James Henry (writer)

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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]

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Career

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]

Filmography

ProductionTenureBroadcaster
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

References

  1. "Looking back at Green Wing". 19 May 2015.
  2. "The Delivery Man, review: Fish-out-of-water sitcom is the best laugh". Independent.co.uk . 16 April 2015.
  3. "Paddy McGuinness joins ITV's Delivery Man". Digital Spy . 19 November 2014.
  4. "James Henry". British Comedy Guide .
  5. "Script Ramble". 17 August 2021.
  6. "James Henry | Falmouth University". 7 June 2023.