‘Handmade: Britain’s Best Woodworker’ Lands Two Season Renewal At Channel 4 As Plimsoll Eyes U.S. Format Deal
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Hostile Planet and Tiny World producer Plimsoll Productions is taking its Channel 4 carpentry format Handmade: Britain’s Best Woodworker to the U.S.
as Channel 4 issues a rare double season order.Discovery+ holds streaming rights in North America for the finished tape version of the UK show and Plimsoll will pitch the format as Handmade: Good With Wood to broadcast, premium cable and streaming platforms in the coming months.
The format has been optioned in Germany and the program rights have been pre-sold into multiple territories worldwide from Australia to Canada, with Fremantle holding format production rights in more than 20 non-U.S.
territories including Spain, Italy, France, Scandinavia and IsraelHosted by Great British Bake Off’s Mel Giedroyc, the show, which Plimsoll said drew the highest audience for a Channel 4 launch in a primetime slot in more than four years, challenges woodworking enthusiasts to create ambitious builds.
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