Perfect day productions
CONTENT DEVELOPMENT
Developing original content and format-ready IP for television, digital media and publishing, both on our own and with a variety of partners.
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT
Providing executive management, non-related-party Executive Producer and consulting services to help our clients grow their production companies, launch new services and divisions, and get their television series from green light to top ten list.
CREATIVE CONSULTING
SCRIPTED
Helping make audiences laugh and make them cry, by developing character driven dramas and comedies for television, film & web-series.
DOCUMENTARY
Lifestyle & Reality
ABOUT
ROBERT HARDY
Perfect Day Productions was started by Robert Hardy, a producer, writer, director and executive based in Vancouver, BC. Over the years Robert has built a career based on bringing talented people together and packaging great projects in scripted, documentary, lifestyle and reality programming.
Before starting Perfect Day Productions, Robert served as SVP and Head of Development for Force Four Entertainment, a division of Entertainment One, and VP of Development at Paperny Entertainment; ran Bell Media’s west-coast development & production office in Vancouver, and was a Senior Communications Officer with CBC.
Today, Robert works as a consultant and Executive Producer with leading production companies, broadcasters and streamers to create exciting content.
Prior to working in TV, Robert was an advertising writer, director and strategist; government relations & public relations specialist; and professional fundraiser.
SOME OF THE series we’ve
contributed to
PAMELA’S COOKING WITH LOVE (Season One)
A new series coming to Food Network Canada in 2024 that follows Pamela Anderson as she brings eight of the world’s most exciting chefs to Vancouver Island, in order to give her a personal master class in cooking amazing food, plant free.
Produced by Fireworks Media Group for Corus Studios, Robert Hardy served as co-creator, Executive Producer and Producer.
PAMELA’S GARDEN OF EDEN (SEASON ONE AND TWO)
A unique HGTV series following iconic screen star Pamela Anderson as she leaves her Hollywood life behind, returns to her roots on the coast of Vancouver Island, and embarks on a massive restoration of her grandmother’s legacy property.
Produced by Fireworks Media Group for Corus Studios, Robert Hardy served as co-creator, Executive Producer and Producer.
BIG TIMBER (SEASONS ONE, TWO AND THREE)
This series for History Channel follows Vancouver Island logger Kevin Wenstob, his partner Sarah Fleming and their family as they do everything it takes on dangerous mountainsides and the deadly waters of the Graveyard of the Pacific to keep their mill, and their way of life, alive.
Produced by Fireworks Media Group for Corus Studios, Robert Hardy served as Series Producer (Showrunner), Series Director & Producer.
ICE VIKINGS (SEASONS ONE, TWO AND THREE)
Airing on Viasat, Cottage Life, Apple TV and other channels around the world, Ice Vikings takes viewers inside a world never before seen on television: Lake Winnipeg’s commercial ice fishing industry, where descendants of Icelandic Vikings race against time and weather to bring their catch to shore before the ice gives way.
Produced by Farpoint Films for Viasat and Cottage Life, Robert Hardy served as co-creator and Executive Producer.
RUST VALLEY RESTORERS (SEASON ONE)
Created for History Channel, this series follows old-school auto collector Mike Hall, his pal Avery Shoaf and son Connor Hall go the extra mile to restore retro cars — and hopefully turn a profit.
Produced by Mayhem Entertainment for Corus Studios, Robert Hardy served as Executive Producer and Supervising Story Producer.
DIRT FARMERS (SEASON ONE)
Dirt Farmers, on CityTV, follows the story of two brothers, Trevor and Jason, and a loyal team of farmhands and helpers working hard to run a successful family farm on the Canadian Prairies. While they seem a bit rough around the edges, first appearances can be deceiving.
Produced by Angel Entertainment for Rogers Media, Robert Hardy served as Consulting Producer, providing creative guidance in Season One.