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ardy Pictures is an award-winning independent production company specialising in red-blooded factual drama and documentaries.
The company was founded by acclaimed director Justin Hardy in 2005, with producers Sue Horth and Lucy Bassnett-McGuire, to capitalize on a collective love of history. The company has since achieved consistent critical and awards success and increased turnover year-on-year.
The company’s first production, Trafalgar Battle Surgeon, won the RTS Award for Best History Film, 2005.
A Harlot’s Progress, broadcast in 2006, received two BAFTA nominations and paved the way for the recent hit Channel 4 series, City of Vice, currently nominated Best Drama Series at the Writer’s Guild of Great Britain Awards 2008.
The Relief of Belsen, a powerful medical drama highlighting the unsung heroes of the Second World War, won Best Single Drama at the Broadcast Awards 2008 and has received BAFTA, RTS, Grierson and Televisual nominations.
1066, an original two-part drama plunging the audience into the infamous year of three battles, will hit screens in early 2009.
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12 November 2008
Channel 4 Head of Programmes Julian Bellamy launched original two-part drama 1066 as Justin Hardy's most daring film yet. Scheduled for February 2009.
09 November 2008
Hardy Pictures have openend a new office in Belfast for factual drama, specialist factual and regional content production.
18 October 2008
The Relief of Belsen has been nominated Best Drama-Documentary at the Grierson Awards for excellence in documentary film-making. The ceremony will be held on November 20th 2008.
23 October 2008
Writers Clive Bradley and Peter Harness have been recognized by the Writers Guild of Great Britain for their work on City of Vice, nominated in the Best Drama Series category. The ceremony will be held on November 23rd 2008.
