ABOUT US
Independent, curious and cheeky, Chimp Television is all about evolving what and how we produce to create high impact and accessible TV. Founded in 2018 by presenter, producer and journalist Richard Hammond, Chimp seeks to bring innovation to factual programming. Whether re-defining specialist factual or genre mashing we embrace the challenge with ambition, style and integrity.
BROADCASTERS WE WORK WITH
THE GREAT ESCAPISTS
BROADCASTER-AMAZON | EPISODES-6
IT’S AMAZING WHAT YOU CAN ACHIEVE
WITH TIME ON YOUR HANDS!
Richard Hammond (The Grand Tour) and Tory Belleci (MythBusters), arguably two of pop-sci TV’s greatest minds, are shipwrecked together on a desert island. With nothing but their bare hands, what they can salvage from their wrecked boat and their science smarts, they strive to survive with varying degrees of success and incompetence.
Their ingenious and sometimes hare-brained schemes see them building a steamboat in an aquatic bid for freedom and constructing a waterwheel to bring hydroelectric power to their beachfront treehouse. Tory is determined to engineer his way off the island, but Richard seems somewhat keener on creating his very own playground island paradise.
RICHARD HAMMOND’S WORKSHOP
BROADCASTER-DISCOVERY | EPISODES – 6
RICHARD HAMMOND IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS
Richard Hammond is embarking upon an exciting new venture; he’s setting up a classic car restoration workshop with father and son team, Neil and Anthony Greenhouse. Richard knows cars, but business? Let’s just say that’s not really his area of expertise. Full of enthusiasm and energy he promises Neil and Anthony he’ll bring them prestigious cars to work on; jobs to showcase their skills. But can ‘Richard off the telly’ persuade people to trust him with their treasured classic cars?
From to learning to spray paint, to strong-arming his wife and daughters into networking at a classic car show, this is Richard as we’ve never seen him before. His money, his mechanics’ livelihoods and his own reputation in the world of motoring are on the line.
THE TEAM
RICHARD HAMMOND
Creative Director | Founder
Richard’s motivations are to build a new talent legacy – as a producer of clever and joyful programming that raises the benchmark for connecting with audiences and evolving the creative processes to get there.
NIKKI TILLEY
Head of Production
Nikki has delivered hundreds of hours of programming to both UK and US markets. Formerly Head of Production at Pioneer Productions and co founder of the production consultancy firm, The Televators, Her credits include, David Baddiel on the Silk Road (Discovery Channel) Your Face Says it All (Channel 4) and Cradle to Grave (National Geographic).
ERIKA DODD
Director of Programmes
Erika is an Executive Producer with 20 years’ experience delivering compelling television to UK and international audiences. Her credits include, The Great Escapists (Amazon), To Kill A King (BBC), Nazi Megastructures (Nat Geo), The Yorkshire Steam Railway (Five).
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