What Rockerdale Studios does

Rockerdale Studios is a London-based independent television and digital content production company founded in 2017 by co-founders Stu Richards (Creative Director) and Michelle Singer (Director of Production). The company produces original comedy, entertainment, and factual programming — including scripted sitcoms, unscripted entertainment series, branded digital formats, and interview/documentary content — for UK broadcasters (BBC, ITV, Channel 4), Comedy Central, and digital platforms. It is positioned as one of the few disabled-led production companies in the UK, with a stated specialism in identifying disabled talent and 'smuggling purpose inside the trojan horse of comedy.' Key titles include The Assembly (BBC1 pilot 2023, ITV series 2024 with Series 2 slated for 2026), I Am Darren (BBC iPlayer 2024), Brad Boyz (Channel 4), Bobby & Harriet Get Married (Comedy Central, the founding commission), Mission: Accessible and Dine Hard (Channel 4 Digital), and CJ & Megan Get Married (Quibi).

Rockerdale operates a sales-led, project-based business model: it develops original formats internally with established and diverse talent, pitches to commissioners at major UK networks, and earns revenue through production fees and licensing on a one-time-license basis. Marketing is relationship-driven — direct pitches to commissioners at industry events, organic social presence, and earned media via broadcaster press releases — rather than performance-marketing-led. Distribution is through commissioned broadcasts on named UK networks and digital platforms; the company does not own distribution channels of its own.

Name

Rockerdale Studios

Legal name

Rockerdale Studios Limited

Website

https://rockerdalestudios.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Rockerdale Studios is a London-based, disabled-led independent production company founded in 2017 that creates original comedy, entertainment, and factual programming for major UK broadcasters (BBC, ITV, Channel 4) and digital platforms. It earns revenue through project-based production fees and format licensing.

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Headquarters

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London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

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Revenue model

1. TV and Digital Production: Production fees and licensing revenue from creating original comedy, entertainment, and factual programming for TV broadcasters and digital platforms. Revenue derived from commissions, format sales, and production contracts with networks.

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Product overview

Rockerdale Studios is a UK-based television and digital content production company founded in 2017 by Michelle Singer and Stu Richards. The company produces a diverse portfolio of comedy and entertainment content spanning scripted sitcoms (Brad Boyz, Bobby & Harriet Get Married), unscripted entertainment (Dine Hard, Comedians V Food), digital branded formats (Mission: Accessible), and bold interview series (The Assembly, I Am Darren). The company operates across multiple platforms including ITV, BBC, Channel 4, Comedy Central, and Quibi, with productions ranging from traditional TV sitcoms to digital-first shortform content. Rockerdale Studios is recognized as one of the few disabled-led production companies in the UK.

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Rosie JonescoreOthersComedian and presenter who has collaborated with Rockerdale on multiple projects including Dine Hard and Mission: Accessible. Long-term creative partnership for disability-focused entertainment formats.

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Broad incumbents

• Twofour Group: Larger UK indie group producing factual entertainment and formats across multiple broadcasters and international markets. Comparable production activities but at greater scale and with a broader portfolio across genres.

Direct peers

• Baby Cow Productions: Steve Coogan's UK comedy indie producing scripted and unscripted comedy for BBC, ITV, and Channel 4. Comparable as a founder-led UK indie comedy producer with a multi-broadcaster slate.
• Big Talk Productions: UK indie producing comedy, drama, and feature films for UK broadcasters and streamers (known for Shaun of the Dead, Spaced, Four Lions). Comparable indie model producing original comedy IP for the same UK commissioner base.
• Tiger Aspect Productions: Established UK independent production company producing comedy, drama, and entertainment formats for BBC, ITV, Channel 4, and Sky. Highly comparable business model — indie producer selling original formats into the same UK PSB commissioner base as Rockerdale.
• Hat Trick Productions: Long-running UK independent comedy and factual entertainment producer (known for Drop the Dead Donkey, Outnumbered, Peep Show). Directly comparable as a UK indie selling original scripted and unscripted comedy formats into the major UK broadcasters.
• Expectation Entertainment: UK indie producer of scripted comedy, drama, and entertainment for BBC, Channel 4, and Sky. Comparable indie scale and a slate mix of original scripted and unscripted formats sold into UK PSBs.
• CPL Productions: UK independent production company known for entertainment and factual entertainment formats (I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!, The Island). Comparable business model of producing entertainment formats for major UK broadcasters.
• Roughcut TV: London-based UK indie specialising in comedy and entertainment formats for broadcasters including BBC and Channel 4. Closely comparable in scale, comedy-led format focus, and broadcaster customer base.

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Customer concentration

• Xx.com/RockerdaleTweet
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rockerdale-studios-limited
• Instagraminstagram.com/rockerdalestudios/?hl=en

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