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JAMES HENRY's writing career was launched with his original comedy Skiffy which won Channel Four's sitcom writing competition in 1998, going on to join the writing team for SMACK THE PONY (Talkback/Ch4), the Bafta award winning comedy series GREEN WING and CAMPUS, and co-writing ITV's THE DELIVERY MAN.

He has written regularly for many animated childrens' series, including BOB THE BUILDER (Hit/BBC), SHAUN THE SHEEP, CANIMALS (Aardman/BBC) and HEY DUGGEE for (StudioAKA/CBeebies), and is developing a number of original series, including counterfactual crime drama UNITED KINGDOMS for Headstrong Productions, and teen comedy/drama ROCK for STV.

James has written children's fantasy novel The Curious Cabinet, and has a writing blog at jamesandthebluecat.blogspot.com. He is on twitter as @james_blue_cat


Credits include:

BOB THE BUILDER (1999-2003)
Hit Entertainment/BBC, produced by Jackie Cockle
Seven episodes

SMACK THE PONY (1999-2003)
Talkback, produced by Victoria Pile
Sketches in Series 1, 2 & 3 and Christmas Specials

PLANET COOK (2004)
Platinum Films/CBBC

AARDMAN SKETCH SHOW (2005)
Aardman Animation/CITV

GREEN WING SERIES 1 (2004)
Talkback, produced by Victoria Pile
Co-writer, nine episodes

GREEN WING SERIES 2 (2006)
Talkback, produced by Victoria Pile
Co-writer, 8 episodes

GREEN WING FEATURE-LENGTH SPECIAL (2006)
Talkback, produced by Victoria Pile
Co-writer

MAN STROKE WOMAN, SERIES 2 (2007)
Talkback, produced by Ash Atalla

ROCK (2007)
Original series, BBC Drama, produced by Sarah Brown

BLOGCOM (2007)
Half hour sitcom pilot script Hartswood Films, produced by Sue Vertue

HERO TRIP (2007)
Feature script, developed with British Film Council

SHAUN THE SHEEP (2008)
Writer, Aardman Animation.

CAMPUS (2011)
Co-writer, Monicker Productions, produced by Victoria Pile

BANDIT COUNTRY (2011)
Original series developed BBC Drama, now optioned by ITV Studios

BOSWELL IN LONDON (2011)
Original series, developed BBC4, produced by Jessica Pope.

CANIMALS (2012)
Writer, Aardman, Citv, produced by Jess Cleverly

FLAME ON (2013)
Original series developed BBC1, produced by Jessica Pope.

NATIONAL HERITAGE (2013)
Original sitcom script, developed Leopard Films, produced by Jez Swimer.

UNITED KINGDOMS (2015)
Original drama script, developed Headstrong Productions.

HEY DUGGEE (2015/2016)
CBeebies animated series, Studio AKA.

THE DELIVERY MAN (2015)
ITV sitcom, Monicker Pictures, co-written with Rob Harley.