News

24 May 2012

RICHARD HAMMOND TO HEAD SECRET SERVICE ON BBC ONE

Initial (an Endemol company), has been commissioned by Danny Cohen, Controller, BBC One and Mark Linsey, Controller, Entertainment Commissioning, for a new six-part comedy series for Saturday evenings in 2013.

Richard Hammond is the Head of the Secret Service. OK, not the real Secret Service, but a team of highly trained operatives (actors and comedians) who are looking for people who need to be pranked, wound up, or tricked into believing something utterly ridiculous whilst being secretly filmed.

In this funny, heart warming, and entertaining hidden camera show, Richard and his elite Secret Service team are here to help the people of Britain. If you have a mission for them, and it needs to be kept secret from someone (and then broadcast to the nation) they are the team for you. Whether you want to propose to your girlfriend, impress your teenage son or get back at your best mate - they'll complete your mission in the most absurd, extreme and ridiculous way they can. Whatever your problem, the Secret Service is, er..., at your service.

Mark Linsey said: "Richard has proved to be an enormous treat for the Saturday night audience with his own unique brand of humour, and I think the viewers are going to enjoy his Secret Service as much as they have Total Wipeout."

Nick Samwell-Smith, Creative Director at Initial comments: "Following on from the great fun we've had with Total Wipeout, we're delighted to be working with Richard Hammond again on this exciting new hidden camera show, which will make for great family viewing on Saturday nights."

Secret Service was created by Richard Osman, Nick Samwell-Smith, Catherine Lynch, Andy Rowe and Richard Hammond.

The 6 x 40 minute series was commissioned by Danny Cohen, Controller BBC One and Mark Linsey, Controller Entertainment Commissioning. Jake Cardew is Series Producer at Initial. The Executive Producer for BBC is Mirella Breda.