Satusfaction

Minnow Films for ITV

Editor: Charlie Hawyrliw

The Times’ critics choice for tonight, this documentary looks at the history of Manchester’s high security prison, Strangeways. It has housed some of the country’s most dangerous convicts including serial killers Ian Brady and Harold Shipman. Charlie Hawryliw edited this documentary which features first-hand testimony from past inmates and staff. It tells the truth about life behind the walls of one of Britain’s most notorious jails and looks at the 1990 riot as well as the horrific conditions that sparked the event.

Thursday 12th January 9pm@ITV 

Pi Productions for Channel 5

Editor: Manus Fraser

In this new primetime series, TV’s favourite builder Mark Millar helps people around the UK build their own homes, sometimes from scratch and on limited budgets. 

When the client got in touch about this project, we immediately thought of Manus Fraser who had recently returned to broadcast editing and is a big fan of renovation shows. To describe his approach to the edit, Manus said: ‘Home build shows are great! The process of a house build provides a tangible narrative to build an emotional journey around. Moving home is said to be one of the most stressful things you can do so ploughing your life savings into a build in economically uncertain times is rich soil for a gripping watch. And you can pick up some DIY tips along the way.’

Watch the dream come to life on Thursday 5^th January at 8pm on Channel 5.

Naked Entertainment for Sky Max

Editor: Jonnie Case

Thurs 22^nd Dec 8.30pm Sky Max

Comedians James Acaster, Guz Khan and Alex Brooker have all been obsessed with the 1990 comedy Home Alone ever since they were kids but there’s one big burning question that all fans including the Faction’s Katie M need answering; would Harry & Marv have survived those traps in real life?

Jonnie Case worked on this super fun programme which see’s Guz & James assisted by an engineer, build their own versions of some of the most memorable boobytraps from the film such as the ‘The Blowtorch to the Head’ and ‘The Swinging Paint Can’. Meanwhile Alex Brooker  heads to the States to meet some of the cast and stuntmen involved in the film, visit some of its iconic locations and learn more about the traps and stunts that Guz and James will be attempting along the way.

Thursday 22nd Dec 8.30pm on Sky Max

It will also be repeated on

24th Dec 9.30am
25th Dec 1.30pm
26th Dec 7.30pm

Merry Christmas, ya filthy animal!

Hat Trick Productions for Channel 4

Executive producers: Stu Mather and Jimmy Mulville

Editor: Gavin Ames

Written by comedian Kieran Hodgson, the two hour long satirical musical extravaganza features original musical numbers and sends up the life and times of the Duke of York’s life from his marriage to Ferguson to the Virginia Giuffre’s allegations.

Hodgson plays Andrew, with Munya Chawawa as Prince Charles and it also stars comedian Harry Enfield playing Tony Blair.

This was a dream job for editor Gavin Ames, combing his favourite things of music and comedy. He said  “This job was so much fun I don’t know where to start. The show is a really interesting mix of scripted comedy, archive packages and full-on musical numbers. Apart from working with a great team the most interesting part of the process was collaborating closely with the composer throughout the edit and attending the orchestra recording session”. Original music is by Freddie Tapner, who has previously worked on Nick Mohammed’s Mr Swallow shows about Dracula and Houdini, with tracks including I Nailed It – reflecting the Prince’s deluded belief the Newsnight interview had gone well.

The musical is part of the channel’s 40th anniversary celebrations. The ladies at the Faction are intrigued by this one and will be watching!

Thursday 29th December on Channel 4 at 9pm.

Editor: Matt Lowe

Executive Producer: Hannah Brownhill

Director: Sophie Robinson.

Maverick for Channel 4
5^th December, Channel 4, 10pm

From the get-go, My Dead Body stood out as being one of those projects that would be ground-breaking and unique and we were excited to be able to help with it.  It needed a gentle hand to tell the heart-breaking and inspiring story of Toni Crews, a young mother of two, who was diagnosed with a rare one-a-million cancer of the tear gland, and who decided to donate her body to science to be autopsied on television. Matt Lowe was the editor on this film- as soon as we spoke to him about the project he was excited to be on board and manage the challenge of telling this story in a respectful and soulful way. He spoke to the lovely the director Sophie Robinson to make sure they were on the same wave-length and the film would be done in a way that would do justice to Toni’s memory and sacrifice, fulfilling the film’s scientific premise whilst keeping a powerful emotional and humane style of storytelling.

We spoke to Matt after the edit who explained  “the reality of dealing with some of the visuals was tough at first, but over time I was able to approach them in a way that I was able to detach myself from them somewhat and I actually found some of the tougher dissection scenes incredibly fascinating. I think the thing that everybody involved with the project was most conscious of however,  was making a film that was respectful to Toni’s memory, and was something that her family could be proud of.  I like to think that we achieved that”.

My Dead Body is a pioneering new documentary which tells the incredible story of Toni Crews, a young mother of two, who was diagnosed with a rare one-in-a-million cancer of the tear gland. When she was informed that her cancer was terminal, she made the decision to donate her body to science so that people could learn more about the disease. This film follows Prof. Claire Smith, as she continues Toni’s story by dissecting her body in a series of educational workshops. The film features home video footage and interviews with Tonis’ family as they discuss the course of her illness and gives Toni herself a presence in the film through the use of voice-replicating technology that narrates her social media posts and letters to her children. 

