Established in 2004 by Peter Foott, Cormac Fox and Michael Doherty, Vico Films is one of Ireland’s leading and most dynamic film / TV production companies. The company enjoys strong relationships with financiers, broadcasters and content providers including BBC, Screen Ireland, Netflix and RTÉ.
From their site
Images from Vico Films’s own website.
Who works there
- No Man’sLand (writer Stuart Drennan), Sarajevo Calli
- Sarajevo Calling(writer Jonathan Ellen), and Tongued (writer
- Jonathan Ellen), and Tongued (writer Cormac Mac Diarmada, w
Listed on the company’s own site. People move on; this is not a current roster.
Contact & details
How their work is rated
7 rated titles, weighted by votes
24 wins from 49 nominations across all awards
- Mostly
- drama, thriller, comedy
- Active
- 2008–2024
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 88%
- Best known for
- Cold Courage
Ratings and awards from OMDb, matched by title and year across 8 of 9 titles. Unmatched titles are left out rather than guessed. Oscars, Emmys and BAFTAs are itemised; other awards sit in the totals. IMDb counts wins separately from losing nominations, so nominations here is wins plus losses.
Their television work
2008–2024
Their films average 6.9, the same to within a tenth.
- BBC One2
- Virgin Media One1
- BBC One Northern Ireland1
- Viaplay1
- RTÉ21
- BBC Three1
Across 4 series matched to TMDB, 172 episodes. 1 still returning or in production.
Series identified from OMDb, falling back to the credit type where OMDb had no match. Season counts are each show’s full run, not only the seasons this company was credited on.
Credits11
6 films · 3 TV titles
Dead and Buried
2024 · TV
Produced
Spilt Milk
2024 · Film
Produced
Room Taken
2023 · Film
Produced
Cold Courage
2020 · TV
Produced
Animals
2019 · Film
Produced
The Young Offenders
2018 · TV
Produced
Dark By Noon
2013 · Film
Produced
An Créatúr
2007 · Film
Produced
- 2026
Dead and Buried
2026
Produced
- 2016
The Young Offenders
2016
Produced
- 2008
Out of the Blue
2008 · Film
Produced
11 titles across 20 years, averaging 0.6 a year. The last five years hold at 0.8 a year. 10 of those 20 years carry no credit on file.
Their 2010s work is their strongest, averaging 7.2 across 4 titles. The 6 titles since 2015 average 6.9, holding at their 6.9 overall. 3 of 8 rated titles sit above their 6.9 average, which is weighted by votes: the most seen titles pull it up.
Who they work with
- Peter Foott2
- Michael O'Flaherty2
- Alex Murphy2
- Hilary Rose2
- Drama6 of 9
- Comedy3 of 9
- Crime2 of 9
- Thriller2 of 9
Names appearing on two or more of Vico Films’s produced titles, across the 9 matched to OMDb. Cast is the top-billed few OMDb lists per title, so it is notable cast rather than a full cast list. A title can carry more than one genre, so the genre counts overlap.
Works with7 companies
Companies that appear alongside Vico Films on the same productions. The number is how many titles they share.
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