| 12 Yard Productions (Investments) Limited | |
| Genre: | Production company |
| Founder: | David Young |
| Location City: | London |
| Location Country: | UK |
| Trading Name: | 12 Yard |
| Former Name: | Hat Trick 12 Yard Productions Limited (2001–2008) |
| Industry: | Television |
| Owner: | ITV plc (2007–present) |
| Parent: | Hat Trick Productions (50%, 2001–2007) David Young (50%, 2001–2007) ITV Studios (2007–present) |
12 Yard Productions (Investments) Limited,[1] [2] trading as 12 Yard, is a British television production company. It was founded in 2001 as a joint-venture between David Young and the creative team behind the worldwide hit Weakest Link and Hat Trick Productions.[3] [4]
12 Yard has gone on to become one of the world's most successful entertainment format creators, producing hit formats including the BBC's long-running early evening quiz Eggheads, Saturday night BBC One lottery formats The National Lottery: In it to Win it and Who Dares Wins!, primetime feel-good format Holding out for a Hero, Take on the Twisters and Big Star's Little Star for ITV, and Coach Trip, Celebrity Coach Trip and Christmas Coach Trip for Channel 4.
On 5 December 2007, it was confirmed that ITV plc had acquired 12 Yard for £35 million.[5]
On 22 October 2024, ITV announced that they would close the studio at the end of the year, with its IPs and shows being transitioned off to other ITV Studios subsidiaries.[6]
| Title | Year(s) | Network | Notes/Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eggheads | 2003–present | BBC One (2003–2005) BBC Two (2005–2020) Channel 5 (2021–present) | [7] | |
| Celebrity Eggheads | 2008–2013, 2017–2018, 2022–present | BBC Two (2008–2013, 2017–2018) Channel 5 (2022–present) | Celebrity spin-off to Eggheads | |
| Comedians Giving Lectures | 2019–present | |||
| PopMaster TV | 2023–present | Spin-off of Ken Bruce's radio music quiz of the same name[8] [9] |
| Title | Year(s) | Network | Notes/Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirty Money | 2002 | [10] | ||
| 2002–2016 | ||||
| Without Prejudice? | 2003–2004 | [11] | ||
| The Benefactor | 2004 | |||
| Coach Trip | 2005–2006, 2009–2012, 2014–2019 | Channel 4 (2005–2006, 2009–2012, 2014–2015) E4 (2016–2019) | [12] | |
| The Rich List | 2006 | [13] | ||
| The Great British Village Show | 2007 | BBC One | [14] | |
| The National Lottery: Who Dares Wins | 2007–2019 | BBC One | ||
| Are You an Egghead? | 2008–2009 | BBC Two | Spin-off to Eggheads | |
| The Colour of Money | 2009 | 12 Yard's first commission from an ITV-owned network | ||
| Celebrity Coach Trip | 2010–2012, 2019–2022 | Channel 4 (2010–2012) E4 (2019–2022) | Celebrity spin-off to Coach Trip | |
| Michael Winner's Dining Stars | 2010 | ITV | ||
| Perfection | 2011–2016 | BBC Two (2011–2012, 2015) BBC One (2013–2014) | ||
| Holding out for a Hero | 2011 | ITV | ||
| Sorority Girls | 2011 | [15] | ||
| Christmas Coach Trip | 2011 | Channel 4 | Christmas themed spin-off to Coach Trip | |
| Don't Blow the Inheritance! | 2012 | ITV | [16] | |
| Top Dog Model | 2012 | [17] | ||
| Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story | 2012 | TV movie | ||
| Brendan's Magical Mystery Tour | 2013 | Channel 4 | Spin-off of Coach Trip[18] | |
| Take on the Twisters | 2013 | ITV | [19] | |
| Big Star's Little Star | 2013–2018 | ITV | [20] | |
| Pressure Pad | 2013–2014 | BBC One (2013–2014) BBC Two (2014) | ||
| Revenge of the Egghead | 2014 | BBC Two | Spin-off to Eggheads[21] | |
| The Guess List | 2014 | BBC One | [22] | |
| Gift Wrapped | 2014 | ITV | ||
| Celebrity Pressure Pad | 2014 | BBC One | Celebrity spin-off to Pressure Pad | |
| The National Lottery: 5-Star Family Reunion | 2015–2016 | BBC One | Co-production with Boom Cymru[23] | |
| Guess This House | 2015 | ITV | [24] | |
| Hello, Campers! | 2015 | ITV | [25] | |
| Big Star's Bigger Star | 2015, 2018 | ITV | Spin-off of Big Star's Little Star Originally a one-off show for Text Santa, and commissioned for full series in 2018. | |
| Insert Name Here | 2016–2019 | BBC Two | Co-production with Black Dog Television[26] | |
| Think Tank | 2016 | BBC One | [27] | |
| Make Me an Egghead | 2016 | BBC Two | Spin-off to Eggheads | |
| I'll Get This | 2018–2020 | BBC Two | ||
| The Instant Gardener | 2018–2019 | BBC One | [28] | |
| Catchpoint | 2019–2022 | BBC One | Co-production with Possessed | |
| The Cabins | 2021–2022 | ITV2 | [29] | |
| Unbeatable | 2021–2023 | BBC One | Co-production with Possessed |