Pre-School, 6+, 10+, Head Writer, Series Developer
Following an eight-year stint co-editing Viz Comic, Alex moved into writing children’s TV comedy. His credits include the Best Children’s Comedy BAFTA winning Class Dismissed, as well as Aardman’s Lloyd of the Flies, My Little Pony, Mr Bean, Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed, Danger Mouse, It’s Pony, Lego, Oddbods, Nova Jones & Go Jetters.
Alex has developed shows with CBBC and CBeebies in-house, and with indies such as Blue Zoo, Tiger Aspect, Hat Trick, Comedy Central, Gaumont and Leopard Pictures.
As an animator, he has produced films with Vic Reeves and Ross Noble; as an illustrator, he has been published in a series of bestselling Harper Collins books; as a director he was behind a series of Channel 4 Comedy Blaps, voiced by Steve Coogan and Sarah Millican, and as himself, he appeared on both series of Comedy Central’s Grouchy Young Men as a rather grouchy talking head.
Writing 2 episodes for the fourth series
Writing 7′ episodes for the new series
Writing 11′ episodes for upcoming 6+ animated adaptation
Writing episodes for the upcoming series
Writing 3 episodes for upcoming animated preschool series
Writing 12′ episodes
Writing 1×11′ episode
Wrote episodes for the second series.
Winner: Manchester Animation Festival 2024 Industry Excellence Award for Scriptwriting 2024 for ‘Once Upon a Camp Leader’.
Wrote 2 episodes for the animated series
Wrote episode 7 for the third series, available on BBC iPlayer
Wrote 12×5′ episodes
Winner: Best Web/App Series – Branded, Kidscreen 2023
Wrote 1×24′ episode
Wrote 3×24′ episodes
Wrote 6×11′ episodes
Wrote 6×24′ episodes
Wrote 6×11′ episodes
Wrote 7×11′ episodes
Wrote 1×11′ episode
Wrote sketches of various lengths
Wrote 9×11′ episodes
Wrote 5×11′ episodes
Wrote 1×7′ episode
Wrote 16×7′ episodes
Wrote 2×7′ episodes
Wrote 3×11′ episodes
Wrote 4×7′ episodes
Wrote 15×11′ episodes
Wrote 2×11′ episodes
Wrote 3×11′ episodes
Wrote 18×11′ episodes
Wrote 2×11′ episodes
Sketches – various
Wrote 1×11′ episode
Wrote 4×11′ episodes
Sketches – various
| Current | ||
|---|---|---|
| Production | Company | Notes |
| Andy and the Band | Ninja Pig/BBC | Writing 2 episodes for the fourth series |
| Supertato S2 | BBC | Writing 7′ episodes for the new series |
| Super Happy Magic Forest | Tiger Aspect Kids & Family | Writing 11′ episodes for upcoming 6+ animated adaptation |
| Mr. Bean: The Animated Series | Tiger Aspect Kids & Family | Writing episodes for the upcoming series |
| Title TBA | Mint Copenhagen/Nickelodeon | Writing 3 episodes for upcoming animated preschool series |
| Marsupilamis | Ellipse Animation | Writing 12′ episodes |
| Title TBA | Little Moon Animation | Writing 1×11′ episode |
| Television | ||
|---|---|---|
| Production | Company | Notes |
| Odo S2 (2023) | Sixteen South | Wrote episodes for the second series. Winner: Manchester Animation Festival 2024 Industry Excellence Award for Scriptwriting 2024 for ‘Once Upon a Camp Leader’. |
| Title TBA (2023) | Blue Zoo/CBeebies | Wrote 2 episodes for the animated series |
| Andy and the Band (2023) | CBBC | Wrote episode 7 for the third series, available on BBC iPlayer |
| My Little Pony - Tell Your Tale S1 (2022-2023) | Hasbro/YouTube | Wrote 12×5′ episodes Winner: Best Web/App Series – Branded, Kidscreen 2023 |
| Lagging S2 (2023) | CBBC | Wrote 1×24′ episode |
| Shasha & Milo (2023) | Zodiak | Wrote 3×24′ episodes |
| Danny & Mick S3 (2023) | Tiger Aspect | Wrote 6×11′ episodes |
| Nova Jones S1-3 (2021-2023) | JAM/CBBC | Wrote 6×24′ episodes |
| Lloyd of the Flies (2022-2023) | Aardman Animation/CITV | Wrote 6×11′ episodes |
| Best & Bester (2022-2023) | Gigglebug | Wrote 7×11′ episodes |
| Coop Troop (2023) | Sixteen South | Wrote 1×11′ episode |
| Deep in the Bowl (2023) | Zelig Productions | Wrote sketches of various lengths |
| It's Pony S1-3 (2020-2022) | Blue Zoo/Nickelodeon | Wrote 9×11′ episodes |
| Big Tree City (2022) | Blue Zoo/Netflix | Wrote 5×11′ episodes |
| Millie & Lou (2022) | Blue Zoo/YouTube | Wrote 1×7′ episode |
| Odo S1-2 (2021) | Sixteen South | Wrote 16×7′ episodes |
| Circle Square (2021) | Milkshake! | Wrote 2×7′ episodes |
| Ninja Express (2021) | EOne | Wrote 3×11′ episodes |
| School of Roars S2 (2020) | Dot to Dot/CBeebies | Wrote 4×7′ episodes |
| Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed S1-2 (2017-2020) | Beano Studios | Wrote 15×11′ episodes |
| Go Jetters S3 (2019) | Blue Zoo/CBBC | Wrote 2×11′ episodes |
| The Rubbish World of Dave Spud (2019) | CITV | Wrote 3×11′ episodes |
| Mr Bean S2-3 (2015-2019) | Tiger Aspect | Wrote 18×11′ episodes |
| Danger Mouse S2 (2018) | CBBC | Wrote 2×11′ episodes |
| Kit & Pup (2018) | CBeebies | Sketches – various |
| Nella the Princess Knight (2017) | Brown Bag | Wrote 1×11′ episode |
| Deer Squad (2016) | Nickelodeon | Wrote 4×11′ episodes |
| DNN S1-2 (2013-2014) | CBBC | Sketches – various |