Channel 4 features commissions a landmark series

26 August 2015

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The series will follow the Trust’s two major restorations – Belmont and St Edward’s Presbytery and the history behind the properties in the Landmark Trust’s portfolio.

The stories will be told by the experts from The Landmark Trust: Dr Anna Keay (Director and Historian), Alastair Dick-Cleland (Conservation Manager and Surveyor) and John Evetts (Furnishings Manager).

Alex Menzies, of the commission says, “From restored water towers with connections to royalty to Barns sat in the middle of the Bristol Channel this series is rich with insight into the practical business of restoration and refurbishment alongside the historical drama that make all the properties as must-save and they are must-see”

Anna Keay, Director of the Landmark Trust, concludes, “This is the first time that the Landmark Trust is letting cameras behind the scenes. Viewers will see the extraordinary work it takes to ensure that important buildings at risk in this country are not lost forever.”

Alan Brown, Creative Director at Chocolate Media adds: “The knowledge of Dr Anna Keay and her team is incredible. Their job is their passion and it shows in the way they talk about the buildings and the detail which has gone into bringing every one of them back to life’ 

ENDS

Notes to Editors:

Executive Producers: Alan Brown

Production Company: Chocolate Media

Commissioning Editor Features: Alex Menzies

The Landmark Trust saves significant properties which are in danger of being lost forever: they are not museum pieces but let out for self-catering breaks so that people can intimately experience these extraordinary places and their past. The buildings date from as early as the 13th Century giving a broad spectrum of historical eras.

About Chocolate Media :

Chocolate Media is a television production company(an NBCUniversal International Studios company)  which specializes in devising and producing factual and entertainment programmes as part of NBCUniversal International Studios. Led by Creative Director, Alan Brown, Chocolate has been responsible for producing a host of series including: Driving School of Mum and Dad for Sky 1, Inside Manchester’s Midland Hotel for Channel 5, The Very Hungry Frenchman for BBC2, Great Houses with Julian Fellowes for ITV1 and Remembrance Week for BBC One.