Various Artists Limited - VAL - is an award winning independent television production company based in central London, dedicated to making ambitious and bold scripted comedy and drama programmes for the global market. VAL was founded in July 2017 by the writers Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong, together with producers and ex Channel 4 commissioners Phil Clarke and Roberto Troni. BBC Studios holds a minority share in the company. Recent credits include: the critically acclaimed I May Destroy You (written by and starring Michaela Coel, and co-produced with Falkna Ltd), for the BBC and HBO Sally4Ever, winner of Best Scripted Comedy BAFTA 2019, (written by and starring Julia Davis and co-produced with Hush Ho) for Sky and HBO Dead Pixels (created by Jon Brown and starring Alexa Davis, Will Merrick, Charlotte Ritchie, David Mumeni and Sargon Yelda) - 2 seasons for E4