Editing Talkback Thames (section)

{{Short description|British television production company}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Talkback Thames
| logo = Talkback Thames current logo.png
| logo_size = 235px
| logo_caption = Logo used since 2025
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| fate = Split into successor brands (original)
| predecessor = {{plainlist|
* [[Talkback (production company)|Talkback Productions]]
* [[Thames Television]]
}}
| founded = {{start date and age|df=yes|2003|2|10}} (original)<br>{{start date and age|df=yes|2025|1|1}} (relaunch)
| defunct = {{end date and age|df=yes|2012|1|1}} (original)
| hq_location_city = [[London]], England
| hq_location_country = United Kingdom
| key_people = Charlie Irwin (MD)
| owner = 
| parent = [[Fremantle (company)|Fremantle UK]]
| website = {{URL|https://www.talkbackthames.com/}}
}}

'''Talkback Thames''' is a [[British television]] production company, a division of [[Fremantle (company)|FremantleMedia]] (now Fremantle), part of the [[RTL Group]], which in turn is owned by [[Bertelsmann]]. It was formed by the merger of [[Talkback (production company)|Talkback Productions]] and [[Thames Television]]. This merger was arranged in February 2003 and reversed in January 2012. It was arranged again in January 2025, after Fremantle UK merged two of its production labels [[Thames (production company)|Thames]] and [[Talkback (production company)|Talkback]].

Despite the two companies merging, their respective logos were used separately at the end of productions: Thames was used for drama and entertainment shows, and Talkback was used for comedy and factual shows. In November 2005 however, the two brands ceased to be used separately and a new logo was introduced for Talkback Thames, with all productions being produced under that label.

The company also included, as subsidiaries, several other production companies owned by Fremantle, including the UK arm of [[Reg Grundy Organisation#United States & United Kingdom|Reg Grundy Productions]]; comedy specialists Alomo Productions and [[William G. Stewart]]'s company Regent Productions.

The CEO of Talkback Thames was Sara Geater, who took up the post in October 2010, replacing [[Lorraine Heggessey]], who had been CEO of Talkback Thames from 2005 to 2010. She in turn, replaced [[Peter Fincham]], who had been CEO of Talkback from 1986 to 2003 and then of Talkback Thames from 2003. Fincham left to take over Heggessey's previous job as Controller of [[BBC One]].

In September 2024, it was announced that Talkback would once again merge with Thames to form a new iteration of Talkback Thames to be led by MD Charlie Irwin.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/09/talkback-thames-merge-again-1236090248/|title=Talkback & Thames To Merge Once Again|first=Max|last=Goldbart|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=16 September 2024}}</ref>