Zig Zag North

Zig Zag Productions Heads up North in Domestic Expansion

Zig Zag Productions the UK based international production company has announced its latest expansion move in the form of the launch of its new regional office, Zig Zag North, based in Manchester.

The company is part funded by North West Vision through its Regional Attraction Fund (RAF) and supported by Channel Four which is funding a development researcher.

Zig Zag Productions has produced over 350 hours of factual programming in its six year history for both terrestrial and satellite channels globally. The remit for Zig Zag North is to continue to exploit the company brand and to build on this success within the factual genre.

Zig Zag’s output includes observational and archive documentaries, current affairs, high-volume reality series and formatted factual entertainment series, including recent commissions, The Passion and The Fury (Channel 4), Bad Boy Racers and Stranger Than Fiction 'Death in the Deep Freeze' (Five).

Heading up the operation is Creative Director, Bob Sandy, an ex BBC Manchester and independent sector series producer with MacIntyre’s Toughest Towns for Five, Ultimate Game Show Moments for Channel Four and Three Lions for Sky One amongst his credits. Other key staff include former Head of Development at Thumbs Up Productions Terri Langan, who takes up the same role at Zig Zag North and Head of Production, Natalie O'Hara, former Production Executive at Zig Zag.

Bob Sandy commented on this latest move:
“Zig Zag has strong links with Manchester, many of the company’s staff started their careers working here, so it seemed the obvious place for us to set up a regional base.
Now the city has a thriving independent sector and I’m delighted that Zig Zag North will be part of this”.

Danny Fenton Managing Director of Zig Zag Productions commented:
“Zig Zag North heralds the next stage in the growth plan of the Zig Zag brand, after the huge amount of work we’ve put in to build bases both here and overseas, I’m extremely excited by the opportunities it presents”.

Chris Moll, Head of Funds at North West Vision commented:
“Zig Zag is one of nine renowned independent TV companies who have over the past twelve months seen the Northwest as the best region in which to establish a second base and we are delighted to be able to support them. This highlights that our Regional Attraction Fund (RAF) is acting as a catalyst for the TV industry in Manchester and across the Northwest”.