Hat Trick Productions
Production company · United KingdomVia representation only
The UK comedy production house behind decades of returning series. Agented submissions only.
The door
Via representation only
Scripts are accepted from recognised agents only.
Door state checked against their official pages 25 Aug 2026.
What they're looking for
- Formats
- TV Pilot
- Genres
- Comedy
- Takes approaches from
- Worldwide
Long-running British comedy and comedy-drama. Read from their published slate rather than from a stated submissions brief.
Read from their recent slate, not stated by them.
How to approach
Do not send the script. Their contact page is explicit that they take scripts from recognised agents only and cannot read or comment on anything else, so a direct approach does not reach a reader.
For comedy specifically, the agent is often not the first step. The broadcaster schemes and open comedy calls listed in our competitions directory are designed exactly for writers without representation, and a placement there is the kind of thing that makes an agent take a meeting. Get the agent, then the agent gets you here.
The PreList verdict
Who this is for: comedy writers who already have an agent. Hat Trick is one of the most established comedy producers in Britain, and an agent submission genuinely lands here.
Who should skip it: everybody else, for now. Their policy is a single sentence and leaves no ambiguity, so effort spent finding a back channel is effort wasted.
The useful way to read this entry is as a destination rather than a starting point. If comedy is your form, the sequence that works is a script strong enough to place in an open scheme, an agent won by that placement, and a submission that arrives the way this company asks for it.
Dylian Salvatore, Founder of The PreList · Updated 7 Sept 2026
Frequently asked questions
Does Hat Trick Productions accept unsolicited scripts?
No. Their contact page states they only accept scripts from recognised agents and are unable to accept, read or comment on unsolicited material.
What is the route in without an agent?
There is not one here. The realistic sequence is to place in an open comedy scheme or contest first, use that to attract an agent, and submit through them.
Getting ready to approach Hat Trick Productions?
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