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]
Career
editHe 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
edit| 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 |
References
edit- ^ "Looking back at Green Wing". 19 May 2015.
- ^ "The Delivery Man, review: Fish-out-of-water sitcom is the best laugh". Independent.co.uk. 16 April 2015.
- ^ "Paddy McGuinness joins ITV's Delivery Man". Digital Spy. 19 November 2014.
- ^ "James Henry". British Comedy Guide.
- ^ "Script Ramble". 17 August 2021.
- ^ "James Henry | Falmouth University". 7 June 2023.
External links
edit- James Henry in BBC Comedy Guide
- Green Wing "microsite" at Channel4.com
- British Sitcom Guide Archived 13 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine Green Wing writers.
- James Henry at IMDb
- James Henry's Blog
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