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</style><table class="infobox ib-company vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org" style="font-size: 125%;">Optomen</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image ib-company-logo logo"></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Company type</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="Subsidiary" title="Subsidiary">Subsidiary</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Industry</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="Production_company" title="Production company">Television production</a><br><a href="Mass_media" title="Mass media">Mass media</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1988<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1988</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="London" title="London">London</a>, <a href="United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a><br><a href="New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>, <a href="United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Key people</div></th><td class="infobox-data agent">Tina Flintoff and Nick Hornby (joint CEOs)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="Parent_company" class="mw-redirect" title="Parent company">Parent</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="All3Media" title="All3Media">All3Media</a> (2010–present)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="Division_(business)" title="Division (business)">Divisions</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Optomen Entertainment</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.optomen.com">www<wbr>.optomen<wbr>.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><b>Optomen</b> is an <a href="Independence" title="Independence">independent</a> television production company part of <a href="All3Media" title="All3Media">All3Media</a>, with Optomen Television Ltd. for the <a href="United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> and Optomen Productions Inc. (launched in 2002) for the <a href="United_States" title="United States">United States</a>. It specializes in unscripted programming.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Broadcasting">Broadcasting</h2></div>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_Kingdom_and_the_United_States">United Kingdom and the United States</h3></div>
<p>Optomen produces a variety of television shows for <a href="United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> broadcasters including the <a href="BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a>, <a href="ITV_(TV_network)" title="ITV (TV network)">ITV</a>, <a href="Channel_4" title="Channel 4">Channel 4</a>, <a href="Sky1" class="mw-redirect" title="Sky1">Sky1</a>, <a href="Good_Food" title="Good Food">Good Food</a> and <a href="Discovery_Channel_(UK_TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="Discovery Channel (UK TV channel)">Discovery</a>. In the <a href="United_States" title="United States">United States</a>, Optomen has produced directly for, or co-produced with, <a href="Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">Fox</a>, <a href="HBO" title="HBO">HBO</a>, <a href="A%26E_(TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="A&E (TV channel)">A&E</a>, <a href="Discovery_Channel" title="Discovery Channel">Discovery</a>, <a href="TLC_(TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="TLC (TV channel)">TLC</a>, <a href="PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a>, and <a href="Food_Network" title="Food Network">Food Network</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="International">International</h3></div>
<p>Optomen International is its distribution arm which sells its completed programmes worldwide, the most popular being <i><a href="The_F_Word_(British_TV_series)" title="The F Word (British TV series)">The F Word</a></i>, <i><a href="Kitchen_Nightmares" title="Kitchen Nightmares">Kitchen Nightmares</a></i>, <i>Great British Menu</i>, and <i><a href="Police_Camera_Action!" title="Police Camera Action!">Police Camera Action!</a></i>.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_programmes">List of programmes</h2></div>
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<th>Title
</th>
<th>Broadcaster
</th>
<th>Transmission date
</th>
<th>Episodes
</th>
<th>Running time per episode
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td><i>Anatomy of Desire</i>
</td>
<td><a href="Channel_4" title="Channel 4">Channel 4</a>
</td>
<td>1998
</td>
<td>4
</td>
<td>49 minutes
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i>Anatomy of Disgust</i>
</td>
<td><a href="Channel_4" title="Channel 4">Channel 4</a>
</td>
<td>2000
</td>
<td>3
</td>
<td>49 minutes
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i>Boy Meets Girl</i>
</td>
<td><a href="Channel_4" title="Channel 4">Channel 4</a>
</td>
<td>2001
</td>
<td>3
</td>
<td>49 minutes
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i>Can Animals Predict Disaster?</i>
</td>
<td>PBS Nature
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>1
</td>
<td>60 minutes
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i>Crazy Drivers</i>
</td>
<td>Bravo
</td>
<td>2003
</td>
<td>13
</td>
<td>25 minutes
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i>D-Day Despatches</i>
</td>
<td><a href="ITV_(TV_network)" title="ITV (TV network)">ITV</a>
</td>
<td>June 2004
</td>
<td>5
</td>
<td>15 minutes
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i>Eating With...</i>
</td>
<td><a href="BBC_Two" title="BBC Two">BBC Two</a>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>8
