NICK O’MEALLY

US & Global digital and broadcast content

THE WORLD’S TOUGHEST RACE FIJI. The largest non-scripted show ever. New 10 part documentary series for MGM and Amazon Prime, that follows a 671K expedition race, across jungle, mountain and ocean. Nick produced all of Bear’s content as the events and drama of the race unfolded.

ABSOLUTE WILD CHINA WITH BEAR GRYLLS. Chinese version of Bear’s global format ‘Running Wild’. For the Shanghai Media Group and Discovery Channel Asia.

TRAILBLAZERS, The Discovery Channel, October Films - Series Producer – A series that followed a group of elite, expedition leaders taking scientific missions into the Bolivian Amazon, an active volcano in Ecuador and the rainforests of Papua New Guinea.                                                                                                                             

BEAR GRYLLS BREAKING POINT, The Discovery Channel - Bear Grylls takes members of the public to extreme mountain locations to help them challenge their fears and phobias

CAR V WILD, The Discovery Channel, Dragonfly TV - Returning series of 10 x 1 hours car and survival series. We took a 4x4 across Mexico’s toughest jungles and deserts.

JUNGLE GOLD, The Discovery Channel, Raw TV Documentary series about gold mining in West Africa. We followed two American entrepreneurs as they prospected for gold in the remote jungles and swamps of Ghana.

GOLD RUSH ALASKA, SEASON 1, Discovery Channel, Raw Television. Documentary series about a group of men who set out for the wilds of Alaska in search of gold. Now one of Discovery Channel’s most successful shows that has been running for 9 seasons. 

UK Broadcast

ESCAPE, Channel 4, Maverick TV - Co-series produced Channel 4 survival and engineering series in the jungles of Panama and Iceland’s Glaciers. 

BEAR’S MISSION WITH... (each ep with a different guest including... DAVID WALLIAMS, GARETH SOUTHGATE, WARWICK DAVIS, ROB BRYDON)

ITV 1. Primetime UK version of Bear’s global format ‘Running Wild’ where we take a celebrity out into the wild for a two-day adventure.

INSIDE THE WILDFIRE, BBC Two, Dragonfly TV. Prime time series about the science of Wildfires. Filming on location in Montana America and the Australian outback the with elite firefighters. Presented by Simon Reeve and Kate Humble.

Commercial / Brand content

DIGITAL CONTENT:

Award winning THE ADVENTURE EFFECT for YHA and Cubo Agency.

OPIHR GIN AND THE LAST OVERLAND – short films about an overland expedition and flavor and taste’s the team encountered on route as they passed through Burma, Tajikistan and Europe.

UNICEF (short films for water aid in Lesotho)

WWF (a virtual studio show about climate change)

CHILDREN’S BBC (looking at the issue of child prisoners in Manila)

BEAR GRYLLS AND LAND ROVER. Land Rover UK and Bear Grylls


DAN ETHERIDGE

The Heist Series 2 (In Production), Shine, 2019

Treasure Island, Shine, 2019

Parkers Trail Season 3, RAW/ Discovery, 2018

Gold Rush Season 9, RAW/ Discovery, 2018

The Heist
, Sky1/ Shine TV, 2018

Extreme China, Nat Geo, 2018

Parkers Trail, RAW, 2017

ESCAPE Channel four , Maverick, 2017

Earths Natural Wonders Congo , BBC/ NHU, 2017

Ross Kemp Extreme Worlds Naples/ Dallas KKK/ Britain, Freshwater, 2017

‘Mutiny’ Channel Four, Windfall, 2016

Hunted series 2, Shine, 2016

‘Life in Zataari’ Syrian Refugee camp , BBC2, 2016

Mygrations, October Films, 2015

Bear Grylls Running Wild Micheal B Jordan / Ed Helms, Electus, 2015

Gold Rush 4, Guyanan Jungle, RAW/ Discovery, 2013

‘Car Vs Wild’, Dragonfly/ Discovery, 2013

 ‘The Plane Crash’, Dragonfly/ Channel 4/ Discovery, 2012

Exploring the Worlds Biggest Cave, ITV/ Nat Geo, 2011

Mission Everest
, Diverse/ Discovery, 2009


SECRET COMPASS

Left for Dead Season 2 (2019) 

Produced by: Beach House Pictures

Broadcaster: Discovery International/Asia

Location: China

Responsibilities: Full spectrum environmental risk management and medical support

Panorama: Stacey meets the IS Brides (2019) 

Produced by: BBC Current Affairs

Broadcaster: BBC One

Location: Iraq/Syria

Responsibilities: Security Risk management.

