Matthew Worthy

Matthew Worthy

Matthew Worthy is a British television Producer. He co-created the entertainment formats Secret Fortune and Take The Money and Run as part of a creative partnership with Kieran Doherty, while working for UK independent production company Wild Rover Productions.

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Career

Worthy began his career at Granada Entertainment working as a researcher on Stars in Their Eyes, You've Been Framed and Celebrities Under Pressure. While working for Granada Kids on the show Jungle Run in 2005 – Worthy devised the show Scratch and Sniff's Den of Doom for CiTV.[1]

He joined Wild Rover Productions in 2006 to create the BBC One interactive quiz Get Smarter in a Week – and went on to consult on the international versions.[2] Worthy currently works in a creative partnership with Kieran Doherty at Wild Rover. Together they have created several international TV formats.[3] Worthy was the Producer of the first two series of Secret Fortune for BBC One.[4]

Television formats

Secret Fortune

In 2008 Worthy and Doherty created the high-stakes quiz-show Secret Fortune.[5]

In 2010 the UK network broadcaster BBC commissioned a nine part series of Secret Fortune for Saturday night BBC One. This series was broadcast in February 2011 – with viewing figures reaching over 7 million.[6] A second series was commissioned after just four episodes – and was filmed in May/June 2011.[7] Both series were Produced by Worthy.

In 2011 US network broadcaster CBS commissioned a pilot of Secret Fortune – co-produced by Wild Rover Productions and Nigel Lythgoe, who is an Executive Producer of American Idol.[8]

Take the Money and Run

In 2007 Worthy and Doherty created the high stakes reality show Take the Money and Run.[9] A pilot was commissioned in by UK network broadcaster BBC in 2008.

In 2010 it was announced that Take the Money and Run received a six-episode order for show production by ABC with Jerry Bruckheimer as executive producer along with Amazing Race creators Bertram van Munster and Elise Doganieri.[10] This series will be broadcast in August 2011.[11]

Find Me The Funny

In 2008 Worthy and Doherty created the stand-up reality competition Find Me The Funny. A six part series was broadcast by BBC One NI in 2009.[12]

The David Meade Project

In 2010 Worthy and Doherty created The David Meade Project, a four part series featuring mentalist David Meade for BBC NI.[3] It aired in January 2011.[13] A second series of six episodes was commissioned by BBC NI in 2011 and will air in Autumn 2011.

References

  1. ^ Irish Film and Television Network (2011-02-09). "ABC Says ‘Take the Money and Run’". http://www.iftn.ie/equipment/generators/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4283648&tpl=archnews&force=1. Retrieved 2011-07-25. 
  2. ^ IMDb (2010-04-07). "Wild Rover Discover 'Secret Fortune'". http://www.imdb.com/news/ni2003026/. Retrieved 2011-07-25. 
  3. ^ a b Wild Rover Productions (2011). "Matthew Worthy". http://www.wild-rover.com/?post_type=people&p=19. Retrieved 2011-07-25. 
  4. ^ BBC Programmes (2011-02-25). "Megan and Chris Face a £98,000 Question". http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00f9vm4. Retrieved 2011-07-25. 
  5. ^ IMDb (2011). ""Secret Fortune"". http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1882924/combined. Retrieved 2011-07-29. 
  6. ^ McGarrigle, Heather (2011-04-05). Belfast Telegraph. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/business-news/production-company-secures-13-secret-fortune-deals-15137340.html. Retrieved 2011-07-29. 
  7. ^ Irish Film and Television Network (2011-03-30). "Wild Rover's 'Secret Fortune' Re-Commissioned". http://www.iftn.ie/finance/legal_news/?act1=record&aid=73&rid=4283745&sr=1&only=1&hl=secret+fortune&tpl=archnews. Retrieved 2011-07-29. 
  8. ^ Rose, Lacey (2011-03-31). "CBS Taps Nigel Lythgoe for 'Secret Fortune' Game Show Pilot". http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cbs-taps-nigel-lythgoe-secret-173633. Retrieved 2011-07-29. 
  9. ^ Wild Rover Productions. "Matthew Worthy". http://www.wild-rover.com/?post_type=people&p=19. Retrieved 2011-07-29. 
  10. ^ Irish Film and Television Network. "Bruckheimer will 'Take the Money' from Wild Rover". http://www.iftn.ie/finance/legal_news/?act1=record&aid=73&rid=4283435&sr=1&only=1&hl=secret+fortune&tpl=archnews. Retrieved 2011-08-02. 
  11. ^ Wild Rover Productions. "ABC Take the Money and Run". http://www.wild-rover.com/news/abc-take-the-money-and-run/. Retrieved 2011-07-29. 
  12. ^ BBC Northern Ireland. "Find Me The Funny". http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/tv/programmes/find_me_funny/. Retrieved 2011-07-29. 
  13. ^ BBC One. "The David Meade Project". http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00xwf2t. Retrieved 2011-07-29. 

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