James Henry is a British

comedy Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term o ...

screenwriter, best known for his work on ''

Green Wing ''Green Wing'' is a British sitcom set in the fictional East Hampton Hospital. It was created by the same team behind the sketch show '' Smack the Pony'' – Channel 4 commissioner Caroline Leddy and producer Victoria Pile – and stars Mark H ...

'', '' Campus'' and co-writing ITV's ''

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''.

Career

He began his career writing for children's television program ''

Bob the Builder ''Bob the Builder'' is a British animated children's television series created by Keith Chapman for HIT Entertainment and Hot Animation. The series follows the adventures of Bob, a building contractor, specialising in masonry, along with ...

'', 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 ''Smack the Pony'' is a British sketch comedy show that was originally broadcast between 1999 and 2003 on Channel 4. The main performers on the show were Fiona Allen, Doon Mackichan and Sally Phillips. There were also regular appearances from ...

''. 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

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for the BBC. He co-hosts a screenwriting podcast with

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, ''Script Rambles'', where the two walk and talk about the UK film and TV industry. He has lectured on television at Falmouth University.

Filmography

References

External links

James Henry in BBC Comedy Guide
at Channel4.com
British Sitcom Guide
Green Wing writers. *
James Henry's Blog
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