The Production Company
In January 1995 i2i was formed as a production company by Keith Duddy upon leaving Mentorn Midlands. The company is resolutely non-metropolitan with a production base in Malvern, Worcestershire and six years later, one of the Midlands busiest post-production facilities with three broadcast edit suites. As a company, i2i believes that a combination of an experienced skill-base, low overheads and realistic operating costs, is the key to creating programmes where high production values are possible despite challenging budgets.
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Recent productions for the company include:
| A Chopper is Born | 15 X 1/2 Hour | Discovery |
| Veg Out | 15 X 1/2 Hour | Discovery |
| Journeyman | 15 X 1/2 Hour | Discovery |
| Heavy Metal | 15 X 1/2 Hour | Discovery |
| A Car is Re-born | 15 X 1/2 Hour | Discovery |
| Hi-Tech Vets | 15 X 1/2 Hour | Animal Planet |
| A Plane is Born | 15 X 1/2 Hour | Discovery |
| A Car is Born | 15 X 1/2 Hour | Discovery |
| It’s Your Bid | 15 X 1/2 Hour | Discovery |
| Passin’ Thru | 20 Minute Drama | Carlton |
| Parrot Live and Uncaged | 90 Minute Stand-Up Show | Polygram Video |
| The Vigilante’s Tale | 15 Minute Documentary | Channel 4 |
| The Burn | 35MM Cinema Commercial | SBS |
| Imprezza | 35MM Cinema Commercial | Subaru Cars |
| Laffs at the Baths | 2 X 40 Minute Live Comedy Show | Yorkshire/Tyne Tees |
Keith Duddy: Series Producer
Keith’s roots are firmly based in comedy – an award winning writer and producer he has developed a number of shows for both the Edinburgh Festival and the Fringe Theatre Circuit. In 1989 he was involved in the setting up of the XXXX Comedy clubs which for four years were the largest chain of clubs outside London.
The Birmingham Comedy Festival, as the company became, organised large scale comedy events as well as running a talent agency for up and coming comedians. Among the talent that the company represented and nurtured were Frank Skinner, Caroline Aherne (The Royle Family) Alan Davis now to be seen as Jonathon Creek and Sean Locke who this year won best live comic at the British Comedy Awards.
For the last eight years Keith has been working in television starting with Mentorn where he began as researcher working on Centrals’ arts programme FIRST NIGHT. Keith also created lifestyle inserts for GOOD MORNING WITH ANNE & NICK (BBC1) before moving on to help develop other projects for the company including the quiz show – HIT THE TOWN – hosted by Rory McGrath – for which he wrote 36 episodes as Assistant Producer.
In January 1995 he left Mentorn to found i2i Ltd. And has series produced all their output to date, (See Above).
Peter Walker: Director
Peter’s career spans over 35 years, during which time he has worked for Granada, Thames, LWT, Southern, Channel 4, BBC Pebble Mill, Yorkshire, Mentorn, MBC North, MBC Midlands, and many Independents.
He first trained as a Sound Engineer at Granada TV, in the studios and later on film. As a Dubbing Mixer and Sound Recordist, Peter worked on major documentaries, including JOHNNY CASH AT SAN QUENTIN and STONES IN THE PARK. He worked alongside directors Mike Apted and Mike Newall on the first film dramas Granada shot.
Highlights of a long and very busy career as director include; THE COMEDIANS, KRYPTON FACTOR, The first two series of THE SOUTH BANK SHOW including a two-part special on Trevor Nunn’s working methods at the RSC which won a Bafta in 1980. JAZZ AT THE BARBICAN, was followed by children’s’ classic RAINBOW. Peter set-up the working systems, on-air looks, graphics and studio design for three fledgling cable channels, MUSIC BOX, PREMIERE, THE CHILDREN’S CHANNEL. SPLASH, 4 series. Live studio, with filmed inserts. SPLASH SPECIAL filmed in The Gambia.
From 1988-1994 Peter worked for Mentorn as Director and Series Editor for O1 FOR LONDON, WIDEANGLE, for Anglia, THE TICKET, for TVS, BOX OFFICE for Channel 4, 1st NIGHT and HIT THE TOWN for CENTRAL TV. Peter also worked on the pilot for Challenge Anneka. Mistakenly he spurned the offer to direct the series.
After leaving Mentorn, Peter directed THE GOOD FOOD SHOW series 1 and SCRATCHY & CO for Mentorn Midlands, An antique strand, for GOOD MORNING, EMMERDALE for Yorkshire TV and PARROT LIVE & UNCAGED for i2i Ltd. Producer/Director STEFAN’S GARDEN ROADSHOW for UK Style Strand director, THE ARTS AND ANTIQUES SHOW, for BBC2 Producer/Director NOW AND THEN featuring JIM BOWEN. 6 x 30mins docs for CENTRAL Strand director, REAL GARDENS for CHANNEL 4. Producer/Director, on 2 series of WOOD WIZARD, 15 x ‡ hr MBC North production for DISCOVERY HOME & LEISURE.
Now Peter works almost exclusively for i2i Television. Since 1998 he has directed IT’S YOUR BID 15 x ‡ hour series on Auctions for Home & Leisure, A CAR IS BORN, A PLANE IS BORN and now A CAR IS REBORN – all for HOME & LEISURE. He is looking forward to filming A CHOPPER IS BORN later on in 2001. His appearances with Mark Evans during the “IS BORN” series have made him a cult figure with his appearances in front of the camera for the first time in nearly 40 years.