Walking with Giants (2019) 

Produced by: October Films

Broadcaster: Ch4

Location: Botswana

Responsibilities: Full spectrum environmental risk management and medical support.

Stacey Dooley investigates - Boko Haram (2019) 

Produced by: BBC Current Affairs

Broadcaster: BBC Three

Location: Nigeria

Responsibilities: Security Risk management

Primates (2019) 

Produced by: BBC Studios

Broadcaster: BBC

Location: Democratic Republic of Congo

Responsibilities: Full spectrum security and environmental risk management

Expedition with Steve Backshall (2019) 

Produced by: True to Nature

Broadcaster: BBC / UKTV

Location: Oman, Greenland, Mexico, Suriname, Indonesia, Bhutan, 

Responsibilities: Environmental risk management and medical support

The Final Mission: Foxy’s War (2019) 

Produced by: Plum Pictures

Broadcaster: Ch4

Location: Afghanistan

Responsibilities: Security Risk management

Extreme Tribe: The Last Pygmies (2019)

Produced by: Renegade Pictures

Broadcaster: Ch4

Location: Republic of Congo

Responsibilities: Security, Environmental Risk management and medical support

Nigeria’s Female Suicide Bombers (2019) 

Produced by: BBC Current Affairs

Broadcaster: BBC Three

Location: Nigeria

Responsibilities: Security risk management

Iraq: Docsville (2018) 

Produced by: Docsville 

Broadcaster: Docsville

Location: Iraq

Responsibilities: Environmental risk management and medical support

Pilgrimage: The Road to Rome (2018) 

Produced by: CTVC 

Broadcaster: BBC Two

Location: Italy

Responsibilities: Risk management and medical support

1900: The Island (2018) 

Produced by: Wildflame

Broadcaster: BBC Wales

Location: Anglesey. 

Responsibilities: Environmental (maritime) risk management and medical support

Uncovered III (2018) 

Produced by: PQPP2 

Broadcaster: ARD 

Location: Darien Gap - Colombia and Panama

Responsibilities: Security, Environmental Risk management and medical support

Mediterranean with Simon Reeve (2018) 

Produced by: BBC 

Broadcaster: BBC Two

Location: Libya

Responsibilities: Security Risk management

Journey in the Danger Zone: Iraq (2018) 

Produced by: October Films

Broadcaster: BBC Two

Location: Iraq

Responsibilities: Full spectrum environmental risk management and medical support.

Secrets of Egypts Valley of the Kings: (2018) 

Produced by: Windfall Films

Broadcaster: Ch4

Location: Egypt

Responsibilities: Security and environmental risk management and medical support

Yeti: Myth, Man or Beast (2018) 

Produced by: Icon Films

Broadcaster: Animal Planet 

Location: Bhutan

Responsibilities: Environmental Risk management and medical support

IS Wife: Syria (2018)

Produced by: BBC Panorama and PBS Frontline

Broadcaster: BBC News

Location: Iraq/Syria

Responsibilities: Full spectrum high risk advice and consultancy, location management, medical support

Inside the Real Narcos: (2017) 

Produced by: Plum Pictures 

Broadcaster: Ch4

Location: Peru, Colombia, Mexico

Responsibilities: Security risk management and medical support

Morocco to Timbuktu (2017) 

Produced by: Tern TV 

Broadcaster: BBC Two 

Location: Mali

Responsibilities: Security Risk management and medical support

The Insider: Reggie Yates (2017) 

Produced by: Flicker Productions

Broadcaster: BBC Three

Location: Iraq

Responsibilities: Security consultancy

Hurricane Maria (2017) 

Produced by: The One Show

Broadcaster: BBC One

Location: Dominica

Responsibilities: Full spectrum high risk advice and consultancy, location management, medical support

Dangerous Borders: A Journey Across India and Pakistan (2017) 

Produced by: October Films

Broadcaster: BBC

Location: India and Pakistan

Responsibilities: Full spectrum high risk advice and consultancy, location management, medical support

Philippines: Island Treasures (2017) 

Produced by: BBC Earth

Broadcaster: BBC World News

Location: Phillippines

Responsibilities: Full spectrum high risk advice and consultancy, medical support

Life of Dogs (2017) 

Produced by: Plimsoll Productions

Broadcaster: Discovery Channel

Location: Republic of Congo

Responsibilities: Full spectrum high risk advice and consultancy, location management, medical support

From Russia to Iran (2017) 

