Simple (TV) Productions Limited is a production company that specializes in making documentary and social commentary programs for broadcasters and the corporate sector. Its sister not-for-profit company Q&D Productions Limited does the same for the Charity sector.

Empire Magazine Reviews Silent Voices

Silent Voices (E) PlotBased on research garnered from 100 eyewitness accounts, seven people from completely different backgrounds recount how their lives have been affected by domestic abuse. All profits from the sale of the DVD will go to the NCDV. ReviewA stark uncompromising look at the realities of domestic violence, Charles Harris’ unflinching drama knits together seven monologues told directly to camera highlighting the nature and psychology surrounding abuse from completely different perspectives; a ten-year old boy talks of moving from refuge to refuge; a 16 year old hairdresser recounts the running battles in her household; a 26 year old woman recalls the violence in her family that drove her to drugs and prostitution; a male lawyer remembers how domestic violence pulled apart his family.Amid the disturbing tales, there is tender testimony — memories of lost CDs and happier times with grandparents — and the film is particularly good on the mindsets that domestic violence engenders, the meticulous planning required to escape an abusive relationship. If it feels at times a bit theatrical rather than cinematic, it doesn’t detract from the power of the experiences — and all without depicting a single act of violence. Visit www.ncdv.org or call 08009 702070 for further information. Silent Voices is available to buy on AmazonVerdictA touching, terrifying account that humanises a difficult subject matter. Reviewer: William Thomas

Silent Voices DVD Profits to Support National Centre for Domestic Violence

After two years sitting on a shelf following its airing on The Community Channel in 2005 Silent Voices is finally being released as a DVD to raise funds for the National Centre for Domestic Violence NCDV. Following Refuge's Chief Executive Sandra Horley's campaign to help women recognise the warning signs of domestic violence it seemed appropriate for me to get the messages contained in this 1 hour docudrama back out there. Not least because the first quarter of the program deals with this exact issue - showing how intelligent and succesfull women become isolated by charming and on the surface loving men, before discovering their partners true colours. The DVD is available from Amazon.co.uk and can be purchased here with all profits going to the NCDV to support sufferers of Domestic Violence.

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Paul Atherton is the Managing Director and Producer at Simple (TV) Productions Limited and it's sister not for profit company Q&D Productions. Primarily specializing in social commentary documentary, he takes on challenging subjects like Domestic Violence (Silent Voices), Prostitution (Sex in Public) and Racism (Enough of this Black B***cks). It is however, his approach to these subjects that make his work unique. He promotes Prostitution as a force for good, blames Black Communities for their part in British racism and forces an audience to see the affects of domestic violence through the eyes of the children who witness it. Paul's most well known as being the first Producer/Director to have his film shown on the world famous Coca-Cola Billboard in Piccadilly Circus, London. The Ballet of Change aired there on Friday 23 November 2007.

Trading Since

2005