Studio Crook is a versatile regional independent production company with its home in Brighton.
In 2021 Matt Crook, creator and producer of successful formats The Real Hustle, Thief Trackers, and Honey I Bought the House, founded Studio Crook and was joined by Siân Johns, Director of Production, soon afterwards.
Since inception Studio Crook has delivered to many of the major UK broadcasters, working in both the unscripted as well as the scripted space.
We have partnered with many high-profile organisations including Comic Relief, Choose Love and War Child.We are passionate about developing new and diverse talent and champion alternative voices both in front of and behind the camera in all genres.
In 2023 Channel 4 invested in Studio Crook and the company became part of the C4 Indie Growth Fund portfolio.
At the heart of Studio Crook are its founders — Matt Crook and Siân Johns — who together bring decades of experience across every corner of television production.
Between them, they’ve worked across an extraordinary range of genres and formats, from major primetime entertainment and factual series to scripted projects and brand partnerships. Their combined expertise shapes the creative and production backbone of the company.
Studio Crook’s strength lies in its ability to evolve. Around Matt and Siân is a talented, ever-shifting network of producers, creatives, and technical specialists whose skills are assembled and re-aligned to suit each production. The team adapts quickly to the demands of every brief — growing, reshaping, and refining as projects progress — ensuring the right blend of talent is always in place to deliver exceptional results.
My career started as a BBC researcher on Breakfast News and Newsnight before a stint in the CBBC Broomcupboard. I produced at Disney and The Big Breakfast before going onto look after Ricky Gervais on The 11 O’Clock Show and then Big Brother 1. I worked with Objective Productions from the very early days up to their sale and then built Crook Productions and sold it to ITV in 2021.
I have had a diverse career in production having worked in many genres from single camera docs, rig shows to TV commercials and scripted. My career in TV production began at the BBC in London over 25 years ago where I trained as a production assistant. Since then, I have freelanced in production management for lots of different London based companies and after relocating to Brighton, I spent 10 years working for Ricochet, a Warner Bros company, as a Production Exec. Before joining Studio Crook, I supported a new Brighton based independent, part of the ITV group, as a Head of Production.
