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 sketch show Smack the Pony [4] and went on to form the writing team for Green Wing . He has also worked on children's television programs Hey Duggee and Bob the Builder , and would contribute to several other series, such as Shaun the Sheep and Dr. Panda.
He co-hosted 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] His Radio 4 sketch show, Wosson Cornwall, was selected as BBC Radio Comedy of the Week and the ITV sitcom Piglets is currently in production.
In 2025, his debut novel, Pagans , was published by Moonflower, and became a Times Top 10 bestseller [7] .
| Production | Tenure | Broadcaster |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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