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ITV Studios Buys ‘Sherlock’ Producer Hartswood Films

ITV Studios has bought Hartswood Films

Deadline had revealed several months ago that ITV was leading the race to buy Sue Vertue’s outfit, which has made the likes of Sherlock, Dracula and The Devil’s Hour. Julian Bellamy, Managing Director ITV Studios, said: “From Men Behaving Badly to Sherlock, The Devil’s Hour to Douglas is Cancelled, Hartswood Films has been a huge part of the TV landscape for decades. We have always been open to investment if we could meet like-minded people who understood the need for independence which is at the ‘heart’ of Hartswood, while bringing us a whole new range of strengths and skills.

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