My Dead Body 5^th December, Channel 4, 10pm

Ronachan Films for DAZN international

Now Streaming

DAZN original sports doc

Matt Lowe spent 4 months cutting this feature doc about Maradona, directed by Emmy Award-winning director Angus Macqueen. It explores the story behind Diego Maradona and how he was thrown out of the USA FIFA World Cup in 1994, after failing a post-match drugs test.

It was a challenge to make this project original as so many films have already been made about the football legend. However, this project stands out by focusing on the build-up and aftermath of one of the most notorious moments in sport history, which tipped Maradona’s career into its catastrophic downfall.

The film uses both original footage and archive, another challenge for Matt as the majority was in Spanish! However it delivers exclusive access to the characters at the centre of this dramatic event.

Available to stream here.

Renegade Pictures for Dave
Executive produced by Harry Lansdown, Victoria Payne and Leon Wilde
Editors: Jamie Bull, Dan Wilkes, Ian David Smith and Dave Berezai
Wednesday 16th Nov 10pm on Dave

Satusfaction had a team of editors on the new series of Outsiders which sees David Mitchell challenge three pairs of comedians to prove they’ve got the mettle and skills to thrive in the great outdoors. The line up includes Maisie Adam, Fatiha El-Ghorri, Darren Harriott, Jessica Hynes, Phil Wang and Joe Wilkinson.

Editors Jamie Bull, Dan Wilkes, Ian David Smith and Dave Berezai worked across the series which get’s Critics Choice in The Times.

Dan Wilkes enjoyed turning his hand to comedy and said “Watching these comics struggling in the forest had me laughing every day & it was a joy to work for Renegade”.  Ian Smith and Dave Berezai are both old timers having cut series 1.  We caught up with young Dave who commented  “It’s always fun working on a comedy and it’s always a pleasure making funny content funnier.” We cant wait to watch, a bit of comedy is just what we need!

Series 2 will start on Wednesday, 16 November at 10pm on Dave.

We had a brilliant time at The Griersons last night, lots of fun with Tom Savage, Abs, Graham Taylor and Ella- all who had worked on four of the nominations. We were incredibly pleased that the documentary Ella edited won the Best History Category and received some amazing comments from the judges.

The Missing Children

We had a brilliant time at The Griersons last night, a huge congratulations to Ella Newton, Editor of The Missing Children which won Best History Doc!

At the Tuam mother and baby home, 796 children born to unwed mothers have disappeared. The bodies of some have been found in a sewage tank. Through personal narratives of survivors, adoptees, and the women who pieced together the evidence that shook Ireland to its core, leading to an unprecedented apology from the Irish State, The Missing Children uncovers the truth of a shocking story which continues to affect the lives of many globally.

The judges said: “The Missing Children showed humanity, integrity and diligent research. The testimonies of its contributors were compelling and balanced. We felt proud to be in the company of the investigators who peeled back layer upon layer of cruelty and horror to reveal this devastating story. Their skilful and touching storytelling is an inspiration for all documentary filmmakers.”

Congratulations to Ella and the team at True Vision.

Raw Television for Discovery+

Editors: Ben Burgess, Dan Stewart and Rob Trela

Dustin Hurt is back and now gambling everything for the chance of a life changing payday on Gold Rush: White Water Series 6.

Satusfaction had three editors working on this series where Dustin is presented with a once in a lifetime opportunity to buy a remote claim, known as “Nugget Creek,” with the proven history of delivering gold. Ben Burgess, Dan Stewart and Rob Trela edited an episode from this season, Ben Burges enjoyed the epic scale of series and commented “I loved working with footage set out in the wilderness of Alaska, with all the amazing scenery and using epic music”. He is also enjoying the underwater footage and go-pro footage which he explains “gives the viewer in the POV of the characters. It’s quite atmospheric”.

Gold Rush: White Water Series 6  premiers on Friday 11^th November at 9PM on Discovery+

Raw for National Geographic

Editor: Jayesh Lathia

Dream adventures turn into hellish nightmares for the travellers featured in this series, which recounts through first-hand interviews and drama reconstructions of being arrested in a foreign country, usually for drug smuggling, and how they coped with the resulting lengthy prison terms. 

This episode focuses on Rafael Arguelles . The Latin Kings dominate Chicago in the 1980s, and teenager Rafael joins them to protect himself. But after a stint in jail, he realises his gang is tearing his community apart. He decides to go undercover for the FBI against his former friends. He aims to take down the head of the organisation Lord Gino no matter what the risk.

Jayesh edited this episode which contains a mixture of interviews and actors reconstructing the events. He said “It was great to work on another season of Locked Up Abroad about ex-gang member Rafael Arguelles. The challenge was to keep Rafael’s emotional and conflicted journey at the forefront of the narrative whilst also weaving in the ongoing danger that Rafael and his family faced“.

Locked up Abroad: Declassified is streaming now on National Geographic