Pre-School, 6+, Series Developer
Liam Swann is a writer, story editor, and development producer working across animation and family entertainment. His credits include internationally recognised studios and broadcasters such as Cartoon Saloon, Studio AKA, BBC Studios, Nickelodeon, Netflix, and PBS. He specialises in character-led comedy, emotionally grounded storytelling, and original series development for preschool, 7+, and family audiences.
15 x 5′ Adult Comedy.
3 x 7’ episodes.
3 x 7’ episodes.
3 x 30’ episodes for 7+.
5 x 7’ episodes.
5 x 7′ episodes on series 3 of this Icelandic brand.
Wrote 2 x 11′ episodes (‘Dojo Mojo’ and ‘Mommy Gnome’) for this animated adventure series.
1 x 11’ preschool episode.
1 x 13′ episode currently available on Netflix.
1 x 22’ preschool episode.
4 x 11’ preschool episodes.
3×11 episodes of the TV series
Winner: Best Mixed-Media Series at the 2022 Kidscreen Awards
4x scripts for the radio series
2×11′ episodes
1 x 30’ Special written with Tom Fletcher of McFly.
Nominated: BANFF World Media Festival 2025-26.
70 x 7’ episodes.
Winner: Best New Series, Kidscreen 2025
Nominated: Best Storytelling/Writing. Shanghai International TV Festival 2024
Script editor on BAFTA award-winning show 44 x 11′ episodes per series, plus final edit for both.
Script coordinator/supervisor on 80×11′ episodes of series 1
Script editor on various episodes and script coordinator on 40×11′ episodes of series 2
Script coordinator/supervisor on 2×11′ episodes
Creator of animated preschool series in development.
Creator of original 7+ animated series selected for BBC Ignite.
Bible development for preschool series.
2024- 2026- HEY DUGGEE S5 , Studio AKA, Assistant Producer
2024- 2026- HEY DUGGEE SQUIRREL CLUB, Studio AKA, Assistant Producer
2025- HEY DUGGEE PUPCAST, Studio AKA, Assistant Producer
CMC – winning pitch for PYMWYMI (2020)
BBC Staff Kudos Award (2019)
Official Selection at the Berlin Film Festival (Best Film) – documentary feature ‘Daydream Believers’ (2019)
Winner of the Matt Greenhalgh Award for Best Screenplay – comedy feature ‘Issue No. 1’ (2015)
Official Selection at the Toronto International Film Festival (Best Script) – short animated script ‘Two for Joy’ (2014)
2014 – 2015: Master of Arts (MA) | Screenwriting | University of Lancashire [Distinction]
2011 – 2014: Bachelor’s Degree (BA Hons) | Film and Video Production | University of Lancashire [First Class with Honours]
Recipient of the outstanding student award 2011-2014
2026: Story and Narrative Development for Video Games | CalArts: California Institute of the Arts [Online]
2025: Advanced Screenwriting Course | John Yorke Story [Weeklong course]
2024: Creative Producing for Animation | Screenskills [Weeklong course]
2024: Script to Screen | National Film and Television School | Channel 4 [Weeklong course]2021: Killer Ideas | National Film and Television School [Short course]
2019: Script Editing | BBC Academy | London [Two-day course]
| Current | ||
|---|---|---|
| Production | Company | Notes |
| Mindscape: One Shorts (2025) | Elderbrain/Twelve-Sided Studios | 15 x 5′ Adult Comedy. |
| Animation Writing | ||
|---|---|---|
| Production | Company | Notes |
| Supertato (2025) | Cartoon Saloon | 3 x 7’ episodes. |
| Silly Sundays (2025) | Cartoon Saloon/ Cartoon Network/ HBO Max | 3 x 7’ episodes. |
| Next Level Odyssey (2025) | Team To | 3 x 30’ episodes for 7+. |
| Moka, Mera, & Atlas (2023) | Moilo | 5 x 7’ episodes. |
| Tulipop Tales (2022) | Tulipop | 5 x 7′ episodes on series 3 of this Icelandic brand. |
| Pinkalicious & Peterrific (2023) | WGBH Kids/ PBS | Wrote 2 x 11′ episodes (‘Dojo Mojo’ and ‘Mommy Gnome’) for this animated adventure series. |
| Messy Goes to Okido (2023) | Doodle Productions | 1 x 11’ preschool episode. |
| Ada Twist, Scientist (2022) | Netflix/ Higher Ground Productions | 1 x 13′ episode currently available on Netflix. |
| Big Cook, Little Cook (2021) | Dot to Dot | 1 x 22’ preschool episode. |
| JoJo & Gran Gran (2021) | BBC Studios | 4 x 11’ preschool episodes. |
| JoJo & Gran Gran on CBeebies Radio (2019-2020) | BBC/CBeebies Radio | 3×11 episodes of the TV series 4x scripts for the radio series |
| Nella the Princess Knight S2 (2018-2019) | Nickelodeon/Brown Bag | 2×11′ episodes |
| Story/ Script Editor | ||
|---|---|---|
| Production | Company | Notes |
| In-House Script Editor (2025-2026) | BBC Studios Kids & Family | |
| Pudsey and the Thread of Hope (2025) | BBC Studios | 1 x 30’ Special written with Tom Fletcher of McFly. Nominated: BANFF World Media Festival 2025-26. |
| Silly Sundays S1 & 2 (2022-2024) | Cartoon Saloon | 70 x 7’ episodes. Winner: Best New Series, Kidscreen 2025 Nominated: Best Storytelling/Writing. Shanghai International TV Festival 2024 |
| JoJo & Gran Gran S1 & 2 (2019-2021) | BBC Studio | Script editor on BAFTA award-winning show 44 x 11′ episodes per series, plus final edit for both.
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| Nella the Princess Knight S1/2 (2017-2019) | Nickelodeon | Script coordinator/supervisor on 80×11′ episodes of series 1 Script editor on various episodes and script coordinator on 40×11′ episodes of series 2 |
| Glitch Techs (2018) | Netflix | Script coordinator/supervisor on 2×11′ episodes |
| Original Projects & Development | ||
|---|---|---|
| Production | Company | Notes |
| TBA (2025-2026) | BBC Studios/ CBeebies | Creator of animated preschool series in development. |
| The Wolfbjorns (2022-2025) | BBC Studios/ CBBC | Creator of original 7+ animated series selected for BBC Ignite. |
| Next Level Odyssey (2020-2026) | Team To | |
| Moka Mera and Atlas (2023-2025) | Moilo | Bible development for preschool series. |
| Script Consultant (2022) | Daddio & Co/ Raydar Media | |
| In- House Development Assistant (2022-2023) | BBC Studios Kids & Family | |
| Producing | ||
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2024- 2026- HEY DUGGEE S5 , Studio AKA, Assistant Producer 2024- 2026- HEY DUGGEE SQUIRREL CLUB, Studio AKA, Assistant Producer 2025- HEY DUGGEE PUPCAST, Studio AKA, Assistant Producer |
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
CMC – winning pitch for PYMWYMI (2020) BBC Staff Kudos Award (2019) Official Selection at the Berlin Film Festival (Best Film) – documentary feature ‘Daydream Believers’ (2019) Winner of the Matt Greenhalgh Award for Best Screenplay – comedy feature ‘Issue No. 1’ (2015) Official Selection at the Toronto International Film Festival (Best Script) – short animated script ‘Two for Joy’ (2014) |
| Education | ||
|---|---|---|
2014 – 2015: Master of Arts (MA) | Screenwriting | University of Lancashire [Distinction] Recipient of the outstanding student award 2011-2014 |