Middlechild Productions Ltd

05/08/2025

Canal Boat Diaries is coming back and we couldn't be happier! We can't wait for you all to see Robbie's latest adventures. Massive thanks to everyone involved:

Canal Boat Diaries
Middlechild Productions is set to produce a seventh series of the Canal Boat Diaries. The BBC4 series was revived by UKTV channel U&Yesterday, under licence from the BBC. The ten-part run will see Robbie Cu***ng once more take to the helm of his narrowboat, journeying from Wales to West Yorkshire. The series was commissioned for UKTV by senior commissioning editor for factual and factual entertainment Kirsty Hanson and head of factual and fact ent Helen Nightingale. It was ordered for U&Yesterday by Adam Collings and director of commissioning Hilary Rosen. The series producer is Stuart Woodman, who has produced all the previous series and the executive producer is David Sumnall at Middlechild.

BBC1 historical epic also picked up by HBO Max in multiple markets

30/07/2025

This remarkable story is revealed by this incredible woman and the people who helped her in our new documentary. Out now on Amazon Prime Video. ❤️

25/07/2025

A brand new feature-length documentary produced by us for Amazon Prime Video drops this Sunday (27th July):

THE FACEBOOK HONEYTRAP: CATCHING A KILLER

It was humbling to be trusted to tell this extraordinary story by a remarkable woman, Lehanne Sergison.

In 2014, Lehanne’s aunt, Christine Robinson, was murdered in South Africa. Unable to travel because of a chronic lung condition, Lehanne was still determined to help catch Christine’s killer. With little sign of a meaningful investigation in South Africa and no real support from the British Government, she turned to Facebook. There, she discovered the man suspected of the murder was active online under multiple aliases, including on a dating site. Concerned for other women's safety, Lehanne created a fake Facebook profile, set a honeytrap, and lured the suspect into a romantic online relationship. With the help of some incredible people in South Africa, her efforts eventually led police to his door.

What Lehanne did over several years was astonishing. But it’s something she wished she never had to do—and a story she never wanted to be part of, but she also knew that telling that story might positively impact others.

As a result, the film recounts what happened in the compelling way the story deserves, while also honouring Christine’s life, offering hope to others seeking justice, and highlights the appalling levels of violence and femicide women are subjected to globally.

The credits below include our core team at Middlechild, alongside Andy and Katie from our sister company, Northern Child. But many others—on and off screen, in the UK and South Africa—played a key role in bringing this film to life. We’re deeply grateful to them all.

Thanks to Sphere Abacus, Anna Sadowy, and Amazon Prime Video for helping us share Lehanne’s story and the vital issues it raises.

https://watch.amazon.co.uk/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.7c2e91a3-57be-4585-8c45-3334e0c87983&territory=GB&ref_=share_ios_movie&r=web

04/07/2025

A huge congratulations to the team behind our sister company Northern Child’s film, I Printed a Gun: Plastic and Deadly. This week they won the Broadcast Digital Award for Best Short Form Documentary.

Not only is this documentary now award-winning, but thanks to MP Preet Kaur Gill it has also contributed to upcoming changes in the law, making the possession of 3D-printed gun blueprints illegal in the UK.

On the night, our MD and the film's Exec, Andrew Eastel, thanked Channel 4 for their incredible support and belief in this project, and for providing the platform to make powerful documentaries like this possible.

Massive shout out to our Head of Development, Ollie who made his directing debut on this film. And our Head of Production, Holly Salter, who worked tirelessly to find a way to make the film possible.

And thanks to Snake who perfectly presented the film, Lucy Johnstone who shot it, Duncan Butler who cut it, and Balinder Bhogal the producer.

And a big thanks to North East Screen too. Without their support for the project, and their overall drive to grow the North East's television industry, the film would never have been made.

02/06/2025

Join us tonight on U&Yesterday at 8pm as Canal Boat Diaries continues, when Robbie gets caught in a storm and falls off his narrowboat…
U&Yesterday

19/05/2025

You can catch Fare Dodgers: At War with the Law on Channel 5 at 9pm tonight!

19/05/2025

Middlechild have got your evening viewing sorted today…

You can catch Canal Boat Diaries on U&Yesterday at 8pm!

04/04/2025

04/04/2025

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18/12/2024

Our sister company, .child.tv, has done it again with their groundbreaking journalism in ‘I Printed a Gun: Plastic and Deadly.’ Featuring Snake Denton this eye-opening piece dives into the alarming reality of how easily someone in the UK could 3D print their own firearm.

This isn’t just a documentary - it’s a wake-up call. Through fearless investigation and bold storytelling, Northern Child tackles the pressing questions around technology, regulation, and public safety.

Watch now on Channel 4 or YouTube, and discover the truth behind this chilling trend.

03/07/2024

02/07/2024

Our very talented friends at Hello Mary have made a brilliant new TV Series - Paddy and Molly: Show No Mersey for BBC Three. Watch it here:

Documentary series following UFC fighters Paddy Pimblett and Molly McCann.