Two Ilkley brothers will make their television debut tonight in a fly-on-the-wall documentary about them setting up a nanny agency.

Ben and Oliver Black, of Denton, took over a bankrupt nanny agency two years ago and have transformed it into a thriving success.

The BBC documentary series Trouble at the Top followed the two single, childless, men around as they took over the country's largest nanny agency.

From a bankrupt firm in Reading they have now moved the head office of their company, called Tinies Childcare, to London and created two more branch offices, one in Leeds.

They employ more than 6,000 carers and 480 nannies, 150 of whom are in their Leeds office.

Oliver Black, 29, first thought of the idea when he was working as a brand manager for Procter and Gamble, which was setting up a childcare initiative to help its employees. He saw a gap in the market for providing nannies and childcarers to busy parents and he decided to go into business with his brother Ben, who is a lawyer.

Oliver Black said: "I was working for Procter and Gamble and it was doing a lot for working parents in terms of childcare.

"A friend of mine came to work at the company and she was a real high flier, I asked her why she had given up her other job and she said that she wanted children and Procter and Gamble offered her childcare.

"I realised there was a gap in the market and it was something we could do. We are still going now, it is hard dealing with a lot of people who do not like change and two brothers with no childcare background it has been difficult taking something and making it work.

"It is our third year in April and if we make it through next year and we are still pushing forward then we will get there.

"The past two years have been traumatic, it has taken a lot of hard work and the company has grown very quickly.

"There is still lots to do, we are setting up our first nursery in London and we are looking to open some nurseries in Leeds."

They took over a bankrupt nanny agency and have now increased its size through building on the company name and selling franchises.

They pride themselves on the service they provide as they bring the nannying profession into the 21st century. They even employ experts to train their nannies in everything from maternity to paediatrics and run a legal helpline for their staff and customers.

Tinies Leeds branch manager, Katie Rastrick said: "They first set up the company in London and created the Leeds branch eight months ago. The BBC has followed them around as they tried to set up a serious childcare service.

"The BBC were looking for people taking up quite difficult tasks and two brothers taking over a nanny agency seemed like a big challenge.

"They followed them for a year, the boys have taken it in their stride. The Leeds office has been open eight months and we are really beginning to make our mark. We have families in Ilkley using the service.

"We are aiming our services at working parents who have need childcare facilities that nurseries cannot provide. The nannies can work late, stay overnight and work weekends.

"Traditional agencies were run from home and had no computers and a lot of paperwork, they have taken it and made it very efficient with a state-of-the-art database."

The programme will be shown tonight at 9.50pm on BBC2.

Oliver added: "Doing the documentary was interesting. When the crew are with you for a day you cannot put on an act, you come across as how you are. It is quite intrusive but they try to make you feel as comfy as possible.

"I am a bit nervous about tonight's programme I am not very comfy on television so I am hoping it will be okay."

"We are hoping that this programme will improve people's perception of an under-rated and often misunderstood profession. Nannies are doing an important job and should therefore have the support and development opportunities other professions enjoy.

"Today's parents are demanding an efficient service when it comes to childcare and that is exactly what Tinies aims to provide."