Produced by: October Films

Broadcaster: Channel 4

Location: Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Iran

Responsibilities: Full spectrum high risk advice and consultancy, location management, medical support

Without Limits (2017) 

Produced by: BBC Studios

Broadcaster: BBC

Location: Vietnam

Responsibilities: Full spectrum risk management advice and consultancy and medical support

Earth’s Natural Wonders (2017) 

Produced by: BBC Natural History Unit

Broadcaster: BBC

Location: Republic of Congo and Siberia

Responsibilities: Full spectrum high risk advice and consultancy, location management and medical support

Left for Dead (2017) 

Produced by: Betty

Broadcaster: Discovery

Location: Panama

Responsibilities: Location management and logistics

Dogs: The Untold Story (2016) 

Produced by: Plimsoll Productions

Broadcaster: Discovery Networks

Location: Republic of Congo

Responsibilities: Environmental Risk management and medical support

Walking the Americas (2016) 

Produced by: October Films

Broadcaster: Channel 4

Location: Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and Colombia

Responsibilities: Full spectrum high risk advice and consultancy, location management, medical support

Rituals (2016) 

Produced by: BBC Natural History Unit

Broadcaster: BBC

Location: Niger

Responsibilities: Full spectrum high risk advice and consultancy, location management, medical support

A Week in the Wild (2016) 

Produced by: Renegade Pictures

Broadcaster: BBC

Location: Mexico

Responsibilities: Full spectrum high risk advice and consultancy and medical support

Jagermeister: Ice Cold Gig Norway (2016) 

Produced by: Secret Compass

Location: Norway

Featuring: Matt Tuck, Bullet for my Valentine

The Silk Road (2015) 

Produced by: BBC Scotland

Broadcaster: BBC4

Location: Uzbekistan

Featuring: Sam Willis

XBOX: Escape from Siberia (2015) 

Produced by: Edelman/ Secret Compass/ Smyle

Broadcaster: YouTube

Location: Siberia

Walking the Himalayas (2015) 

Produced by: October Films

Broadcaster: Channel 4

Location: Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan

Featuring: Levison Wood

Mitsubishi: The L200 Road Trip (2015) 

Produced by: Secret Compass/ Golly Slater

Location: UK, France, Spain, Portugal, Morocco

Featuring: The Mitsubishi L200 Series 5

Jagermeister: Ice Cold Gig Finland (2015) 

Produced by: Secret Compass

Location: Finnish Lapland

Featuring: Tesseract

Walking the Nile (2015) 

Produced by: October Films

Broadcaster: Channel 4

Location: Rwanda, Uganda, South Sudan, Egypt

Featuring: Levison Wood

Earth: A New Wild (2015) 

Produced by: Passion Planet

Broadcaster: National Geographic Channel

Location: South Sudan

Nespresso: The Positive Cup (2014) 

Produced by: Scorch TV

Location: South Sudan

Featuring: George Clooney

Jagermeister: Ice Cold Gig (2014) 

Produced by: Secret Compass/ Jägermeister

Location: Greenland

Featuring: The Defiled

Accolades: Guinness World Record, nomination for Best Sound Engineer (Tom McShane)

Stacey Dooley Investigates (2014) 

Produced by: Watershed

Broadcaster: BBC

Location: Cambodia

Land Rush (2014) 

Produced by: Optomen USA

Broadcaster: Discovery

Location: Alaska

Dude You’re Screwed Season 2 (2014) 

Produced by: High Noon Entertainment

Broadcaster: Discovery/Animal Planet

Location: Namibia, Tanzania, Canada, Norway, Romania, Mexico, Nicaragua

Ben & James Versus the Arabian Desert (2013) 

Produced by: Indus Films

Broadcaster: BBC Two

Location: Oman

Dude You’re Screwed Season 1 (2013) 

Produced by: High Noon Entertainment

Broadcaster: Discovery/Animal Planet

Location: Costa Rica, Chile and Finland

Forgotten Dirt: Afghanistan (2013) 

Produced by: Anthill Films

Broadcaster: Sony

Location: Afghanistan

Featuring: Matt Hunter, MTB professional

Jagermeister: Ice Cold Gig (2012) 

Produced by: Jägermeister

Location: Siberia

Featuring: Charlie Simpson

Accolades: Guinness World Record

Wild Shepherdess with Kate Humble (2012) 

Produced by: Indus Films

Broadcaster: BBC Two

Location: Afghanistan

Fishing for Trouble (2012) 

Produced by: Bigballs Films

Broadcaster: Channel 4

Location: South Sudan