James Henry is a British comedy screenwriter, best known for his work on Green Wing , [1] Campus and co-writing ITV's The Delivery Man . [2] [3]
He began his career writing for children's television program Bob the Builder , and would contribute to several other series, such as Shaun the Sheep and Dr. Panda. He also wrote on sketch shows like Smack the Pony . [4] He is currently developing two projects. Hero Trip is a huge-budget superhero/road trip comedy, being developed by the UK Film Council. Henry is also developing a teen drama series set in Cornwall for the BBC.
He co-hosts a screenwriting podcast with Matthew Graham, Script Rambles, where the two walk and talk about the UK film and TV industry. [5] He has lectured on television at Falmouth University. [6]
Production | Tenure | Broadcaster |
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Smack the Pony | (1999-2003) | Channel 4 |
Bob the Builder | (2000-2003) | BBC/CBeebies |
Green Wing | (2004-2007) | Channel 4 |
Horrid Henry | (2007) | CITV |
Shaun the Sheep | (2007) | CBBC |
Comedy Showcase | (2009) | Channel 4 |
Campus | (2009-2011) | Channel 4 |
The Delivery Man | (2015) | ITV |
Hey Duggee | (2015-2016) | CBeebies |
The Happos Family | (2016) | Boomerang |
Taffy | (2017) | Boomerang |
Piglets | (2024) | ITV |