Editing Euston Films (section)

==History==
The idea for Euston Films dated back to 1965, when writer [[Trevor Preston]] and directors [[Jim Goddard]] and Terry Green were working at [[ABC Weekend TV|ABC Television]]. They produced a detailed proposal for a specialist production unit that shot dramas on 16mm film, rather than standard videotape.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gilbert |first1=Pat |title=Shut It!: The Inside Story of The Sweeney |date=2010 |publisher=Aurum Press |isbn=9781845136604 |page=55 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_zvLAgAAQBAJ&q=%22Trevor%20Preston%22%20%22The%20Tyrant%20King%22&pg=PT55 |access-date=30 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

The company was founded in 1971 when three Thames [[board members|executives]], Lloyd Shirley, George Taylor and [[Brian Tesler]] realised there was a market for a new type of television drama. To facilitate this new-style of on-location action, Euston used two crews filming different scenes of the same programme at the same time, which ensured production times were quicker. Euston eschewed the studio [[videotape]] shooting more commonly used in British television drama at the time, and material was filmed on location using the more expensive but higher-quality [[16 mm film|16mm film stock]].

Initial shows such as ''[[Special Branch (TV series)|Special Branch]]'' gained reasonable praise, but it was ''The Sweeney'' that first gave the company critical and commercial success. Using a storyline style known as "kick, bollock and scramble", this formula continued in such shows as ''[[Fox (TV series)|Fox]]'' and ''[[Widows (TV series)|Widows]]''. In 1979, the company created ''[[Minder (TV series)|Minder]]'' as a [[star vehicle|vehicle]] for ''Sweeney'' star [[Dennis Waterman]], giving the company its longest-running show. In September 1986, Euston Films announced it would increase its production of theatrical films in a joint venture with [[Film4 Productions|Film Four International]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=1986-09-03|title=Euston Films To Crank Up Its Theatricals|page=43|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>

With the demise of parent company Thames as an ITV broadcast franchise holder in 1992, Euston's output reduced. It continued to make ''Minder'' for ITV franchisee [[ITV Central|Central Independent Television]], but when this series was axed in 1994, further work was not forthcoming.

Euston Films was based at [[St Paul's Juniors#Colet Court|Colet Court]] in [[Hammersmith]], London.

In September 2024, it was announced that all staff at Euston Films were laid off, with the Euston brand and IPs remaining at Fremantle.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/09/fremantle-euston-films-undeniable-mandy-chang-kate-harwood-1236077369/|title=Fremantle Laying Off All Staff At Euston Films & Undeniable; Senior Execs Mandy Chang & Kate Harwood To Exit|first=Max|last=Goldbart|date=2024-09-05|website=Deadline Holywood}}</ref>