</td>
<td>30 minutes
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i>First Catch Your Hare: Hannah Glasse</i>
</td>
<td><a href="BBC_Four" title="BBC Four">BBC Four</a>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>1
</td>
<td>30 minutes
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i><a href="Food_Glorious_Food_(TV_series)" title="Food Glorious Food (TV series)">Food Glorious Food</a></i>
</td>
<td><a href="ITV_(TV_network)" title="ITV (TV network)">ITV</a>
</td>
<td>2013
</td>
<td>9
</td>
<td>60 minutes
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i>French Leave</i>
</td>
<td><a href="Channel_4" title="Channel 4">Channel 4</a>
</td>
<td>September 2003
</td>
<td>10
</td>
<td>30 minutes
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i>Gangland Graveyard</i>
</td>
<td>PBS/<a href="Channel_4" title="Channel 4">Channel 4</a>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>1
</td>
<td>60 minutes
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i>Giada in Paradise</i>
</td>
<td><a href="Food_Network" title="Food Network">Television Food Network</a>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>2
</td>
<td>60 minutes
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i>Gordon Ramsay's F Word</i>
</td>
<td><a href="Channel_4" title="Channel 4">Channel 4</a>
</td>
<td>2005
</td>
<td>9
</td>
<td>60 minutes
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i>Great British Weddings</i>
</td>
<td>Sky One
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>3
</td>
<td>60 minutes
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i>Green: The New Red, White & Blue</i>
</td>
<td>Discovery Channel
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>1
</td>
<td>90 minutes
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i>Hell's Kitchen</i>
</td>
<td><a href="Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">Fox</a>
</td>
<td>2005
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>60 minutes
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i>If You Can't Stand The Heat</i>
</td>
<td><a href="Channel_4" title="Channel 4">Channel 4</a>
</td>
<td>1999
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i>It's A Girl Thing</i>
</td>
<td><a href="Channel_4" title="Channel 4">Channel 4</a>
</td>
<td>November 2001
</td>
<td>6
</td>
<td>24 minutes
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i>Japanese Schoolgirls</i>
</td>
<td>Discovery Science
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>2
</td>
<td>30 minutes
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i>Jump London</i>
</td>
<td><a href="Channel_4" title="Channel 4">Channel 4</a>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i><a href="Kitchen_Criminals" title="Kitchen Criminals">Kitchen Criminals</a></i>
</td>
<td><a href="BBC_Two" title="BBC Two">BBC Two</a>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>20
</td>
<td>30 minutes
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i>Making Slough Happy</i>
</td>
<td><a href="BBC_Two" title="BBC Two">BBC Two</a>
</td>
<td>November 2005
</td>
<td>4
</td>
<td>60 minutes
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i><a href="Market_Kitchen" title="Market Kitchen">Market Kitchen</a></i>
</td>
<td><a href="Good_Food" title="Good Food">Good Food</a>
</td>
<td>2007
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i><a href="Mary_Queen_of_Shops" title="Mary Queen of Shops">Mary Queen of Shops</a></i>
</td>
<td><a href="BBC_Two" title="BBC Two">BBC Two</a>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>4
</td>
<td>60 minutes
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i><a href="MasterChef_(U.S._TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="MasterChef (U.S. TV series)">MasterChef</a></i>
</td>
<td><a href="Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">FOX</a>
</td>
<td>2010
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>60 minutes
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i>Mind of a Millionaire</i>
</td>
<td><a href="BBC_Two" title="BBC Two">BBC Two</a>
</td>
<td>October 2003
</td>
<td>4
</td>
<td>60 minutes
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i>Most Evil</i>
</td>
<td><a href="Discovery_Channel" title="Discovery Channel">Discovery Channel</a>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i><a href="Matilda_and_the_Ramsay_Bunch" title="Matilda and the Ramsay Bunch">Matilda and the Ramsay Bunch</a></i>
</td>
<td><a href="CBBC_(TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="CBBC (TV channel)">CBBC</a>
</td>
<td>2015–2019
</td>
<td>30 (1 upcoming series)
</td>
<td>15 minutes
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i><a href="Old_Bear_Stories" title="Old Bear Stories">Old Bear Stories</a></i>
</td>
<td><a href="Carlton_Television" title="Carlton Television">Carlton Television</a>
</td>
<td>1993-1997
</td>
<td>3
</td>
<td>10 mins
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i>One Fat Lady, One Large Life</i>
</td>
<td><a href="BBC_Two" title="BBC Two">BBC Two</a>
</td>
<td>1999
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i><a href="Police_Camera_Action!" title="Police Camera Action!">Police Camera Action!</a></i>
</td>
<td><a href="ITV_(TV_network)" title="ITV (TV network)">ITV</a>
</td>
<td>1994
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>30 minutes
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i><a href="Ramsay's_Kitchen_Nightmares" title="Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares">Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares</a></i>
</td>
<td><a href="Channel_4" title="Channel 4">Channel 4</a>/<a href="Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">Fox</a>
