About Us

True North has been making compelling, headline-grabbing and highly successful factual programmes since 2002 - and the past year has been its most productive so far, with 200 hours of shows aired on the BBC, Channel 4, ITV, Five, National Geographic, Sky and The History Channel/C&I.

It boasts an extraordinary versatility and breadth, producing powerful and moving programmes in a wide range of genres, including observational documentary, crime, wildlife, history, property and religion.

It has created dynamic, accessible series, like Animal 24:7, To Build Or Not To Build, Food Fighters and Animal Rescue Squad, as well as memorable specials such as My Fake Baby, Addicted To Surrogacy and My Mums Used To Be Men.

True North prides itself on securing exclusive access to high-profile current affairs stories, such as Death Of A Policeman, Back From The Dead: The John Darwin Story and Shannon: The Mother Of All Lies, voted one of the top six British documentaries of 2009.

The True North team love what they do - they respect the people they work with and they put money on screen. It has brought together some of the UK’s top production talent and forged them into an energetic and creative powerhouse.