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Top 25 Historical documentary production companies based in the United Kingdom

Name: Historical documentary production companies based in the United Kingdom
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026 277 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 277 historical documentary production companies headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 2,075 professional contacts across them, including 847 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers historical documentary production companies headquartered in the United Kingdom, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 20, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 20, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest historical documentary production companies based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 277 historical documentary production companies based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to historical documentary production companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Nutopia	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	110 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 2008 by Jane Root, former President of Discovery Networks US, Controller of BBC2 and co-founder of Wall to Wall, Nutopia is known for creating ground-breaking factual…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2	OR Media LTD	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	103 contacts →
	Partial evidence “OR Media is a leading British production company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3	Dragonfly Film And Television	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	72 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Dragonfly is an award-winning production company based in London and Manchester.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4	Darlow Smithson Productions	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	57 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Darlow Smithson Productions (DSP) is one of the world’s leading factual production companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5	Mindhouse Productions	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	55 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Mindhouse is a London-based independent television production company founded in 2019 by filmmakers Louis Theroux, Arron Fellows, Nancy Strang and Sophie Ardern.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6	Brinkworth Productions	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	51 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Brinkworth Productions is a dynamic and creative production company with very experienced personnel at its heart.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7	Rare TV	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	50 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “This established and successful landmark factual producer has recently expanded and now makes a broad range of prime-time Popular Factual and Specialist Factual entertainment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8	Rogan Productions	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	47 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Rogan Productions specialises in using high-end documentary as a platform for creating challenging, human and delightful filmmaking.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9	Blink Films UK	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	43 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Blink Films is a BAFTA award winning production company based in London and Ireland.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10	Pioneer Productions	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	39 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Pioneer Productions is one of the UK's most successful producers with a reputation for producing innovative and high-end branded content and popular programmes for both UK and US…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11	Icon Films	Indirect evidence	Bristol, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	36 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “A continually growing, ambitious and evolving indie producer, Icon Films has produced hundreds of hours of high-end factual content for the UK and International market.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12	Curious Films	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	35 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13	Tern Televison Productions LTD	Indirect evidence	Glasgow, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	34 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Tern Television is a multi-award-winning TV company, telling great stories with passion, integrity and style.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14	Story Films Limited	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	34 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Story Films is an award-winning production company specialising in both high-end scripted drama and premium documentary” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15	Dogwoof	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	31 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Dogwoof is regarded as the foremost documentary specialist brand in the world, and is a stamp of the highest quality content.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16	Noah Media Group	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	30 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Noah Media Group brings together a team of award-winners in Film and TV with hugely successful original thinkers from the online and new technology sectors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17	Candour Productions	Partial evidence	Leeds, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	29 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Candour Productions is a female led, multi-award winning independent production company, based in Leeds in the UK.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18	Storyvault Films Limited	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	29 contacts →
	Partial evidence “STORYVAULT FILMS LIMITED is a media production company based out of BRIDGE STUDIOS 107A HAMMERSMITH BRIDGE ROAD, LONDON, United Kingdom.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19	AIR TV	Partial evidence	Church Fenton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	27 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Air TV is one of the UK’s fastest-growing independent production companies and is now officially one of the best places to work in TV.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20	RAW CUT Television	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	20 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Raw Cut is known for combining creative invention with rigorous storytelling and journalistic integrity – values forged in working with some of the most sensitive organisations.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21	Sandpaper Films Limited	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	20 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Sandpaper makes documentary films and premium series for the UK and US, SVoDs and for theatrical release.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22	Nine Lives Media	Partial evidence	Salford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	19 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Nine Lives Media is a multi-award winning television production company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23	Misfits Entertainment	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	18 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Misfits is a London-based production company creating premium, cinematic documentaries for global audiences.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24	Britespark Films	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	18 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Launched in 2013, BriteSpark Films creates quality factual television for broadcasters and streamers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25	Humble BEE Films LTD	Indirect evidence	Bristol, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	17 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: historical documentary production companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names historical documentary production companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of historical documentary production companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name historical documentary production companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Historical documentary production companies based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026

40.8%Verified-email coverage

7.5Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

46.9%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

208

11-50

51-200

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 277 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among historical documentary production companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “historical documentary production companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names historical documentary production companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among historical documentary production companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 847 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Historical documentary production companies by metro

Historical documentary production companies in London130

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names historical documentary production companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many historical documentary production companies are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 277 historical documentary production companies headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Nutopia, headquartered in London, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most historical documentary production companies?

London leads with 130 headquartered companies, followed by Bristol (9) and Belfast (8).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 847 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 277 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.