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Occupation(s) | TV format creator, TV Executive Producer |
Known for | Joint Managing Director of Stellify Media |
Matthew Worthy is a British TV format creator and Executive Producer. He is also the Joint Managing Director of Stellify Media, alongside his creative and business partner, Kieran Doherty. Worthy & Doherty have co-created multiple entertainment formats - including the international formats Secret Fortune and Take The Money and Run - while working for UK independent production company Wild Rover Productions. In 2014 Worthy & Doherty launched the production company Stellify Media as a joint venture with Sony Pictures Television. Stellify Media is best known for successfully rebooting Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? with Jeremy Clarkson for ITV, and Blind Date with Paul O'Grady for Channel 5.
Career
[edit]Worthy began his career at Granada Entertainment working as a researcher on Stars in Their Eyes, You've Been Framed and Celebrities Under Pressure. While working for Granada Kids on the show Jungle Run in 2005 – Worthy devised the show Scratch and Sniff's Den of Doom for CiTV.[1]
He joined Wild Rover Productions in 2006 to create the BBC One interactive quiz Get Smarter in a Week – and went on to consult on the international versions.[2] Worthy worked in a creative partnership with Kieran Doherty at Wild Rover; together they created several international TV formats.[3] Worthy was the Producer of the first two series of Secret Fortune for BBC One.[4]
Production credits
[edit]Year | Series | Channels | Role |
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2009 | Find Me The Funny | BBC One Northern Ireland | Consultant Producer |
2011 | David Meade: The Gift | BBC One Northern Ireland | Executive Producer |
2011 | Take the Money and Run | ABC | Consultant Producer |
2011 | The David Meade Project | BBC One Northern Ireland | Executive Producer |
2011 | Secret Fortune | BBC One | Series Producer |
2012 | Dara O'Briain's School of Hard Sums | Dave | Consultant Producer |
2012 | David Meade: Make Believe | BBC One | Executive Producer |
2014 | David Meade: Million Dollar Bet | BBC One Northern Ireland | Executive Producer |
2014 | David Meade: Crowd Control | BBC One Northern Ireland | Executive Producer |
2016 | Can't Touch This[5] | BBC One | Executive Producer |
2017-2019 | Goodbye House[6] | RTÉ One | Executive Producer |
2017 | Don't Say It... Bring It![7] | Dave | Executive Producer |
2017 | In Solitary: The Anti-Social Experiment[8] | Channel 5 | Executive Producer |
2017 | Space Truckers[9] | BBC One Northern Ireland | Executive Producer |
2017-2019 | Blind Date[10] | Channel 5 | Executive Producer |
2017 | Blind Date Ireland[11] | TV3 | Executive Producer |
2017-2019 | Beauty Queen & Single[12] | BBC One Northern Ireland, BBC One Wales | Executive Producer |
2018- | Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?[13] | ITV | Executive Producer |
2018 | A Taste of Home[14] | BBC One Northern Ireland | Executive Producer |
2018- | Gino's Win Your Wish List[15] | Channel 5 | Executive Producer |
2018 | Celebs In Solitary[16] | Channel 5 | Executive Producer |
2018-2019 | Parents' Evening[17] | BBC One Northern Ireland | Executive Producer |
2018 | Hot Right Now[18] | BBC One Northern Ireland | Executive Producer |
2019 | Flinch[19] | Netflix | Executive Producer |
2019 | There's No Place Like Tyrone[20] | BBC One Northern Ireland | Executive Producer |
2019 | Secret Body[21] | BBC One Scotland | Executive Producer |
2020 | Pretty Single[22] | BBC Scotland, BBC One Northern Ireland | Executive Producer |
References
[edit]- ^ Irish Film and Television Network (2011-02-09). "ABC Says 'Take the Money and Run'". Retrieved 2011-07-25.
- ^ IMDb (2010-04-07). "Wild Rover Discover 'Secret Fortune'". Retrieved 2011-07-25.
- ^ Wild Rover Productions (2011). "Matthew Worthy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
- ^ BBC Programmes (2011-02-25). "Megan and Chris Face a £98,000 Question". Retrieved 2011-07-25.
- ^ BBC One - Can't Touch This, Retrieved on October 24, 2018
- ^ Goodbye House - Monday 12 June 2017 - RTÉ Player, Retrieved on October 24, 2018
- ^ Don't Say It Bring It | Dave Channel, Retrieved on October 24, 2018
- ^ In Solitary: The Anti-Social Experiment - Channel 5, Retrieved on October 24, 2018
- ^ BBC One - Space Truckers, Retrieved on October 24, 2018
- ^ Blind Date - Channel 5, Retrieved on October 24, 2018
- ^ Ireland's Comedy Superstar Al Porter to Host TV3's 'Blind Date' - Virgin Media Television Xposé, Retrieved on October 24, 2018
- ^ BBC One - Beauty Queen and Single, Retrieved on October 24, 2018
- ^ Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? returns to ITV this Saturday with brand new twists, Retrieved on October 24, 2018
- ^ BBC One - A Taste of Home, Retrieved on October 24, 2018
- ^ Gino's Win Your Wish List - Channel 5, Retrieved on October 24, 2018
- ^ Celebs in Solitary: Meltdown - Channel 5, Retrieved on October 24, 2018
- ^ BBC One - Parents' Evening, Retrieved on October 24, 2018
- ^ BBC - ‘Hot’ new topical programme is coming to BBC Northern Ireland soon - Media Centre, Retrieved on November 19, 2018
- ^ Netflix Orders ‘Jackass’-Meets-‘Wipeout’ Format ‘Flinch’ From Sony’s Stellify | Deadline, Published on November 9, 2017, Retrieved on October 24, 2018
- ^ BBC One - There's No Place Like Tyrone Published on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019
- ^ BBC One - Secret Body Published on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2020
- ^ [1] Published on 14 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020