Freehand Group
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Freehand is an Australian Television production company. The founding partners are, John Gregory, Peter Abbott and Chris O’Mara.
The production company responsible for a range of programmes that include My Restaurant Rules (Seven Network) Skating on Thin Ice (Nine Network) Honey, We're Killing The Kids (Ten Network) Missing Persons Unit Series one and Two (Nine Network) Joker Poker Series One, Series Two, Celebrity, (Ten Network) The Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards 2005 & 2006, (Nickelodeon) The Great BBQ Challenge (XYZ Lifestyle Food). Celebrity Dog School ( Ten Network ).
The Company also manages Kate Ritchie from Home and Away. As one of the only remaining original cast Kate, has played the role of Sally Fletcher in over 4000 episodes, earning her a place in the Guinness Book of Records as the longest serving actor on an Australian Drama Series.
In January 2007 it was announced that BBC Worldwide, the main commercial arm of the BBC, agreed to take a 25% equity investment in the company.
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