
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, Marsupilamis, & 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.
Alex also won the Manchester Animation Festival’s Industry Excellence award for Scriptwriting (2024)!
Head writing 52 x 11′ animated series and writing 6 episodes.
Head writing animated series.
2 x 3′ episodes.
Wrote 4 x 10′ script.
Wrote 2 episodes.
Wrote 1 x 11′ episode for live action spin off.
Writing 2 episodes for the fourth series.
Wrote 5 episodes.
Wrote 5 x 11′ episodes.
Wrote 2 x 7′ episodes for the new series.
Wrote 5 x 11′ episodes for 6+ animated adaptation.
Wrote 14 x 11′ episodes for the upcoming series.
Wrote 7 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 | ||
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Production | Company | Notes |
TBA (2024) | Sun & Moon/ CBeebies | Head writing 52 x 11′ animated series and writing 6 episodes. |
TBA (2024) | Jam Media | Head writing animated series. |
TBA (2024) | GIgglebug Entertainment | 2 x 3′ episodes. |
Television | ||
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Production | Company | Notes |
TBA (2024) | Zodiak Kids UK | Wrote 4 x 10′ script. |
TBA (2024) | Karrot | Wrote 2 episodes. |
TBA (2024) | Darrel McQueen/ CBeebies | Wrote 1 x 11′ episode for live action spin off. |
Andy and the Band S4 (2024) | Ninja Pig/ BBC | Writing 2 episodes for the fourth series. |
The Woohoos (2024) | Snipple Animation | Wrote 5 episodes. |
Stan and Gran (2024) | Jellyfish Pictures | Wrote 5 x 11′ episodes. |
Supertato S3 (2025) | CBeebies | Wrote 2 x 7′ episodes for the new series. |
Super Happy Magic Forest | Tiger Aspect Kids & Family | Wrote 5 x 11′ episodes for 6+ animated adaptation. |
Mr. Bean: The Animated Series 4 | Tiger Aspect Kids & Family | Wrote 14 x 11′ episodes for the upcoming series. |
Tim Rex in Space (2024) | Mint Copenhagen/Nickelodeon | Wrote 7 episodes for upcoming animated preschool series. |
Marsupilamis | Ellipse Animation | Writing 12 episodes. |
Title TBA (2025) | Little Moon Animation | Writing 1×11′ episode. |
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 S3 (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. |