Two Rivers, RW strike copro agreement

Scotland-based prodco Two Rivers Media has agreed a coproduction deal with Ross Wilson’s new factual venture RW Productions (RWP).

Ross Wilson

As well as creating a strategic coproduction partnership, the deal sees RWP benefit from Two Rivers’ corporate infrastructure.

The former creative director of Glasgow-based prodco Matchlight, Wilson is known for presenter-led pieces, access-based observational documentaries and investigative journalism.

His portfolio includes Stephen Fry: Secret Life of the Manic Depressive and Russell Brand: From Addiction to Recovery, both of which were made for UK pubcaster BBC2.

At Matchlight, Wilson also exec produced a range of shows, including Lenny Henry: Finding Shakespeare (for ITV1); Sold, going behind-the-scenes at auction house Christies (BBC2); and Darcy Bussell: Looking For… (BBC1 and BBC2).

More recently, he exec produced Being Beethoven (BBC4), 2019 Scottish Bafta winner Real Kashmir (BBC Scotland) and the soon-to-air The Billion Dollar Art Heist (BBC2).

Wilson’s new venture will focus on specialist factual and documentary programming, with ambitions to push into theatrical and feature documentaries.

As part of the deal, all RWP’s films will be made in coproduction with Two Rivers. RWP will work with Two Rivers’ development team and will also benefit from the company’s finance and legal resources.

Alan Clements, MD of Two Rivers, said: “Ross is one of the UK’s best factual exec producers. His films are intelligent and thought-provoking and, as well as being highly acclaimed in the UK, they have garnered huge sales worldwide. We have worked together many times and I’m thrilled to be collaborating with Ross again.

“He has a fantastic slate of projects that both complement and enhance the Two Rivers documentary offering, led by our head of factual, Mick McAvoy. Bringing his new venture under the Two Rivers umbrella is a huge opportunity for both companies and it strengthens further our position as the go-to company in Scotland for specialist factual and documentary films.”