ITV, 2017–2018)
• The Keith Lemon Sketch Show (ITV2, 2015–2016)
• Keith Lemon's LemonAid (ITV, 2012)
• Knowing Me, Knowing You... with Alan Partridge (BBC Two, 1994–1995)
• Lemon La Vida Loca (ITV2, 2012–2013)
• Look Around You (BBC Two, 2002–2005)
• Los Dos Bros (Channel 4, 2001)
• The Lost Prince (BBC One, 2003)
• Meet Ricky Gervais (Channel 4, 2000)
• Monkey Dust (BBC Three, 2003–2005)
• Murder Most Horrid (BBC Two, 1991–1999)
• Nathan Barley (Channel 4, 2005)
• Never Mind the Buzzcocks (BBC Two, 1996–2015;Sky Max, 2021–present)
• Perfect Strangers (BBC Two, 2001)
• QI (BBC Four, 2003–2008; BBC Two, 2003–2008 & 2011–present; BBC One, 2009–2011)
• The Sex Inspectors (Channel 4, 2004)
• Shooting the Past (BBC Two, 1999)
• Shoreditch Twat (Channel 4, 2002)
• Smack the Pony (Channel 4, 1999–2003)
• Sweat the Small Stuff (BBC Three, 2013–2015)
• Sword of Honour (Channel 4, 2001)
• They Think It's All Over (BBC One, 1995–2006)
• Through the Keyhole (ITV, 2013–2019)
• Too Hot to Handle (Netflix, 2020–2024)
• Virtually Famous (E4, 2014–2017)
• Would Like to Meet (BBC Two, 2001–2004)
• Your Face or Mine? (E4, 2002–2003;Comedy Central, 2017–2019)

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