</td>
<td>2003
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>60 minutes
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i>Red Gold</i>
</td>
<td>WNET/Thirteen/<a href="Channel_4" title="Channel 4">Channel 4</a>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>3
</td>
<td>49 minutes
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i>Return of the Chef</i>
</td>
<td><a href="Channel_4" title="Channel 4">Channel 4</a>
</td>
<td>January 2005
</td>
<td>8
</td>
<td>30 minutes
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i>Role Reversal</i>
</td>
<td>Arts & Entertainment Network
</td>
<td>March 2003
</td>
<td>1
</td>
<td>120 minutes
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i><a href="Saturday_Cookbook" class="mw-redirect" title="Saturday Cookbook">Saturday Cookbook</a></i>
</td>
<td><a href="ITV_Breakfast" title="ITV Breakfast">ITV Breakfast</a>
</td>
<td>2012
</td>
<td>21
</td>
<td>44 minutes
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i>Sex BC</i>
</td>
<td><a href="Channel_4" title="Channel 4">Channel 4</a>
</td>
<td>July 2002
</td>
<td>2
</td>
<td>49 minutes
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i>Spirituality Shopper</i>
</td>
<td><a href="Channel_4" title="Channel 4">Channel 4</a>
</td>
<td>June 2005
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i>The Great British Menu</i>
</td>
<td><a href="BBC_Two" title="BBC Two">BBC Two</a>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>80
</td>
<td>30 minutes
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i><a href="The_Naked_Chef" title="The Naked Chef">The Naked Chef</a></i>
</td>
<td><a href="BBC_Two" title="BBC Two">BBC Two</a>
</td>
<td>1999
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i><a href="Two_Fat_Ladies" title="Two Fat Ladies">Two Fat Ladies</a></i>
</td>
<td><a href="BBC_Two" title="BBC Two">BBC Two</a>
</td>
<td>1996–1999
</td>
<td>24
</td>
<td>30 minutes
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i>Two Men in a Trench</i> - Series 1
</td>
<td><a href="BBC_Two" title="BBC Two">BBC Two</a>
</td>
<td>September 2002
</td>
<td>6
</td>
<td>50 minutes
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i>Two Men in a Trench</i> - Series 2
</td>
<td><a href="BBC_Two" title="BBC Two">BBC Two</a>
</td>
<td>February 2004
</td>
<td>6
</td>
<td>60 minutes
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i>Tyler's Ultimate</i>
</td>
<td>Food Network
</td>
<td>2003
</td>
<td>26
</td>
<td>22 minutes
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i><a href="Worst_Cooks_in_America" title="Worst Cooks in America">Worst Cooks in America</a></i>
</td>
<td>Food Network
</td>
<td>2010
</td>
<td>22
</td>
<td>60 minutes
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><i>You’re Not the Man I Married</i>
</td>
<td>Lifetime
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>13
</td>
<td>30 minutes
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Publications">Publications</h2></div>
<p>Optomen has also published books to accompany the following programmes: <i><a href="The_F_Word_(British_TV_series)" title="The F Word (British TV series)">The F Word</a></i>, <i>Great British Menu</i>, <i><a href="Kitchen_Nightmares" title="Kitchen Nightmares">Kitchen Nightmares</a></i>, <i><a href="Two_Fat_Ladies" title="Two Fat Ladies">Two Fat Ladies</a></i>, and <i><a href="The_Naked_Chef" title="The Naked Chef">The Naked Chef</a></i>.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2></div>
<p>The company has won many awards over the years, including an International <a href="Emmy" class="mw-redirect" title="Emmy">Emmy</a>, three <a href="BAFTAs" class="mw-redirect" title="BAFTAs">BAFTAs</a>, three <a href="Royal_Television_Society" title="Royal Television Society">Royal Television Society</a> awards, three Indie awards, and two <a href="Glenfiddich" class="mw-redirect" title="Glenfiddich">Glenfiddich</a> awards.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sale_to_All3Media">Sale to All3Media</h2></div>
<p>On 13 August 2010, it was announced that Optomen had been acquired by <a href="All3Media" title="All3Media">All3Media</a> in a £40 million takeover.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The agreement saw All3Media take control of Optomen along with its New York-based subsidiary Optomen Productions Inc and One Potato Two Potato, which was established as a joint venture with <a href="Gordon_Ramsay" title="Gordon Ramsay">Gordon Ramsay</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070901071755/http://www.optomen.com/company/about_us">"About Optomen an international television production company"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.optomen.com/company/about_us">the original</a> on 2007-09-01<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2007-10-06</span></span>.</cite></span>
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<li id="cite_note-:0-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:0_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><cite id="CITEREFSweney2010" class="citation news cs1">Sweney, Mark (2010-08-13). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/aug/13/all3media-optomen-gordon-ramsay">"All3Media finalises £40m acquisition of production company Optomen"</a>. <i>The Guardian</i>. <a href="ISSN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISSN (identifier)">ISSN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0261-3077">0261-3077</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2023-11-18</span></span>.</cite></span>
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