Danny Tipping launches Longwave Studios with a doc about the London murders
Exclusive: Industry veteran Danny Tipping has launched unscripted producer Longwave Studios.
The UK-based company began with a crime investigation commission titled Bodies on the bridgea two-part documentary series about the tragic and bizarre story of the 2024 murders in west London of Albert Alfonso and Paul Letchworth by Eustin Mosquera and the killer’s frustrated attempts to dispose of his victim’s bodies on Bristol’s Clifton Suspension Bridge.
Longwave is co-produced with Krempelwood and sold internationally by Blue Ant Right. The document is currently in production.
Dan Korn, Vice President of Programming at Hearst Networks, commissioned the series with Deanna Carter, Commissioning Editor and Head of Talent, and executive producer of the series.
“We are delighted to be working with the fantastic team at Longwave Studios on their inaugural production – a haunting but important story about the evil workings of the dark web and sex tourism, and the excellent work done by two police forces in bringing the perpetrator to justice,” Korn said.
Headquartered in London, Longwave will focus on factual content for the global television market across all unscripted genres – from investigative series and factual forms of entertainment to human interest stories. It will employ a team of producers and creatives.
Tipping, known for creating the Netflix series I’m a killerpreviously led Transistor Films, a Sky-backed production house, as CEO. At Longwave, he will be CEO and Chief Creative Officer.
He is joined at Longwave by Ned Parker, who will serve as President of Factual, and Charlie Wakefield, who will serve as Chief Development Officer.
“The Longwave team has earned a reputation for creating outstanding documentaries for our commissioning partners around the world, and we are continuing that work under our new banner,” Tipping said. “To be in a position to announce a new panel at launch, we feel is testament to the excellent broadcast relationships we have built over the years and we are very grateful for this continued support.”