Helen Serafinowicz

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Helen Serafinowicz
Born
Liverpool, United Kingdom
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
Known for Nova Jones, Motherland, Amandaland
Spouse
Graham Linehan
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(m. 2004;div. 2020)​
Children2
Relatives Peter Serafinowicz (brother)
James Serafinowicz (brother)

Helen Serafinowicz is an English writer and television producer.

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Career

Serafinowicz started out as a producer on Cartoon Network. [1]

Serafinowicz created and co-wrote the musical science-fiction television series Nova Jones , about an 18-year-old popstar on a concert tour throughout the galaxy. The show ran for three series and aired on CBBC. [2]

From 2016 to 2022, Serafinowicz was part of the writing team of the BBC comedy series Motherland , with Sharon Horgan, Holly Walsh and Barunka O'Shaughnessy. [1] In 2022, the team won a Bafta for Best Scripted Comedy for the third series of the show. [1]

Serafinowicz previously ran an interior decor shop named Stubenhocker in Norwich. [1] She closed the shop in 2020 to focus on her writing. [3]

In 2024, the BBC commissioned Amandaland , a spin-off series from series Motherland. Co-created and written by Serafinowicz, Amandaland, the show follows character Amanda who moves to a new community following her divorce. [4]

In 2025, Serafinowicz wrote The Legend of Rooney's Ring, a musical comedy about professional football player Wayne Rooney and his wife Coleen Rooney. [5]

Personal life

Serafinowicz was born in Liverpool, [6] and is the sister of actor and comedian Peter Serafinowicz and actor James Serafinowicz. She is the ex-wife of comedy writer and anti-transgender activist Graham Linehan. [7] She has two children. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Nannar, Nina (21 March 2025). "Helen Serafinowicz on writing the BBC show Amandaland". Norfolk Magazine. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "Nova Jones". IMDB. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  3. ↑ Mantell, Rowan (16 April 2020). "Why BBC's Motherland writer loves living in Norwich". Eastern Daily Press.
  4. ↑ "BBC Comedy unveils star-studded cast of Amandaland}". BBC. 10 January 2025.
  5. ↑ Richardson, Jay (24 January 2025). "Helen Serafinowicz writes mock heroic Wayne Rooney musical" . Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  6. ↑ Logan, Brian (23 June 2025). "The Legend of Rooney's Ring: Wayne and Coleen get their very own summer panto". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  7. ↑ Andrew Billen (17 March 2023). "Graham Linehan: the trans debate left me cancelled and broke" . The Times . Archived from the original on 17 March 2023.
  8. ↑ Jones, Alice (30 May 2015). "Inside the comic world of Peter Serafinowicz: The spoof video master is heading to Hollywood". The Independent . Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
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